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Energy harvesting is otherwise known as power harvesting or energy scavenging. It is the use of ambient energy to power small electronic or electrical devices. That means solar cells on satellites, heat powered sensors buried in engines, vibration harvesting for helicopter electronics and the wind- up radio or lantern. However, there are also several more esoteric options.

This report brings you new, unique information researched globally by IDTechEx. 20 year forecasts are given for the full range of organic and printed inorganic electronics - including logic, displays, memory, power and sensors. We analyze the market in many different ways, with over 150 tables and figures. They include markets by geographical region, numbers of units and value. Realistic timescales and the emergence of new products are given, as are impediments and opportunities for the years to come.

A revolution is in the making. Electronics will never be the same as new applications are spawned. Invisible, origami, edible electronics, low cost materials and manufacturing will lead to the use of electronics in spaces traditionally bare of their functionality. The research and growth of new technologies, along with new materials and processing methods, is resulting in the increasing penetration of innovative electronics and the emergence of new products in the competitive fields of displays and lighting. Eye-catching, animated billboards; large-area, thin, flexible displays with amazing colour contrasts; windows that are converted into surface lighting elements at night.

This comprehensive new report gives a thorough analysis of the subject by the well known consultant and academic Dr Bruce Kahn and Dr Harry Zervos with backing from the IDTechEx team of technical specialists. It covers the science and the manufacturing technology extremely thoroughly yet in an understandable form.

This new 240 page report, with over 130 figures and tables, examines the activities of 20 developers and sellers of the new WSN and over 30 potential and actual applications. It has simple explanations of the technology and a comprehensive glossary of the jargon. First researched in late 2008, it is constantly updated to capture the rapid technical and commercial progress in this subject. It gives ten year forecasts and many summary comparisons. The research involved global visits, interviews by phone and email and extensive examination of databases, many not openly available.

The biggest opportunity for OLED displays and organic photovoltaics is when these devices can be flexible, allowing them to be more robust, versatile and made in large areas compared to conventional displays and photovoltaics. However, many of the materials used in OLED displays and organic photovoltaics are sensitive to the environment, limiting their lifetime. These materials can be protected using substrates and barriers such as glass and metal, but this results in a rigid device and does not satisfy the applications demanding flexible devices. Plastic substrates and transparent flexible encapsulation barriers can be used, but these offer little protection to oxygen and water, resulting in the devices rapidly degrading.

Printed electronics is a term that encompasses thin film transistor circuits (TFTCs), displays, interconnects, power, sensors and even actuators. Thousands of companies have now entered this market. The printing companies today will be the new electronic giants tomorrow. This report is vital reading to understand the opportunity of the technology, players, needs and timelines, giving global coverage from the biggest printing companies in East Asia to paper and packaging companies in Scandinavia to applications of the technology in the Americas.

Printed electronics will be a $300 billion market in 20 years. The largest segment will be printed transistors and memory. They will drive lighting, displays, signage, electronic products, medical disposables, smart packaging, smart labels and much more besides. The chemical, plastics, printing, electronics and other industries are cooperating to make it happen. Already, over 150 organisations are developing printed transistors and memory, with first products being sold in 2008.

This report is suitable for all companies developing or interested in the opportunity of printed or thin film electronics materials, manufacturing technologies or complete device fabrication and integration. It looks at inorganic technologies beyond conventional silicon for semiconductors, conductors, displays, photovoltaics and much more. Company profiles and forecasts are given.

This is the first comprehensive handbook to cover the full range of terms associated with this exciting, fast moving topic.

This is major 283 page report analysing activity in printed electronics in Asia, where much is happening but relatively little has been reported openly. It covers 196 organisations in Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, Thailand and Singapore with addresses and contact details, organisational structure, appropriate technology, device objectives, recent and planned announcements, and plans for commercialisation. Much of the information and analysis of trends in this essential reference book is not available elsewhere.

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 countries by technology and region. It gives full contact details of these companies and, where appropriate, examples of patenting performance, research programs and scientific papers presented in 2007 onwards.

This is the world's first and only report analysing the subject in depth. It compares and analyzes the activities of 208 organizations in North America by technology and region. It gives full contact details of these companies and, where appropriate, examples of patenting performance, research programs and scientific papers presented in 2007 onwards.

The biggest opportunity for OLED displays and organic photovoltaics is when these devices can be flexible, allowing them to be more robust, versatile and made in large areas compared to conventional displays and photovoltaics. However, many of the materials used in OLED displays and organic photovoltaics are sensitive to the environment, limiting their lifetime. These materials can be protected using substrates and barriers such as glass and metal, but this results in a rigid device and does not satisfy the applications demanding flexible devices. Plastic substrates and transparent flexible encapsulation barriers can be used, but these offer little protection to oxygen and water, resulting in the devices rapidly degrading.

The Directory of Printed Electronics Suppliers & Researchers