Sensors Expo 2018: Materials Design Is Key to Next-Generation Sensors | Sensors Magazine
With sensors’ ubiquity and demand exploding, manufacturers are turning to flexible and printed electronics, which allow them to implement sensors in novel ways. Eliminating the complexity of traditional circuitry opens up a new world of possibilities. But what is at the core of these new developments? As it turns out, it is some of the same materials expertise that enabled advancements in traditional semiconductors.
The market for printed electronic systems is expected to double from its 2017 level, reaching $60 billion by 2025 (Figure 1). This is due, in part, to the emergence of a ubiquitous internet of things (IoT) – which has, in turn, been enabled by key advancements in materials science, including:
Fig. 1: The printed electronics market will reach $60 billion by 2025. While OLED displays will retain their dominance, sensors will represent a growing share of the market.