Financial Results and the Growth of the Printed Electronics Industry

It is a challenge to determine how an emerging industry like printed electronics (PE) is faring financially. Many of the companies are privately held start-ups, possibly funded by venture capital. It is hard to know how these companies are doing financially unless the company is sold or closes down. Meanwhile, major multi-nationals’ sales in the PE space are small, and not likely to be broken down specifically. For example, BASF, Samsung, Merck and DuPont, to name four multi-billion dollar co...