Advanced Ceramics - International Technology & Market Trends

Advanced Ceramics - International Technology & Market Trends published by BizAcumen, Inc. in November, 2009. This report consists of Pages: 291 and the price starts from US $ 2995.

Introduction

Abstract

Information technology and electronic industries are emerging as the two bastions of advanced ceramics' market since late ' 90s. Rising demand for high-performance electronic, computing and communication devices is propping the large-scale adoption of advanced ceramic compositions within these industries. Cross-application synergies are also upstaging, unveiling newer and more sophisticated application platforms for advanced ceramics. Thus, with the revenue charts increasingly tipping towards the high-end markets, the industry' s end user profile is undergoing rapid transformation, away from the conventional end-use markets such as defense equipment, chemical processing, and glass industries. With the spurt unlikely to die down any sooner, the IT and electronic industries are projected to remain dominant and aggressively growing end users of advanced ceramics.

Commercial use of advanced ceramics is limited by the complexity and high costs of implementation; skepticism about the long-term stability and consistency of material properties, coupled with lack of industry-wide standardization, high cost of components and absence of performance tracking deterring the full-scale commercialization of advanced ceramics until recently. However, burgeoning research and developments and new product innovations are expected to drive new opportunities for advanced ceramics in the coming years. Additionally, growing impetus for environmental protection is likely to bolster demand for the use of the materials in replacement applications that are touted as environmentally unsafe. Of late, rising shipments of commercial and military aircrafts and future orders, particularly from the US and Asian countries, is expected to assure a stable market for advanced ceramic coatings in the next five years.

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Table of Contents

1. METHODOLOGY 1

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
• Disclaimers 2
• Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3

2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 4

• Major Markets of Advanced Ceramics 4

3. MARKET SNAPSHOTS 4

• Asia Dominates Global Advanced Ceramics Market 4
• Twin Growth Strategy: Adding New Dimensions to Advanced Ceramics 5
• Industry Experiences Strong Demand from IT/Electronic Industries 5
• Electronic Ceramics Continue to Rule Advanced Ceramics Market 5
• Development of Niobium and Tantalum Propel Electronic Ceramics Market 6
• Rising Demand for Ceramic Armor Fueling Structural Ceramics Sales 6
• Medical Field to Emerge as Major End-Use Area for Advanced Ceramics 6
• Aerospace Sector Drives Growth for Ceramic Coatings 6
• Challenges for Commercialization of Advanced Ceramics 6
• Cost-Effective Manufacturing Regions Attract Foreign Companies 7

4. EMERGING APPLICATIONS 7

• Smart Ceramics Zoom Ahead 7
• Fuel Cells and Batteries Promising a Huge Potential 8
• High-Performance Ceramics Grab Significant Position in Automobile Sector 8
• Piezo ceramic components Open New Avenues 9
• Metal Matrix Composite - A Prominent Species 9
• Ceramic Products Aid in Process Reliability 9
• Superconductors Driving Demand for Advanced Ceramics 10
• Energy Sector Spurs New Opportunities for Advanced Ceramics 10

5. PRODUCT FACTS 11

• Electronic Ceramics 11
• Chemical Processing & Environmental Ceramics 12
• Ceramic Coatings 12
• Structural Ceramics 12

6. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 13

• Metalico Acquires American CatCon Holdings 13
• CTS Corp Acquires TUSONIX 13
• Johnson Matthey Acquires Argillon 13
• Yageo Partners with OEMs and ODMs to Promote Wireless Solutions 13
• Ceradyne Obtains Ceramic Body Armor Order 13
• ESK Ceramics Wins €35 Million Contract 14
• Taiyo Yuden Launches Two New Group Companies 14
• CoorsTek Releases New Design Guide for Thick-Film Ceramic Substrates 14
• Yageo Introduces 8010 Ceramic Chip Advent and Carlyle Completes the Acquisition of H.C. Starck 17
• Cree and Digi-Key Enter into a Distribution Pact 17
• Ceradyne Obtains Ceramic Body Armor Delivery Order from the US Army 17
• CPS Becomes CPS Technologies Corporation 18
• Ceradyne Opens First Solar Energy Ceramic-Associated Factory in China 18
• NGK Insulators to Construct New Manufacturing Facility in Mexico 18
• CoorsTek Plans to Open New Facility in the US 18
• Samsung Electro-Mechanics Offers MLCC Library to Ansoft 19
• ATC Rolls Out 800 Series Multilayer Capacitor Products 19
• CoorsTek Launches CeraPure(tm) Ceramics 20
• CoorsTek Launches DuraStrate(tm) Ceramic Substrates 20
• Momentive Performance Materials Launches New Series of PBN Coatings, Heaters and Crucibles 20
• KEMET Introduces FE-CAP Line 21
• Kyocera Launches the Ceramic Pot 21
• Morgan Electro Ceramics Launches New Line of Co-Fired PCMAs 21
• Morgan Electro Ceramics Launches New Piezoelectric Composite Components 22
• Morgan Electro Ceramics Unveils New Piezoelectric Actuator Plates 23
• Vishay Releases Latest Range of High- Intensity White SMD LED Series 23
• Advanced PhaseSiC(tm) Hybrid Liquid- Phase Silicon Carbide Substance 23
• AVX Extends TLJ Series Portfolio 23
• Large-Case SMD MLCC from KEMET 24
• Vishay Launches VJHVArc Guard Capacitors 24
• SEM Develops First-Ever 4.7uF/6.3V/1005 MLCC 24
• Ceramic Electronic Component from Japanese Inventors 24
• Low Resistivity SiC from the US Inventors 25
• Epitaxial Silicon Carbide Layer Production Process from Swedish Engineers 25
• Japanese Researchers Introduce New Ceramic Electronic Component 25
• Silicon Carbide Composite Substance from the US Researcher 25
• New Production Process for Ceramic Electronic Components 25
• Microelectromechanical Structures on SiC Substrate 26

7. MAJOR PLAYERS 26

• Applied Ceramics Inc. (USA) 26
• Ceradyne, Inc. (USA) 26
• CPS Technologies Corporation (USA) 26
• CeramTec AG (Germany) 26
• COI Ceramics Inc. (USA) 27
• Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (France) 27
  • Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Hamilton Ltd. (Canada) 27
  • Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Lauf GmbH (Germany) 27
  • Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc. (USA) 27
    • Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Inc. (USA) 28
  • Saint-Gobain Quartz SAS (France) 28
• CoorsTek, Inc. (USA) 28
• Covalent Materials Corporation (Japan) 28
• General Electric Company (USA) 29
• International Ceramic Engineering (USA) 29
• KEMET Corporation (USA) 29
• Kyocera Corporation (Japan) 29
  • AVX Corp. (USA) 29
    • American Technical Ceramics Corp. (USA) 29
  • Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation (USA) 30
• Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (USA) 30
• Morgan Electro Ceramics (UK) 30
• Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan) 30
• NGK Insulators Ltd. (Japan) 31
• Rauschert GmbH (Germany) 31
• Samsung Electro-Mechanics Company Ltd. (Korea) 31
• Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (Japan) 31
• TDK Corporation (Japan) 32
• Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (USA) 32
• Yageo Corp. (Taiwan) 32

8. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS 33

9. THE UNITED STATES 38

• Electronic Ceramics: The Largest Segment 38
• Structural Ceramics: Spearheading Growth 38
• Issues Impacting Growth of Advanced Ceramics Market 38

10. CANADA 40

11. JAPAN 41

12. EUROPE 42

• a. France 44
• b. Germany 45
• c. The United Kingdom 46
• d. Italy 47
• e. Spain 48
• f. Russia 49
• g. Rest of Europe 50

13. ASIA-PACIFIC 51

14. THE MIDDLE EAST 52

15. LATIN AMERICA 53

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