Smart Glass: Technologies and Global Markets

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Published	February, 2009	Product code	82885
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Smart Glass: Technologies and Global Markets published by BCC Research in February, 2009. This report consists of 139 pages and the price starts from US $ 4850.

Introduction

Abstract

This report:

Provides an historical overview of smart glass technology
Describes various smart glass technologies including electrochromic devices, suspended particle devices and polymer-dispersed liquid crystal devices
Determines the current market status for smart glass, and assesses its worldwide growth potential over a five-year period from 2008 to 2013
Includes a patent analysis
Outlines current technological issues and details new developments.

Chapter-1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 8
SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, 2006 - 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 8

Chapter-2: OVERVIEW 19

CHROMOGENIC MATERIALS AND SMART GLASS 9
CHROMOGENIC MATERIALS 9
SMART GLASS 9
HISTORY OF SMART GLASS 10
ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS 10
SUSPENDED PARTICLE DEVICES 10
LIQUID CRYSTALS 11
FROM THE 1970S TO THE PRESENT 12
- TABLE 1 SMART GLASS - TECHNOLOGICAL MILESTONES 13
- TABLE 1 (CONTINUED) 14
- FIGURE 1 SMART GLASS - WORLDWIDE PATENT APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS ISSUED SINCE 1960 15
SMART GLASS TYPES, MATERIALS, AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES 16
LIQUID CRYSTAL DEVICES 16
Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Devices 16
Encapsulation 16
Phase Separation 17
SUSPENDED PARTICLE DEVICES 17
ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES 18
Electrochromic Materials 18
Tungsten Oxide-Based Electrochromic Devices 19
Features of Electrochromic Devices 19
REFLECTIVE HYDRIDES DEVICES 20
- TABLE 2 DIFFERENCES AMONG VARIOUS SMART GLASS TECHNOLOGIES 20
ELECTRICAL POWER 21
CURRENT AND EMERGING APPLICATIONS OF SMART GLASS 21
- TABLE 3 APPLICATIONS OF SMART GLASS BY DEVICE TYPE 21
- TABLE 3 (CONTINUED) 22
- TABLE 4 APPLICATIONS OF SMART GLASS BY INDUSTRY 23
- TABLE 4 (CONTINUED) 24
CONSTRUCTION 24
TRANSPORTATION 25
AEROSPACE 25
ELECTRONICS 26
ENERGY 27
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 27
OTHERS 27

Chapter-3: GLOBAL MARKET 36

ANALYSIS OUTLINE 28
GLOBAL MARKET SUMMARY 29
- TABLE 5 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 30
- FIGURE 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, 2006 - 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 31
- FIGURE 3 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY SEGMENT, 2008 - 2013 (%) 31
- FIGURE 3 (CONTINUED) 32
THE MARKET FOR SMART GLASS 32
INTRODUCTION 32
CURRENT TECHNICAL ISSUES 33
Cost 33
Unit Price 33
- TABLE 6 SMART GLASS UNIT PRICES, 2007 - 2008 ($/FT2) 33
Installation and Operational Costs 34
Benefits versus Cost 34
Dimming Capability 35
Installation Complexity 35
Slow Response Rate 36
- TABLE 7 SMART GLASS TYPICAL RESPONSE TIME 36
Durability 36
LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS, 2003 TO PRESENT 36
Switchable Mirrors Based on Transition Metal Compounds 37
Smart Glass That Blocks Infrared Light 37
A New Family of Electrochromic Polymers 38
Advanced Electrochromic Films for Thin Film Displays 38
Tungsten Oxide Nanowires for Electrochromic Devices 39
Nanotube-type Conducting Polymers for Electrochromic Devices 39
Autodimming Rearview Mirror with Backup Camera 40
Methods for Laminating SPD Films 41
CURRENT MARKET STATUS 42
Current Market Summary 42
Revenues by Smart Glass Type 42
- TABLE 8 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, 2008 ($ MILLIONS/%) 43
- FIGURE 4 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2008 (%) 44
Revenues by Application 44
- TABLE 9 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, 2008 ($ MILLIONS/%) 45
- FIGURE 5 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION, 2008 (%) 45
Revenues by Region 45
- TABLE 10 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: REVENUES BY REGION, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS) 46
- FIGURE 6 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2008 (%) 47
MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 47
The Flat Glass Industry 47
Flat Glass Revenues by Sector 48
- TABLE 11 FORECAST - FLAT GLASS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS) 48
- FIGURE 7 FORECAST - FLAT GLASS: MARKET SHARE BY SECTOR, 2008 AND 2013 (%) 49
Flat Glass Revenues by Region 50
- TABLE 12 FORECAST - FLAT GLASS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS) 50
- FIGURE 8 FORECAST - FLAT GLASS: MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2008 AND 2013 (%) 51
Technological and Environmental Trends in the Construction Sector 52
Building Design 52
Energy Prices and Environmental Protection 52
Technological Trends in Transportation 53
Aerospace 53
Electronics 54
- TABLE 13 FORECAST - ADVANCED DISPLAYS: GLOBAL REVENUES, THROUGH 2013 ($ BILLIONS) 54
Energy 54
- TABLE 14 FORECAST - LITHIUM BATTERIES AND THIN-FILM BATTERIES: GLOBAL REVENUES, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 55
Consumer Products 55
- TABLE 15 FORECAST - CONSUMER PRODUCTS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS) 55
Price Reduction 56
Regional Trends 56
PROJECTED MARKET FOR SMART GLASS 56
Key Observations 56
- TABLE 16 FACTORS AFFECTING SALES OF SMART GLASS, THROUGH 2013 57
Market Forecast for Smart Glass 58
Revenues by Application 58
- TABLE 17 FORECAST - SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 59
- FIGURE 9 FORECAST - SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION, 2013 (%) 59
- FIGURE 9 (CONTINUED) 60
Revenues by Smart Glass Type 60
- TABLE 18 FORECAST - SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 61
- FIGURE 10 FORECAST - SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY TYPE, 2013 (%) 61
- FIGURE 10 (CONTINUED) 62
Revenues by Region 62
- TABLE 19 FORECAST - SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: REVENUES BY REGION, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 63
- FIGURE 11 FORECAST - SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY REGION, 2013 (%) 63

Chapter-4: GLOBAL INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 34

GLOBAL INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 64
MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS 65
- TABLE 20 MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS 65
- TABLE 20 (CONTINUED) 66
- TABLE 20 (CONTINUED) 67
- TABLE 21 MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, BY TYPE 68
- TABLE 21 (CONTINUED) 69
- FIGURE 12 MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: DISTRIBUTION BY SIZE, 2008 (NUMBER OF COMPANIES) 70
- FIGURE 13 HISTORICAL GROWTH OF MANUFACTURERS OF SMART GLASS PRODUCTS, 1995 - 2008 (NUMBER OF COMPANIES) 71
- TABLE 22 NOTABLE INDUSTRY CHANGES SINCE 2000 72
OTHER PLAYERS IN THE SMART GLASS INDUSTRY 72
- TABLE 23 OTHER RELEVANT PLAYERS IN THE SMART GLASS INDUSTRY 73
- TABLE 23 (CONTINUED) 74
SMART GLASS PRODUCTION BY REGION 74
- TABLE 24 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2006-2013 (PERCENT OF SALES) 75
SMART GLASS CONSUMPTION BY REGION 75
- TABLE 25 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: CONSUMPTION BY REGION, 2006-2013 (PERCENT OF SALES) 76

COMPANY PROFILES 76

ARMOR USA 77
AVESO 77
DMDISPLAY 78
E-CONTROL GLAS 79
FICOSA INTERNATIONAL 80
GENTEX 81
IGLASS PROJECTS 82
LICON TECHNOLOGIES 82
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL 83
MURAKAMI 84
NIPPON SHEET GLASS 85
NTERA 86
POLYTRONIX 87
Polytronix (Continued) 88
PPG AEROSPACE 89
PRO DISPLAY 90
PULP STUDIO 91
RESEARCH FRONTIERS 91
- TABLE 26 RESEARCH FRONTIER' S MAJOR LICENSEES 92
- TABLE 26 (CONTINUED) 93
SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS 93
SAINT-GOBAIN 94
Saint-Gobain (Continued) 95
TOKAI RIKA 96
TOP PLAYERS MARKET SHARE 96
- TABLE 27 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE OF TOP FIVE MANUFACTURERS, 2007 AND 2008 97
- FIGURE 14 SMART GLASS PRODUCTS: MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2007 (%) 97

Chapter-5: INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS 26

SMART GLASS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES 98
- TABLE 28 RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN SMART GLASS, WORLDWIDE 98
- TABLE 28 (CONTINUED) 99
- TABLE 28 (CONTINUED) 100
- TABLE 28 (CONTINUED) 101
- TABLE 28 (CONTINUED) 102
UNITED STATES 103
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 103
- TABLE 29 LBNL RESEARCH 104
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 104
- TABLE 30 NREL RESEARCH 105
University of Florida at Gainesville 106
- TABLE 31 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH 107
EUROPE 107
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Institutes, Germany 107
- TABLE 32 FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT INSTITUTES RESEARCH 107
- TABLE 32 (CONTINUED) 108
Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Germany 108
- TABLE 33 INM RESEARCH 109
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany 109
- TABLE 34 MPI RESEARCH 109
Uppsala University, Sweden 110
- TABLE 35 UPPSALA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 110
Vrije University, The Netherlands 111
- TABLE 36 VRIJE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH 111
ASIA PACIFIC 111
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan 111
- TABLE 37 AIST RESEARCH 112
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 112
- TABLE 38 NTU RESEARCH 113
REST OF THE WORLD 113
Istanbul Technical University 113
- TABLE 39 ITU RESEARCH 114
SUMMARY OF GLOBAL R&D ACTIVITIES IN SMART GLASS TECHNOLOGY 114
- FIGURE 15 CURRENT GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY TECHNOLOGY (%) 115
- FIGURE 15 (CONTINUED) 116
- FIGURE 16 CURRENT GLOBAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY SUBJECT (%) 117
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 118
COST FACTOR 118
QUALITY FACTOR 118
TECHNOLOGY FACTOR 119
MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY 119
KEY GROWTH MARKETS 120
- TABLE 40 GLOBAL GROWTH FORECAST FOR CURRENT AND POTENTIAL SMART GLASS APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2013 120
MARKET GROWTH FACTORS 121
DRIVING FORCES 121
IMPACT OF MARKET GROWTH FACTORS 122
- TABLE 41 PERCENTAGE IMPACT OF MAJOR COMPETITIVE FACTORS ON THE GROWTH OF THE SMART GLASS MARKET, 2008 - 2013 123

Chapter-6: U.S. PATENT ANALYSIS 22

INTRODUCTION 124
SUMMARY OF PATENTS AWARDED DURING THE PERIOD 2006 THROUGH 2008 124
- TABLE 42 SMART GLASS - U.S. PATENTS, 2008 125
- TABLE 42 (CONTINUED) 126
- TABLE 42 (CONTINUED) 127
- TABLE 43 SMART GLASS: U.S. PATENTS, 2007 128
- TABLE 43 (CONTINUED) 129
- TABLE 43 (CONTINUED) 130
- TABLE 44 SMART GLASS: U.S. PATENTS, 2006 130
- TABLE 44 (CONTINUED) 131
- TABLE 44 (CONTINUED) 132
- TABLE 44 (CONTINUED) 133
GENERAL TRENDS 133
- TABLE 45 SMART GLASS: U.S. PATENT TRENDS, 2006 - 2008 134
- FIGURE 17 SMART GLASS: U.S. PATENT TRENDS, 2006 - 2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 134
TRENDS BY COUNTRY AND REGION 134
- FIGURE 18 SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO SMART GLASS BY REGION, 2006 - 2008 (%) 135
- FIGURE 19 SMART GLASS: PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 2006 - 2008 (%) 136
TRENDS BY ASSIGNEE 137
- TABLE 46 ASSIGNEES OF U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO SMART GLASS, 2006 - 2008 138
- TABLE 46 (CONTINUED) 139
- FIGURE 20 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY ORGANIZATION TYPE, 2006 - 2008 (%) 140
- FIGURE 20 (CONTINUED) 141
TRENDS BY PATENT CATEGORY 141
- FIGURE 21 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY CATEGORY, 2006 - 2008 (%) 142
TRENDS BY APPLICATION 142
- FIGURE 22 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY APPLICATION, 2006 - 2008 (%) 143
TRENDS BY SMART GLASS TYPE 144
- FIGURE 23 SMART GLASS: SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2006 - 2008 (%) 145