While new advancements in printed electronics take place nearly daily, printed electronics as a whole is a fairly new field within the electronics industry. One of the best ways to learn about this field is to read materials from those who are working to advance it. That’s why we at Pannam have compiled our list of the 51 Best Printed Electronics Blogs.
Many of our top blogs are not dedicated solely to printed electronics, but they contain valuable and trustworthy information about printed electronics as the field grows. We chose our top 51 printed electronics blogs because they offer high-quality information, are written by leaders in electronics, and discuss cutting-edge technology and forward-thinking ideas relating to printed electronics.
Please note, we have listed our top 51 printed electronics blogs here, in no particular order.
1. Drupa Newsroom
@drupa
Drupa represents the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, and is held every four to five years in Düsseldorf, Germany. The next exhibition is scheduled for May 31 – June 10, 2016. The Drupa Newsroom is the official blog of Drupa and includes the latest information on printing innovations, packaging production, green printing, 3D printing, and more relating to the field of printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Drupa Newsroom:
- Inkjet prints liquid metal for wearables
- Nanotube inks are inching closer to real-world applications
- Smart sportwear spells opportunity for printed electronics
2. Printed Electronics World
@PEWorld
Printed Electronics World delivers global daily printed, organic, and flexible electronics news, as interpreted by IDTechEx experts. The blog is a trustworthy and reliable source of the latest information for printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Printed Electronics World:
- The Printed Electronics Industry Gets Going
- Printed electronics equipment market: profitable but subsidized
- Printed Electronics Europe: Meet customers, do better business
3. 3D Print
@3DPrintBoard
3D Print is a useful source for information and the latest news in 3D printing and 3D printer news. The blog categories include 3D design, printing, printers, scanners, and business, among others, to keep you in touch with 3D printing innovations as they relate to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from 3D Print:
- Research Report Predicts Market for 3D Printed Precious Metals Components Will Reach $4.1 Billion by 2024
- Voxel8 Receives Funding From Braemar Energy Ventures to Continue Their Work on 3D Printed Electronics
- Semiconductor ‘Solder’ to User in a New Wave of 3D Printed Electronics
4. 3D Printing Industry
@3dprintindustry
3D Printing Industry is a leading source for 3D printing news and information. Covering industry reports, business news, and the latest advancements in 3D printing, 3D Printing Industry also features information on 3D printing and its connection to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from 3D Printing Industry:
- Printoo Printed Electronics Make 3D Printed Projects Stay Afloat
- MarkForged’s 3D Printed Insoles Make Feet Comfortably Smart with Embedded Electronics
- Teddy Ruxbin 2.0: Disney’s 3D Printed Soft Electronics
5. +Plastic Electronics
@plusPE
+Plastic Electronics is the leading source of information and analysis for the printable, flexible, and organic electronics industry. You’ll find a glossary of key terms and technologies, an events calendar for key conferences and exhibitions around the globe, and a robust collection of company profiles to help you connect with suppliers, partners, and clients in the plastic electronics industry.
Three posts we like from +Plastic Electronics:
- Printed electronics NFC added to global anti-counterfeiting system
- Printed and flexible electronics enabling Internet of Things future
- Continental uses flexible electronics to unleash ‘the power of intelligent mobility’
6. Thinfilm Thoughts
@ThinfilmMemory
Thinfilm is working to power the Internet of Everything by delivering intelligence to nearly any item, including disposable goods. They achieve this by making electronics through a new process of printing, rather than utilizing semiconductor fabrication, to produce electronics. Their blog, Thinfilm Thoughts, is their space for presenting their “opinions and thought leadership views regarding printed electronics technology and products, the printed electronics industry, and the role that printed electronics will play in powering the Internet of Everything.”
Three posts we like from Thinfilm Thoughts:
- Thinfilm demonstrates how printed electronics will help build the Internet of Everything
- A Basic Memory Device Adds Intelligence to Simple Consumable Items
- Printed Sensors: Cost-Saving Innovation in Healthcare
7. Atmel Blog
@Atmel
Atmel is considered a global leader in micro controller and touch technology solutions. Their blog offers news, insights, and tips on micro controllers, touchscreen controllers, wireless, and other technologies and innovations that are important to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Atmel Blog:
- Voxel8 is making 3D-printed electronics a reality
- BQ hopes to inspire young Makers through 3D-printed robotics
- DIY printing custom touch-sensitive displays
8. Jabil Blog
@Jabil
Jabil, a global manufacturing partner, combines expertise in engineering, design, and supply chains for the world’s largest brands. Their blog is a comprehensive source of information on those topics, and it also provides news, articles, and features relating to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Jail Blog:
- Ordering Pizza With Your Fridge Magnet and Other Promises of Printed Electronics
- Printed Electronics Standards Shape Innovation
- Electronics Manufacturing Expertise Enhances Device Manufacturing Capability
9. PCB Design Blog
@MentorPCB
Mentor Graphics is a leader in electronic design automation. Their PCB Design Blog is a useful resource for topics including CAD Library, schematic design, embedded electronics, and more that are of interest to those interested in printed electronics.
Three posts we like from PCB Design Blog:
- Xpedition Starter Libraries: Building Blocks of PCB Design
- PCB Routing Solutions: New Interactive Routing Styles
- Sketch Routing: A New Paradigm
10. Eurocircuits Printed Circuits Blog
@eC_PCB
Eurocircuits is an online PCB prototype and small series specialist. The Eurocircuits Printed Circuits Blog shares their projects, new ideas, and opinions for electronics designers and developers and provides useful printed electronics information.
Three posts we like from Eurocircuits Printed Circuits Blog:
11. Bay Area Circuits Blog
@bayareacircuits
Bay Area Circuits is a PCB manufacturer known for their innovative designs and top-quality production. Their blog features posts about PCB design, double-sided PCBs, Gerber files, and other items of interest in the area of printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Bay Area Circuits Blog:
- Surface Finish Characteristics & Applications for Printed Circuit Boards
- Standard Gerber Declared Obsolete
- Functional 3D Inkjet Printing of Solder Mask
12. Omni Circuit Boards
@paul_omni
Omni Circuit Boards is an e-sensitive manufacturer of Printed Circuit Boards. The Omni Circuit Boards blog offers tips, commentary, and news for the PCB industry, including printed electronics information.
Three posts we like from Omni Circuit Boards:
- Understanding PCB Manufacturing: Panelization
- Understanding PCB Manufacturing: Working with Duroid Laminates
- What You Should Know About Immersion White Tin PCB Manufacturing
13. EDN Network
@EDNcom
EDN is the “voice of the engineer” and is one of the most trusted and informative online resources for electrical engineers available today. One of the most robust resources for printed electronics online, EDN Network offers more than 46,700 results when visitors search for printed electronics.
Three posts we like from EDN Network:
- Medical devices: Where wireless charging has real impact
- Printoo: Printed electronics made Arduino compatible
- 3D Printing in Medical Applications Market is Expected to Reach USD 965.5 Million Globally in 2019: Transparency Market Research
14. Sierra Circuits
@SierraCircuits
Sierra Circuits is known for meeting PCB fabrication and assembly needs and has been helping PCB designers and engineers for nearly 30 years. Their blog is packed full of news, features, and videos all dealing with PCBs, microelectronics, substrates, and more information relating to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Sierra Circuits:
15. Print Media Centr
@PrintMediaCentr
Print Media Centr provides resources and information to the print and integrated marketing community. A search for printed electronics yields some excellent information worth reading.
Three posts we like from Print Media Centr:
- 1/1 Interview with Don Carli on Printed Electronics and the Future of Packaging and Design
- Christmas Card Phones Friends and Family When It’s Opened
- Print Ad Drives “LIKES” To Your Facebook Page
16. Phil’s Patent Picks
@ipscope
Phil Coldrick is the “Phil” behind Phil’s Patent Picks. He runs IP Scope, a consultancy offering patent advice and patent searching services and has a genuine interest in technology and patents related to printed electronics. His blog covers categories ranging from conductive ink to flexible substrates but mostly focuses on the area of printed electronics as a whole.
Three posts we like from Phil’s Patent Picks:
- 3D Printed Electronics – the next disruptive technology?
- Printed Electronics card with piezo-powered indicator
- Acqueous Conductive Silver Ink
17. FESPA
@FESPA
FESPA is a federation of global screen and printing trade associations and organizes the world’s leading screen printing and digital imaging exhibitions. Their blog contains a great deal of information relating to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from FESPA:
- Acreo uses screen printing to develop ultra-thin displays
- Printed electronics: A new world of opportunity
- Industrial, functional print and printed electronics: Is there a difference?
18. Make Parts Fast
@MakePartsFast
Make Parts Fast offers online resources and a quarterly magazine for rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing. A Design World Resource, Make Parts Fast is a great resource for informative printed electronics information.
Three posts we like from Make Parts Fast:
- Advances in 3D printed electronics
- 3D printed electronics for the Internet of Things
- 3D printing functional electronics into 3D printed parts
19. Xerox Blogs
@Xerox_Canada
Xerox has been leading document technology and services for more than 50 years. Xerox also is dedicated to innovation and is becoming even more involved in digital business with printed electronics. The Xerox Blogs provide information on printed electronics and are a good resource for news and innovation in the printed electronics industry.
20. The Converting Curmudgeon
@AIMCALorg
Mark A. Spaulding is the blogmaster of The Converting Curmudgeon and the associate publisher and editor in chief of Converting Quarterly. He also has publishing experience with Packaging magazine and Converting magazine. The printed electronics section of The Converting Curmudgeon contains more than 50 posts.
Three posts we like from The Converting Curmudgeon:
- Here’s what end users want (and need) from printed electronics
- Printed, flexible electronics may be converting industry’s Brave New World
- Miracle on Film – Starring Graphene?
21. Desktop Engineering
@DEeditor
Desktop Engineering specializes in engineering technology, services, and news. Available in print and online, Desktop Engineering offers several informative posts on printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Desktop Engineering:
- 3D-Printed Electronics Get Real
- Rabbit Proto Gets Printed Electronics Hopping
- Report: 3D-Printed Precious Metal Components
22. EE Times
@eetimes
EE Times provides engineers with timely and relevant news, analysis, and opinions. With the goal of “connecting the global electronics community,” EE Times features a wealth of information relating to PCBs and printed electronics.
Three posts we like from EE Times:
- Paper Memory Ready to Roll
- A PCB Design Tool That Mechanical Engineers Will Love
- Wearables Don Smart Fabrics
23. Electronic Design
@ElectronicDesgn
Electronic Design is a top source for emerging technologies for design solutions. It also is a great resource for the latest news and information regarding printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Electronic Design:
- Interview: Davor Sutija Talks About Printed Electronics
- 3D Printing Materials Offer Prototyping Options
- 5 Proven Strategies for Reducing PCB Prototype Spins
24. Semiconductor Engineering
@SemiEngineering
Semiconductor Engineering delivers deep insights into the complex tasks of designing, testing, verifying, integrating, and manufacturing semiconductors. Their reports, stories, research, news, and other resources offer important information about printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Semiconductor Engineering:
- Printed Electronics Gets Serious About Manufacturing
- Interacting With Printed Sensors
- Semiconductors Are Key To Better 3D Printing
25. Assembly Magazine
@AssemblyMag1
Assembly serves the information needs of manufacturing professionals responsible for engineering and managing product assembly operations. A search of Assembly Magazine for printed electronics yields more than 200 articles, making it a robust source of printed electronics information.
Three posts we like from Assembly Magazine:
- New Technology Prints Sensors Inside Jet Engines, Turbines
- 3D Printer Expands Lab’s Prototyping Capabilities
- Improving Printability of Wire and Cable
26. Circuitnet
Circuitnet aims to deliver the best news and information covering the world of electronics manufacturing to their readers. With links to the most reliable and trustworthy expert resources, Circuitnet provides a wealth of information about printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Channel-E:
- Entering the Era of 3D Printed Electronics
- Printed Electronics Reviving Older Industries
- Startups Pioneer Printed Electronics
27. Circuits Assembly
Circuits Assembly is an online magazine with editorials, research, and news about all things electronics. With archives, editorials, and easily searchable archives, Circuits Assembly is a useful online resource for reading about printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Circuits Assembly:
- Direct Print of Memory Circuits Has Myriad Applications, Inventors Say
- Dodging the ‘Obsolete’ Bullet
- The ‘Big’ Change
28. Circuit Cellar
@circuitcellar
A leading source for embedded electronics engineering information, Circuit Cellar is a media company that provides reliable content for professional engineers and programmers. With archives dating back to February 2012 and an easily-searched site, Circuit Cellar is a smart go-to source for printed electronics information.
Three posts we like from Circuit Cellar:
- The Future of 3-D Printed Electronics
- The Future of Inkjet-Printed Electronics
- 3-D Printing with Liquid Metals
29. Polymer Solutions
@PSITestingLab
Polymer Solutions is a blog that covers the latest in materials science, analytical chemistry, and product innovations. There are several articles available on printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Polymer Solutions:
- Polymers Provide Foundation for Stick-On Electronics
- Polymer Circuits Printed With Lasers
- Conductive Inks Making Their Mark
30. Sensors Online
@sensorsonline
Sensors is a leading website in North America, and their Sensors Online is a technical resource for sensing communication and control. With more than 350 resources available for printed electronics, Sensors Online is a helpful site for learning more about the industry.
Three posts we like from Sensors Online:
- Worldwide Solid State Thin Film Batteries Market to Reach $1.3 Billion by 2021
- The Role of Chemical Sensors in the Trillion Sensor Universe
- Inkron Unveils Next Gen LED Product Lines
31. Solid State Technology
@mysemicondaily
Solid State Technology offers insights for electronics manufacturing and is a terrific resource for printed electronics and conductive inks information. With links to semiconductors, packaging, MEMS, LEDs, design, events, and more, Solid State Technology is a comprehensive resource for the electronics community.
Three posts we like from Solid State Technology:
- Web tension control in roll-to-roll web processing
- Gov. Baker announces $4M grant to UMass Lowell to fuel emerging printed electronics cluster
- DuPont Microcircuit Materials introduces pure copper conductive ink
32. MIT Technology Review
@techreview
The MIT Technology Review’s mission is to arm its audiences “with the intelligence to understand a world shaped by technology.” As such, the Review offers news and analysis, features, views, discussions, and other information important to technology and electronics. With more than 5,250 sources relating to printed electronics, MIT Technology Review is one of the most comprehensive printed electronics resources available.
Three posts we like from MIT Technology Review:
- Electronic Inks Made 3-D Printing More Promising
- 3-D-Printing Bio-Electronic Parts
- A Bendable Implant Taps the Nervous System without Damaging It
33. Emeteuz Blog
@_emeteuz
Anne-Marie Lavigne is an Artist in Residence at the Textile Arts Center and an alumni of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at the TISCH School of Arts, where she researched soft circuitry and conductive materials. Lavigne uses “a combination of computational design, electronics, and digital fabrication” to use “fibers as components in compelling designs and interactive interfaces.” Emeteuz Blog chronicles Lavigne’s work, process, and projects as she explores the possibilities of printed electronics and conductive inks.
Three posts we like from Emeteuz Blog:
- Conducting the Screen Printing Circuits Workshop – eTextile Summer Camp 2014
- Preparing a Screen Printing Workshop – Circuit and Code
- Protective Wearable
34. Structur3D Printing
@structur3Dprint
Structure3D Printing challenges those in the 3D printing field to “go beyond plastic.” Their blog is “for makers with an affinity to 3D printing paste materials” and features videos, how-tos, and news and information about innovations in 3D printing.
Three posts we like from Structur3D Printing:
- Save Your ABS Prints From Warping with This Homemade Glue for 3D Printing With ABS
- How to Print a Fractal Antenna with Bare Conductive Electric Paint
- Printing, Making, and Driving the Local Motors Strati 3D Printed Car
35. Advanced Circuits Blog
@AC4PCB
Advanced Circuits is a top source for prototype and production printed circuit boards. Advanced Circuits prides itself on being a leader in PCB industry quality and innovation. They approach their blog in much the same way, by providing information pertaining to PCB topics and the associated industries, as well as insights into PCB design, tech trends, assembly issues, and other general news relating to PCB technology.
Three posts we like from Advanced Circuits Blog:
- Printed Circuit Board and Electronics 2015 Outlook
- Is Waterproofing for Printed Circuit Boards Near?
- Developing Efficient Printed Circuit Boards and Batteries for Vehicles
36. New Electronics
@New_Electronics
New Electronics delivers up-to-date news and trends regarding the electronics sector. Intended for electronic design engineers, New Electronics is a resource for printed electronics information, as the site contains more than 100 articles on the subject.
Three posts we like from New Electronics:
- Process allows transistors to be printed on paper
- New liquid crystal transistors overcome organic challenges
- Partnership develops 8bit microprocessor for printed electronics
37. LuxResearch
@LuxResearch
Lux Research, Inc. is an independent research and advisory firm that provides strategic advice and ongoing intelligence on emerging technology. For printed electronics, Lux Research offers a long list of trusted resources including articles, research reports, and more.
Three posts we like from Lux Research:
- Key Printed Electronics Materials Swell to $2.6 Billion in 2017
- Printed Electronics Venture Funding Tops $7.5 Billion; Islands of Opportunities Remain
- Transparent Conductive Films and Sensors Are Hot Segments in Printed Electronics
38. Printed Electronics @ Berkeley
@UCBerkeley
The printed electronics group at the University of California, Berkeley, shares news about their projects and publications through the Printed Electronics @ Berkeley Blog. The blog serves as a link to some of the latest printed electronics research and innovation coming out of UC Berkeley.
Three posts we like from Printed Electronics @ Berkeley:
- Jake’s paper on 3D printed structures is out
- Kyle’s battery paper is out
- Several new papers published
39. Connections: IPC Blog
@IPCassociation
As the leading source for industry standards, training, market research, and public policy advocacy, the IPC Association supports the needs of the global electronics industry. Their Connections blog is meant to share the latest IPC news and the thought leaders’ opinions in order to connect with the electronics industry.
Three posts we like from Connections: IPC Blog:
- IPC Standards Committee Reports – Terms and Definitions, High Speed/High Frequency, Rigid Printed Boards, Embedded Devices, Printed Electronics
- Printed Electronics Gains Momentum
- 3D IC Integration and 3D IC Packaging
40. Tech Design Forum
@Updates2TDF
Tech Design Forum is an online electronics system design resource. Their blog includes links to expert insights, articles, and news relating to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Tech Design Forum:
- Conference demonstrator brings printed-electronics suppliers together
- Silicon suppliers home in on energy-harvesting sensor nodes
- MIPS-based board for Google wearables launched by Chinese chip company
41. Wohlers Talk
@TerryWohlers
Wohlers Talk is the blog of Terry Wohlers, industry consultant and President of Wohlers Associates, Inc., a firm that tracks additive manufacturing and 3D printing. In the blog posts, Wohlers offers his views, perspective, and commentary on printed electronics and related industry topics.
Three posts we like from Wohlers Talk:
42. Tangio
@TangioPE
Tangio are experts at rapid prototyping, and their force sensors are used in a variety of novel applications. Their blog offers news relating to printed electronics and keeps readers up to date with articles covering printed electronics, sensitive electronics, force sensors, and other industry-related topics.
Three posts we like from Tangio:
- Clear Conductive Printed Electronic Materials
- Canadian Printed Electronics Symposium – 2015
- Tangio Updates Clean Room Manufacturing Environment To Accommodate Sensitive Electronics
43. Solid Concepts Blog
@SolidConcepts
Solid Concepts has become Stratasys Direct Manufacturing, but the Solid Concepts Blog is still a valuable printed electronics blog. Solid Concepts “is the largest dedicated provider of additive manufacturing/3D printing, rapid prototyping, tooling, and injection molding services in North America,” making their blog is a reliable source for printed electronics information, with a wealth of information from people who know the industry so well.
Three posts we like from Solid Concepts Blog:
- Top 3D Printing Highlights from 2014
- Wholesale Manufacturers Move from Molding to 3D Printing
- Prototyping a New Watch Design
44. IEEE Spectrum
@IEEESpectrum
IEEE Spectrum provides the latest technology news and analysis from the world’s leading engineering magazine. A source of nearly 600 printed electronics-related articles, IEEE Spectrum is a great place to search for the printed electronics information that you need.
Three posts we like from IEEE Spectrum:
- 3-D Printed Graphene Aerogels Could Improve Sensors and Batteries
- Soggy Computing: Liquid Devices Might Match the Brain’s Efficiency
- Laser-printed polysilicon transistors on paper
45. Electronics Weekly
@ElectronicsNews
Electronics Weekly delivers the latest tech news for electronic components, printed electronic products, and design. A search of their blog yields nearly 300 results for printed electronics, making Electronics Weekly a smart site to visit in your quest to learn more about printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Electronics Weekly:
- Polysilicon-on-paper for printing low-cost circuits
- Printed circuits can stretch the wearable boundaries
- Good graphene over square centimetres without high temperatures
46. Converting Quarterly
@AIMCAL
AIMCAL is the “global forum for the flexible metallizing, coating, and laminating industry by providing resources, services, and information.” The official technical magazine of AIMCAL, Converting Quarterly covers web-processing technologies, laminating, film manufacturing, flexographic and gravure printing, a variety of finishing methods, and printed electronics advancements and innovation.
Three posts we like from Converting Quarterly:
- Printed-electronics industry can now tout billion-dollar successes
- How flexography will impact UV-LED curing, barrier coatings & printed electronics – and vice versa
- Printed, flexible electronics may be converting industry’s Brave New World
47. Medgadget
@Medgadget
Medgadget is an independent publication that is edited and published by a group of medical doctors and biomed engineers. Medgadget provides the latest medical gadgets, technologies, and discoveries, including advancements in printed electronics for the medical field.
Three posts we like from Medgadget:
- Inkjet Printing of Flexible Electronics for Body-Worn Medical Devices
- Flexible Electronics Used to Create SIDS Suit and a New Way to Test Kidney Function
- Flexible Electronics Help Create Multi Sensing Cardiac Ablation Catheter
48. Gizmodo
@Gizmodo
According to Gizmodo, “everything is technology.” This design and technology blog is part of the Gawker Media network and offers several articles relating to printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Gizmodo:
- New Liquid Metal Inkjet Printing Can Produce Flexible Circuitry
- New Stretchable Circuitry Is Inspired by Rose Petals
- The CIA Is Investing In 3D Printers That Can Build Electronics
49. NanoPRO
@nanoprobiz
NanoPRO supports nanotechnology-based companies in reaching new markets, sourcing new customers, and promoting the benefits of their products. The NanoPRO blog extends their promotion of nanotechnologies and is a source of “meaningful discussions regarding the nanotech business community and associated value chains.” As such, the NanoPRO blog is a good source for printed electronics news and information.
Three posts we like from NanoPRO:
- Printed, Organic and Flexible Electronics Markets: High Growth but Mixed Fortunes
- New Graphene and Healthcare Report Published
- New report published on Nanomaterials and Graphene for 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing
50. Innovation Toronto
@Innovation2
Innovation explores the world in search of the things that can greatly impact us. After 14,000+ articles, Innovation Toronto is a comprehensive site that acts as “a gateway to leading and bleeding-edge things that have the potential to change the world,” including printed electronics.
Three posts we like from Innovation:
- Printed Electronics: A Multi-Touch Sensor Customizable with Sensors
- Opening Doors to Foldable Electronics with Injket-Printed Graphene
- Printing silver onto fibers could pave the way for flexible, wearable electronics
51. Adafruit
@adafruit
Adafruit is an eclectic mix of teaching, sharing, engineering, DIY electronic kits, open source hardware, Arduino, raspberry pi, art, hacking, and more. Adafruit offers several articles on printed electronics, including the latest news.
Three posts we like from Adafruit: