Thermal Interface Materials: Technologies, Applications and Global Markets
NEW YORK, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Thermal Interface Materials: Technologies, Applications and Global Markets
INTRODUCTION
STUDY BACKGROUND
In recent years, tremendous progress, both technologically and in terms of demand, has been made in electronic devices and systems. The technological progress has come on two main fronts: increased functionality on a single-device unit and miniaturization of each unit. Both of these developments have increased the need for thermal management technologies, including thermal interface materials (TIM).
In the thermal management of microelectronics, the interface material layer between a chip and heat spreader presents the single largest barrier to heat flow in the packaging of high-power dissipation devices. The selection of a suitable material to fill the interface between a chip and a heat spreader is critical to the performance and reliability of the semiconductor device. For this reason, continuous effort has been made to develop new thermal interface technologies.
BCC Research has published a report on the market for all types of thermal management technologies (SMC024G The Market for Thermal Management Technologies, now in its seventh edition). BCC Research, however, believes that the importance of TIM materials and the high rate of innovation merit more detailed analysis in a report of their own.
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The goal of this report is to provide an up-to-date analysis of recent developments and current trends in the global TIM materials market. Specific objectives include:
• Identifying TIM technologies and products with the greatest commercial potential in the near to mid-term (2010–2016).
• Analyzing the key drivers and constraints that will shape the market for TIM technologies over the next five years.
• Estimating the current and future demand for TIM technologies and products.
• Ascertaining which companies are best positioned to meet this demand because of their proprietary technologies, strategic alliances or other advantages.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This report is intended especially for suppliers of TIM and others with a need to understand the status and dynamics of the market for these products. The report is organized around specific technologies, but it is largely nontechnical in nature and coverage, meaning it is concerned less with theory and jargon than with identifying technologies that work, projecting the amount of the latter the market is likely to purchase and estimating the price that is likely to be paid.
As such, the report's main audience is executive management, business development, marketing departments and financial analysts. It is not written specifically for scientists and technologists, although its findings measure and analyze the market for their work, including the availability of government and corporate research funding for different technologies and applications.
SCOPE AND FORMAT
The report addresses the global market for thermal interface materials products during the period from 2011 through 2017, including:
• Thermal greases.
• Thermal compounds.
• Thermal pads.
• Adhesive films and tapes.
• Epoxies.
• Phase-change materials.
• Metal-based TIM.
The report format includes these major elements:
• Executive summary.
• TIM overview.
• TIM technologies and products.
• Applications and end users.
• Developers and suppliers.
• Market estimates and projections.
• Industry structure and competition.
• Patent analysis.
The geographic scope for this report is the global market.
INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY
The findings and conclusions of this report are based on information gathered using both primary and secondary research methodologies from various sources. The primary sources of information were Internet searches and industry association data, along with interviews conducted with thermal interface material suppliers, custom engineering companies and manufacturers of representative applications. Secondary sources included industry journals and publications, product literature, white papers and technical journals, and financial reports for industry suppliers.
The base year for analysis and projection is 2011. At the time this report was prepared (February 2013), 2012 data were not yet available for all sectors. Therefore, with 2011 as a baseline, market projections were developed for the period from 2012 to 2017. These projections are based on a combination of a consensus among the primary contacts combined with BCC's understanding of the key market drivers and their impact from a historical and analytical perspective. The analytical methodologies used to generate the market estimates are described in detail in the market analysis.
All dollar projections presented in this report are in 2011 constant dollars.
ANALYST CREDENTIALS
Mr. McWilliams, the author responsible for this update, is a partner at 43rd Parallel LLC, a Boston-based international technology and marketing consulting firm. Mr. McWilliams is the author of several other Business Communications Co. reports related to thermal management, semiconductors and electronic products, includingSMC024G The Market for Thermal Management Technologies; IFT061A Enabling Technologies for High-Performance Computing; SMC065A Analog and Mixed Signal Devices; IFT054A Data Storage Media: Materials, Technologies, Markets; IFT049A Digital Image Sensing, Storage and Transfer; SMC048A Semiconductor Microlithography: Materials and Markets; SMC064B Semiconductor/ Microelectronics Cleaning; IFT066A Printed Electronics: The Global Market; IFT009E Global Markets for Conformal Coatings in Electronics; SMC043C Electronic Chemicals and Materials—The Global Market; and AVM078A Global Markets for New Electronic Materials and Device Technologies.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
This report provides:
• An overview of the global market for thermal interface materials, which have experienced growing demand with the increased need for thermal management technologies
• Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2011 and 2012, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2017
• Identification of thermal interface materials (TIM) technologies and products with the greatest commercial potential in the near to mid-term, and of companies that are best positioned to meet this demand because of proprietary technologies, strategic alliances, or other advantages
• Discussion of TIM products, such as thermal greases, thermal compounds, thermal pads, adhesive films and tapes, epoxies, and phase-change materials
• Applications and end users
• Industry structure and competition
• Patent analysis
• Comprehensive company profiles of developers and suppliers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2
STUDY BACKGROUND 2
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2
INTENDED AUDIENCE 2
SCOPE AND FORMAT 3
INFORMATION SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY 3
ANALYST CREDENTIALS 4
RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS 4
BCC ON-LINE SERVICES 5
DISCLAIMER 5
CHAPTER 2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7
SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF THERMAL INTERFACE
MATERIALS 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 7
SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, 2011-2017 (%) 7
CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW 10
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS 10
DEFINITION 10
PROPERTIES 10
TABLE 1 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PROPERTIES 10
Thickness 11
Viscosity 11
Dielectric Strength 11
Thermal Conductivity 11
Thermal Contact Resistance 11
Thermal Impedance 12
Modulus 12
Thermal Expansion Coefficient 13
Operating Temperature 13
THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL TYPES 13
TABLE 2 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL TYPES 13
THERMAL GREASES 13
THERMAL COMPOUNDS 14
THERMAL PADS 15
THERMAL TAPES 15
EPOXIES 16
PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS 16
OTHER MATERIALS 16
END USES 17
TABLE 3 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 17
COMPUTERS 17
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL PERSONAL COMPUTER SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, 2011-2017
(UNIT MILLIONS) 17
FIGURE 2 COMPUTER-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 18
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 20
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL MOBILE PHONE HANDSET SHIPMENTS, 2011-2017 (UNIT
MILLIONS) 20
FIGURE 4 GLOBAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 20
FIGURE 5 TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 21
AUTOMOTIVE 22
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION, 2011-2017 (UNIT
MILLIONS) 22
FIGURE 7 MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 201-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 23
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 24
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 24
FIGURE 9 CONSUMER PRODUCT-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 24
MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS 25
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS MARKET BY TYPE,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 26
FIGURE 11 MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS-RELATED MARKET FOR
ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 27
INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY ELECTRONICS 27
FIGURE 12 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY ELECTRONICS MARKET BY
TYPE, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 27
FIGURE 13 OTHER INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY MARKETS FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 28
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 29
TABLE 4 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 29
AMERICAS 29
EUROPE 30
JAPAN 30
OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC 30
MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 31
GROWTH TRENDS 31
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 31
MATERIAL TYPE 31
TABLE 5 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY MATERIAL
TYPE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 32
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 32
END USES 33
TABLE 6 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 33
FIGURE 16 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 34
GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 34
TABLE 7 MAJOR THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY REGION,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 35
FIGURE 17 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY REGION,
2011-2017 (%) 35
CHAPTER 4 IMPORTANCE OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT IMPORTANCE 38
FIGURE 18 CAUSES OF ELECTRONIC FAILURE (% OF OCCURRENCES) 38
ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY FACTORS IN THERMAL
MANAGEMENT 41
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET TRENDS 41
TABLE 8 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 42
FIGURE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY MARKET,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 42
TABLE 9 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 42
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT PRODUCT MARKET SHARE
TRENDS, 2011-2017 (%) 43
CHAPTER 5 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS 46
POLYMER COMPOSITES 46
POLYMERS 46
Silicone 47
Polyurethane 47
Acrylates 47
Epoxy 48
FILLERS 48
TABLE 10 THERMAL INTERFACE FILLER MATERIAL PROPERTIES 48
Ceramics 49
Alumina 49
Aluminum Nitride 49
Beryllium Oxide 50
Other Ceramic Fillers 50
Metals 50
Carbonaceous Materials 50
Carbon Fibers 50
Diamond 51
Graphene 51
Carbon Nanotubes 52
PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS 53
PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL TYPES 53
Paraffin 53
Non-Paraffin Organic Phase-Change Materials 54
Salt Hydrates 54
Eutectic Salts 54
Phase-Change Metal Alloys 54
Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Phase-Change Materials
in Electronic Applications 54
TABLE 11 SOLID AND LIQUID PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL PROPERTIES 55
ENCAPSULATION SYSTEMS 55
METALS 56
SOLDER 56
TABLE 12 THERMAL SOLDERS 57
METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES 57
OTHER METAL INTERFACE MATERIALS 58
Liquid Metal 58
Soft Metal Alloy 58
CARBON-MATRIX COMPOSITES 58
DISPENSING 59
MANUAL DISPENSING 59
SILK-SCREENABLE INTERFACE MATERIALS 59
AUTOMATED DISPENSING 60
CHAPTER 6 THERMAL GREASES 62
SUMMARY 62
FIGURE 21 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASES MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 62
TECHNOLOGIES 62
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 62
MATERIALS 63
Matrix Materials 63
Filler Materials 64
Ceramics 64
TABLE 13 CERAMIC FILLERS USED IN THERMAL GREASES 64
Metals 64
TABLE 14 METAL FILLERS USED IN THERMAL GREASES 65
Carbon 65
APPLICATIONS AND END USES 65
FIGURE 22 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY END USE, 2011 (%) 65
SUPPLIERS 66
TABLE 15 THERMAL GREASE SUPPLIERS 66
MARKETS 67
TABLE 16 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 67
PRODUCT SEGMENTS 67
FIGURE 23 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY FILLER MATERIAL TYPE, 2011 (%) 68
TABLE 17 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY FILLER MATERIAL TYPE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 68
FIGURE 24 THERMAL GREASE PRODUCT MARKET BY TYPE, 2011-2017 (%) 69
END-USER SEGMENTS 69
TABLE 18 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017
($ MILLIONS) 69
FIGURE 25 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 70
GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTS 70
FIGURE 26 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, 2011 (%) 71
TABLE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017
($ MILLIONS) 72
FIGURE 27 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 (%) 72
CHAPTER 7 THERMAL COMPOUNDS 75
SUMMARY 75
FIGURE 28 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 75
TECHNOLOGIES 76
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 76
THERMAL COMPOUND TYPES 76
APPLICATIONS AND END USES 76
FIGURE 29 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY END USE, 2011 (%) 76
SUPPLIERS 77
TABLE 20 THERMAL ELASTOMER SUPPLIERS 77
MARKETS 78
TABLE 21 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 78
END-USER SEGMENTS 78
TABLE 22 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 79
FIGURE 30 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 79
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 80
FIGURE 31 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY REGION, 2011 (%) 80
TABLE 23 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 81
FIGURE 32 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 (%) 81
CHAPTER 8 THERMAL PADS 84
SUMMARY 84
FIGURE 33 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 84
TECHNOLOGIES 84
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 84
MATERIALS 85
Elastomers 85
Fillers 85
Matrix Materials 85
USING THERMAL PADS 85
APPLICATIONS AND END USERS 86
FIGURE 34 THERMAL PAD MARKET BY END USE, 2011 (%) 86
SUPPLIERS 87
TABLE 24 THERMAL PAD SUPPLIERS 87
MARKETS 88
END-USE SEGMENTS 88
TABLE 25 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 88
FIGURE 35 THERMAL PAD MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 88
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 89
FIGURE 36 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET BY REGION, 2010 (%) 89
TABLE 26 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 91
FIGURE 37 THERMAL PAD MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 91
CHAPTER 9 THERMAL ADHESIVE TAPES 94
SUMMARY 94
FIGURE 38 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE TAPE MARKET, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 94
TECHNOLOGIES 94
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 94
MATERIALS 95
Carbon Nanotube Tapes 95
THERMAL ADHESIVE TAPE USE 96
APPLICATIONS AND END USES 96
FIGURE 39 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END USE, 2011
(%) 96
SUPPLIERS 97
TABLE 27 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE SUPPLIERS 97
MARKETS 97
END-USE SEGMENTS 97
TABLE 28 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END
USE, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 98
FIGURE 40 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 98
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 99
FIGURE 41 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY
REGION, 2011 (%) 99
TABLE 29 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY
REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 100
FIGURE 42 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY REGION,
2011-2017 (%) 100
CHAPTER 10 EPOXY THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS 103
SUMMARY 103
FIGURE 43 GLOBAL EPOXY THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 103
TECHNOLOGIES 104
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 104
MATERIALS 104
Resins and Hardeners 104
Fillers 105
Other Ingredients 105
THERMAL EPOXY APPLICATION 105
APPLICATIONS 105
FIGURE 44 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END USE
SEGMENTS 2010 (%) 106
SUPPLIERS 106
TABLE 30 THERMAL EPOXY SUPPLIERS 107
MARKETS 107
END-USE SEGMENTS 107
TABLE 31 GLOBAL THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2017
($ MILLIONS) 107
FIGURE 45 THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 108
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 109
FIGURE 46 GLOBAL THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY REGION, 2011 (%) 109
TABLE 32 GLOBAL THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 110
FIGURE 47 THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 (%) 110
CHAPTER 11 PHASE-CHANGE MATERIALS 113
SUMMARY 113
FIGURE 48 GLOBAL PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL
MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 113
TECHNOLOGIES 113
GENERAL DESCRIPTION 113
MATERIALS 114
APPLICATIONS AND END USES 114
FIGURE 49 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
END USE, 2011 (%) 114
SUPPLIERS 115
TABLE 33 PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 115
MARKETS 115
END USERS 116
TABLE 34 GLOBAL PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL
MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 116
FIGURE 50 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 116
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 117
FIGURE 51 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY
REGION, 2011 (%) 117
TABLE 35 GLOBAL PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL
MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 118
FIGURE 52 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
REGION, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 118
CHAPTER 12 METALLIC THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS 121
SUMMARY 121
FIGURE 53 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 121
TECHNOLOGIES 121
SOLDER 121
Materials 122
Application 122
Reflow Soldering 122
Solder Preforms 122
METAL-MATRIX COMPOSITES 122
Materials 123
Aluminum-Matrix Composites 123
Copper-Matrix Composites 123
OTHER METAL INTERFACE MATERIALS 123
Liquid Metals 124
Soft-Metal Alloys 124
APPLICATIONS AND END USES 124
FIGURE 54 METALLIC THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY END
USE, 2011 (%) 124
SUPPLIERS 125
TABLE 36 METAL INTERFACE MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 125
MARKET 126
TABLE 37 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 126
FIGURE 55 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY
TYPE, 2011-2017 (%) 126
END-USE SEGMENTS 127
TABLE 38 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY END
USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 128
FIGURE 56 METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 128
MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC MARKETS 129
FIGURE 57 METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY REGION,
2011 (%) 129
TABLE 39 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 130
FIGURE 58 METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY REGION,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 131
CHAPTER 13 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 133
MARKET SHARES 133
TABLE 40 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET LEADERS,
2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 133
FIGURE 59 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET, 2010 (%) 133
CHAPTER 14 COMPANY PROFILES 136
3M CO. 136
AAVID THERMALLOY LLC 136
AEGIS TECHNOLOGY 136
AI TECHNOLOGY 136
AKASA CORP. 137
AMETEK SPECIALTY METAL PRODUCTS INC. 137
AOS THERMAL COMPOUNDS 137
ARCTIC SILVER INC. 138
BERGQUIST CO. 138
CAST-COAT INC. 138
CHOMERICS 138
COOKSON ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLY MATERIALS 139
COOL POLYMERS INC. 139
COOLABORATORY 139
COOLER MASTER CO. LTD. 139
DOW CORNING 140
ENERDYNE SOLUTIONS 140
EPIC RESINS 140
EPOXIES ETC. 141
HENKEL CORP. 141
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL 141
INDIUM CORP. 141
INNOVATION COOLING LLC 142
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES 142
LORD CORP. 142
MASTER BOND 142
MATERION 143
MC-21 INC. 143
METAL MATRIX CAST COMPOSITES 143
MG CHEMICALS 144
MOMENTIVE 144
NUSIL TECHNOLOGY LLC 144
PARKER HANNIFIN 144
POLYCAST INDUSTRIES INC. 145
ROGERS CORP. 145
RUBBERCRAFT 145
SEAL KING INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 145
SHELDAHL 146
SHENZHEN WESTERN HEMISPHERE TECHNOLOGY CO. 146
SHIN-ETSU CMEMICAL CO. LTD. 146
STOCKWELL ELASTOMERICS, INC. 146
T-GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. 147
THERMAL TRANSFER COMPOSITES 147
TIMTRONICS 147
UNIVERSAL SCIENCE 148
VANGUARD PRODUCTS CORP. 148
WAKEFIELD SOLUTIONS INC. 148
ZALMAN TECH CO. 149
CHAPTER 15 PATENT ANALYSIS 151
THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL TYPES 151
FIGURE 60 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENTS BY MATERIAL
TYPE, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2013 (%) 151
MATERIAL VERSUS APPLICATION-RELATED PATENTS 152
FIGURE 61 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TYPE, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2013 152
PATENT TRENDS OVER TIME 153
FIGURE 62 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENT TRENDS OVER
TIME, 2006-2012 153
PATENT HOLDER NATIONALITIES 154
FIGURE 63 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENTS BY INVENTOR
AND ASSIGNEE NATIONALITY, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2013 (%) 154
LIST OF TABLES
SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF THERMAL INTERFACE
MATERIALS 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 7
TABLE 1 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PROPERTIES 10
TABLE 2 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL TYPES 13
TABLE 3 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 17
TABLE 4 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 29
TABLE 5 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY MATERIAL
TYPE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 32
TABLE 6 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 33
TABLE 7 MAJOR THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY REGION,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 35
TABLE 8 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 42
TABLE 9 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 42
TABLE 10 THERMAL INTERFACE FILLER MATERIAL PROPERTIES 48
TABLE 11 SOLID AND LIQUID PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL PROPERTIES 55
TABLE 12 THERMAL SOLDERS 57
TABLE 13 CERAMIC FILLERS USED IN THERMAL GREASES 64
TABLE 14 METAL FILLERS USED IN THERMAL GREASES 65
TABLE 15 THERMAL GREASE SUPPLIERS 66
TABLE 16 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 67
TABLE 17 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY FILLER MATERIAL TYPE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 68
TABLE 18 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 69
TABLE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 72
TABLE 20 THERMAL ELASTOMER SUPPLIERS 77
TABLE 21 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 78
TABLE 22 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 79
TABLE 23 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 81
TABLE 24 THERMAL PAD SUPPLIERS 87
TABLE 25 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 88
TABLE 26 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 91
TABLE 27 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE SUPPLIERS 97
TABLE 28 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 98
TABLE 29 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY REGION,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 100
TABLE 30 THERMAL EPOXY SUPPLIERS 107
TABLE 31 GLOBAL THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 107
TABLE 32 GLOBAL THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 110
TABLE 33 PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 115
TABLE 34 GLOBAL PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET
BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 116
TABLE 35 GLOBAL PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET
BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 118
TABLE 36 METAL INTERFACE MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 125
TABLE 37 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY TYPE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 126
TABLE 38 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY END
USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 128
TABLE 39 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 130
TABLE 40 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET LEADERS,
2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 133
LIST OF FIGURES
SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
TYPE, 2011-2017 (%) 7
FIGURE 1 GLOBAL PERSONAL COMPUTER SHIPMENTS BY TYPE, 2011-2017
(UNIT MILLIONS) 17
FIGURE 2 COMPUTER-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 18
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL MOBILE PHONE HANDSET SHIPMENTS, 2011-2017 (UNIT
MILLIONS) 20
FIGURE 4 GLOBAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE
MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 20
FIGURE 5 TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 21
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION, 2011-2017 (UNIT
MILLIONS) 22
FIGURE 7 MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 201-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 23
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 24
FIGURE 9 CONSUMER PRODUCT-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 24
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS MARKET BY TYPE,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 26
FIGURE 11 MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL
THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 27
FIGURE 12 GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY ELECTRONICS MARKET BY
TYPE, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 27
FIGURE 13 OTHER INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY MARKETS FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 28
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 31
FIGURE 15 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 32
FIGURE 16 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 34
FIGURE 17 GLOBAL THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCT MARKET BY REGION,
2011-2017 (%) 35
FIGURE 18 CAUSES OF ELECTRONIC FAILURE (% OF OCCURRENCES) 38
FIGURE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY MARKET,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 42
FIGURE 20 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT PRODUCT MARKET SHARE
TRENDS, 2011-2017 (%) 43
FIGURE 21 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASES MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 62
FIGURE 22 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY END USE, 2011 (%) 65
FIGURE 23 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY FILLER MATERIAL TYPE, 2011 (%) 68
FIGURE 24 THERMAL GREASE PRODUCT MARKET BY TYPE, 2011-2017 (%) 69
FIGURE 25 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 70
FIGURE 26 THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, 2011 (%) 71
FIGURE 27 GLOBAL THERMAL GREASE MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 (%) 72
FIGURE 28 GLOBAL THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 75
FIGURE 29 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY END USE, 2011 (%) 76
FIGURE 30 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 79
FIGURE 31 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY REGION, 2011 (%) 80
FIGURE 32 THERMAL COMPOUND MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 (%) 81
FIGURE 33 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 84
FIGURE 34 THERMAL PAD MARKET BY END USE, 2011 (%) 86
FIGURE 35 THERMAL PAD MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 88
FIGURE 36 GLOBAL THERMAL PAD MARKET BY REGION, 2010 (%) 89
FIGURE 37 THERMAL PAD MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 91
FIGURE 38 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE TAPE MARKET, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 94
FIGURE 39 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END USE, 2011
(%) 96
FIGURE 40 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 98
FIGURE 41 GLOBAL THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY
REGION, 2011 (%) 99
FIGURE 42 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY REGION,
2011-2017 (%) 100
FIGURE 43 GLOBAL EPOXY THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 103
FIGURE 44 THERMAL ADHESIVE FILM AND TAPE MARKET BY END USE
SEGMENTS 2010 (%) 106
FIGURE 45 THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 108
FIGURE 46 GLOBAL THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY REGION, 2011 (%) 109
FIGURE 47 THERMAL EPOXY MARKET BY REGION, 2011-2017 (%) 110
FIGURE 48 GLOBAL PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL
MARKET, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 113
FIGURE 49 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
END USE, 2011 (%) 114
FIGURE 50 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
END USE, 2011-2017 (%) 116
FIGURE 51 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY
REGION, 2011 (%) 117
FIGURE 52 PHASE-CHANGE THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY
REGION, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 118
FIGURE 53 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 121
FIGURE 54 METALLIC THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE,
2011 (%) 124
FIGURE 55 GLOBAL METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY
TYPE, 2011-2017 (%) 126
FIGURE 56 METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET BY END USE,
2011-2017 (%) 128
FIGURE 57 METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY REGION,
2011 (%) 129
FIGURE 58 METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS MARKET BY REGION,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 131
FIGURE 59 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET, 2010 (%) 133
FIGURE 60 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENTS BY MATERIAL
TYPE, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2013 (%) 151
FIGURE 61 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY
TYPE, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2013 152
FIGURE 62 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENT TRENDS OVER
TIME, 2006-2012 153
FIGURE 63 U.S. THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL PATENTS BY INVENTOR
AND ASSIGNEE NATIONALITY, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2013 (%) 154
To order this report:
Electronic_Component_and_Semiconductor Industry: Thermal Interface Materials: Technologies, Applications and Global Markets
Contact Clare: [email protected]
US:(339) 368 6001
Intl:+1 339 368 6001
SOURCE Reportlinker
Share this article