Innovations in Materials for Flexible Electronics (TechVision)

1.1 Research Scope

1.2 Research Process and Methodology

1.3 Key Findings: Low-cost and Highly Optically Transparent Substrates Will Lead Adoption in Future

2.1 Flexible Electronics – An Overview: An Emerging Product Concept Designed to Meet Consumer Demand for Novel Properties in Devices

2.2 Flexible Electronics – Application Segmentation: High Promise in the Consumer Electronics Sector

2.3 Flexible Substrates–Technology Snapshot: Enabling Technologies that Determine the Performance of Flexible Electronics

2.4 End User Requirements for Flexible Substrate Materials: Need for Stable Substrates that Facilitate High Performance of Devices

2.5 Currently Used Substrate Materials: Polymer Substrates Are Widely Adopted Followed by Metal Substrates

3.1 Glass Substrates – Technology Snapshot: Highly Stable but Unsuitable for Mass Processing

3.2 Glass Substrates – Key Innovations: Large Volume Production of Ultrathin Glass

3.3 Metal Substrates–Technology Snapshot: High Impermeability and Lightweight Attributes

3.4 Metal Substrates – Key Innovations: Developments Include Flexible Solar Cells and OLEDs

3.5 Polymer Substrates – Technology Snapshot: Low Cost and Variations in Performance Properties

3.6 Overview of Polymer Substrates: PET and PEN Are the Most Widely Used Polymer Materials

3.7 Overview of Polymer Substrates: PI is Showing Promise in Adoption for Flexible Substrates

3.8 Overview of Polymer Substrates: PC Films Are Used in High Durability Applications

3.9 Polymer Substrates – Key Innovations: Applications Focused on Organic Electronics

3.10 End-user Gap Analysis: Unmet End-user Requirements Creates Demand for Novel Substrate Materials

3.11 Emerging Substrate Materials: Biocompatible and Stretchable Substrate Materials Are Being Developed

3.12 Emerging Materials – Key Innovations: Low-cost Substrate Materials with High Optical Performance

4.1 Technology Drivers: Superior Printability and Lightweight Properties Drive Adoption

4.2 Technology Restraints: High Competition from Rigid Substrates and Lack of Materials That Provide Long Operation Lifetime Hinders Adoption

4.3 Technology Value Chain: Highly Integrated Industry with Increasing Contribution from Coating Developers

4.4 Key Technology Stakeholders: Technology Developers Are Spread across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific

4.5 Recent R&D Initiatives: Government Funding Contributes Significantly to Technology Development

5.1 Global Technology Development Potential: North America Leads in Technology Development

5.2 Global Technology Adoption Potential: Mass Volume Production Methods Facilitate High Adoption in North America

5.3 Patent Trends – Country-wise Charts: US Leads Number of Granted Patents

5.4 Patent Trends – Historical Charts for All Substrate Materials: Main Focus Among Granted Patents Is on Polymer Substrates

5.5 Patent Trends – Historical Charts for Polymer Substrate Materials: Highest Innovations on PET Substrates, Followed by PI

6.1 Opportunity Strategy Evaluation (OSE) of Flexible Substrate Materials

6.2 Insights from the OSE Grid: Increasing Opportunities for Material Developers

7.1 Technology Roadmap – Assessment of Future Trends: Technology Development Scenario 2016–2020

7.2 Technology Roadmap – Explanation: High Performance PI Substrates and Biocompatible Substrates Are Key Innovations Expected in 2020

8.1 Key Patents – USPTO

8.2 Key Patents – EPO

8.3 Key Patents – WIPO

9.1 Key Contacts

10.1 Appendix A – OSE Grid: Definition of Criteria Used for Evaluation

10.2 Appendix A – OSE Grid: Explanation of Quadrant Placement in the Matrix

10.3 Appendix A – OSE Grid: Criteria-based Evaluation of Currently Used Substrate Materials

10.4 Appendix A – OSE Grid: Criteria-based Evaluation of Emerging Substrate Materials

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