New NanoMarkets Report to Examine Thin-Film and Printable Battery Markets

NanoMarkets, a leading provider of market research and analysis for thin-film and printed electronics markets today announced the addition of a new report to its schedule titled, “Thin-Film and Printable Battery Markets: 2010”

[USPRwire, Wed Apr 07 2010] NanoMarkets, a leading provider of market research and analysis for thin-film and printed electronics markets today announced the addition of a new report to its schedule titled, “Thin-Film and Printable Battery Markets: 2010”. The report continues the firm’s coverage of this exciting market and will be available the week of April 18, 2010. Additional details including a sample chapter can be obtained on the firm’s website at http://www.nanomarkets.net/products/prod_detail.cfm?prod=9&id=329.

About the Report:

This new NanoMarkets report examines the business opportunities for thin-film and printable batteries across a broad range of applications for which they are claimed to be suited. For each of these applications, we examine the requirements for power sources and compare current and future performance of TF/printable batteries with the other power sources that may be used for each application. The report also makes a critical examination of the business case "stories" being told by the leading manufacturers of TF/printable batteries to ascertain the degree to which they jibe with market realities. We analyzed the likely evolution of materials and battery chemistries used in the novel batteries discussed in this report which covers both the electrodes and electrolyte. We have also reviewed the progress being made with manufacturing processes.

This report brings together NanoMarkets' deep experience in the thin-film, organic and printable electronics sector with its analysis of the latest developments in the battery field including new products, technology breakthroughs, new licensing, financial and marketing arrangements and recent M&A activity. And while the main objective of this report is to focus on the evolving opportunities in TF/printable batteries, it will also seek to explain where there have been apparent failures and analyze why these have occurred.

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

• Introduction: Power sources for the "Internet of Things"
• Making the business case for thin-film and printable batteries
• RFID
• Other retail/wholesale automation applications
• Powered smart cards
• Sensors
• Medical devices
• Semiconductor and computer applications
• Thin-film/printable battery chemistries of the future: opportunities for materials firms?
• Innovations and opportunities in thin-film manufacturing
• Thin-film/printable battery companies and strategies to watch
• Where will the funding for thin-film/printable battery companies come from?

Evolution of Thin-Film and Printable Battery Technology

• Lithium chemistries for thin-film batteries
• LiPON electrolyte for thin-film batteries
• Evolution of manufacturing technology for thin-film and printable batteries
• Comparative performance assessment of existing thin-film /printable batteries
• Technological alternatives to thin-film/printable batteries
• Button and coin batteries: Today's alternative
• Induction: competition at the margin
• Organic and thin-film photovoltaics
• Thin-film and printable fuel cells
• Energy harvesting as an alternative to thin-film batteries
• Biomaterials, nanomaterials and future batteries
• Biothermal energy
• Radioisotope batteries

Analysis of Applications and Forecasts for Thin-Film Batteries

• "Thin" power for RFID, smart packaging and other retail industry applications
• Forecasts of thin-film and printable batteries for RFID and smart packaging
• Forecasts of thin-film and printable batteries for electronic shelf labels
• Forecast of thin-film and printable batteries for smartcard sector
• Forecast of thin-film and printable batteries for sensor networks
• Forecast of thin-film/printable batteries for medical applications: implants and patches
• Forecast of thin-film and printable batteries for semiconductor/computer applications
• Forecast of thin-film/printable battery market by application
• Forecast of thin-film and printable battery-powered products
• Forecast of thin-film and printable batteries by chemistry

Profiles of Leading Thin Battery Firms

Biophan, Blue Spark Technologies, Cymbet, Enable IPC, Enfucell, Excellatron, Front Edge Technology, Geomatec, Infinite Power Solutions, ITN Energy Systems, NanoEner, NEC, Oak Ridge Micro-Energy, Planar Energy Devices, Power Paper and Power ID, prelonic technologies, Rocket Electric, Solicore, Ultralife, Varta and the GREENBAT project, VoltaFlex, and VTT.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging market opportunities created by developments in advanced materials. Visit www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets' reports and other services.