Report Highlights
- The global market for smart glass applications was worth $1.0 billion in 2008, a figure that is expected to reach $1.9 billion in 2013, for a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.8%.
- Transportation applications dominate the market, generating $889.0 million in 2008. This should reach $1.6 billion in 2013, for a CAGR of 12.3%.
- Construction applications have the second largest market share, worth $138.7 million in 2008. This should increase at a CAGR of 9.5% to reach $218.3 million in 2013.
INTRODUCTION
- Provide a detailed review of smart glasses, including descriptions of their types and fabrication technologies.
- Highlight new technological developments in smart glass manufacturing and outline technical issues.
- Review current fields of application for smart glass and investigate emerging applications.
- Estimate current global markets for smart glass-based products by type, application, and region, and provide growth forecasts through 2013 for each market segment.
- Identify important technological and market trends within each market segment.
- Supply an updated review of current producers of smart glass.
- Provide a description of current worldwide research activities and evaluate their impact on industry growth.
- Determine trends in recently issued U.S. patents.
- Supplying a review of fabrication methods
- Identifying current technical issues
- Providing an overview of global research and development (R&D) activities related to smart glasses within both public and private organizations
- Illustrating the latest technological developments
- Manufacture, sell, and distribute smart glass and smart glass based products
- Fabricate advanced glass products
- Offer coating and lamination services for the glass industry
- Supply electrochromic materials, liquid crystals, emulsions, films, and coloring chemicals
- Provide solar and heat-control devices and related instrumentation
- Offer technical and/or marketing services for architectural, residential, and commercial window installation
- Provide exterior and interior design for light vehicles
- EDGAR – U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Filings
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- European patent office
- Company websites
- Company annual reports
- Thomas registers
- Moody’s directory
- S & P industry survey
- Dun & Bradstreet Business Directory
- American Ceramic Society publications
- Foreign Chamber of Commerce directories
- Foreign stock exchange listings
In addition to utilizing the above primary and secondary sources, market growth trends and forecasts were compiled by gaining additional insights from relevant financial and market information, relevant BCC reports, and the author’s own in-depth and comprehensive analysis of the collected information.
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