Predictions for Growth in Printed Electronics Applications in 2011
Equally desirable is transparent flexible printed electronics demanded by all market sectors. The kingpins here will be the commercialisation of transparent photovoltaics, transistor circuits and batteries but, unfortunately, these are unlikely to be in major production by the end of 2011.
The tiny number of imaginative product designers familiar with printed electronics will continue to spring surprises. Expect yet more animated and interactive paper magazines in the tradition of the E-ink Esquire edition in 2008 and the color LCD with sound in an edition of Entertainment Age in 2009. We shall certainly see printed electronics in more toys, novelties, apparel and healthcare disposables.
The annual IDTechEx event Printed Electronics Europe—which will be held in Dusseldorf, Germany on April 5-6, will cover all these topics. In particular, the event features Demonstration Street—where you can see working printed electronics products in action. Register now and save with the early bird rate—visit www.IDTechEx.com/peEurope.
By Raghu Das, CEO of IDTechEx.