Printed electronics Conferences and Events

Printed electronics refers to the fabrication of electronic devices by depositing functional inks onto substrates using printing and coating methods such as inkjet printing, screen printing, gravure, flexography, aerosol jet printing, and roll-to-roll processing. In nanotechnology, printed electronics often uses nanoparticle inks, conductive polymers, carbon nanotubes, graphene, silver nanowires, organic semiconductors, and dielectric nanocomposites to create low-cost, flexible, or large-area devices.

Printed electronics matter because they offer manufacturing routes that differ from conventional lithography-based electronics. They are studied for flexible displays, RFID tags, sensors, wearable devices, photovoltaics, batteries, antennas, smart packaging, medical patches, and Internet-of-Things systems. Performance depends on ink formulation, viscosity, particle dispersion, drying, sintering, adhesion, resolution, conductivity, and substrate compatibility. The field overlaps with flexible electronics, additive manufacturing, and nanofabrication.

Conferences on printed electronics appear in electronics, nanotechnology, materials science, flexible devices, packaging, sensors, and manufacturing programs. Sessions often cover conductive inks, roll-to-roll production, printed sensors, hybrid integration, reliability, and commercialization. Tracking printed-electronics events helps researchers follow how nanoscale materials and printing methods are converging into scalable electronic manufacturing.

To learn more, read our detailed glossary article on printed electronics.