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Flexible Electronics Market Revenue and Value Chain 2014-2020

Flexible electronics, popularly known as flex circuits, have created a vibrant market since the past few years. They find a wide range of applications in healthcare and medical, wearable electronics, automotive, mobile devices, consumer electronics, military and defence, and biometrics, and continue to transform the way the electronics are being used and made conventionally.

Flexible electronics, popularly known as flex circuits, have created a vibrant market since the past few years. They find a wide range of applications in healthcare and medical, wearable electronics, automotive, mobile devices, consumer electronics, military and defence, and biometrics, and continue to transform the way the electronics are being used and made conventionally.

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Moreover, the technology can be used to incorporate multiple functions in a single device such<br />

as microphones, speakers, <strong>and</strong> batteries.<br />

Key Players: <strong>Flexible</strong> <strong>Electronics</strong> <strong>Market</strong><br />

The dominant players in the global flexible electronics market include LG Corporation, Samsung<br />

<strong>Electronics</strong>, PARC, Inc., Cymbet Corporation, <strong>and</strong> Solar Frontier. Apple <strong>and</strong> its iPhone screen<br />

supplier LG <strong>Electronics</strong> might launch the arrival of a new, ultrathin, low-power iPhone with<br />

flexible OLED screen, some where between 2017 <strong>and</strong> 2018. However, LG has already launched a<br />

smartphone that can be bent to a certain degree – G Flex2, in 2015. Recently in 2016, Samsung<br />

has filed two patents with the United States Patent <strong>and</strong> Trademark Office (USPTO), for an<br />

"artificial muscle" system, allowing smartphones to bend in a variety of shapes without getting<br />

damaged.

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