Flexible Electronics for Security, Manufacturing, and Growth in the United States - Summary of a Symposium (Paperback)

Flexible Electronics for Security, Manufacturing, and Growth in the United States is the summary of a workshop convened in September 2010 by Policy and Global Affairs' Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy to review challenges, plans, and opportunities for growing a robust flexible electronics industry in the United States. Business leaders, academic experts, and senior government officials met to review the role of research consortia around the world to advance flexible electronics technology. Presenters and participants sought to understand their structure, focus, funding, and likely impact, and to determine what appropriate steps the United States might consider to develop a robust flexible electronics industry. Flexible electronics refers to technologies that enable flexibility in the manufacturing process as well as flexibility as a characteristic of the final product. Features such as unconventional forms and ease of manufacturability provide important advantages for flexible electronics over conventional electronics built on rigid substrates. Today, examples of flexible electronics technologies are found in flexible flat-panel displays, medical image sensors, photovoltaic sheets, and electronic paper. Some industry experts predict that the market for global flexible electronics will experience a double digit growth rate, reaching $250 billion by 2025, but most experts believe that the United States is not currently poised to capitalize on this opportunity. Flexible Electronics for Security, Manufacturing, and Growth in the United States examines and compares selected innovation programs, both foreign and domestic, and their potential to advance the production of flexible electronics technology. Table of Contents Front Matter I OVERVIEW Overview II PROCEEDINGS Welcome Introduction Panel I: The Flexible Electronics Opportunity and Industry Challenges: Perspectives from Industry Panel II: The U.S. Interest: Security, Manufacturing, and Growth Panel III: What Is the Rest of the World Doing? Panel IV: What Is Needed? Opportunities for Collaborative Activity Panel V: Roundtable - Key Issues and Steps Forward III APPENDIXES Appendix A: Agenda Appendix B: Participants List Appendix C: Bibliography

General

Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	National Research Council • Policy and Global Affairs • Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy • Committee on Best Practice in National Innovation Programs for Flexible Electronics
Editors:	Sujai J Shivakumar
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	140
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-28501-8
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Manufacturing industries > Hi-tech manufacturing industries Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Electronics engineering > General
LSN:	0-309-28501-1
Barcode:	9780309285018

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