Flexible electronics for security, manufacturing, and growth in the United States : summary of a symposium / Sujai J. Shivakumar, Rapporteur ; Committee on Best Practice in National Innovation Programs for Flexible Electronics ; Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council, of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Shivakumar, Sujai J., author.

Contributor:

Shivakumar, Sujai J., contributor.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Best Practice in National Innovation Programs for Flexible Electronics, issuing body.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, issuing body.

Conference Name:

Flexible Electronics for Security, Manufacturing, and Growth in the United States (2010 : Washington, D.C.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic industries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"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 dollars 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."--Publisher's description.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 2, 2013).

ISBN:

0-309-28504-6

0-309-28502-X

OCLC:

880597043