Printed electronics based on conductive polymers are well suited for manufacturing electronics and chips because they make production possible at dramatically lower costs than with traditional microelectronic production techniques.

Measured by weight, silicon makes up 25% of the earth's crust and is the second most abundant element after oxygen. However, the use of silicon in semiconductor devices and photovoltaics demands a much greater purity than afforded by metallurgical grade silicon and its purification is therefore extremely costly. In conventional electronics, this makes silicon chips and solar cells relatively expensive.

Polymers can be used for many functions for which materials as silicon are currently used. Polymers will replace silicon in many fields of microelectronic devices.

The majority of polymers are available under a liquid form. Consequently it becomes possible to use printing methods for the production of electronic circuits, such as those used in the industry of paper printing.