Printed Electronics - the Large Companies Move In

An exception to the big company scene is the analyst IDTechEx, from the USA and UK, that is organising the conference. It will present on the global scene in printed electronics from a strictly independent point of view as a globally recognised consultancy and publisher in the field.

Chairman Dr Peter Harrop says, “We shall be sharing our latest market forecasts and the lessons of success and failure in the rapidly evolving field. It is truly a global business. Half of it involves organic materials and half involves inorganic materials so it is important to reveal the full picture. For example, printed photovoltaics mainly employs inorganic compounds whereas most of the work on printed transistors involves organic compounds. Combinations are increasingly common and commercialisation depends on performance and price, not the interests of one particular discipline. It is interesting that suppliers such as the giant Merck Chemical of Germany are now backing both inorganic and organic materials for printed electronics.”