Large Area Electronic Materials: Emerging Applications

This lecture explores the emerging applications and opportunities in large area electronic materials, focusing on driving forces for technology development, solar cells, flat panel displays, non-volatile memories, and transient electronics. The discussion includes examples such as photodiodes, bio-chips, smart windows, and memories. It also covers topics like Moore's law, grid parity, learning curves in PV energy costs, and the concept of 'More than Moore'. The lecture delves into the challenges and potential of hybrid technologies, bioMEMS, and transient electronics, highlighting the shift towards system integration and the development of high-value micro/nanoelectronics systems.