The prospects for printed OLEDs have received a significant boost as the result of new small molecule inks. OLED manufacturers are able to choose printing as a manufacturing technology without having to choose an entirely new material. Semiconductor inks for OLED displays and lighting applications are expected to reach almost $370 million by 2015.
According to a new report from NanoMarkets, a leading industry analyst firm based here, the market for electronic inks and related substrate materials used in manufacturing printed electronics is expected to grow from over $1.1 billion ($US) in 2008 to over $11 billion by 2015. These and other findings are from NanoMarkets’ “Printed Electronics Materials Database” forecasting module. Additional information about the database can be found at www.nanomarkets.net.
