TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary
E.1 Important Changes in the Thin-Film/Printed Battery Market Since Last Year's Report E.1.1 Entries and Exits: Firms that Have Entered and Left the Sector Since the Previous Report E.1.2 Market Shifts: From RFIDs to Smartcards to Sensor Networks and Green Electronics E.2 Improvements in Battery Manufacturing Technology E.3 Opportunities for Materials Suppliers E.4 Firms to Watch E.5 Recent Investments and Investment Trends in the Thin-Film and Printed Battery Segment E.6 Role of Business Ecosystems E.7 Summary of Eight-Year Market Forecasts for Thin-Film and Printed Batteries
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to this Report 1.2 Objective and Scope of this Report 1.3 Methodology of this Report 1.3.1 Forecasting Methodology 1.3.2 Information Sources 1.3.3 Economic Assumptions 1.3.4 Pricing Assumptions and Strategies 1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Tw Important Recent Technical Trends in Thin-Film and Printed Batteries
2.1 Energy/Power Density 2.2 Form Factor: Size, Shape and Flexibility 2.3 Environmental and Safety Advantages 2.4 Temperature Stability 2.5 Lifetime 2.6 Manufacturing Technology 2.6.1 Improvements in Printed Batteries 2.6.2 Recent Manufacturing Improvements for Thin-Film Batteries 2.7 Improvements in Electrolytes and Electrodes 2.8 Opportunities for Substrate Manufacturers? . 2.9 Key Points in this Chapter
Chapter Three: Sensor Networks as the Next Big Market for ¡°Thin¡± Batteries: Eight-Year Forecasts
3.1 How the Internet-of-Things is Changing Sensor Networks 3.1.1 Current and Future Battery Requirements 3.1.2 Implications for ¡°Thin¡± Battery Manufacturers 3.2 The Role of Printed Batteries in Sensor Networks 3.3 What is the Threat to ¡°Thin¡± Batteries from Energy Harvesting? 3.4 Opportunities for Battery and Sensor Integration 3.5 The Military as a Test Market for ¡°Thin¡± Batteries in Sensor Market 3.6 Eight-Year Forecast of Printed and Thin-Film Batteries in Sensors and Sensor Networks 3.7 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Four: ¡°Thin¡± Batteries for Smartcards: Eight-Year Forecasts
4.1 Evolution and Future of the Powered Smart Card Business 4.1.1 How Well are OTP Cards Catching On? 4.1.2 What Other Applications for Powered Smartcards are Commercially Viable 4.2 Current and Future Battery Requirements for Smartcards 4.2.1 Implications for ¡°Thin¡± Battery Manufacturers 4.2.2 Impact of Card Manufacturing Technology on Battery Requirements 4.3 Eight-Year Forecast of Printed and Thin-Film Batteries in Smartcards 4.4 Key Points from this Chapter
Chapter Five: ¡°Thin¡± Batteries for Smart Packaging and Other Disposables: Eight-Year Forecasts
5.1 Which Smart Packaging Applications Need Batteries? 5.1.1 Food Packaging 5.1.2 Pharmaceutical Packaging 5.2 Battery Applications in Other Disposable Products 5.2.1 Medical Disposables 5.2.2 Interactive Media, Toys, Games, etc. 5.3 Current and Future Battery Requirements for Smart Packaging and Disposables 5.3.1 Implications for ¡°Thin¡± Battery Manufacturers 5.4 Eight-Year Forecast of Printed and Thin-Film Batteries in Smart Packaging 5.5 Key Points in this Market
Chapter Six: Other Applications for ¡°Thin¡± Batteries
6.1 Medical Devices: Eight-Year Forecast of ¡°Thin¡± Battery Use 6.1.1 Medical Implants 6.1.2 CPR Devices 6.2 Semiconductor and Computer Industry Applications: Eight-Year Forecasts of ¡°Thin¡± Battery Use 6.2.1 Computer Memories and Clocks 6.3 Future Applications for ¡°Thin¡± Batteries 6.4 Key Points in this Market
Chapter Seven: Summary of Eight-Year ¡°Thin¡± Battery Forecasts
7.1 Summary of Eight-Year ¡°Thin¡± Battery Forecasts by Application 7.1.1 Thin-Film Batteries 7.1.2 Printed Batteries 7.2 Summary of Eight-Year ¡°Thin¡± Battery Forecasts by Battery Chemistry 7.2.1 Thin-Film Batteries 7.2.2 Printed Batteries
Acronyms and Abbreviations Used In this Report About the Author
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