Printed Electronics - the Giants Get Involved

Paper substrates?

Increasingly paper will be replacing plastic film so we get lowest cost and biodegradability. However, plastic film will be in the ascendant for ten years at least and biodegradable forms will eventually be used as substrates for printed electronics giving it further life in the market. Motorola, ACREO (a joint venture of major packaging companies and others) and a few other companies are experimenting with printing electronics onto paper in the meantime.