Business Applications for Printed Electronics

Clearly things are now very much on the move. Indeed, in 2009, several leading consumer goods companies have set up multidisciplinary teams to explore how these new technologies can enhance brands in many ways. Packaging and promotional material that employs such moving images, sound, electronic enclosures as rewards and so on will make today's versions look very tired indeed. Consequently, venture capital continues to be available for this sector despite the recession with companies such as Somark Innovations (printed RFID), PolyPhotonix, Polymertronics and Novaled (all organic light emitting diode displays (OLEDs)) all raising multi-million dollar sums this year.