NanoMarkets Report Details Opportunities in Organic Electronics

The first wave of OE manufacturing used standard semiconductor and industrial printing equipment. The next wave will use equipment designed for specific OE devices, enabling lower manufacturing costs and higher device performance. Such specialized processes also enable firms to build value through the development of proprietary manufacturing processes. General Electric’s new roll-to-roll OLED lighting manufacturing process, for example, is specifically designed for the requirements of white OLEDs providing these devices with improved color-rendering index and air-stable encapsulation. Similarly, Sony has developed novel deposition and patterning processes for flexible AMOLED displays.