Over the past five years, a large number of companies have developed TCF alternatives (= Transparent Conductive Film) for indium tin oxide (ITO). In September 2014, the independent information company IDTechEx prepared an industry analysis with market forecasts and technologies for the years 2014 to 2024. The report is available for download on the company's website under the title "Transparent Conductive Films (TCF) 2014-2024: Forecasts, Markets, Technologies".
The market research firm has studied more than 100 organizations working on over 12 different TCF Technologietypen. So far, the ITO alternatives with the most traction are silver nanowires (SNW) and metal mesh. Among the leading companies in this sector are, for example, Fujitsu or O-Film.
The reason for the increased number of ITO alternatives is that the indium tin oxide used so far in large touchscreens (> 10-inch diagonal) has problems meeting the necessary interplay between conductivity, transparency and low manufacturing costs.
SWOT analysis for any technology
This report provides detailed and complete assessments of emerging technology solutions. For each technology, production method, key costs, optical conductivity, flexibility, surface smoothness, stability, etc. are evaluated. IDTechEx provides a SWOT analysis for each technology. In addition, the report identifies all suppliers worldwide.
The report provides a 10-year forecast of sales and market value for the following applications:
- Smartphones and mobile phones
- Notebooks and touch notebooks
- Monitors and touchscreen monitors -Tablets
- OLED Lightning
- Organic Phototovotaics
- Dye solar cells
- Electroluminescent displays
In addition, a 10-year forecast regarding the market share of the following technologies is also included:
- ITO on Glass
- ITO on PET
- Silver Nanowires
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Graphene
- PEDOT (=Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene))
- Metal mesh
Our information was compiled on the basis of a report excerpt from the market research company IDTechEx. The full report is available for purchase at the URL in our citation.
