Research and Markets has added a new report, “Printable Electronics: Roadmaps, Markets and Opportunities,” to its offering.

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Printable electronics is the use of low-cost, high-speed printing technologies to create electronic circuits and devices. The report states that this new technology promises to change the economics of the electronics industry and to create new kinds of products.

According to its backers, the emergence of high-resolution ink-jet printers and semiconductor inks will enable some electronics industry segments to transition from an environment in which electronics manufacturing plants are escalating in cost at an exponential rate to one in which production costs are modest and small, highly customized runs are economically feasible.

At the same time, the expectations are that low production and material costs as well as the ability to print onto flexible substrates will lead to a new generation of electronics products ranging from throwaway RFID tags to wall coverings with embedded photovoltaic cells or sensors.

The report provides a critical analysis of this vision and an in-depth analysis of the value proposition that printable electronics brings to the table. It includes a segmentation and 8-year forecast of the market by application and technology, along with commentaries of how firms are succeeding in this space today.