Abstract
Activity in Europe assessed
The new electronics has even greater potential than today' s silicon based
technology. This is because it tackles a wider range of opportunities, from
wide area displays to lowest cost power generation and smart packaging. This
organic and printed electronics is growing to become a $300 billion market in
2028 and, in 2008 alone, many factories come on stream to make "post silicon"
transistors, displays and solar cells. They are using thin films of both
organic and inorganic compounds and, increasingly, printing, because that
gives greater output, larger areas and lower cost.
Most of the action is taking place in East Asia, Europe and North America, so
IDTechEx has prepared the world' s first in depth reports on the companies,
technologies and trends involved in each of these regions. To be
comprehensive, they include all those thin film technologies beyond silicon
that are not yet printed but may be printed in due course.
Answers to your questions
This is the world' s first and only report analysing the subject in depth. It
compares and analyses the activities of 280 organisations in 19 European
countries by technology and region. It gives full contact details of these
organisations and, where appropriate, examples of patenting performance,
research programs, products and scientific papers presented in 2008 onwards.
It is intended for company executives, investors, researchers, developers,
regulators and others in the field or intending to participate in this huge
opportunity. It is an invaluable first call for those building customer lists,
seeking partners or acquisitions and assessing present and future competition.
It covers all printed and potentially printed electronics and electrics,
whether organic or inorganic, because only that gives the full picture.
In which regions and technologies is Europe strong? Where is government
support greatest and most consistent and what technology is it for? Is the
huge academic effort leading to enough start ups being created? How can things
be improved? Is most of the work in Europe on transistors, sensors, batteries,
electroluminescent displays, RFID or what? Where is Europe likely to win and
where will it lose? How do the types of activity compare by number of
projects? Who is acquiring whom and why? It is all here.
Most of the action is taking place in East Asia, Europe and North America, so
IDTechEx has prepared the world' s first in depth reports on the companies,
technologies and trends involved in each of these regions, the others being
Organic and Printed Electronics in North America and Organic and Printed
Electronics in East Asia.
Table of Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
2. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN GERMANY
- 2.1. General situation
- 2.2. Profiles
- 2.2.1. Aixtron
- 2.2.2. Antec Solar Energy International AG
- 2.2.3. Atlantic Zeiser
- 2.2.4. AVANCIS
- 2.2.5. Azur Space Solar Power
- 2.2.6. BALLUFF GmbH
- 2.2.7. BASF Future Business GmbH
- 2.2.8. Bayer Material Science AG
- 2.2.9. Bergische University
- 2.2.10. Brooks Automation (Germany) GmbH - RFID Division
- 2.2.11. Bundesdruckerei
- 2.2.12. Calyxo GmbH
- 2.2.13. CIS - Solartechnik
- 2.2.14. Constantia Hueck-Folien
- 2.2.15. Delo Industrial Adhesives
- 2.2.16. Deutsche Cell GmbH
- 2.2.17. DLR
- 2.2.18. Elantas Electrical Insulation GmbH
- 2.2.19. ENVE Print Services GmbH
- 2.2.20. Evonik Industries - formerly Degussa AG
- 2.2.21. Felix Böttcher GmbH & Co KG
- 2.2.22. Festo AG & Co. KG
- 2.2.23. First Solar Manufacturing GmbH
- 2.2.24. Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe
- 2.2.25. Fraunhofer Logistics ATL
- 2.2.26. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision
Engineering IOL
- 2.2.27. Fraunhofer-Institut for Photonic Microsystems (IPMS)
- 2.2.28. Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy ISE
- 2.2.29. Fraunhofer Technology Development Group TEG
- 2.2.30. Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration IZM
- 2.2.31. Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
- 2.2.32. Global Solar Energy
- 2.2.33. GMBU eV
- 2.2.34. GRT GmbH & Co. KG
- 2.2.35. Hahn-Meitner Institute Berlin GmbH
- 2.2.36. H C Starck GmbH
- 2.2.37. Heliatek GmbH
- 2.2.38. Henkel
- 2.2.39. IDAM-INA Drives and Mechatronics
- 2.2.40. International University Bruchsal
- 2.2.41. International University of Bremen
- 2.2.42. IP Bewertuungs -AG
- 2.2.43. Johanna Solar Technology
- 2.2.44. KSG Leiterplatten GmbH
- 2.2.45. KSW Microtec
- 2.2.46. Liebherr-Hausger GMBH
- 2.2.47. Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research IFW
- 2.2.48. Leonhard Kurz Solar
- 2.2.49. Ludwig Maximilians University
- 2.2.50. MAN Roland Druckmaschinen AG
- 2.2.51. Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
- 2.2.52. Menippos
- 2.2.53. Merck Chemicals
- 2.2.54. Microdrop Technologies
- 2.2.55. Mühlbauer AG
- 2.2.56. NanoSolar
- 2.2.57. Novaled AG
- 2.2.58. ODERSUN AG
- 2.2.59. Ormecon GmbH
- 2.2.60. Osram
- 2.2.61. Poly IC
- 2.2.62. Printed Systems GmbH
- 2.2.63. PVFlex Solar
- 2.2.64. Robert Bosch
- 2.2.65. Robert Bürkle GmbH
- 2.2.66. Schott AG
- 2.2.67. Schreiner Group GmbH & KG
- 2.2.68. Sensient Imaging Technologies
- 2.2.69. Siemens
- 2.2.70. Solarcoating Machinery GmbH
- 2.2.71. Solarion AG
- 2.2.72. Sulfurcell Solartechnik
- 2.2.73. Technical University of Braunschweig
- 2.2.74. Technical University of Chemnitz
- 2.2.75. Technical University of Darmstadt
- 2.2.76. Technical University of Dresden
- 2.2.77. Technical University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
- 2.2.78. Technical University of Munich
- 2.2.79. Thuringian Institute for Textile and Plastics Research TITK
- 2.2.80. Ulm University
- 2.2.81. University of Augsburg
- 2.2.82. University of Bonn
- 2.2.83. University of Freiburg
- 2.2.84. University of Karlsruhe
- 2.2.85. University of Kassel
- 2.2.86. University of Regensburg
- 2.2.87. University of Stuttgart
- 2.2.88. Varta Microbattery GmbH
- 2.2.89. Veeco Instruments GmbH
- 2.2.90. Wurth Solar
3. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN THE UK
- 3.1. General situation
- 3.2. Profiles
- 3.2.1. 3T Technologies Ltd
- 3.2.2. Ablestik
- 3.2.3. AccuScene Corporation Ltd
- 3.2.4. Additive Process Technologies
- 3.2.5. Aktina UK metal films
- 3.2.6. Applied Multilayers Ltd
- 3.2.7. Autotype International Ltd (now MacDermid Autotype Ltd)
- 3.2.8. Brunel University
- 3.2.9. Cambridge Display Technology
- 3.2.10. Cenamps
- 3.2.11. Conductive Inkjet Technology, CIT
- 3.2.12. Corus Colors
- 3.2.13. DEK Printing Machines Ltd
- 3.2.14. Durham University
- 3.2.15. ELAM-T Ltd
- 3.2.16. Eleksen
- 3.2.17. elumin8 Systems Ltd
- 3.2.18. Emerson and Cuming UK
- 3.2.19. Epigem Ltd
- 3.2.20. Freelight Systems Ltd
- 3.2.21. G24 Innovations Ltd.
- 3.2.22. Gorix
- 3.2.23. Henkel formerly ICI - Strategic Technology Group
- 3.2.24. Imperial College
- 3.2.25. Innos Limited
- 3.2.26. Keeling & Walker
- 3.2.27. Kingston Chemicals Ltd
- 3.2.28. Leeds Lithium Power
- 3.2.29. Loughborough University
- 3.2.30. Lumicure
- 3.2.31. MicroDevice Science Ltd
- 3.2.32. Patterning Technologies
- 3.2.33. Pelikon
- 3.2.34. PETeC
- 3.2.35. Philips Wearables
- 3.2.36. Plastic ePrint
- 3.2.37. Plastic Logic
- 3.2.38. Polymertronics
- 3.2.39. Printed Electronics Ltd
- 3.2.40. Queen Mary
- 3.2.41. QinetiQ
- 3.2.42. Royal College of Art
- 3.2.43. SmartSensor Telemed Ltd
- 3.2.44. St Andrews University
- 3.2.45. Softswitch
- 3.2.46. Swansea University
- 3.2.47. The Technology Partnership
- 3.2.48. Thorn Lighting Limited
- 3.2.49. Toumaz Technology Limited
- 3.2.50. University College London
- 3.2.51. University of Bath
- 3.2.52. University of Cambridge
- 3.2.53. The University of Hull
- 3.2.54. University of Leeds
- 3.2.55. University of Liverpool
- 3.2.56. University of Manchester
- 3.2.57. University of Reading
- 3.2.58. University of Sheffield
- 3.2.59. University of Southampton
- 3.2.60. University of Surrey
- 3.2.61. University of Sussex
- 3.2.62. University of Wales, Bangor
- 3.2.63. Xaar
- 3.2.64. Xennia Technology Limited
- 3.2.65. Zytronic Displays Limited
4. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN FRANCE
- 4.1. General situation
- 4.2. Profiles
- 4.2.1. ABSEL
- 4.2.2. Alstom Research & Services France
- 4.2.3. Ardeje France inkjet
- 4.2.4. Arjo Wiggins
- 4.2.5. ASK
- 4.2.6. CEA Laboratoire de L' Electronique Moleculaire LEM Grenoble
- 4.2.7. CEA Limoges
- 4.2.8. CEA LITEN
- 4.2.9. Centre de Recherches sur les Macromolécules
Végétales CERMAV-CNRS
- 4.2.10. Centre de Recherches Paul Pascal CRPP Bordeaux
- 4.2.11. Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées ENCP
- 4.2.12. Ecole Superieure des Mines de Saint Etienne
- 4.2.13. Electricité de France EDF Paris
- 4.2.14. École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris ENSCP
- 4.2.15. IER
- 4.2.16. Institut d' Électronique du Solide et des Systèmes
InESS
- 4.2.17. Institut de Recherche et Développement en Energie
Photovoltaique IRDEP Paris
- 4.2.18. Institut de Recherché sur L' Enseignement de Mathematiques
IREM
- 4.2.19. Institut Fresnel Marseille
- 4.2.20. IMN- Institut de Materiaux Nantes
- 4.2.21. Impika
- 4.2.22. Joseph Fourier University
- 4.2.23. Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination LCC CNRS
- 4.2.24. Laboratoire de Genie Electrique de Paris LGEP
- 4.2.25. Laboratoire de Génie Electrique de Toulouse LGET
- 4.2.26. Laboratoire des Propriétés Optiques des
Matériaux et Applications POMA
- 4.2.27. LAPLACE (Formerly LGET, CPAT and LEEI)
- 4.2.28. L' École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris
LCAES-ENSCP
- 4.2.29. Le laboratoire de Physique des Interactions Ondes-matière
PIOM
- 4.2.30. Limoges University UMOPS
- 4.2.31. Louis Pasteur University Strasbourg France
- 4.2.32. Saint Gobain Paris
- 4.2.33. TAGSYS
- 4.2.34. University of Paris Sud Orsay
- 4.2.35. University of Picardie Jules Verne
- 4.2.36. University of Versailles UVSQ
5. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN ITALY
- 5.1. General situation
- 5.2. Profiles
- 5.2.1. Instituto di Fotonica e Nanotechnologie IFN-CNR
- 5.2.2. Institute of Nanostructured Materials ISMN Bologna
- 5.2.3. Institute of Nanostructured Materials ISMN Rome
- 5.2.4. Institute of Inorganic Methodologies and Plasmas IMIP-CNR
- 5.2.5. ISOF
- 5.2.6. Milan Polytechnic
- 5.2.7. Montalbano Technology S.p.A.
- 5.2.8. NNL - National Nanotechnology Laboratory
- 5.2.9. SAES Getters S.p.A.
- 5.2.10. University of Bari
- 5.2.11. University of Lecce
- 5.2.12. University of Milan
- 5.2.13. University of Rome
6. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN NETHERLANDS
- 6.1. General Situation
- 6.2. Profiles
- 6.2.1. AV Flexologic flexo printers
- 6.2.2. Delft University of Technology
- 6.2.3. Eindhoven University of Technology
- 6.2.4. European Space Agency Research and technology Centre ESA-ESTEC
- 6.2.5. Fontys University of Applied Sciences
- 6.2.6. Holst Centre
- 6.2.7. IBS Precision Engineering BV
- 6.2.8. Liquavista BV
- 6.2.9. NEDAP
- 6.2.10. OTB Engineering
- 6.2.11. Philips
- 6.2.12. Philips Design
- 6.2.13. Polymer Vision
- 6.2.14. Radboud University - Institute for Molecules and Materials
- 6.2.15. Stork Digital
- 6.2.16. TNO
- 6.2.17. University of Groningen
7. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN SWEDEN
- 7.1. General situation
- 7.2. Profiles
- 7.2.1. ACREO
- 7.2.2. Chalmers University of Technology
- 7.2.3. Cypak
- 7.2.4. Linkoping University
- 7.2.5. Mid Sweden University
- 7.2.6. M-Real
- 7.2.7. Solibro
- 7.2.8. Stora Enso
- 7.2.9. Thin Film Electronics AB
8. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN AUSTRIA
- 8.1. General Situation
- 8.2. Profiles
- 8.2.1. AT&S Austria
- 8.2.2. Graz University of Technology,
- 8.2.3. Joanneum Research
- 8.2.4. Johannes Kepler University
- 8.2.5. NanoIdent/ BioIdent
- 8.2.6. NanoTecCenter Weiz
9. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN BELGIUM
- 9.1. General Situation
- 9.2. Profiles
- 9.2.1. Agfa Gevaert Belgium
- 9.2.2. Akzo Nobel Chemicals Belgium
- 9.2.3. Barco N.V.
- 9.2.4. Bekaert NV/SA
- 9.2.5. IMEC
- 9.2.6. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- 9.2.7. Unité Physico-Chimie et de Physique des Matèriaux
PCPM-UCL
- 9.2.8. Solvay
- 9.2.9. UMICORE
- 9.2.10. University of Ghent
- 9.2.11. University of Mons Haunaut
10. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN FINLAND
- 10.1. General Situation
- 10.2. Profiles
- 10.2.1. Åbo Akademi University Finland
- 10.2.2. Avantone Oy Finland
- 10.2.3. Confidex
- 10.2.4. Enfucell
- 10.2.5. Panipol Oy
- 10.2.6. University of Helsinki
- 10.2.7. University of Oulu
- 10.2.8. UPM Raflatac
- 10.2.9. VTT Technology
11. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN SWITZERLAND
- 11.1. General Situation
- 11.2. Profiles
- 11.2.1. Assa Abloy Identification Technologies/ Sokymat Switzerland
- 11.2.2. CIBA Specialty Chemicals
- 11.2.3. Dyconex AG
- 11.2.4. Electronic Technical High School ETH Zurich
- 11.2.5. Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne EPFL
- 11.2.6. Paul Scherrer Institute
- 11.2.7. Schweizer Electronic AG
- 11.2.8. Solaronix
- 11.2.9. STMicroelectronics
- 11.2.10. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
- 11.2.11. Zeiler AG
12. PRINTED ELECTRONICS IN REST OF EUROPE - ESTONIA TO ISRAEL
- 12.1. Profiles
- 12.2. Czech Republic
- 12.2.1. Czech technical University in Prague
- 12.3. Estonia
- 12.4. Denmark
- 12.4.1. Bang & Olufsen Medicom
- 12.4.2. Risø National Laboratory
- 12.4.3. University of Copenhagen
- 12.5. Greece
- 12.5.1. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- 12.5.2. FORTH- Institute of Chemical Engineering and High Temperature
Chemical Processes
- 12.5.3. Technological Education Institute of Larissa
- 12.6. Ireland
- 12.6.1. Trinity College Dublin
- 12.7. Israel
- 12.7.1. InkSure
- 12.7.2. Orion Solar Israel
- 12.7.3. Peptronics Ltd.
- 12.7.4. Power ID
- 12.7.5. Power Paper
- 12.7.6. Technion
- 12.7.7. Vision Enterprises
- 12.7.8. Weizmann Institute of Science
- 12.8. Poland
- 12.8.1. Kraków University
- 12.8.2. Jagiellonian University
- 12.8.3. Polish Academy of Sciences
- 12.9. Portugal
- 12.9.1. CEMOP/UNINOVA
- 12.9.2. New University of Lisbon
- 12.9.3. Technical University of Lisbon
- 12.9.4. Technology and Nuclear Institute ITN
- 12.9.5. University of Algarve
- 12.9.6. University of Aveiro
- 12.9.7. University of Lisbon
- 12.10. Slovenia
- 12.10.1. University of Ljubljana
- 12.11. Spain
- 12.11.1. AINIA Centro Tecnologico Spain sensors, food
APPENDIX 1: IDTECHEX PUBLICATIONS AND CONSULTANCY
TABLES
- 1.1. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in Germany
- 1.1. Examples of giant corporations intending to make the printed and
potentially printed devices with the largest market potential
- 1.2. Examples of giant corporations, intending to make materials for
printed and potentially printed electronics
- 1.2. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in the UK
- 1.3. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in France
- 1.3. Most supported technology by number of organisations identified in
North America, East Asia and Europe
- 1.4. Number of organisations studied in 2007 that are active in printed
electronics in Europe by country and percent share
- 1.4. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in Italy
- 1.5. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in the Netherlands
- 1.6. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in Sweden
- 1.7. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in Austria
- 1.8. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in Belgium
- 1.9. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of interest
by organisation in Finland
- 1.10. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Switzerland
- 1.11. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Denmark
- 1.12. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Estonia
- 1.13. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Greece
- 1.14. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Ireland
- 1.15. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Israel
- 1.16. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Poland
- 1.17. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Portugal
- 1.18. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Slovenia
- 1.19. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in Spain
- 1.20. Primary organic and printed/ thin film electronics topics of
interest by organisation in the Czech Republic
- 1.21. Printed and potentially printed electronic projects in Europe by
device for nineteen countries in alphabetical order
- 4.1. Research Units
FIGURES
- 1.1. Organisations involved in printed and potentially printed electronics
across the world, by type of interest.
- 1.2. The 1500 organisations across the world that are tackling printed and
potentially printed electronic devices and key materials, showing approximate
number by region and by major technology effort.
- 1.3. Dominant printed electronics topics compared between electronic and
electric applications.
- 1.4. Number of profiled organisations by leading country - USA vs Germany
and Japan
- 1.5. Number of technology projects by country
- 1.6. Top organic electronics inventors 2003-2005
- 1.7. Location of 150 organisations developing printed and thin film
transistor and memory technology.
- 1.8. Number of organisations studied that are active in printed
electronics in Europe by country and percent share
- 1.9. Printed and thin film electronic projects by device type and country
- 1.10. Number and percentage of projects by country for organic
photovoltaics
- 1.11. Number and percentage of projects by country for inorganic compound
photovoltaics
- 1.12. Number and percentage of projects by country for printed and
potentially printed RFID
- 1.13. Number and percentage of projects by country for OLEDs
- 1.14. Number and percentage of projects for transistors
- 2.1. Henkel is organized into three globally operating business sectors
- 2.2. Nanosolar San Jose
- 2.3. Nanosolar Germany
- 3.1. Project TOPLESS,(Thin organic polymer light emitting solid surfaces)
- 3.2. Quantum efficiency spectra of ITO/TiO2/F8T2/Au devices.
- 3.3. Light-emitting Sticking Plaster in UK to Treat Common Skin Cancers
- 3.4. On the left is a photo of a typical skin cancer; on the right is the
same lesion showing porphyrin fluorescence under ultraviolet light.
- 3.5. PETeC Procurement of Equipment Underway in UK
- 3.6. Prediction of the technology evolution
- 3.7. Healthcare information systems from Toumaz
- 3.8. Thin film of plastic which conducts electricity
- 3.9. Smart apparel with a scrolling light emitting message
- 3.10. Advances in Stretchable Electronics
- 5.1. Organic Photodetectors for infrared applications and organic
transistors
- 6.1. Basic technology fields
- 6.2. The Bubelle - Blush Dress from Philips Design
- 9.1. Biocompatible Flexible and Stretchable Electronics on the Horizon
- 9.2. Stretchable Thermometer from the Stella Project
- 11.1. Printed prototype: OFET array fabricated on a polyimide substrate.
The circuits function even when flexed through a sub-centimeter bending radius
- 12.1. Israelis Dope Organic Thin Films