1. Executive Summary
1.1 Flexible Display Screens Industry Overview
1.2 Innovation Driving the Flexible Display Screens Market
1.3 Current Status of Flexible Display Screens Market
1.4 Methodology
1.5 Benefits of This Report
1.6 Aim of the Report
1.7 Highlights in the report include:
1.8 Structure of the Report
1.9 Report Scope
1.10 Who is This Report For?
1.11 Questions Answered by this Report
1.12 Discussion
1.13 Points Emerged from this Research
1.14 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018
1.15 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast by Device 2013-2018
1.16 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018
2. Introduction to Flexible Display Screens Market
2.1 Flexible Displays Terminology
2.2 Development and Commercialization of Flexible Display Screens
2.3 Characteristics and Types of Flexible Display Screens
2.3.1 Conformable
2.3.2 Glass-free
2.3.3 Flexible
2.3.4 Rollable and Foldable
2.4 Flexible Display Screens Market Competitive Landscape
2.5 Market Growth Drivers for Flexible Display Screens
2.5.1 Shifting Consumer Demands
2.5.2 Lighter, More Rugged Displays
2.5.3 Mobility: A Key Growth Driver
2.5.4 Increasing Penetration of Mobile Devices
2.5.5 Global Increase in Growth of Mobile Broadband
2.6 Market Restraints
2.6.1 Higher Price Could Lead to Lower Demand Levels
2.6.2 Challenge of Glass Free Displays
2.7 Flexible Display Compatibility with Touchscreens
2.8 Flexible Display Devices Component Ecosystem
2.9 Flexible Display Screen Devices More of a Novelty for Early Adopters
2.10 Examples of Concept Products Based on Flexible Display Screens
2.10.1 Flexible Rewritable e-Paper
2.10.2 PaperPhone
3. The Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecasts 2013-2018
3.1 Novelty Factor to Drive the Global Flexible Display Screens Market 2013-2018
4. The Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Forecasts
4.1 What are the Leading Submarkets in the Global Flexible Display Screens Forecast 2013-2018?
4.1.1 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Forecast AGR & CAGR
4.1.2 Flexible Display Smartphones Submarket Comprising of 51.3% of the Global Market in 2013
5. Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecasts 2013-2018
5.1 High Consumer Interest in Latest Technologies Will Drive the Flexible Display Screens Market
5.2 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecasts 2013-2018
5.2.1 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast AGR & CAGR
5.2.2 Asia Pacific Leading Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Share in 2013 with 36.8%
5.3 North America Flexible Display Screens Market Overview
5.3.1 North American Market Driven by Enterprise Adoption
5.3.2 North America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013-2018
5.3.3 United States of America Flexible Display Screens Market Summary 2013-2018
5.4 Asia Pacific Flexible Display Screens Market Overview
5.4.1 Asia Pacific Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013-2018
5.4.2 China Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018
5.5 Europe Flexible Display Screens Market Overview
5.5.1 Europe Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013-2018
5.6 Middle East & Africa Flexible Display Screens Market Overview
5.6.1 Middle East & Africa Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013-2018
5.7 Latin America Flexible Display Screens Market Overview
5.7.1 Latin America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013-2018
6. SWOT Analysis of the Flexible Display Screens Market 2013-2018
7. Leading Companies in the Flexible Display Screens Market
7.1 Apple
7.2 Citala
7.3 Corning
7.4 E-Ink Corporation
7.5 Epson
7.6 EyeVis UK
7.7 Hewlett-Packard (HP)
7.8 LG Display
7.9 NanoLumens
7.10 Plastic Logic
7.11 Samsung
7.12 Sharp
7.13 Sony
7.14 ViewSonic
7.15 Additional Prominent Companies in the Flexible Display Screens Ecosystem
8. Flexible Display Screens Market Leading Technologies
8.1 Flexible Display Technologies
8.1.1 Flexible E-INK Technology
8.1.2 Flexible OLED Technology
8.1.2.1 Components of OLED Technology
8.2 Other Technologies Being Used
8.2.1 Flexible Glass Technology
8.2.2 Flexible AMOLED Technology
8.2.2.1 Advantages of AMOLED Technology
8.3 Advantages of OLED over LCD Displays
8.3.1 Flexible Display Allows Shaping the Device as Required
8.3.2 Logistical and Manufacturing Advantages
8.3.3 Lower Cost of OLED Displays in the Future as Further Research and Development Continues
8.3.4 Enhanced Visual Experience
8.3.5 Efficiency in Power Consumption
8.3.6 Response time
8.4 Challenges Faced With Glass Free Displays
8.5 Flexible OLED Technology Challenges
9. Conclusion
9.1 Exponential Market Growth
9.2 Wider Array of OEM's Manufacturing Flexible Displays
9.3 Flexible Display Screen Devices will be High-End Devices
9.4 Expected High Competition & Challenges to be Faced by OEM's
9.5 The Flexible Display Screens Market Will Be Driven By Innovation and Not Price
9.6 Regional Flexible Display Market Forecasts
9.6.1 North America Leading in Flexible Display Adoption Rates
9.6.2 Asia-Pacific: Rapid Adoption and Market Leaders Until 2018
9.6.3 Europe to Remain Large and Steady
9.6.4 Middle East & Africa: Long Term Development Potential
9.6.5 Latin America: Late Adopter of Flexible Display Screen Devices
9.6 Discussion
9.7 Points Emerged from this Research
9.8 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018
9.9 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast by Type 2013-2018
9.10 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018
10. Glossary
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013, 2015, 2018 ($ million, CAGR %)
Table 1.2 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary by Device 2013, 2015, 2018 ($ million, CAGR %)
Table 1.3 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013, 2015, 2018 ($ million, CAGR %)
Table 3.1 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 4.1 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million)
Table 4.2 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Forecast 2013-2018 (AGR %)
Table 4.3 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket CAGR Forecast (%) 2013-2018, 2013-2015, and 2015-2018
Table 4.4 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Share Forecast 2013-2018 (%)
Table 5.1 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million)
Table 5.2 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 (AGR %)
Table 5.3 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market CAGR Forecast (%) 2013-2018, 2013-2015, and 2015-2018
Table 5.4 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013-2018 (%)
Table 5.5 North America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 5.6 United States of America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 5.7 Asia Pacific Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 5.8 China Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 5.9 Europe Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 5.10 Middle East & Africa Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-f2018 ($million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 5.11 Latin America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR %, CAGR%, Cumulative)
Table 6.1 SWOT Analysis of the Flexible Display Screens Market 2013-2018
Table 8.1 Additional Companies in the Flexible Display Screens Ecosystem
Table 9.1 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013, 2015, 2018 ($ million, CAGR %)
Table 9.2 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary by Type 2013, 2015, 2018 ($ million, CAGR %)
Table 9.3 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast Summary 2013, 2015, 2018 ($ million, CAGR %)
List of Figures
Figure 2.1 Flexible Display Screen Smartphone Prototype by Kyocera
Figure 2.2 Flexible Display E-Paper Prototype Designed for US Army at Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University
Figure 2.2 Smartphone Shipment Forecasts, 2012-2018 (Total Handsets, Smartphones, %)
Figure 2.3 I2RFlexible Rewritable E-Paper by ITRI
Figure 2.4 PaperPhone Concept by Queen University, Canada
Figure 3.1 Global Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million, AGR%)
Figure 4.1 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Forecast 2013-2018 ($million)
Figure 4.2 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Forecast 2013-2017 (AGR %)
Figure 4.3 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Share Forecast 2013 (%)
Figure 4.4 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Share Forecast 2015 (%)
Figure 4.5 Global Flexible Display Screens Submarket Share Forecast 2018 (%)
Figure 5.1 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million)
Figure 5.2 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 (AGR%)
Figure 5.3 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013 (%)
Figure 5.4 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2015 (%)
Figure 5.5 Regional Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2018 (%)
Figure 5.6 North America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million, AGR%)
Figure 5.7 North America Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013, 2015 and 2018 (% Share)
Figure 5.8 United States of America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million, AGR%)
Figure 5.9 United States of America Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013, 2015 and 2018 (% Share)
Figure 5.10 Asia Pacific Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR%)
Figure 5.11 Asia Pacific Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013, 2015 and 2018 (% Share)
Figure 5.12 China Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($ million, AGR%)
Figure 5.13 China Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013, 2015 and 2018 (% Share)
Figure 5.14 Europe Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR%)
Figure 5.15 Europe Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013, 2015 and 2018 (% Share)
Figure 5.16 Middle East & Africa Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR%)
Figure 5.17 Middle East & Africa Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013, 2015 and 2018 (% Share)
Figure 5.18 Latin America Flexible Display Screens Market Forecast 2013-2018 ($million, AGR%)
Figure 5.19 Latin America Flexible Display Screens Market Share Forecast 2013, 2015 and 2018 (% Share)
Figure 7.1 Flexible Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Figure 7.2 E-Ink Corporation Flexible E-Paper Prototype
Figure 7.3 HP CTO Demonstrating Flexible E-Paper Prototype
Figure 7.4 LG Curved OLED TV Displayed at CES 2013
Figure 7.5 Plastic Logic PaperTab Flexible Display Prototype
Figure 7.6 Samsung YOUM Flexible AMOLED Display Smartphone Prototype
Figure 7.7 Samsung Flexible AMOLED Display Smartphone Prototype
Figure 7.8 Samsung Flexible Plastic AMOLED Display Screen Phone Prototype