Inorganic Printed and Thin Film Electronics : Market Research Report

Inorganic Printed and Thin Film Electronics

Published by: IDTechEx Ltd

Published: Apr. 1, 2008 - 227 Pages

1. INTRODUCTION: 1.1. Printed electronics - reasons why; 1.2. Impact of printed electronics on conventional electronics; 1.3. Progress so far; 1.4. The new inorganic printed and thin film electronics; 1.5. Printed lighting; 1.6. Printed photodetectors
2. INORGANIC TRANSISTORS: 2.1. Inorganic semiconductors for transistors; 2.2. Inorganic dielectrics for transistors
3. INORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAICS: 3.1. Performance criteria and limitations of silicon photovoltaics; 3.2. Comparison of photovoltaic technologies; 3.3. Non-silicon inorganic options; 3.4. Inorganic-organic and carbon-organic formulations
4. BATTERIES: 4.1. Applications of laminar batteries; 4.2. Technology and developers; 4.3. Smart skin patches
5. INORGANIC CONDUCTORS AND SENSORS: 5.1. Silver, indium tin oxide and general comparisons.; 5.2. Conductor deposition technologies; 5.3. Conductive Inks; 5.4. Printed conductors for RFID tag antennas; 5.5. Conductor technologies; 5.6. Company profiles; 5.7. Electroless plating technologies; 5.8. Polymer - metal suspensions; 5.9. Comparison of options; 5.10. Dry Phase Patterning (DPP); 5.11. Inorganic biomedical sensors
6. NANOTUBES AND ZINC OXIDE NANOWIRES: 6.1. Nanotubes; 6.2. Nanorods in photovoltaics; 6.3. Zinc oxide nano-lasers
7. INORGANIC AND HYBRID DISPLAYS AND LIGHTING: 7.1. AC Electroluminescent; 7.2. Thermochromic; 7.3. Electrophoretic; 7.4. Inorganic LED lighting and hybrid OLED; 7.5. Quantum dot lighting and displays
8. COMPANY PROFILES: 8.1. Motorola; 8.2. Hewlett Packard; 8.3. Unidym; 8.4. NanoMas Technologies; 8.5. Miasolé; 8.6. Konarka; 8.7. Spectrolab; 8.8. G24i
9. TIMELINES, SIZING OF OPPORTUNITIES AND MARKET FORECASTS: 9.1. Materials; 9.2. Devices; 9.3. Market forecasts 2007-2027
APPENDIX 1: IDTECHEX PUBLICATIONS
APPENDIX 2: WHO IS WINNING WITH OLED LIGHTING?
APPENDIX 3: GLOSSARY
TABLES: 1.1. Examples of companies developing thin film silicon vs organic thin film semiconductors for low cost transistors or their materials; 1.2. Comparison of thin film silicon and organic thin films as transistor semiconductors.; 1.3. Likely impact of inorganic printed and potentially printed technology to 2017; 2.1. A summary of the promised benefits of polymer ink used in pilot production of organic transistors vs two thin film inorganic semiconductors for transistors vs nanosilicon ink; 2.2. Some properties of new thin film dielectrics; 3.1. Efficiency vs deliverable output power; 3.2. Efficiencies for thin film solar cells; 3.3. Technology comparison between inorganic and other photovoltaic cells on plastic film; 3.4. Summary of some of the important performance criteria for photovoltaics by type; 3.5. Some recent results for inorganic and organic-fullerine photovoltaic cells; 3.6. Companies pursuing industrial production of CIGS photovoltaics; 3.7. Quantum Dots Available; 3.8. Typical quantum dot materials from Evident and their likely application.; 4.1. Some examples of marketing thrust for laminar batteries; 4.2. Shapes of battery for small RFID tags advantages and disadvantages; 4.3. Examples of suppliers of coin type batteries by country; 4.4. The spectrum of choice of technologies for batteries in smart packaging; 4.5. Reel to reel printing of TBT batteries.; 4.6. Examples of potential sources of flexible thin film batteries; 4.7. Examples of universities and research centres developing laminar batteries; 4.8. Examples of drugs and cosmetics applied by company using iontophoresis; 5.1. Main applications of conductive inks and some major suppliers today; 5.2. Different options for printing electronics, level of success and examples of companies; 5.3. Comparison of metal etch (e.g. copper and aluminium) conductor choices; 5.4. Electroless metal plate - Additive print process with weakly conductive ink (e.g. plastics or carbon) followed by wet metal plating; 5.5. Electro metal plate - Additive print process with weakly conductive ink (e.g. plastics or carbon) followed by dry metal plating; 5.6. Printable metallic conductors cure at LT e.g. silver based ink; 5.7. Parameters for metal ink choices; 5.8. Market share among suppliers for metal (mainly silver) PTF inks; 5.9. Routes to market with new antenna technologies and their barriers; 5.10. Examples of companies progressing printed RFID antennas etc; 5.11. Some companies progressing ink jettable conductors; 5.12. A typical process cost comparison for RFID antennas; 5.13. Possibilities for various new printed conductors.; 6.1. Charge carrier mobility of carbon nanotubes compared with alternatives; 9.1. Statistics for electronic labels and their potential locations; 9.2. The market for inorganic versus organic electronics; 9.3. Percentage share as a whole of the market
FIGURES: 1.1. SuperPanoramic cockpit with closable opaque layer - a concept of the US Air Force.; 1.2. US Warfighter's back pack must reduce in weight. Wrist displays, printed antennas, batteries, electronics and power generation will be part of this.; 1.3. Toppan Forms vision of a smart Tokyo Transportation network; 1.4. Smart home; 1.5. Future shop; 1.6. Future office; 1.7. The smart airport will simplify air travel; 1.8. The different impact of the new printed electronics on various existing electric and electronic markets.; 1.9. Organic electronics - the dream; 1.10. Concept of a power jacket; 1.11. Silicon solar tents - heavy, semi rigid and expensive, but a start; 1.12. Organic FET compared with silicon FET; 1.13. Attributes and problems of inorganic, hybrid and organic thin film electronics form a spectrum.; 1.14. Projections for flexible printed and thin film lighting 2007-2025; 1.15. Printed nanosilver cathodes and anodes in the Nanoident photodetector arrays; 1.16. Nanoident photodetector array; 1.17. Nanoident combined display and photosensor array; 2.1. Transparent inorganic transistor; 2.2. Example of ZnO based transistor circuit.; 2.3. Using a nanolaminate as an e-platform; 2.4. TEM images of solution processed nanolaminates; 2.5. Cross-sectional schematic view of an amorphous oxide TFT; 2.6. Transparent and flexible active matrix backplanes fabricated on PEN films; 2.7. Semprius transfer printing; 2.8. Motorola high permittivity printable OFET dielectric using a barium titanate organic nanocomposite.; 2.9. Hybrid organic-inorganic transistor and right dual dielectric transistor; 3.1. Wafer vs thin film photovoltaics; 3.2. Summary of the applicational requirements for the large potential markets; 3.3. Progress in improving the efficiency of the different types of photovoltaic cell 1975-2005.; 3.4. CIGS photovoltaic cell configuration; 3.5. Physical Vapor Deposition System for Cu(In,Ga)Se2 layers; 3.6. Flexible CIGS module on plastic film; 3.7. CIGS-CGS absorber layer; 3.8. Roll to roll production of CIGS on metal or polyimide film; 3.9. An example of flexible, lightweight CdTe photovoltaics on polymer film; 3.10. Mass production of flexible thin film electronic devices using the three generations of technology.; 3.11. A typical DSSC construction; 3.12. Printed polymer DSSCs as constructed by Solaronix; 3.13. Solid DSSC from CEA Liten; 3.14. Typical Solaronix DSSC assembly process.; 3.15. Examples of DSSCs; 3.16. Fullerene-pentacene photovoltaic device; 4.1. Inorganic micro-battery development by CEA Liten, illustrating the various chemistries; 4.2. CEA Liten Li-Ion battery development; 4.3. The Power Paper battery; 4.4. The Infinite Power battery is very small; 4.5. Infinite Power batteries ready for use; 4.6. Cymbet lithium thin film flexible battery; 4.7. Relative performance claimed by Cymbet for its flexible batteries; 4.8. Carbon zinc thin film battery from Thin Battery Technologies.; 4.9. Examples of smart skin patches.; 4.10. The four generations of delivery skin patches; 4.11. The Vyteris system for Lidocaine and hormones; 4.12. The Empi system used for sports injuries etc; 4.13. The Alza system using microprojections with iontophoresis for the more difficult drugs; 4.14. The Estee Lauder smart cosmetic patch with printed inorganic battery and electrodes launched in 2006 a three pack costing $50 and an eight pack costing $100.; 4.15. The ultimate dream for smart skin patches for drugs - closed loop automated treatment.; 4.16. Evolution of smart skin patches; 5.1. Silver-based ink as printed and after curing; 5.2. Conductance in ohms per square for the different printable conductive materials compared with bulk metal; 5.3. Loading for spherical conductive fillers; 5.4. Commercial takeoff of different printing technologies for RFID antennas; 5.5. Choice of printing technology for RFID antennas today; 5.6. Example of fabricated antennas; 5.7. QMP Cost Saving Elements; 5.8. Meco's Flex Antenna Plating (FAP) machine; 5.9. APT's FFD prototype can operate faster than 20 meters per minute.; 5.10. Dry Phase Patterned inductor; 6.1. Properties and morphology of single walled carbon nanotubes; 7.1. An example of an elumin8 electroluminescent display; 7.2. A promotional display used at DeBeers; 7.3. A concept inorganic electroluminescent display that is created by the energy of the sun on a window; 7.4. The six inorganic layers of an ac electroluminescent display screen printed by elumin8 the phosphor is Cu doped ZnS from DuPont; 7.5. elumin8 billboard display with changing images; 7.6. Pelikon TV remote control and moving image in Fossil watch using ac electroluminescent display using eight inorganic layers; 7.7. AC electroluminescent apparel; 7.8. Pelikon products have progressed as follows; 7.9. Future timelines from Pelikon; 7.10. Experimental game printed on beer pack by VTT Technology of Finland; 7.11. Duracell battery testing chipless label - front and reverse view; 7.12. An experimental flexible electrophoretic display; 7.13. Principle of operation of electrophoretic displays; 7.14. Sony electrophoretic e-book using thin film amorphous silicon backplane driver transistor array on glass; 7.15. Motorola mobile phone with electrophoretic display; 7.16. Electronic paper from Fujitsu; 8.1. Unidym's target markets for transparent conducting nanotube films; 8.2. NanoMas technology; 8.3. Konarka thin film solar cell arrays; 8.4. Konarka's Chairman and Chief Scientist meet the US Secretary of Energy; 8.5. G24i has a new UK factory printing titanium oxide photovoltaics; 8.6. G24i's advanced solar technology vs traditional polycrystalline; 9.1. Konarka estimates of opening markets for flexible photovoltaics; 9.2. Photovoltaic market growth in megawatts by country 2004-2010; 9.3. Organic semiconductor projection by IBM; 9.4. Technical challenges for the next ten year to improvement of FDICD capabilities; 9.5. Facts about media; 9.6. SM Products Road Map; 9.7. Flexible LCD, OLED and electrophoretic display roadmap by Plastic Logic

Abstract

The future $300 billion market for printed electronics is emerging via thin film electronics. The contribution of organic materials to this is greatly publicised and it has attracted over one thousand participants already. However, the best devices being developed usually rely on inorganic or combined inorganic/organic technology that is little publicised. The more select groups developing these inorganic materials and devices have a great future.

It is often argued that the inorganic options are interim, because the progress is coming to an end whereas organics are "future proof". Nothing could be further from the truth. For conductors with vastly better conductance and cost, for the best printed batteries, for quantum dot devices and for transistor semiconductors with ten times the mobility, look to the new inorganics. That is the emerging world of new nanoparticle metal and alloy inks that are magnitudes superior in cost, conductivity and stability, such as the flexible zinc oxide based transistor semiconductors working at ten times the frequency and with best stability and life, along with many other inorganic materials. Read the world's only report that pulls all this together in readable form.

Detailed forecasts

In 2008 IDTechEx find that the amount spent on inorganic electronic components and inorganic materials for composite components will be $861 million - more than that spent on organic electronics. Much of this is in fairly mature markets - metal flake ink used for conductors in heated windscreens, membrane keyboards and circuit boards; and disposable sensors for the multi billion glucose sensor labels sold yearly. However, also making an impact in 2008 in this figure are electrophoretic, electroluminescent and electrochromic displays, laminar batteries and thin film photovoltaics such as CIGS and CDTe devices.

In 2008 inorganic semiconductors will begin to be sold from companies such as Kovio for RFID tags, being able to perform to existing RFID tag standards thanks to much higher mobilities than organic semiconductors.

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Inorganic Printed and Thin Film Electronics

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