Pros And Cons Of Flexible Electronics

This paper gives brief introduction of the history, concepts, and few applications of flexible electronics along with study of materials and fabrication technology. The present paper highlights the Pros and Cons of using flexible technology in various fields like embedded systems, automobiles and consumer electronics. It deals with the survey of technology reviews and future growth, based on market survey, facts, results and statistical analysis. It also briefs the effect of flexible electronics on society as a whole.
Index Terms—Flexible Electronics, Smart Sensors, Wearable Electronics, Materials and Applications, Graphene, Organic Electronics, TFTs, OLEDs, Market Survey, Pen on Paper Technology (key words)
I. I NTRODUCTION
There are various

One of the major reasons behind this development is advancement in the field of thin film materials. The flexible electronics industry is in existence since past forty years but it grabbed attention of researcher and electronic consumers in last decade. There is wide open range of applications in the field of healthcare, automotive industry, displays and human machine interactivity [3]. The components produced thus are lighter, more rugged, portable, and less expensive to manufacture with enough availability of robust electronics [2]. They also provide large are compatibility and high scalability

 1994- Si: H TFT circuits are plated on flexible polyimide substrate by Constant et al.
 1996- a-Si:H TFTs made on flexible stainless steel foil
 1997- Polycrystalline Silicon (Poly-Si) TFTs made on substrates using laser annealing we reported.
 2005- Roll able electro-phoretic display by Phillips & 7” LCD panel by Samsung
 2006- Organic LEDs (OLEDs) with full colour and motion with Poly-Si TFT backplane made on steel foil.
 2011- Pen on Paper flexible electronics is developed by researchers at University of Illinois.
 2013- Ultra smooth and ultra strong iron exchanged glass is used as a substrate for organic electronics [4].
III. CONCEPT
Flexible Electronics is a field in which the integrated circuits are built-on-substrate like plastic or metallic foil, able to be folded, wrapped, twisted or rolled without affecting its electronic function. Firstly, it is necessary to get what flexible exactly means. Flexible means bendable, well-confirmed shaped, elastic, lightweight, non-breakable, able to roll-to-roll manufacture or large area [2].
A. Materials used in flexible