Opportunities in Organic Electronic Markets
Organic electronics is in no position to replace silicon, but there are many applications for which
organic materials currently offer a competitive or superior mix of performance and economics, their
number is growing, and the opportunity for materials firms is substantial.
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Thin-Film and Printed Batteries: On-Board Solutions for Low-Power Electronics
Thin‐film and printed batteries are two related solid‐state battery types that have smaller form factors
than existing liquid‐electrolyte based button batteries, are potentially low‐cost, and can fit within
existing manufacturing processes. While power densities are not as high as traditional battery types,
which is why cell phones are not listed among target applications, NanoMarkets’ analysts believe that
the unique benefits of thin‐film and printed batteries position them as energy sources for a variety of
next‐generation, low‐power, ultra‐small electronics in applications ranging from mundane, highvolume
RFID product tracking, to mission‐critical sensors that detect and protect soldiers from
hazardous environmental agents.
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Organics Aim for Pervasive Electronics
Manufacturers of electronic devices have leveraged photolithographic patterning and vacuum
deposition to the max for complex, high‐volume applications such as microprocessors. These
traditional manufacturing techniques, however, are not very cost effective for variable‐volume
manufacturing of low‐ and moderate‐complexity devices. It is these devices that will usher in the age
of pervasive electronics, of disposable electronics‐‐in short, of printed and organic electronics.
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Printed Electronics White Paper: Technology Overview and Applications
Printed Electronics, typically being thin film silicon or inorganic or organic semiconductors, can be used to form Thin Film Transistor Circuits (TFTCs), such as replacing the functionality of simple silicon chips. TFTCs also employ thin film conductors and dielectrics and the ultimate objective is to make many different components at the same time – such as displays, batteries, sensors and microphones – using the same materials or at least the same deposition techniques thus saving cost and improving reliability.
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