Report: Printed Electronics – All the content that’s fit to conduct

Electronics sprayed onto paper as part of a normal print run might sound more like science fiction than real world reality, but the pace of progress is blurring the gap.

by Anton Jolkovski anton.jolkovski@wan-ifra.org | April 24, 2008

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The limiting factor is less likely to be the technology but rather the familiar problem of translating that potential into profitable application.

The claims made for printed electronics are enough to make your head spin. According to manufacturers, the latest generation of circuits that can be printed directly onto existing materials (including paper) are transparent, inexpensive, robust, fault-tolerant, disposable, environment-friendly, biodegradable, reliable, accurate, and even edible.