Expert's Opinion

Printed Electronics Progresses Towards Greater Commercial Adoption

While the hype curve clearly hides many subtleties, IDTechEx regard the industry as a whole as on the 'slope of enlightenment.'

How far is printed/flexible electronics along the road to widespread adoption? The emerging manufacturing methodology, which replaces etched copper laminate with printed conductive inks on flexible substrates, offers multiple benefits, including flexibility/stretchability, the potential for low-cost roll-to-roll production, digital manufacturing/rapid prototyping, and improved sustainability. However, while undoubtedly the established manufacturing method for a small range of applications, pr...

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