Foldable handsets normalised the technology, but the next wave — slates, laptops, automotive interiors and rollable TV — is what turns flexible OLED from a flagship feature into a display-industry baseline. We unpack the numbers behind the 24.6% growth forecast.
Silver flake still dominates conductive ink formulations on performance and process maturity. But with silver trading near historic highs, copper and graphene alternatives are finally winning design-ins where cost-per-gram matters more than conductivity headroom.
After a decade of conference demos, printed pressure arrays are shipping in soft grippers, rehabilitation wearables and surgical training tools — applications where conformality beats the precision of silicon MEMS at a fraction of the cost.
R2R equipment spending is rising on the back of flexible display and sensor volume. We look at where the tool orders are landing, and why registration accuracy — not throughput — remains the industry's hard problem.
Indoor photovoltaics are quietly becoming organic electronics' most practical near-term market — powering sensors and e-labels where batteries and wiring don't make sense.
Six analyst houses, a ten-fold spread, and a lesson in how to read any electronics forecast. We compare the numbers, find the definitional fault lines, and explain which figure to use for which decision.
Skin patches made printed batteries a commercial reality. Inside the ~28% CAGR flexible-battery market and the disposable medical devices pulling it forward.
The two-piece pump is worn for three days and works with Dexcom and Abbott sensors, but its full US launch is not planned until the first quarter of 2027.
The start-up, working with the University of Arizona, is aiming for clinical testing from late 2026 and an FDA filing in 2027 for its wearable monitor.
The e-paper maker is taking an early-stage stake in the University of Maryland-licensed start-up, and its chairman joins the board to help scale production.
Series 12 and Ultra 4 add a ring of photodiodes, larger green LEDs and bigger ECG electrodes. Apple bases its accuracy claim on its own 1,000-person study.
Apple’s first foldable, unveiled on 9 September, pairs a 7.6-inch inner display with a nano-texture and micro-lens finish that minimises crease visibility.
The forecast puts global smartphone flexible OLED shipments at 696 million units, barely above 2025, with the largest suppliers growing at others’ expense.
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