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Market research analysts at Technavio predict that the global transparent conductive films market will grow at a CAGR of more than 4% by 2021. The high penetration of smartphones and tablets is identified as one of the primary growth factors for this market. It has been observed that smartphones and tablets contributed to almost 36% of revenue to the transparent conductive films market during 2016. Transparent conductive films are an integral component of smartphone and tablet display units. Consecutively, the rise in the sales of smartphones and tablets around the world directly fuels the growth of the global transparent conductive films market. The demand for smartphones is high due to the increasing capabilities of these devices. Standard mobile device users are shifting to smartphones and tablets and these devices are not limited only to high-income individuals, due to reducing ASPs of smartphones and tablets. Developing economies such as India, China, Indonesia, and Brazil have great potential for smartphone and tablet sales. All these factors have helped the market to be sustainable in terms of growth.
In terms of geographic regions, APAC will be the major revenue contributor to the transparent conductive films market throughout the forecast period. The strong demand for consumer electronics in countries such as China, India, and Indonesia and the presence of many multinational consumer electronics manufacturers, are the major factors contributing to the growth of the market in this region.
The transparent conductive films market is a highly-fragmented market and has the presence of many global and regional vendors. A larger share of the revenue of the leading vendors is generated from APAC due to the increased demand for consumer electronics from the region. This region is home to the largest population of transparent conductive film manufacturers. Vendors in this marketspace mainly compete based on their technical expertise in manufacturing transparent conductive films and they have the need to invest more in R&D activities to keep up with the fast-changing dynamics of the market.
The leading vendors in the market are -
The other prominent vendors in the market are C3Nano, DONTECH, Fujifilm, GUNZE, Metamaterial Technologies, TDK, and TEIJIN.
During 2016, the TVs segment accounted for the major shares of the transparent conductive films market. Factors such as the rising preference of consumers around the globe towards HD and 4K TVs and the increasing disposable income of the population in the developing countries such as China and India, will contribute to the growth of this industry segment in the coming years.
This market research report estimates that the ITO-based transparent conductive films segment accounted for the maximum shares of this global market during 2016. ITO offers high stability and is largely compatible in both dry and wet manufacturing processes for transparent conductive films. Additionally, it also offers a high sheet resistance of 10 Ohms per square with 90% optical transmittance.
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Transparent conducting films (TCFs) are vital components in electronic devices with a touchscreen that is transparent and electrically conductive. Technavio's market research reports give insights into emerging areas of the hardware and semiconductor industry, such as transparent conductive films, which is an integral part of the semiconductor equipment sector. This upcoming industry research report on the global transparent conductive films also provides insights into the key trends and eminent drivers influencing the growth of the hardware and semiconductor industry.
To assess the accurate growth potential and composition of this market, research analysts at Technavio conduct in-depth qualitative and quantitative research studies by analyzing factors such as market size, key vendors, industry profit, and economic trends. The upcoming report on the global transparent conductive films also presents an analysis of the key geographies such as the Americas, APAC, and EMEA. This upcoming industry report on the global transparent conductive films also considers the growth of similar markets such as the global touch controller IC market and global conductive inks market, which are expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 5% and 3%, respectively during the forecasted period.
This upcoming market research report on the global transparent conductive films also covers vendors like Teijin, Toyobo, Nitto Denko, TDK Corporation, Canatu Oy, Cambrios Technologies Corporation, C3Nano, Gunze, Dontech, and Blue Nano. With an aim to offer a holistic overview of the market space, this market study also identifies the key drivers, technological advancements, and opportunities and challenges faced by the industry players. Technavio also provides deep-dive market assessments into the sectors such as human machine interface and lighting.
PART 01: Executive summary
PART 02: Scope of the report
PART 03: Research Methodology
PART 04: Introduction
PART 05: Market landscape
PART 06: Market segmentation by application
PART 07: Market segmentation by technology
PART 08: Geographical segmentation
PART 09: Decision framework
PART 10: Drivers and challenges
PART 11: Market trends
PART 12: Vendor landscape
PART 13: Key vendor analysis
PART 14: Appendix
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