2. Competitive Advantage in Materials Cost

The relative cost of PChem’s silver nanoparticle inks compared to competitive nanoparticle and PTF inks is shown in Figure 3 at the same level of sheet resistance. The data clearly shows that despite being more expensive, PChem’s inks are still far more cost effective than competitive materials.  Even a PTF, which costs significantly less (1/2 the cost), will end up costing significantly more in the final product. Metal usage is minimized with PChem’s inks because of the conductivity advantage that results when the nanoparticles sinter.

Figure 3. Cost of PChem’s flexographic ink vs. competitive inks. 

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