Sensors, Haptics & Displays

In this short presentation, IDTechEx Research explains the evolution of the technology and shows some of the latest examples of printed sensors.

At the event, "Energy Harvesting and Storage Europe 2015", uniquely, the whole scope of energy harvesting will be reviewed.

28-29 April, Estrel Convention Center, Berlin, Germany. In less than one week, the seventh annual IDTechEx event will provide valuable insight into energy harvesting technologies and their applications.

Investment up; more products launched and larger companies driving growth.

Energy harvesting is the creation of electricity from ambient energy. IDTechEx Show! covers it all in one place.

Back in 2013, we witnessed the launch by Samsung and LG of the first AMOLED displays deposited on plastic substrates, and the first efforts to encapsulate plastic and flexible displays that IDTechEx is forecasting will become more than a $16bn dollar market in the next 5 years.

After years of slow progress from small companies, flexible batteries now have the attention of big brands such as Apple, Samsung, LG Chemical, Nokia and STMicroelectronics, who are set to drive the flexible battery market from US$ 6.9 million in 2015 to over US$ 400 million in 2025 according to IDTechEx Research.

There will be over 3 billion sensors in wearable technology devices by 2025, with more than 30% being emerging sensor types.

About $160 million has been invested in graphene companies, excluding government and IPO financing. Companies continue to move up the value chain, from selling graphene to selling graphene based intermediary products such as inks - a welcome development from end users as it lifts their burden of fine tuning and experimentation.

Europe's biggest wearable technology event exploring the upcoming technologies and their market drivers.