NanoMarkets Projects a $26.2 Billion Disposable Electronics Market by 2015

GLEN ALLEN, Va.—According to a new a report from NanoMarkets LC, disposable electronics will represent a market of $26.2 billion market by 2015. New manufacturing technologies, such as functional printing, and new materials, such as organic semiconductors, are enabling sophisticated electronic devices to be embedded in everyday objects such as packaging, credit cards, pricing labels, games and toys, clothing, and low-end medical products. These enhancements will produce electronic intelligence, increased revenue opportunities, lower costs, and broader functionality never seen before in products formerly considered as disposable items.