Jan 22 2010
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/88d388/touch_screens_tec) has announced the addition of the "Touch Screens: Technologies, Materials and Markets - 2010 to 2016" report to their offering.
Touch screens were first used in computer-assisted learning systems in the 1970s and then went on to find applications in kiosks, point-of-sales systems, ATMs, etc. Today they are also been used in PDAs, smart phones, game consoles, GPS systems, and industrial information and control devices of various kinds.
More than 100 cell phone models now employ touch-screen technology and home appliances are also expected to utilize touch screens in the near future. In addition, somewhere along the way the functionality of touch screens has expanded; most notably with multi-touch capability.
This report analyzes the leading touch-screen technologies and shows how well each of them meets current and future market needs for the various applications. It also analyzes the strategies of the most innovative touch-screen suppliers and technology developers and discusses how touch-screen technology and products will change in the future. Finally, the report provides an eight-year quantitative and qualitative forecast for shipments of touch-screen products of all kinds.
NanoMarkets believes that this report will be a source of new ideas for product managers, business development executives and marketers at all levels of the touch-screen display value chain; from those focused on the development of important new materials to those creating and integrating the displays themselves.
Key Topics Covered:
Executive Summary
E.1 Key Issues in the Touch-Screen Industry
E.2 The Growing Importance of Multi-Touch
E.3 Opportunities by Technology
E.4 Market Segments: Multi-Touch and Display Size
E.5 Structure of the Industry: Firms to Watch
E.6 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of the Touch-Screen Market
E.7 Opportunities for Materials and Component Manufacturers
Chapter One: Introduction
1.1 Background to this Report
1.2 Objective and Scope of this Report
1.3 Methodology and Information Sources for this Report
1.4 Plan of this Report
Chapter Two: Touch-Screen Technologies
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Analog Resistive Touch Screens
2.3 Surface Capacitive Touch Screens
2.4 Acoustic Pulse Recognition Touch Screens: Elo
2.5 Dispersive Signal Technology Touch Screens: 3M
2.6 Force Sensing Touch Screens: Vissumo
2.7 Projected Capacitive Touch Screens
2.8 Infrared Technology Touch Screens
2.9 Surface Acoustic Wave Touch Screens (SAW)
2.10 Optical Touch Screens
2.11 Vision-Based Optical
2.12 Digital Resistive
2.13 Waveguide Infrared--RPO
2.14 LCD-Based Touch-in-Pixel
2.15 Other Touch-Screen Technologies
2.16 Beyond Touch Screen: The Relationship to Haptics and Other Touch Technology
2.17 Materials and Components for Touch-Screens
2.18 Key Points Made in this Chapter
Chapter Three: Market Requirements for Touch-Screen Technologies
3.1 Current Drivers for Touch-Screen Technology
3.2 Factors Retarding the Touch-Screen Technology Market
3.3 Important Performance Metrics for Touch Screens
3.4 Touch Screens and Non-LCD Displays: OLEDs and E-paper
3.5 Key Points Made in this Chapter
Chapter Four: Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Technologies and Applications
4.1 Forecasting Methodology
4.2 Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Technology in Kiosks
4.3 Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Technology in ATMs
4.4 Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Technology in POS Terminals
4.5 Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Technology in Handheld Mobile Devices
4.6 Eight-Year Forecasts for Touch Screens in Office Automation and PCs
4.7 Eight-Year Forecasts for Touch Screens in Gaming Systems
4.8 Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Technology in Digital Signage
4.9 Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Technology in Vehicular Displays
4.10 Other Touch-Screen Applications in Specific Industries
4.11 A Note on Architectural Applications
4.12 Summary of Eight-Year Forecasts of Touch-Screen Displays
4.13 Eight-Year Forecasts of Coatings, Components and Other Materials Used in Touch-Screen Displays
Abbreviations and Acronyms Used In this Report
About the Author
List of Exhibits
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