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Hybrid Systems for Organic and Printed Electronics
September 25, 2014 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
The organic and printed electronics industry is on the upswing. That is what the first OE-A Business Climate Survey shows. One central point that helps the industry to grow and develop is hybrid systems, as identified by the latest edition of the OE-A Roadmap. Hybrid systems combine classical silicon and printed electronics components. That opens up new possibilities for the PCB industry.
Participants expect a 16% increase in sales turnover compared to the previous year. This trend is going to continue through the upcoming year 2015--along the entire value chain of the printed electronics industry, from material suppliers to end users, as well as in all global regions: Europe, Asia and America.
The OE-A’s first Business Climate Survey shows that the young industry has developed into its own sector with a bright future. Thin, lightweight and flexible are characteristics of organic and printed electronics. These features enable new applications in numerous areas, with particular focus on consumer electronics, automotive, lighting, packaging and printing, pharmaceuticals and energy. In many of these fields hybrid systems already enable market entry and new applications.
Hybrid systems are one of the key trends that the fifth edition of the OE-A Roadmap has identified for the organic and printed electronics industry. The roadmap represents the common perspectives of the OE-A membership--with more than 250 experts who worked together on it. Based on the analysis of all applications and technologies, key challenges ("red brick walls") that have yet to be overcome and key trends to get organic electronics ready for mass production were identified.
“In the future, organic and conventional electronics will be combined more and more,” OE-A Chairman Dr. Stephan Kirchmeyer says. “Hybrid electronics--combining printed, flexible electronics with building blocks containing classical (silicon) electronics--will pave the way for mass production. The industry is working towards integration of organic and printed electronics in new products, and this opens up new possibilities in the market.”Read the full article here.Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the August 2014 issue of The PCB Magazine.