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Flexing Its Power


Dr Matthew Dyson explains why printed electronics, including wearable technology and smart packaging, is gaining traction across multiple application sectors and could be appearing in many more products and devices over the next few years.

Year
2021
Company
IDTechEx
Author
Dr Matthew Dyson
Categories
Printing Type
3D
Digital
Screen
Market Segment
Electronics
Labelling
Packaging
Textile
Subject
Future
Inks
Substrates

Printed electronics is a rapidly emerging approach to manufacturing electronics that is poised to displace conventional electronics in many applications. Rather than etching the circuit onto a laminated sheet of copper on a rigid board, conductive traces are instead printed from conductive ink, often onto flexible substrates. Furthermore, additional functionality such as sensors, photovoltaic cells and even batteries can also be printed.

Flexing Its Power

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