Friday, October 30, 2015

Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials are key enablers for a whole new generation of products and processes, some of which have come onto the market in 2014 in sectors such as consumer electronics.


Key Nano-technologies and MarketsThe Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report is a comprehensive guide to materials, markets and products in nanotech over the past 12 months and future developments. This publication details leading developments within the industry during this period.


2014 witnessed numerous major advances enabled by nanomaterials in consumer electronics (quantum dots), medicine and coatings technology. The number of nanocellulose and graphene producers and applications developers has grown significantly. Other 2D nanomaterials are now the focus of widespread research.


The Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report focuses on the leading nanomaterials under development, with coverage on carbon nanotubes, graphene, quantum dots, nanocellulose and other key markets such as titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanosilica. There are contributions from leading nanotech companies in the materials and coatings sectors, alliowing readers a unique market insight into these exceptional materials.


All the key breakthroughs and business developments in 2014 in graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanomedicine, nanocellulose, nanocoatings, nanomaterials regulation, nanowires, quantum dots and energy are covered. This publication provides a comprehensive review of the state of the nanotech sector at present, it’s development, and future prospects. Strategic analysis of the key global markets nanotech will impact is the core theme.


Key Nanomaterials Markets in 2015


  • Nanomaterials in the Li-ion battery market

  • The graphene market

  • Keys to success in graphene

  • Graphene in healthcare

  • Nanomaterials in 3D printing

  • Nanomaterials in Displays

  • Nanomaterials in Filtration

  • Nanomaterials in Energy

  • The Nanocoatings Market

  • Anti-fingerprint nanocoatings

  • Nanocoatings in the automotive industry

  • Nanocoatings in aerospace and aviation

  • Nanocoatings in construction and exterior protection

  • Nanocoatings in consumer electronics

  • Nanocoatings in sanitary and cleaning 54 Nanocoatings in the oil and gas sectors

  • Nanocoatings in the marine industry

  • Nanocoatings in the textile industry

  • Medical nanocoatings

  • Waterproof nanocoatings

  • Quantum Dots in Displays

Key Nanomaterials in 2015


  • Self-Healing nanocoatings

  • Gold nanoparticles

  • The Carbon nanotubes market

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes prospects

  • Fullerenes

  • Nanosilver

  • Nanowires in electronics

  • Nanozirconia producers

  • Titanium dioxide nanoparticles

  • Nanoparticle inks for printed electroncs

  • Plasma nanocoatings

  • Nanosilica

  • Cellulose nanocrystals

Key Industry Developments in the last 12 months


  • Graphene industry developments

  • Nanomedicine industry developments

  • Nanomaterials regulation

  • Carbon nanotubes industry developments

  • Nanowires industry developments

  • Quantum dots industry developments

  • Nanocoatings industry developments

  • Nanoenergy industry developments

  • Nanocellulose industry developments

Learn more about nanotechnology and nanomaterials market and publications that provide informed perspective and relevant analysis of emergent technologies.


 



Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials are key enablers for a whole new generation of products and processes, some of which have come onto the market in 2014 in sectors such as consumer electronics.


Key Nano-technologies and MarketsThe Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report is a comprehensive guide to materials, markets and products in nanotech over the past 12 months and future developments. This publication details leading developments within the industry during this period.


2014 witnessed numerous major advances enabled by nanomaterials in consumer electronics (quantum dots), medicine and coatings technology. The number of nanocellulose and graphene producers and applications developers has grown significantly. Other 2D nanomaterials are now the focus of widespread research.


The Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report focuses on the leading nanomaterials under development, with coverage on carbon nanotubes, graphene, quantum dots, nanocellulose and other key markets such as titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanosilica. There are contributions from leading nanotech companies in the materials and coatings sectors, alliowing readers a unique market insight into these exceptional materials.


All the key breakthroughs and business developments in 2014 in graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanomedicine, nanocellulose, nanocoatings, nanomaterials regulation, nanowires, quantum dots and energy are covered. This publication provides a comprehensive review of the state of the nanotech sector at present, it’s development, and future prospects. Strategic analysis of the key global markets nanotech will impact is the core theme.


Key Nanomaterials Markets in 2015


  • Nanomaterials in the Li-ion battery market

  • The graphene market

  • Keys to success in graphene

  • Graphene in healthcare

  • Nanomaterials in 3D printing

  • Nanomaterials in Displays

  • Nanomaterials in Filtration

  • Nanomaterials in Energy

  • The Nanocoatings Market

  • Anti-fingerprint nanocoatings

  • Nanocoatings in the automotive industry

  • Nanocoatings in aerospace and aviation

  • Nanocoatings in construction and exterior protection

  • Nanocoatings in consumer electronics

  • Nanocoatings in sanitary and cleaning 54 Nanocoatings in the oil and gas sectors

  • Nanocoatings in the marine industry

  • Nanocoatings in the textile industry

  • Medical nanocoatings

  • Waterproof nanocoatings

  • Quantum Dots in Displays

Key Nanomaterials in 2015


  • Self-Healing nanocoatings

  • Gold nanoparticles

  • The Carbon nanotubes market

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes prospects

  • Fullerenes

  • Nanosilver

  • Nanowires in electronics

  • Nanozirconia producers

  • Titanium dioxide nanoparticles

  • Nanoparticle inks for printed electroncs

  • Plasma nanocoatings

  • Nanosilica

  • Cellulose nanocrystals

Key Industry Developments in the last 12 months


  • Graphene industry developments

  • Nanomedicine industry developments

  • Nanomaterials regulation

  • Carbon nanotubes industry developments

  • Nanowires industry developments

  • Quantum dots industry developments

  • Nanocoatings industry developments

  • Nanoenergy industry developments

  • Nanocellulose industry developments

Learn more about nanotechnology and nanomaterials market and publications that provide informed perspective and relevant analysis of emergent technologies.


 



Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Can "Make in India" become sustainable for Indian Semiconductor manufacturing sector with coming macroeconomic changes in 2015?

The semiconductor manufacturing is most capital intensive business and it is very important to make these investments sustainable in short term in order to ensure profitability in long term. Sustainability of the semiconductor wafer fabs involves being able to keep the fabs in operation 24×7 to reduce the tool idle time and manufacturing semiconductor wafers that meet the growing demand for consumer electronics and military needs.


My recently released book “Mass Capitalism: A Blueprint for Economic Revival”, takes you through the journey of semiconductor manufacturing in U.S. semiconductor industry. The high cost of manufacturing and keeping track with the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (ITRS) to keep up with progress of Moore’s law forced offshoring of IC packing industry, design engineering services and eventually even the manufacture of semiconductor wafers from United States to Asia. These policies of globalization have resulted in rising trade deficits for the U.S. The replacement of manufacturing sector with relatively low paying service sector jobs has resulted in falling incomes and depreciating middle class in the U.S.


In this way globalization of semiconductor manufacturing resulted into a loss of dominance of the U.S. semiconductor industry and started to make this capital intensive as well as knowledge intensive business unsustainable leading to an early demise of Moore’s law (due to economic limits because of huge capital investments) because of poor return on investments due to poor domestic consumer demand. Since the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S. has been trying to revive its economy by lowering its bench mark interest rates close to 0% and following Quantitative Easing (QE) policies to stimulate its economy. Instead of reviving the economy by boosting domestic consumer demand, the QE policies have instead resulted into growing income disparity as the wages of the middle class haven’t been growing to boost consumer demand.


The growth in domestic demand from increased consumer borrowing due to low interest rates is unsustainable as interest rates cannot remain low forever. Additionally, the low interest rates have not increased domestic investments in the U.S. and instead investors have preferred to get better returns on their investments by investing in countries with higher interest rates like India. Hence, Low bench mark interest rates in developed economies like U.S. and Europe have primarily benefited the wealthy individuals in helping them get cheaper loans on mortgage properties and helping them earn higher incomes through renting these properties. These monetary policies haven’t encouraged the easy money from QE to get invested in domestic economy as investors have preferred to invest for higher yields in countries like India. Hence, QE policies have not been able to solve the problem of unemployment in the U.S. and has mostly created low paying and part time jobs in U.S.


Now that the QE has come to an end and the Fed is on track to raise its rates in mid 2015, the following macroeconomic changes are certain. First, the rising bench mark interest rates will not be able to lure U.S. residents into increased borrowing for mortgaging cars and houses. Additionally, When interest rates rise, the investors who have invested for short term gains in countries like India will move their investments for higher yields to the U.S.. This would put a sudden strain on the Indian rupee (INR). Hence, the net result of rising rates in the US with present monetary policy would be a poor domestic consumer demand in U.S. from decreased borrowing and strain on economies of developing countries like India through rising inflation. These changes would cause a rise in value of USD and depreciation of INR.


The net result would be a rising inflation in India as investors looking for better gains would rush to U.S. for higher returns. The largest withholders of U.S. FOREX viz. China has signed currency swap deals with its major trading partners and performs transactions in Yuan instead of USD. Hence, although USD will rise from foreign investments, U.S. will not be able to reduce its trade deficits through exports as US manufactured goods would become expensive in international markets. As there will be no major buyers for US debt due to bypassing of USD by major withholders of US Forex like China and Russia, the only way ahead forward for the Fed is to reform its current monetary policy so that wages keep track with employee productivity which would reduce US budget deficits. The U.S. has also recently imposed huge tariffs on solar goods from China and Taiwan to boost its domestic manufacturing. Eventually, U.S. will also have to impose tariffs on all foreign goods entering the U.S. to eliminate its trade deficits for revival of domestic manufacturing industry. Without reforming its trade and monetary policies to reduce its trade and budget deficits, any rise in value of USD with rise in Fed’s bench mark interest rates would result into an increase in US twin deficits which would also cause an increase in supply of goods into the an economy, which is suffering from a poor economic demand. This would cause a crash in profits of those corporations when their manufactured goods remain unsold and thereby also crashing the US stock market.


Taking these macroeconomic changes into consideration, India has following things to worry about its “Make in India” plan. The plan to lure foreign investors into India to make India a global semiconductor manufacturing hub like China could fail, if any of these investors are looking for short term gains, as semiconductor investments are long term strategic investments. These investments pay off for any country over a long term and not a short term investments that yield a quick return on investments like financial sector of today’s economy. Hence, Just like TSMC Inc. gets its financial backing from government of Taiwan, Samsung Inc. gets its financial backing from government of South Korea and Globalfoundries Inc. gets backing from government of Abu Dhabi, the upcoming Indian semiconductor fabs should also be sponsored with backing of government of India to make these capital intensive investments sustainable. This approach would minimize any chances of these capital intensive investments becoming unsustainable when investors move their investments out of India for their short term gains due to rise in US interest rates.


These huge capital investments into semiconductor wafer fabs can become sustainable only if there is a solid economic demand for these semiconductor wafers in Indian electronics industry because the economic demand is presently slowing in developing economies. However, If Indian government policies do not encourage consumption of domestic manufactured products and hence if import of foreign manufactured goods continue due to India’s Free trade policies, the trade deficits of India will continue to soar. The government recently passed some strict guidelines to all ministries asking them to give preference to domestically manufactured electronic products. This is a positive step forward aimed at boosting electronics production as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “Make in India” drive. If trade deficits are allowed to soar, these deficits will put a further strain on already troubled INR. Additionally, the products manufactured by Indian fabs will get consumed domestically only if the wages of Indian citizens keep track with their productivity. This free market monetary policy would also ensure a robust consumer demand for electronic goods in order to keep the fabs in operation 24×7 thereby reducing the idle time of tools. The potential of fabless semiconductor ecosystem in its ability to grow small businesses should be adopted by “Make in India” movement. In this process several macroeconomic reforms should also be advocated because an absence of these macroeconomic reforms have made the fabless semiconductor ecosystem unsustainable for the U.S. contributing to its twin (trade and budget) deficits.


To ensure a good return on its investments by being able to create domestic jobs and to minimize the job loses in economic downturns, a three tier fabless semiconductor business model with decentralized supply chains as proposed in “Mass Capitalism: A Blueprint for Economic Revival” should be adopted by Indian semiconductor industry. This would usher in a competitive free market balanced economy and help Indian economy transition from a developing economy to a developed economy. The trade and budget deficits would be eliminated and ever increasing huge capital investments would make this highly capital intensive business not just sustainable but also very profitable. This is a free market approach to make the investments in semiconductor fabs a success so that India can keep its 2020 projected $400 billion account deficits under control and ensure that its semiconductor manufacturing sector is able to keep track with progress of Moore’s law.


Economy also moves in a systaltic fashion and never in a straight line. Due to this systaltic motion, internal clash and cohesion take places giving rise of economic cycles. The ups and downs of socio-economic life in different phases are sure to take place due to this systaltic principle. Having a balanced economic model will also eliminate the problem of unemployment in economic downturns. In this way excess government spending in economic downturns can be eliminated achieving a true free market economic model for semiconductor industry.


About Apek Mulay


Apek Mulay is CEO of Mulay’s Consultancy Services, a senior analyst and macroeconomist in the United States semiconductor industry and author of the new book, “Mass Capitalism: A Blueprint for Economic Revival.” He attended the University of Mumbai in India and later completed his master’s degree in electronics engineering at Texas Tech University. Mulay is the author of the patent “Surface Imaging with Materials Identified by Colors” during his employment at Texas Instruments Inc., and he has chaired technical sessions at International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis (ISTFA) for consecutive years. The U.S. government approved his permanent residency under the category of foreign nationals with extraordinary abilities in science and technologies. www.ApekMulay.com



Can "Make in India" become sustainable for Indian Semiconductor manufacturing sector with coming macroeconomic changes in 2015?

Microfluidics Market worth $3.5 Billion by 2018

The “Microfluidics Market Materials (Polymers, Silicon, Glass), Pharmaceuticals (Microreactors, Toxicity Screening, Lab on Chip, Proteomic & Genomic Analysis) Drug Delivery Devices (Microneedles, Micropumps), IVD (POC) – Global Trends & Forecast to 2018” analyzes and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia, and Rest of the World.


This report studies the global microfluidics market over the forecast period of 2013 to 2018. The global microfluidics market is valued at $1.59 billion in 2013 and is poised to reach $3.57 billion by 2018, at a CAGR of 17.6%.


The microfluidics market is categorized based on materials, products, and applications. The polymers market (in the materials segment) and in-vitro diagnostics market (in the products segment) are considered as potential market segments. The rising demand for POC diagnostic devices, quick return on investments provided by microfluidic devices which helps in cost reduction, and miniaturization of microfluidic chips are the major drivers for this market. The polymers market commands the largest share of the microfluidics materials market in 2013 and is expected to grow at a healthy CAGR of more than 20% during the study period. The growth in the adoption rate of polymers by manufacturers, which is driven by favorable properties of polymers such as enhanced mechanical strength, optical transparency, chemical stability, biocompatibility, reduced costs, enhanced profit margins, and extended applications, is the major driver for this market.


The in-vitro diagnostics segment of the microfluidic products market commands the largest share and is expected to grow at a healthy CAGR in the next five years. The large share of this segment can be attributed to the increased adoption of microfluidics in IVD by major diagnostic companies such as Roche Diagnostics (Switzerland), Becton Dickinson and Company (U.S.), Abbott Laboratories (U.S.), and Cepheid (U.S.). The various advantages offered by microfluidics are reduced reagent consumption, quick analysis, and enhanced accuracy of test results. The microfluidics clinical diagnostics market within the IVD segment is estimated to witness the strongest growth from 2013 to 2018. Enhanced applications in diagnostics such as microfluidic flow cytometry and cell surface markers are driving the growth of this market.


The drug delivery devices market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the study period. The increasing use of microneedles and micropumps driven by the enhanced efficacy of drug delivery are the significant drivers of the market growth. Micro pumps offer various advantages such as low sample consumption, which leads to cost reduction. This is one of the major factors driving the growth of this market. The micropumps market within the drug delivery devices segment is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR from 2013 to 2018.


The Point-of-Care diagnostics applications segment accounts for the largest share of the microfluidics applications market in 2013 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 20% during the study period. A number of factors such as the growing demand for carrying out medical tests at or near the site of patient care in hospitals or at home, low consumption of samples and reagents, miniaturization of devices, and faster time of analysis are driving the growth of the POC diagnostics market.


North America accounts for the largest share of the global microfluidics market in 2013. However, the Asian region is expected to grow at a higher CAGR in the forecast period. A number of factors such as lower labor and raw material costs, and growth in investments due to favorable economic conditions (especially in China and India) are responsible for the high growth of the microfluidics market in Asia.


Major players in the microfluidics market include Abbott Laboratories (U.S.), Agilent Technologies (U.S.), Caliper Life Sciences (PerkinElmer) (U.S.), Cepheid (U.S.), Danaher Corporation (U.S.), Life Technologies Corporation (U.S.), and Roche Diagnostics (Germany). A majority of companies in the microfluidics market are from the U.S.


Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report:  Microfluidics Market By Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Delivery Devices, IVD – Global Trends & Forecast to 2018.



Microfluidics Market worth $3.5 Billion by 2018

Monday, October 26, 2015

North American Electronics Sales Growth Flat but Outlook is Positive

As of November 2014, sales growth was flat in the bare printed circuit board (PCB) and electronics manufacturing services (EMS) segments of the electronics industry, in sharp contrast to semiconductor sales that continued to skyrocket. U.S. new orders for electronics products, which tend to lead sales by about one month, continued to sag.


IPC’s PCB book-to-bill ratio, which normally leads PCB sales by three to six months, climbed further to 1.06 in November after hovering around 1.00 during most of 2014. Ratios above parity (1.00) indicate greater demand than supply, which may be a precursor of strengthening sales growth in the PCB industry in 2015.


All data cited in this report are based on rolling averages of the past three months, which smooths out some of the volatility in monthly data to show clearer trends.


Electronics Sales Growth


Electronics Sales Growth


Note on the graph:  All indices are based on the same baseline of the average month in 2000=100, and reflect a three-month rolling average.


Sources: IPC statistical programs for the EMS and PCB industries; SIA for semiconductor data; U.S. Census Bureau for U.S. new orders for computer and electronic products.


Learn more about Electronic Contract Manufacturing Services market and publications that provide informed perspective and relevant analysis of emergent technologies.


Electronic Contract Manufacturing Services – Global Strategic Business Report” analyzes the worldwide markets for Electronic Contract Manufacturing Services in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Consumer Electronics, Computers & Peripherals, Telecommunications, Industrial Electronics, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2013 through 2020. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. The report profiles 308 companies including many key and niche players such as –


Altadox, Inc.

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

Celestica, Inc.

Compal Electronics, Inc.

Creation Technologies LP


 



North American Electronics Sales Growth Flat but Outlook is Positive

The East European Electronics Industry Report

In the context of the global electronics industry East Europe, at US$57.3 billion, accounted for 3% of electronics output in 2014 and held a 4.5% share of the global market at US$81.2 billion. To the east Russia and the Ukraine accounted for 12 % and 34% of production and the market, respectively in 2014. The current conflict in the region has impacted both production and the market and is expected to continue to subdue demand over the short-term. In the longer-term and assuming the current situation is resolved the market will gradually rebound and in turn lead to an upturn in foreign investment.


East European Electronics

East European Electronics Production 2010-2015 (excludes Russia & Ukraine). Source: RER, Yearbook of World Electronics Data Volume 4 2015/2016 East Europe & World.


 


The electronics industry in the remainder of Eastern Europe accounted for 88% of electronics production and 66% of the market in 2014. The region’s position as an emerging market, the close proximity to Western Europe and lower manufacturing costs has resulted in significant foreign investment by some of the world’s leading electronics groups, with the focus on computing, communications and consumer electronics. Production within the core 3C segment is focused on the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. In 2014, the share of 3C accounted for of overall production ranged from 60% in Hungary, to 81% in the Czech Republic, 83% in Slovakia and 84% in Poland.


However, with volume manufacturing in the hands of a relatively few companies the region has been vulnerable to decisions made by individual companies as they look to align production to demand and utilise their global manufacturing operations to reduce costs. In the case of TV manufacturing production has fallen from a peak of 41.0 million in 2010 to a forecasted 32.1 million in 2015.


The production of computer related equipment peaked in 2010 and although output edged up in 2014 on the back of stronger demand output is expected to have declined by 7.6% between 2010 and 2015. The decline in the communications segment has been more pronounced primarily due to the sharp decline in the production of mobile phones. Between 2010 and 2015, output has declined by 32.2%.


The decline in 3C production will be partially offset by an increase in output of industrial and high-end communications equipment. This will be led by foreign investment as companies look to move production from higher cost West European locations or in the case of non-European companies look to establish a low-cost manufacturing base to serve the European market.


Details of the East European Electronics Industry Report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Yearbook of World Electronics Data Volume 4 2015/2016 East Europe & World.



The East European Electronics Industry Report

Friday, October 23, 2015

Flexible, Organic and Printed Electronics Market Forecast

New market research report, entitled Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics: Forecasts, Players & Opportunities, provides the most comprehensive view of the topic, giving detailed ten year forecasts by device type. The market is analyzed by territory, printed vs non printed, rigid vs flexible, inorganic vs organic, cost of materials vs process cost and much more, with over 160 tables and figures. Activities of over 1,000 leading companies are given, as is assessment of the winners and losers to come.


The total market for Flexible, Organic and printed electronics will be worth over $70 billion by 2024. The majority of that is OLEDs (organic but not printed) and conductive ink used for a wide range of applications. On the other hand, stretchable electronics, logic and memory, thin film sensors are much smaller segments but with huge growth potential as they emerge from R&D.


Flexible, organic and printed electronics market forecast by component type in US$ billions*


Source: IDTechEx * For the full forecast data please purchase this report


The following components are assessed, and for each one ten year forecasts are given, along with companies and their activities, case studies, impediments to commercialization and timescales:


  • Logic and memory

  • OLED displays

  • OLED lighting

  • Electrophoretic and other bistable displays

  • Electrochromic displays

  • Electroluminescent displays

  • Other displays

  • Thin film batteries

  • Photovoltaics

  • Sensors

  • Conductors

  • Other



If you are looking to understand the big picture, the opportunity, the problems you can address, or how you can start to use these technologies and the implications involved, this report is a must.  Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site: Printed, Organic & Flexible Electronics: Forecasts, Players & Opportunities





Partial list of tables:


 1. Description and analysis of the main technology components of printed and potentially printed electronics

1.2. Current opportunity, market size and profitability

1.3. Market forecast by component type for 2015-2025 in US $ billions, for printed and potentially printed electronics including organic, inorganic and composites

1.4. The different states of readiness of organic and inorganic electronic technologies (semiconductors and conductors)

1.5. Spend on organic versus inorganic materials 2015-2025 US$ billion

1.6. Split of material types by component

1.7. Market value $ billions of only printed electronics 2015-2025

1.8. Total market value of printed versus non-printed electronics 2015-2025 US$ billion

1.9. Market value $ billions of only flexible/conformal electronics 2015-2025

1.10. Total market value of flexible/conformal versus rigid electronics 2015-2025 in US$ billion

1.11. The market for printed and potentially printed electronics by territory in $ billion 2015-2025

1.12. Possible breakdown of the market for printed and potentially printed electronics in 2035 by numbers and value

1.13. Success and failures

2.1. Market forecasts for 2035 in US$ billion

2.2. End user markets relevant to printed electronics

2.3. Leading market drivers 2025

2.4. Some potential benefits of printed and partly printed organic and inorganic electronics and electrics over conventional devices and non-electronic printing in various applications

2.5. Types of printed/thin film photovoltaics beyond silicon compared, with examples of suppliers

2.6. Primary assumptions of organic electronics in full production 2013-2035

3.1. Global market for printed electronics logic and memory 2015-2025 in billions of dollars, with % printed and % flexible



Flexible, Organic and Printed Electronics Market Forecast

5G Wireless Ecosystem Research and Trial Investments to Reach $5 Billion by 2020

While LTE and LTE-Advanced deployments are still underway, wireless carriers and vendors have already embarked on R&D initiatives to develop so-called “5G” technology, with a vision of commercialization by 2020.


5G is essentially a revolutionary paradigm shift in wireless networking to support the throughput, latency, and scalability requirements of future use cases such as extreme bandwidth augmented reality applications and connectivity management for billions of M2M (Machine to Machine) devices.


Although 5G is yet to be standardized, some of the collectively accepted attributes of the technology include new air interface transmission schemes, new spectrum bands, spectrum aggregation, Massive MIMO, beamforming, D2D (Device to Device) communications and self-backhauling, among others.


Key findings:


  • Driven by regional, national government, wireless carrier and vendor initiatives, we expect 5G Wireless Ecosystem R&D and trial investments will account for nearly $5 Billion by 2020, following a CAGR of nearly 40% over the next 5 years

  • Nearly 70% of these investments will target large scale commercial trial networks in Japan, South Korea and other early pioneering countries

  • Despite a lack of standardization, vendors are aggressively investing in 5G development efforts with a principal focus on new transmission schemes, antenna technologies, and higher frequency bands

  • 5G networks are expected to utilize a variety of spectrum bands, ranging from established cellular bands to millimeter wave frequencies

  • 5G standardization activities are expected to commence between 2015 and 2016

5G Wireless ecosystem research report covers the following topics:


  • 5G requirements, use cases & vertical market applications

  • 5G market drivers and barriers

  • Air interface & antenna technologies: Massive MIMO, waveforms, phased array antennas & beamforming

  • Spectrum technologies: Cognitive radio, spectrum sensing, aggregation & LSA (Licensed Shared Access)

  • D2D communications & self-backhauling networks

  • Complimentary technologies for 5G: NFV (Network Functions Virtualization), SDN (Software Defined Networking), HetNet (Heterogeneous Networking), C-RAN (Cloud RAN), drones & satellites

  • Spectrum options for 5G

  • Standardization & research initiatives

  • Competitive assessment of vendor strategies & commitments to 5G

  • 5G investment and subscription forecasts from 2015 till 2025

The “5G Wireless Ecosystem: 2015 – 2025 – Technologies, Applications, Verticals, Strategies & Forecasts” report presents an in-depth assessment of the emerging 5G ecosystem including key market drivers, challenges, enabling technologies, use cases, vertical market applications, spectrum bands, wireless carrier deployment commitments and vendor strategies. The report also presents forecasts for both 5G investments and subscriptions.


5G Wireless Ecosystem ResearchThe report comes with an associated Excel datasheet suite covering quantitative data from all numeric forecasts presented in the report. Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site.  View the report: “5G Wireless Ecosystem: 2015 – 2025 – Technologies, Applications, Verticals, Strategies & Forecasts”.


 


 



5G Wireless Ecosystem Research and Trial Investments to Reach $5 Billion by 2020

Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Wireless M2M & IoT Market Opportunities Report

Global spending on wireless M2M technology is expected to reach nearly $200 Billion by the end of 2014. Despite its low ARPU, the wireless M2M market has become a key focus of many mobile network operators as their traditional voice and data markets become saturated. Likewise, government and regulatory initiatives such as the EU initiatives to have a smart meter penetration level of 80% by 2020 and the mandatory inclusion of automotive safety systems such as eCall in all new car models, have also helped to drive overall wireless M2M connections and revenue.


By enabling network connectivity among physical objects, M2M has initiated the vision of the Internet of Things (IoT) – a global network of sensors, equipment, appliances, computing devices, and other objects that can communicate in real time. This gives rise of a multitude of application possibilities including but not limited to location tracking, diagnostics, process automation, remote monitoring/control and even entertainment. Given the vast array of M2M and IoT applications, the industry has attracted attention from a multitude of vertical market segments.


Consequently we expect the wireless M2M market to account for $196 Billion in revenue by the end of 2020, following a CAGR of 21% during the six year period between 2014 and 2020. Eyeing this lucrative opportunity, vendors and service providers across the highly fragmented M2M value chain have become increasing innovative in their strategies and technology offerings which have given rise to a number of submarkets such as M2M network security, Connected Device Platforms (CDP) and M2M application platforms.


The “The Wireless M2M & IoT Bible: 2014 – 2020” report presents an in-depth assessment of the global wireless M2M market.  In addition to covering the business case, the challenges, the industry’€™s roadmap, value chain analysis, deployment case studies, and the vertical market ecosystem, vendor service/product strategies and strategic recommendations, the report also presents comprehensive forecasts for the wireless M2M market from 2014 till 2020, including an individual assessment of the following submarkets: Network Connectivity, Application Services, Embedded Cellular M2M Modules, Network Security, Connected Device Platforms (CDP), Application Platforms (Application Enablement Platforms, AEP and Application Development Platforms, ADP), Integration Services and Enabling Technologies. The forecasts and historical revenue figures are individually segmented for eight vertical markets, Eight air interface technologies, six geographical regions and 53 countries.


Details of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: The Wireless M2M & IoT Bible: 2014-2020 – Opportunities, Challenges, Strategies, Industry Verticals and Forecasts.


 



Wireless M2M & IoT Market Opportunities Report

Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials are key enablers for a whole new generation of products and processes, some of which have come onto the market in 2014 in sectors such as consumer electronics.


Key Nano-technologies and MarketsThe Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report is a comprehensive guide to materials, markets and products in nanotech over the past 12 months and future developments. This publication details leading developments within the industry during this period.


2014 witnessed numerous major advances enabled by nanomaterials in consumer electronics (quantum dots), medicine and coatings technology. The number of nanocellulose and graphene producers and applications developers has grown significantly. Other 2D nanomaterials are now the focus of widespread research.


The Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report focuses on the leading nanomaterials under development, with coverage on carbon nanotubes, graphene, quantum dots, nanocellulose and other key markets such as titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanosilica. There are contributions from leading nanotech companies in the materials and coatings sectors, alliowing readers a unique market insight into these exceptional materials.


All the key breakthroughs and business developments in 2014 in graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanomedicine, nanocellulose, nanocoatings, nanomaterials regulation, nanowires, quantum dots and energy are covered. This publication provides a comprehensive review of the state of the nanotech sector at present, it’s development, and future prospects. Strategic analysis of the key global markets nanotech will impact is the core theme.


Key Nanomaterials Markets in 2015


  • Nanomaterials in the Li-ion battery market

  • The graphene market

  • Keys to success in graphene

  • Graphene in healthcare

  • Nanomaterials in 3D printing

  • Nanomaterials in Displays

  • Nanomaterials in Filtration

  • Nanomaterials in Energy

  • The Nanocoatings Market

  • Anti-fingerprint nanocoatings

  • Nanocoatings in the automotive industry

  • Nanocoatings in aerospace and aviation

  • Nanocoatings in construction and exterior protection

  • Nanocoatings in consumer electronics

  • Nanocoatings in sanitary and cleaning 54 Nanocoatings in the oil and gas sectors

  • Nanocoatings in the marine industry

  • Nanocoatings in the textile industry

  • Medical nanocoatings

  • Waterproof nanocoatings

  • Quantum Dots in Displays

Key Nanomaterials in 2015


  • Self-Healing nanocoatings

  • Gold nanoparticles

  • The Carbon nanotubes market

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes prospects

  • Fullerenes

  • Nanosilver

  • Nanowires in electronics

  • Nanozirconia producers

  • Titanium dioxide nanoparticles

  • Nanoparticle inks for printed electroncs

  • Plasma nanocoatings

  • Nanosilica

  • Cellulose nanocrystals

Key Industry Developments in the last 12 months


  • Graphene industry developments

  • Nanomedicine industry developments

  • Nanomaterials regulation

  • Carbon nanotubes industry developments

  • Nanowires industry developments

  • Quantum dots industry developments

  • Nanocoatings industry developments

  • Nanoenergy industry developments

  • Nanocellulose industry developments

Learn more about nanotechnology and nanomaterials market and publications that provide informed perspective and relevant analysis of emergent technologies.


 



Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

Monday, October 19, 2015

Worldwide Market for Thermal Management Products to Reach $15.56 Billion by 2018

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled “Electronic Thermal Management – Technologies, Materials, Devices, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets”. According to this study, the worldwide market for thermal management products is predicted to grow from about $8.8 billion in 2013 to $15.56 billion by 2018, at an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1%.


Thermal management” denotes the array of problem-solving design tools and material technologies that systems manufacturers apply to regulate the unwanted heat caused by the normal functioning of an electronic system. Increasing power densities and decreasing transistor dimensions are hallmarks of modern computer chips. Both trends are increasing the thermal management challenge within the chip and surrounding packaging, as well as accelerating research progress on high conductivity materials.


Dramatic changes are underway in the computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. There is a trend toward systems “convergence,” combining computer, telecommunications and consumer system functions all into one system. There is also a trend toward micro-miniaturization and microsystem technologies integrating digital, optical, radio frequency and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. Microsystem packaging is at the heart of all of these products, since it is this technology that provides the system integration in addition to controlling the size, performance, reliability and cost of the final microsystem.


High-density packaging has been the trend in electronic circuits during the last decade, and that will continue for at least the next five years. In 2013, a typical megaprocessor could pack a staggering 41 million transistors onto a single chip. Running flat out, that chip would dissipate 130 watts of heat – more than a bright household light bulb – from an area the size of a postage stamp.


The trend line of the thermal management industry aligns with the developments of technology in the semiconductor, microprocessor and computer industries. For every advance in performance of these systems, there is a corresponding increase in the operating heat generated by the system. To simply say, however, that demands for thermal management products have increased as the requirements of applications have increased, does not do justice to the unique character of this industry. It is probably more accurate to state that the development of thermal management as an industry is the result of a synergy of solutions constantly engineered to manage excess heat in today’s electronic systems.


electronic thermal management reportDetails of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Electronic Thermal Management – Technologies, Materials, Devices, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets.



Worldwide Market for Thermal Management Products to Reach $15.56 Billion by 2018

Semiconductor Chemicals And Materials - Key Industry Trends

Semiconductor Chemicals and Materials Market


Chemicals are used in a variety of processes in semiconductor manufacturing. All are used in IC manufacturing to varying degrees depending on the type of device architecture, cleaning-process chemistry and frequency of use, etching-process chemistry, method of thin film deposition, use of wet or dry etching, use of wet-etching machines (cassette-to-cassette, automatic processing) or wet etching systems (dip tanks), size of wafers, and number of wafer starts.


Suppliers of semiconductor chemicals and materials are focusing on reducing the impurity levels of their products. “Electronic” and “Semiconductor” grade gases are available with low concentrations of cations and anions that could degrade device performance. Transition metal impurities, for example, are fast diffusers and readily move into the silicon wafer lattice during high-temperature processing, replacing silicon ions at lattice sites and changing the bandgap of the silicon. These new sites act as a generation-recombination center and result in a decrease in the minority carrier lifetimes and leakage currents at p-n junctions.


A critical concern has emerged as the suppliers have improved the purity of the delivered product — consistency. The manufacturing of devices at adequate yields has become dependent on minimizing process variances. The current purity of gases has now reached a threshold where subsequent deterioration or improvement of purity, even in a single trace element, can upset the yield. The fact that improvement in purity can be viewed as a negative has been somewhat ironic to the suppliers.


Most users continue to ask suppliers for higher and higher chemical purity. At the present time the supplier specifications represent product purity that is satisfactory for most manufacturing processes and that is commercially available at prices that are acceptable to users.


Higher purity chemicals could be offered but would require additional processing such as distillation, chemical treatment or even drastic modifications in the basic manufacturing procedures. Many basic chemical producers have already made improvements in their manufacturing facilities to accommodate the semiconductor industry and its chemical suppliers. Individual company specifications make it necessary for suppliers to do lot selection or extra analytical work and this can escalate the selling price of the chemicals. Also, it causes shipping delays since the supplier usually cannot ship his regular product from existing inventory.


Obviously these basic changes would change the cost structure and ultimately increase the selling price to users. These price increases could be dramatic.


It is well known that the yields in Japanese IC manufacturing facilities are higher than in the United States. This is related to two major factors; the increased use of automation in Japan, and the decreased contamination levels due to the integrity of their Class 1 and 10 cleanrooms, their attitude to quality, and their processing chemicals. U.S. semiconductor manufacturers must adopt these practices in order to remain competitive with the Japanese. A major effort must be directed towards chemical manufacturers to supply chemicals with as high a purity and as low a particulate level as possible. This must also be achieved at as low a cost as possible.


IC manufacturers are installing chemical distribution systems in their new facilities. Chemicals are piped into wafer fab cleanrooms after delivery to the facility in bulk containers. This method totally eliminates the need for bottles. A continual pipeline of chemicals from the supplier to wafer has been developed, utilizing fluoropolymer piping, baths, and wafer carriers. Fluoropolymer tubing and piping, pumped by fluoropolymer pumps, and filtered in fluoropolymer filter housings with replaceable fluoropolymer filters make up the purest method of handling chemicals for tomorrow’s purity demands. All of these components are available in Teflon for the most critical applications.


The use of direct piping systems or any dispensing hardware will usually require extensive retrofitting of existing fabrication areas and can be costly. However, savings on product cost and handling can sometimes easily justify these changes. Needless to say, yield improvements which are often possible, would be an even stronger justification. A typical system price breakdown is:


  • 40% – Equipment and components such as piping, tanks, pumps, filters, and valves

  •  14% – Automated control system including interface to host computer over a LAN, hardware, and software

  •  46% – Labor including installation, engineering, test, inspection, and project overhead costs

The quality of semiconductor chemicals and materials entering the fab area should be the most important concern of personnel in a semiconductor manufacturing facility. In order to undertake proper evaluation of chemicals and their suppliers, a total awareness program must be initiated in the facility. To achieve this goal, the primary requirement must be a commitment by management that personnel and monetary resources are dedicated to the purity issue regardless of cost.


The more extensive the quality control program within a facility, the more confidence that can be placed in the analytical results. These results can only be at the confidence level of the personnel, equipment, and testing methods. These methods should be subjected to rigorous quality control methods, including calibration on a biannual basis.


Semiconductor Chemicals Materials

Chemicals And Materials For Sub-100nm IC Manufacturing


For more information, table of contents, and ordering details,  please view the report: Chemicals And Materials For Sub-100nm IC Manufacturing.



Semiconductor Chemicals And Materials - Key Industry Trends

Friday, October 16, 2015

Surging Demand for CCTV and Video Surveillance Systems Drives the Electronic Security Systems Market

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of new market research studies which cover CCTV and Video Surveillance Systems, and comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size and demand forecasts on the Global Electronic Security Systems (ESS) market. The global market for Electronic Security Systems is projected to exceed US$80 billion by 2020, driven by the surging demand for CCTV and video surveillance systems and the critical need to restrict unauthorized entry and access amid escalating security concerns. 


Electronic Security Systems, CCTV and Video Surveillance Market


Electronic Security represents the use of technology and electronic devices for ensuring safety and security of human life, physical assets, and business operations by tracking and preventing unauthorized access to restricted premises, sensitive data, or high value assets. As key enablers of advanced electronic security, alarms, electronic access controls systems (EACS) and CCTV and Video surveillance systems have been well received by security conscious individuals, commercial establishments, and governments across the world. Rise in terrorist attacks, vandalism, campus violence, and the resulting need for personal safety, and security at public places such as transits, city centers, educational institutions, as well as borders have been driving the ESS market over the years. Other factors benefiting market growth include heightened levels of fear over security among individuals, stringent regulatory mandates, recovering new building constructions, and surging demand for technologically superior yet cost effective products.


Future growth in the market will be driven by societal changes, which will continue to trigger security threats like terrorist attacks, racism, and fascism. Also, the changing nature of crime in the form of online fraud, identity theft, internet related crimes, property theft, and vandalism will throw the spotlight on the need for advanced electronic security solutions such as digital CCTV, IP based video surveillance, remote-monitoring systems, and IP based access control systems. Falling prices; ever expanding product range; favourable legal, social and political perspectives; migration from analog to IP-based video surveillance; surging investments in government security projects; rapid proliferation of HD CCTVs, rising need to restrict unauthorized entry and access; integration of multiple technologies; expanding applications of biometrics EACS; and the power of cloud computing in enabling security software as a service, are also expected to benefit market expansion in a big way in the coming years.


As stated by the new market research report on Electronic Security Systems (ESS), the United States represents the largest market worldwide, followed closely by Europe. Rise in events of security infringement, significant upgrading and integration of highly advanced security systems by commercial and residential buildings, and rising government and enterprise focus on safeguarding human life, physical and digital assets, and infrastructure, represent key growth drivers in developed markets. Asia-Pacific ranks as the fastest growing market with a CAGR of 14% over the analysis period. Growing prominence of Asian countries as a manufacturing hub for electronic security systems, robust construction activity driven by healthy gains in GDP growth, rising disposable incomes of an expanding base of middle class population, and growing number of civil infrastructure projects, among others, represent key growth drivers in the region.


Key players covered in the report include ADT LLC, Allegion plc, ASSA ABLOY AB, Axis Communications AB, Bosch Security Systems, Changzhou Minking Electronics Co., Ltd., Fermax Electronica S.A.U., Global Security Solutions, Gunnebo AB, Hanwha Techwin, Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Honeywell International Inc., Huviron Co., Ltd., Identive Group, Inc., Johnson Controls, Inc., Kaba Group, Mobotix AG, Panasonic Corporation, Schneider Electric, SAFRAN Group, Sony Electronics, Inc., Swann Communications Pty. Ltd., Toshiba America, Inc., Tyco International Ltd., UTC Building and Industrial Systems, Yoko Technology Corp., and Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co., Ltd., among others.


The research report provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities of global companies. The report provides market estimates and projections in value for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe (France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil, and Rest of Latin America), and Rest of World. Product segments analyzed in the report include Alarms, Electronic Access Control Systems (EACS), CCTV and Video Surveillance Systems, and Others.


Electronic Security Systems Market


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Surging Demand for CCTV and Video Surveillance Systems Drives the Electronic Security Systems Market

Next Generation Quantum Dot: Markets Change Rapidly

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS, the electronics industry market research  and knowledge network, announces the availability of a new report entitled “Quantum Dots: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021”. Worldwide quantum dot markets are poised to achieve significant growth as next generation systems provide a way to improve traditional displays with vibrant color and decrease the cost of making electronic devices by decreasing manufacturing costs while increasing quality.


Quantum Dots: — Markets Reach $4.6 Billion By 2021


Quantum dot markets are set for rapid growth. Quantum dot market driving forces relate to technology maturity. TV displays, fuel cell catalysts, solar quantum dots, a range of applications depend on the ability to manufacture quantum dots consistently and in sufficient quantity to be useful in a commercial environment. Large screen TV displays represent one of the first commercial application for quantum dots.


This TV display market is a good market. The overall flat panel display (FPD) market is anticipated to reach US$110 Billion by 2017. Growth is driven by widespread use of devices that embed electronic displays. Displays fit in electronic TVs, notebooks, and mobile smart phones. Ample opportunities exist in the automotive sector as display mediums for entertainment and driver assistance systems.


FPDs can tap into opportunities in the advertising sector, where they are used for both outdoor and indoor ad displays. Public display systems are becoming more common. Technology innovation, lower prices, and robust demand bodes well for market development.


Quantum dot films inside FPDs are indispensable to electronic devices that require human operation and as a result LCD and plasma technologies are now commonplace. In the television industry. Quantum dot penetration of flat panel display markets promise to be huge. Demand for thin TVs is strong, with wall mounted TVs accounting for a major portion of the market. FPDs are popular for buildings and transport applications. They are used in digital picture frames.


Challenges to existing display technology comes from viewer desire for pure colors and low energy consumption. These features are provided by quantum dots. End-use of big TV displays are expected to drive quantum dot markets throughout the forecast period. Industries analyzed include information systems, personal computers, telecom equipment, instrumentation, consumer appliances, transportation equipment, stationary fuels cells, and medical devices.


Quantum Dot (QD) and Quantum Dot LED (QLED) Market is evolving. The quantum dot market depends on techniques for the development of commercial quantity production. Kilogram quantity mass production of quantum dots is a game-changer. High quality, high quantity and low price quantum dots increase the rate of change in consumer electronics markets.


Quantum dot technology offers screen quality far beyond what has been available previously. The quality of light is better for displays with quantum dots. New products are emerging as manufacturers learn to integrate high efficiency / luminescence quantum dots into display products. The level of change represents a paradigm shift that creates new industries, products, and jobs in science and industry.


The list of possible quantum dot applications is ever expanding. New applications are waiting for the availability of quantum dots.


  • Gold Nanoparticles Illustrate Properties Of Colloidal Nanocrystals Size Dependency

  • Intrinsic physical sizes are comparable to the critical sizes of many important properties of a given class of functional materials

  • Wavelength of the electron wave function

  • Diameter of photo-generated excitons

  • Domain size of magnetic single domains

  • Large surface-to-volume atom ratio alters the chemical potential of the structural

  • Large surface-to-volume atom ratio different in comparison to corresponding bulk crystals

  • Strongly size-dependent solubility of nanocrystals

  • Presence of size dependent structures in the nanometer regime

  • Electron band configuration

  • Surface structure

  • Surface reconstruction

  • Unique crystal structures

  • Unique catalytic properties of gold nanocrystals can be considered an example

Quantum Dot and Quantum Dot LED (QLED) market segments include HDTV and displays, solar, LED lighting, cancer imaging, personalized medicine, telco lasers, and ID tags. All segments are anticipated to achieve spectacular growth, with TV display technology and solar markets reaching over $1 billion per year in revenue by 2021. Qdot cancer imaging / personalized medicine reaches $750 million and quantum dot ID Tags go to $700 million dollars by 2021.


Vendors, including Nanosys and QD Vision synthesize these materials in solution, and formulate them into inks and films. Quantum Dot LEDs (QLED) enable performance and cost benefits.


Quantum Dot LED (QLED) commercial focus has remained on key optical applications: Optical component lasers are emerging as a significant market. LED backlighting for LCD displays, LED general lighting, and solar power quantum dots are beginning to reach the market. Vendors continue to evaluate other applications.


Medical applications are potentially large and beginning to reach a level of maturity that represents real market presence. Early stage work with University College London in cancer imaging is progressing.


According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the team that prepared the study, “Quantum dots QDs are nano-particles in the range of 2 nm to 10 nm diameter. Quantum dots are tiny bits of semiconductor crystals with optical properties that are determined by their size and shape more than material composition. Their small size is of nanoparticles is only now making them able to be manufactured in commercial quantities. They are made through a synthesis process. Strong growth is anticipated as companies master manufacturing techniques that allow consistent production”


Quantum dot markets at $306 million in 2014 are anticipated to reach $4.6 billion by 2021 as next generation devices, systems, and displays are triggered by quantum dots. Quantum dots represent the next wave of semi conductor revolution, giving sophisticated functionality based on the size and shape of the nanoparticle not the base material. Because the materials science is so easy to manipulate, the devices can be made very inexpensively with a lot of variety.


Quantum Dots Market ReportDetails of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report:Quantum Dots: Market Shares, Strategy, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021“.




Next Generation Quantum Dot: Markets Change Rapidly

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IPC 2611 Generic Requirements for Electronic Product Documentation
IPC 2612-2 Sectional Requirements for Electronic Diagramming Documentation (Schematic and Logic Descript
IPC 2612-1 Sectional Requirements for Electronic Diagramming Symbol Generation Methodology
IPC 3406 Guidelines for Electrically Conductive Surface Mount Adhesives
IPC 3408 General Requirements for Anisotropically Conductive Adhesives Films
IPC 7095C Design and Assembly Process Implementation for BGAs
IPC 7351B Generic Requirements for Surface Mount Design and Land Pattern Standard
IPC 9202 Material and Process Characterization/Qualification Test Protocol for Assessing Electrochemic
IPC 9203 Users Guide to IPC-9202 and the IPC-B-52 Standard Test Vehicle
IPC 9701A Performance Test Methods and Qualification Requirements for Surface Mount Solder Attachments
IPC 9702 IPC/JEDEC Monotonic Bend Characterization of Board-Level Interconnects
IPC 9703 IPC/JEDEC Mechanical Shock Test Guidelines for Solder Joint Reliability
IPC 9704A Printed Circuit Assembly Strain Gage Test Guideline
IPC 9706 Mechanical Shock In-situ Electrical Metrology Test Guidelines for FCBGA SMT Component Solder
IPC 9707 Spherical Bend Test Method for Characterization of Board Level Interconnects
IPC 9708 Test Methods for Characterization of Printed Board Assembly Pad Cratering
IPC 9709 Test Guidelines for Acoustic Emission Measurement during Mechanical Testing
IPC A-610F Acceptability of Electronics Assembly
IPC A-620B IPC/WHMA-A-620B Requirements and Acceptance for Cable and Wire Harness Assemblies
IPC C-406 Design & Application Guidelines for Surface Mount Connectors
IPC CA-821 General Requirements for Thermally Conductive Adhesives
IPC CC-830B Qualification and Performance of Electrical Insulating Compound for Printed Wiring Assemblies
IPC CM-770E Component Mounting Guidelines for Printed Boards
IPC D-326A Information Requirements for Manufacturing Printed Circuit Boards and Other Electronic Assemblies
IPC FC-234A Pressure Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) Assembly Guidelines for Flexible, Rigid or Rigid-Flex Printed Boards
IPC HDBK-001E Handbook and Guide to Supplement J-STD-001
IPC HDBK-005 Guide to Solder Paste Assessment
IPC JP002 JEDEC/IPC Current Tin Whiskers Theory and Mitigation Practices Guideline
IPC J-STD-001F Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Assemblies
IPC J-STD-002D EIA/IPC/JEDEC J-STD-002D Solderability Tests for Component Leads, Terminations, Lugs, Terminals and Wires
IPC J-STD-003C-WAM1 Solderability Tests for Printed Boards
IPC J-STD-004B Requirements for Soldering Fluxes
IPC J-STD-005A Requirements for Soldering Pastes
IPC J-STD-006C Requirements for Electronic Grade Solder Alloys and Fluxed and Non-Fluxed Solid Solders
IPC J-STD-020D-1 IPC/JEDEC Moisture/Reflow Sensitivity Classification for Nonhermetic Solid State Surf
IPC J-STD-027 Mechanical Outline Standard for Flip Chip and Chip Size Configurations
IPC J-STD-028 Performance Standard for Construction of Flip Chip and Chip Scale Bumps
IPC J-STD-030A Selection and Application of Board Level Underfill Materials
IPC J-STD-033C-1 Handling, Packing, Shipping and Use of Moisture/Reflow Sensitive Surface Mount Device
IPC J-STD-075 Classification of Non-IC Electronic Components for Assembly Processes
IPC MC-790 Guidelines for Multichip Module Technology Utilization
IPC S-816 SMT Process Guideline & Checklist
IPC SM-780 Component Packaging & Interconnecting with Emphasis on Surface Mounting
IPC SM-784 Guidelines for Chip-on-Board Technology Implementation
IPC SM-785 Guidelines for Accelerated Reliability Testing of Surface Mount Attachments
IPC SM-817 General Requirements for Dielectric Surface Mounting Adhesives
IPC SM-817A General Requirements for Dielectric Surface Mount Adhesives
IPC T-50K Terms and Definitions for Interconnecting and Packaging Electronic Circuits
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Worldwide Market for Thermal Management Products to Reach $15.56 Billion by 2018

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new report entitled “Electronic Thermal Management – Technologies, Materials, Devices, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets”. According to this study, the worldwide market for thermal management products is predicted to grow from about $8.8 billion in 2013 to $15.56 billion by 2018, at an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.1%.


Thermal management” denotes the array of problem-solving design tools and material technologies that systems manufacturers apply to regulate the unwanted heat caused by the normal functioning of an electronic system. Increasing power densities and decreasing transistor dimensions are hallmarks of modern computer chips. Both trends are increasing the thermal management challenge within the chip and surrounding packaging, as well as accelerating research progress on high conductivity materials.


Dramatic changes are underway in the computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. There is a trend toward systems “convergence,” combining computer, telecommunications and consumer system functions all into one system. There is also a trend toward micro-miniaturization and microsystem technologies integrating digital, optical, radio frequency and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices. Microsystem packaging is at the heart of all of these products, since it is this technology that provides the system integration in addition to controlling the size, performance, reliability and cost of the final microsystem.


High-density packaging has been the trend in electronic circuits during the last decade, and that will continue for at least the next five years. In 2013, a typical megaprocessor could pack a staggering 41 million transistors onto a single chip. Running flat out, that chip would dissipate 130 watts of heat – more than a bright household light bulb – from an area the size of a postage stamp.


The trend line of the thermal management industry aligns with the developments of technology in the semiconductor, microprocessor and computer industries. For every advance in performance of these systems, there is a corresponding increase in the operating heat generated by the system. To simply say, however, that demands for thermal management products have increased as the requirements of applications have increased, does not do justice to the unique character of this industry. It is probably more accurate to state that the development of thermal management as an industry is the result of a synergy of solutions constantly engineered to manage excess heat in today’s electronic systems.


electronic thermal management reportDetails of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report: Electronic Thermal Management – Technologies, Materials, Devices, New Developments, Industry Structure and Global Markets.



Worldwide Market for Thermal Management Products to Reach $15.56 Billion by 2018

Industrial Robots: -- Markets Reach $48.9 Billion By 2021

ELECTRONICS.CA PUBLICATIONS announces the availability of a new study “Industrial Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021”. Robots in general are poised to change every aspect of modern life. Robots are poised to change everything, what we eat, how we eat it, what we drive, how we drive it, what we manufacture, how we manufacture it, and the military, how we defend ourselves.



Robot technology is based on platforms that leverage sensors, controllers, software modules, cameras, visualization, and locomotors deploying machines for control of all repeatable process. Industrialization is after all the repetition of some task to create process. Robots take this a step further to create automation of process with the ability to move the units.


Robots are promising to improve yields in every industry. Robots make crops safer by eliminating or virtually eliminating herbicides. Downstream processing system solutions and robots achieve automation of process. Robots meet stringent hygiene and safety regulations, work tirelessly 24 hours a day, and relieve human workers of physically arduous tasks. Robots contribute to the freshness, variety and quality of food. Projects are ongoing. Projects are ongoing.


What could be tastier than a fresh picked strawberry, fully ripe, full of juicy appetence, exquisite in every way? Plant factories, grow lights, vertical farming appliances, and robots that make them possible are poised to change the economics of food growing. Robots in general are poised to change every aspect of modern life. Robots are poised to change everything, what we eat, how we eat it, what we drive, how we drive it, what we manufacture, how we manufacture it, and the military, how we defend ourselves.


Robots are set to bring a new industrial revolution more important than anything seen before. Industrial robots perform repetitive tasks efficiently, they do not eat, they do not make mistakes, they do not get tired, they do what they are told, they work 24 hours per day 7 days a week. Manufacturing plants are frequently long aisles of nothing but robots, no human in sight.


Beyond industrial robots that repeat actions, more intelligent robots loaded with sensors are able to automate process using processors and cameras to control action. Use of microprocessors provides a measure of intelligent control over the activity of the robot based on input from the sensors and the cameras.


Tablet apps are congruent technology for all robots, adding platform functionality and providing basic platform controls. There is the potential for standardization so the robotic platforms are congruent, but that has not happened yet. Companies with a presence in tablet markets are poised to benefit enormously from the growth of robot markets. The app software provides a universal mechanism that will permit flexible response to changing market conditions.


According to Susan Eustis, lead author of the the study, “The opportunity to participate in robotic markets is compelling. This new market is evolving as new automated process based on breakthroughs and innovation in technology is expressed in robotic platforms. Microprocessor technology, optics, cameras, nanotechnology, new materials, thin film batteries, and sensors are among the technologies being put to use in innovative ways in robots. The ability to apply any technology from any company is phenomenal.”


Consideration of Robot Market Forecasts indicates that markets at $53 billion will reach $171.7 billion by 2020. Growth comes as every industry achieves efficiency by automating process robotically. Robots are unique because they can perform multiple steps without human intervention and they can adapt to different conditions and different types of devices to be manipulated. The sensors and the cameras in the robots make them flexible.


Industrial Robots MarketDetails of the new report, table of contents and ordering information can be found on Electronics.ca Publications’ web site. View the report:  “Industrial Robots: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, 2015 to 2021“.


 


 



Industrial Robots: -- Markets Reach $48.9 Billion By 2021

Monday, October 12, 2015

Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

Nanotechnology and nanomaterials are key enablers for a whole new generation of products and processes, some of which have come onto the market in 2014 in sectors such as consumer electronics.


Key Nano-technologies and MarketsThe Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report is a comprehensive guide to materials, markets and products in nanotech over the past 12 months and future developments. This publication details leading developments within the industry during this period.


2014 witnessed numerous major advances enabled by nanomaterials in consumer electronics (quantum dots), medicine and coatings technology. The number of nanocellulose and graphene producers and applications developers has grown significantly. Other 2D nanomaterials are now the focus of widespread research.


The Nanotechnology Industry Review and Prospects Report focuses on the leading nanomaterials under development, with coverage on carbon nanotubes, graphene, quantum dots, nanocellulose and other key markets such as titanium dioxide nanoparticles and nanosilica. There are contributions from leading nanotech companies in the materials and coatings sectors, alliowing readers a unique market insight into these exceptional materials.


All the key breakthroughs and business developments in 2014 in graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanomedicine, nanocellulose, nanocoatings, nanomaterials regulation, nanowires, quantum dots and energy are covered. This publication provides a comprehensive review of the state of the nanotech sector at present, it’s development, and future prospects. Strategic analysis of the key global markets nanotech will impact is the core theme.


Key Nanomaterials Markets in 2015


  • Nanomaterials in the Li-ion battery market

  • The graphene market

  • Keys to success in graphene

  • Graphene in healthcare

  • Nanomaterials in 3D printing

  • Nanomaterials in Displays

  • Nanomaterials in Filtration

  • Nanomaterials in Energy

  • The Nanocoatings Market

  • Anti-fingerprint nanocoatings

  • Nanocoatings in the automotive industry

  • Nanocoatings in aerospace and aviation

  • Nanocoatings in construction and exterior protection

  • Nanocoatings in consumer electronics

  • Nanocoatings in sanitary and cleaning 54 Nanocoatings in the oil and gas sectors

  • Nanocoatings in the marine industry

  • Nanocoatings in the textile industry

  • Medical nanocoatings

  • Waterproof nanocoatings

  • Quantum Dots in Displays

Key Nanomaterials in 2015


  • Self-Healing nanocoatings

  • Gold nanoparticles

  • The Carbon nanotubes market

  • Single-walled carbon nanotubes prospects

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Key Nano-technologies and Markets in 2015 and Beyond

CMP Consumables Market Resumes Sustainable Growth

The global CMP consumables market has resumed its growth trajectory prior to the 2008-2009 recession. At over $2.0B, 2013 CMP slurry and pad revenues are up 6.0% over 2012, and 2014 is projected to be up an additional 2.2%, according to a new report  “CMP Consumables 2014 – A Critical Materials Report“.  By 2019, the combined CMP pad and slurry market is expected to grow to $2.5B for a CAGR of 3.9% over this period.


The overall slurry market share of Cabot Microelectronics, the historical market leader, is estimated to be stable at just over 36% globally. Aside from Cabot, market ranking can be identified only in the context of a specific process application, as each segment functions as an independent market. This results in a highly fragmented slurry market with over a dozen suppliers, each with a significant market share in at least one process area. The pad market is still led by Dow Chemical with about two-thirds share globally. Cabot Microelectronics remains the only supplier clearly in the Tier 2 pad group with an estimated 9-10% share compared to 1-5% each for six others.


New product development continues to dominate the R&D budgets of slurry manufacturers as new device structures and material set combinations move into high volume chip manufacturing, including CMP processes related to FinFET and high-κ metal gate technologies. Defect reduction requirements and tighter specs on removal uniformity continue their relentless march to planarization perfection in order to satisfy the demands of device manufacturing below 20nm.


CMP Consumables Market ReportThe 2014 CMP Consumables Report includes supply chain segments on Slurries and Abrasives; Pads; Slurry Filters; Pad Conditioners; Post-CMP Cleaning Chemicals; PVA Brushes; Equipment; Retaining Rings; and Support Services. Reports on Process Flows, University Research and a CMP retrospective comprise the remaining three segments. Each section, including the popular Slurry and Pad reports, can be purchased separately, with a discount for purchase of the entire set:


 


 


 



CMP Consumables Market Resumes Sustainable Growth