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SUMMARY
This latest report from NanoMarkets quantifies the market opportunities for silver inks and pastes in electronics applications over the next eight years. In the report, we consider how the industry’s latest commercial strategies and technical developments, as well as the persistent environment of high silver prices, which has been in effect for over 18 months now, have affected the market for printed silver in electronics. We identify the applications in which printed silver will generate revenue for the industry in the near- and mid-term, and we examine the key players in the silver inks/pastes markets. The report provides granular, eight-year volume and revenue forecasts for this business by application and by material.
Printed silver, with its superior conductivity, stability, and ease-of-use in printing applications, has long held a critical place in electronics applications, and suppliers of printable silver materials have enjoyed a fortunate history of new applications – home electronics, computers and displays, photovoltaics, etc. – for their materials. In the report, we consider the following, shifting, opportunities for silver inks and pastes:
• We examine the traditional electronics applications for printed silver – circuit boards, membrane switches, resistive heaters, keyboards, etc. – and look for opportunities for thick-film silver pastes to continue to make money.
• We review the changes in the photovoltaics industry and discuss how changes in the business environment are damaging the growth of printed silver in this sector.
• We look for rising applications – in OLEDs, in other new kinds of displays, and in sensors for pervasive electronics – that may be able to make up for losses elsewhere.
• Finally, we consider whether the nanosilver revolution will ever happen, or if it is time to give up on nanosilver-based electronics.
Applications for printed silver covered by this report include: thick-film electronics (printed circuit boards, membrane switches, keyboards, resistive heaters, discrete electronic components, and other printed circuitry applications), displays (plasma and other displays), OLEDs (both lighting and displays), PV, sensors, and RFIDs.
NanoMarkets has been covering this sector now for more than six years, and this is latest in our ongoing series of industry analysis on silver materials used in various applications.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary: Silver Inks and PasteE.1 Major Changes Since NanoMarkets' 2012 Report on Silver Inks and PastesE.1.1 Persistently High Silver Prices: The New Reality for Silver Inks and Pastes?E.1.2 Other Major ChangesE.2 Where is the Money in Silver Inks and Pastes?E.2.1 Finding Opportunities in Old ApplicationsE.2.2 Are There New Applications Markets to Be Had for Silver Inks and Pastes?E.2.3 Is Nanosilver Over?E.3 Key Firms to Watch in the Silver Inks and Pastes IndustryE.3.1 Companies to WatchE.3.2 The Importance of ChinaE.4 Summary of the Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and PastesChapter One: Introduction1.1 Background1.1.1 The Silver Price Problem1.1.2 Notable Recent Developments1.1.3 Continuing Prospects for Silver in Established and New Markets1.1.4 Will the Nanosilver Revolution Ever Happen?1.2 Objectives and Scope of this Report1.3 Methodology of this Report1.4 Plan of this ReportChapter Two: Silver Inks and Pastes: Technology, Products and Key Suppliers2.1 Are High Silver Prices Here to Stay?2.2 The Future of Silver-Based Electronic Inks and Pastes2.2.1 Screen-Printing Pastes for Thick-Film Applications2.2.2 High-Fire vs. Low-Fire Pastes2.2.3 Silver Inks2.2.4 Will There Ever Be a Role for Nanosilver?2.3 The Future of Competitive Materials2.3.1 Carbon Inks/Pastes and Carbon-Silver Mixtures2.3.2 Copper as Competition for Silver2.3.3 Other Metals?2.3.4 Carbon Nanomaterials, Conductive Polymers, and Other Emerging Threats to Printed Silver2.4 Key Suppliers of Silver Inks and Pastes2.4.1 Recent Developments in the Supply Chain2.4.2 Overview of Notable Suppliers2.4.3 Likely Future Competition from China2.5 Key Points from this ChapterChapter Three: Applications for Silver Inks and Pastes3.1 Thick Film Electronics and Printed Silver3.1.1 Printed Circuit Boards3.1.2 Membrane Switches3.1.3 Keyboards3.1.4 Resistive Heaters3.1.5 Surface-Mounted Components3.2 Photovoltaic Panels3.2.1 The New Economic Reality in the PV Industry3.2.2 Impact of the Declining Usage of Silver in PV on the Silver Inks and Pastes Industry3.3 Printed Silver in Displays and Lighting3.3.1 Plasma Displays: What Will the Decline of Plasma Mean for the Silver Inks and Pastes Market?3.3.2 LCDs and Silver3.3.3 E-Paper Displays and Silver3.3.4 Silver and Touch Displays3.3.5 Silver and the Rise of OLEDs3.4 Other Likely Applications for Printed Silver3.4.1 Sensors3.4.2 RFIDs3.4.3 Role for Printed Silver in Ubiquitous Electronics3.5 Key Points from this ChapterChapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes4.1 Forecasting Methodology4.1.1 General Methodology4.1.2 Scope of the Forecast4.1.3 Data Sources4.1.4 Pricing Assumptions4.1.5 Other Assumptions and Changes from Previous NanoMarkets' Reports4.1.6 Alternative Scenarios4.2 Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes by Application4.2.1 Thick-Film Electronics4.2.2 PV Applications4.2.3 Displays –PDPs, Touch, LCDs, e-Paper, and OLEDs4.2.4 OLED Lighting4.2.5 RFIDs4.2.6 Sensors4.3 Eight-Year Forecasts for Silver Inks and Pastes by Material4.3.1 Screen-Printing Pastes by Application4.3.2 Nanosilver Inkjet Inks by Application4.3.3 Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Inks by Application4.4 Summaries of the Silver Inks and Pastes ForecastsAcronyms and Abbreviations Used in This ReportAbout the Author
List of Exhibits
Exhibit E-1: GRAND TOTAL Summary of Value of Silver Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 ($ Millions)
Exhibit 2-1: Typical Applications for High-Firing and Low-Temperature Curing Silver Pastes
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 2-2: Overview of Product Portfolios and Notable Developments of Selected Silver Ink and Paste Suppliers
Exhibit 3-1: Opportunities for Printed Silver in TFPV Applications
Exhibit 3-2: Targeted Sensor Applications for Printed Silver Circuitry
Exhibit 3-3: Overview of Selected Low-Cost and/or Printed Electronics Applications that Will Contribute to the Ubiquitous Electronics Revolution
Exhibit 4-1: Pricing of Silver and Silver Inks/Pastes 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-2: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Traditional Thick-Film Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-3: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Traditional Thick-Film Applications by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-4: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Traditional Thick-Film Applications by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-5: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Crystalline Silicon (c-Si) and Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin Layer (HIT) PV 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-6: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Inorganic and Organic TFPV (all types) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-7: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Inorganic and Organic TFPV (all types) by PV Technology 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-8: Summary of Silver Inks & Pastes in PV Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-9: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in PV Applications by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-10: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in PV Applications by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-11: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Plasma Display Panels (PDPs) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-12: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED) Displays 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-13: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in LCDs and e-Paper Displays 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-14: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Touch Display Panels 2013-2020 100
Exhibit 4-15: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Application 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-16: Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-17: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Displays by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-18: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in OLED Lighting Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-19: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in OLED Lighting by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-20: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Application (Antennas vs. Chips) 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-21: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Printing Method 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-22: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in RFIDs by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-23: Eight Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes for Sensor Applications 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-24: Eight-Year Forecasts of Silver Inks and Pastes in Sensors by Ink Type 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-25: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Screen Printing Pastes by Application 2013-2020
Exhibit 4-26: Eight-Year Forecasts of Nanosilver Inkjet Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-27: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-27: Eight-Year Forecasts of Conventional Silver and Nanosilver Flexographic, Gravure, and Other Printing Inks by Application
Exhibit 4-28: GRAND TOTAL Summary of the Quantity of Silver Consumed in Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 (Millions Troy Ounces)
Exhibit 4-29: GRAND TOTAL Summary of the Value of Silver Printing Inks and Pastes 2013-2020 ($ Millions)