Organic Electronics, which had for long been an exciting field of research, has made significant progress only in recent times unraveling its true market potential. Also called Plastic Electronics, organic electronic deals with organic polymers or plastics that are conductive in nature. These polymers are called 'organic', as they are made from carbon-based molecules. This is in contrast to conventional electronics, which feature inorganic metal conductors such as silicon or copper. Key factors driving penetration of organic electronics in the mainstream market are its low cost for fabrication and high degree of flexibility.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ORGANIC ELECTRONICS				BMR-7033


                                      CONTENTS



  1. METHODOLOGY                                                           1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level                            3

  2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW                                                3
      Outlook: Exponential Growth Ahead                                    3
      Challenges Faced                                                     5

  3. REVIEW OF APPLICATION MARKETS                                         5
      Organic Light Emitting Diodes                                        5
       OLEDs - Poised for Strong Growth                                    5
      OLED Displays                                                        6
      OLED Lighting                                                        6
      Organic Thin Film Transistors                                        7
       RFID Tags                                                           7
       O-TFT Backplanes                                                    7
      Sensors                                                              8
      Organic Photovoltaics                                                8
      Intelligent Packaging                                                8
      Printed Memory                                                       8
      E-Textiles                                                           9
      Organic Lasers                                                       9

  4. PRODUCT FACTS                                                         10
      Organic Electronics - Components and  Products                       10
      Organic Electronics - Applications, Advantages and Competing
       Technologies                                                        10

  5. REVIEW ACROSS SELECT REGIONAL  MARKETS                                11
      United States                                                        11
      Japan                                                                11
       Japanese Government Initiatives Through  Nedo                       11
        Timeline (*) for NEDO’s Organic EL Related Projects in METI
         by Division - Electronics  and Information Technology and
          Nanotechnology and Materials                                     12
        Development of Basic Technology for  Next-generation Large
         Organic  EL Displays Project                                      12
         NEDO’s Projects in Organic Electronics (Related to
          Electronics and Information  Technologies) by Budget,
           Development  Objectives, and Selected  Organizations            13
      Europe                                                               13
       Government Funding and Initiatives                                  14
       Germany - The Global leader in Organic  Electronics:                14
        Government and Industry Players Invest  in Organic
         Photovoltaics Research                                            15
       United Kingdom                                                      15
      Asia                                                                 16

  6. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS                                                16
      Sumitomo to Construct P-OLED  Manufacturing Process
       Development Line                                                    16
      Sumitomo, CDT and Novaled Enter into  an Agreement                   17
      Sigma-Aldrich Enters into an Agreement  with Plextronics             17
      CSEM Enters into Agreement with Ciba                                 17
      Visionox Starts Mass Production of OLEDs                             18
      Competitive Technologies Enters into  an Agreement with
       Articulated  Technologies                                           18
      Sumitomo Acquires Cambridge Display  Technology                      18
      AIXTRON Receives Order from IPMS                                     18
      Vitex to Partner with Novaled                                        19
      Toshiba Matsushita to Manufacture  OEL Panels                        19
      Universal Display Corporation Secures  U.S. DOE Contract             19
      Samsung Electronics to Enter into Joint  Venture with Samsung SDI    20
      Rohm and Haas Takes Over Gracel  Display                             20
      Dupont to Enter into an Alliance with  Dainippon Screen              20
      Merck Enters into Partnership with DELO                              20
      Merck to Acquire the Intellectual Property  Portfolio of OLED-T      21
      Eastman Kodak Launches EK-GD403                                      21
      Eastman Kodak Introduces KODAK OLED  Wireless Frame                  21
      CDT and Silvaco Develop UOTFT SPICE  Model                           21
      eMagin to Unveil SXGA OLED-XL  Microdisplay                          22
      Toshiba Matsushita Develops OLED Panel  with Longest Product
       Life Span                                                           22
      Corning Unveils Jade Glass                                           22
      Samsung SDI Introduces 31-inch Organic  Display Screen               22
      DuPont Develops New OLED Materials                                   23
      OSRAM Launches Transparent  White OLED                               23
      CDT Takes Over Next Sierra                                           23
      Eastman Kodak Enters into Agreement with  CMO and CMEL               23
      Plextronics Secures Phase II Funding  Contract from The U.S.
       Display  Consortium                                                 23
      Philips and Osram Enter into Cross-license  Agreement                24
      Universal Display Enters into Agreement  with CMEL                   24
      BASF to Establish Organic Electronics  R&D Center in Singapore       24
      UK to Establish New Plastic Electronics  Center                      24
      GE, Tokki Corp Enter into an Agreement to  Develop PECVD Film
       Encapsulation                                                       24
      Ciba to Enter into Collaboration with VTT                            25
      Unidym Enters into Agreement with IMRE                               25
      BASF Future Business and Polyera  Collaborate to Develop and
       Market  Organic Semiconductors                                      25
      BASF Future Business and Rieke Metals to  Commercialize
       Organic Semiconductors                                              26
      Ciba Specialty Chemicals and VTT Technical  Research Center
       Collaborate in Printed  Electronics                                 26
      LG.Philips and Universal Display Develop  AMOLED Display             26

  7. MAJOR PLAYERS                                                         27
      AGC Seimi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Japan)                                 27
      Aixtron AG (Germany)                                                 27
      BASF Future Business GmbH (Germany)                                  27
      Cambridge Display Technology Ltd. (UK)                               27
      Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc.  (Switzerland)                 27
      Corning Incorporated (USA                                            28
      E Ink Corporation (USA)                                              28
      E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company  (USA)                          28
      Eastman Kodak Company (USA)                                          28
      eMagin Corporation (USA)                                             29
      H.C. Starck GmbH (Germany)                                           29
      Merck KGaA (Germany)                                                 29
      OSRAM GmbH (Germany)                                                 29
      Poly-Optical Products, Inc. (USA)                                    29
      Plastic Logic (UK)                                                   30
      Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (South Korea)                                  30
      Seiko Epson Corporation (Japan)                                      30
      Sharp Corporation (Japan)                                            30
      Solvay S.A (Belgium)                                                 30
      TDK Corporation (Japan)                                              31
      Tohoku Pioneer Corporation (Japan)                                   31
      Univision Technology, Inc. (Taiwan)                                  31

  8. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS                                               31


 EXHIBITS

      Table 1: Market Potential for Organic Electronics based
      Applications: 2015

      Table 2: Global Organic Electronics Market  by Application for
      the Period 2007-2015  (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of  Global Organic Electronics
      Market  by Application for the Years  2009 & 2012


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