Printable electronics pushes $2B.SURREY, UK -- The market for printable print·a·ble adj. 1. Capable of being printed or of producing a print: printable negatives. 2. Fit for publication: printable language. electronics subassemblies and components will top $1.7 billion this year, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. Consulting (bpaconsulting.com) estimates. However, growth depends on improvements in materials and printing technology. During the past 12 to 24 months, printable electronics materials--particularly plastic organic light-emitting displays (OLEDs)--have shown improved efficiency and stability. Yet organic systems for replacing memory chips aren't demonstrating the same gains, the firm said. Robust and cost-effective, high-volume manufacturing equipment remains a major inhibitor to adoption. Applications that will use printable electronics and materials include organic ICs, display technology, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. and Smart Active Labels (SAL) for packaging, antennae, batteries and photovoltaics. Cost is the key driver to all of these markets, BPA said. |
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