Printed Electronics Product Types & Markets Vince Cahill, VCE Solutions
Printed Electronic Product Types Printed circuits boards Printed logic / memory Printed batteries Membrane switches Photovoltaics OLED displays OLED lights Electrophoretic displays Electroluminescents Electrochromic displays Heating elements Integrated Smart Systems (ISS) RFID & NFC Sensors Medical test strips Smart objects & packaging Smart textiles Transistors, resistors, integrated circuits Mobile phones Conductors
Printed Circuit Boards 90% of PCBs are manufactured in Asia North American major players include laminate producers: Isola of Chandler, AZ, & Rogers Corp. of Rogers, CT, and PCB producer TTM Technologies Inc. of Costa Mesa, CA
Printed Electronics Worldwide Market Forecast 2016 to 2018 Source: IDTechEx
Printed Electronics Market Size IDTechEx projects that the total market for printed, flexible and organic electronics will grow from $26.54 billion in 2016 to $69.03 billion in 2026 IDTechEx notes that the majority of this value is for OLEDs, which are organic but not printed, and conductive ink used for a range of applications It adds that stretchable electronics, thin film sensors, logic and memory, while much smaller segment, they have great growth potential Source: IDTechEx
Electronics Printing Technologies Technologies Screenprinting Flexography Gravure Photolithography Inkjet Laser & Pulse Sintering Thermal Transfer Pad Printing Graphene & nanotech Substrates Silicon Glass Plastic Paper Fabric Inks Dielectric Inks Conductive Inks Resists
Electronic Print Systems Sonoplot Nanomaterials Printer Ceradrop L-, X-, F-Serie Dimatix DMP Optomec Aerosol Jet Coatema SonoPlot Microplotter II Aerosol Jet 300 CeraPrinter X-Serie FUJIFILM Dimatix DMP-3000
Conductive Inks Metallic & Nanoparticle Aluminum pastes Silver, nickel, copper inks & pastes Graphene Tailored ink formulas to meet customers application requirements T-ink Sun Chemical DuPont Appled Nanotech, Inc. Engineered Conductive Materials Intrinsiq Materials Ltd. Nanogap-USA Toyochem Liqid X Printed Materials, Inc. NovaCentrix with PulseForge 1200, +
Markets for Printed Electronics Consumer products Cellphone Aerospace & Defense Automotive Military Computing Medical Industrial Communications Networks Displays Energy generation
Monitoring Garments Adidas micoach Men s Training Shirt Adidas micoach Sports Bra Sensor Shirts Monitors heart rate paired with a small transmitter that snaps into the garment and synchs with a sports watch, smart phone or cardio equipment Adidas Training Shirt Adidas Sports Bra NuMetrex Fabric Chest Strap ECG Shirt ETH Switzerland Sources: talk2myshirt.com;
Solar Powered Apparel DIY Solar Bag (August 2007) Instructions for making one Solar Powered Tops: Ermenegildo Zegna Tommy Hilfiger (Autumn 2014 collection) Energy Harvesting Source: talk2myshirt.com
Flexible Solar Cells & Batteries Source: phys.org
E-Textiles a.k.a. Smart Textiles E-TRACES, memories of dance. Accelerometer, Lilypad Arduino, and pressure sensors in pointe shoes capture dancer's movements and transform into visual sensations. From Lesia Trubat. ElectroPUFF Fabric Lamp Dimmer ReBoots Animated LED Boot Laces LED Accessory,Sabine Münch flickr.com Maker Faire MeU ippinka.com
Printing Sensor, E-Textiles etc. MGI Ceradrop using inkjet to print electronics Digital printing of circuits & electronic components Optomec Aerosol Jet prints 3D antennas in mobile devices, & electronic component interconnects of 3D IC & PCBs. Optomec Aerosol Jet & LENS technologies Ceradrop Serie X Inkjet Electronics Printer
Textile Switches & Keyboards Musical Textile - The XY interactive textile is a large tactile surface for playing electronic music. The performer plays it simply by the movement of his/her hand on it's surface. This interface allows users to compose and interpret electronic music by choreographic movements. Convert any fabric or textile backing into a keyboard with Switch Sensor Tex. Incorporate keypad control functionality directly into sports fabric, car interior upholstery or stand-alone textile keyboards which can be connected to laptops, tablets and other handheld devices. Sources: xyinteraction.free.fr, http://sensingtex.com/switch-sensor-tex
Smart Textile Architecture SOL Dome, the structure was built using Archilace, a lightweight composite fiber developed by Loop. ph (London), & made up of carbon and fibreglass. Solar cells at the base of the dome store energy during the day and are then used to power an animated lighting sequence that is projected over the surface of the structure after dark. Sonumbra, Architectural textile that collects solar energy during the day and emits light at night by Rachel Wingfield and Mathias Gmachl, for Loop, ph
The Future of Printed Electronics Bright with rapid growth for emerging applications The marriage of PE and Additive Manufacturing Automated manufacturing Thin film Image source: http://www.printedelectronicsnow.com