Report: Plastics in Electronic Components TOC

INTRODUCTION
- OBJECTIVES
- SCOPE AND FORMAT
- REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
- METHODOLOGY
- ACRONYMS
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
- BCC ONLINE SERVICES
- DISCLAIMER
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
- Summary Table:
- NORTH AMERICAN CONSUMPTION IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BY TYPE OF RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Summary Figure:
- NORTH AMERICAN CONSUMPTION IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BY TYPE OF RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
RESINS USED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
- THERMOPLASTICS
  - NYLONS
    - Background
    - Properties
    - Major Types
      - Nylon 66
      - Nylon 6
      - Similarities and Difference between Properties of Nylon 6 and Nylon 66
- Table 1 COMPARISON OF NYLON 6 AND NYLON 66 PROPERTIES
  - Other Nylons
    - Overview
    - Nylon 46
  - Reinforced Nylons
  - Processing
  - Electric/Electronic Applications
  - Producers and Capacities
Table 2 NYLON PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
- Recent Developments
  - BASF Buys Honeywell' s Nylons
  - Kuraray High-Temperature Nylons
  - EMS-Grivory' s New Nylons
  - Bayer' s Reinforced Nylons
  - DuPont' s Reinforced Nylons
  - DSM Nylons for Connectors
  - Degussa Nylons for Connectors
- Market Estimates and Forecasts
Table 3 NORTH AMERICAN NYLON MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTERS
  - Background
  - Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)
    - Background
    - Properties
    - Applications
    - Producers
- Table 4 GLOBAL PBT PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
  - New Developments and Products
  - BASF
  - Cyclics Corporation
  - Bayer Corporation
  - Ticona Corporation
  - Degussa
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
  - Overview
  - Properties and Grades
  - Electronic/Electrical Applications
  - Producers and Capacities
- Table 5 KEY NORTH AMERICAN PET PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
  - New Developments
  - PET and PBT Competitive Scenario
- Polycyclohexyldimethylene Terephthalate (PCT)
  - Background
  - Properties
  - Producers and Applications
  - New Developments
    - PCT Usage in Automotive Connectors
    - New Resins for MIDs
  - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN PBT MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN PET MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - POLYPHENYLENE SULFIDE (PPS)
    - Background
    - Properties
    - Advantages and Disadvantages
    - Applications
    - Producers
    - Other Technology Considerations
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 8 NORTH AMERICAN PPS MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - POLYIMIDES/ PEI/ PAI
    - Background
    - Properties
    - Early E/E Applications
    - Vespel Parts
    - A Major Electric/Electronic Application - Dielectric Interlayers
    - Polyimide Films
    - Polyetherimides (PEIs)
      - Background
      - Properties
      - Applications
    - Polyamideimides (PAIs)
      - Background
      - Properties
      - Applications
      - Producers
      - New Developments
        
        GE Plastics
        DuPont
      - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN POLYIMIDE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - POLYCARBONATES
    - Background
    - General Grades
    - Properties
      - Overview
      - Property Advantages and Disadvantages
    - Polyester Carbonates
    - Applications
    - Marketing
    - Producers and Capacities
- Table 10 DOMESTIC POLYCARBONATE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS)
  - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 11 NORTH AMERICAN POLYCARBONATE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - POLYPHTHALAMIDES (PPA)
    - Background
    - Properties and Applications
    - Producers
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 12 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPHTHALAMIDE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS (LCP)
    - Background
    - Properties
    - Applications
      - Background
      - Electrical/ Electronics
    - Producers
- Table 13 ESTIMATES OF GLOBAL LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER CAPACITIES - 2006 (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
  - New Developments and Products
    - Ticona
    - DuPont
  - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 14 NORTH AMERICAN LCP MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - TOTAL
  - POLYSULFONES
    - Background
    - Types of Polysulfones
      - Background
      - Polyethersulfones (PES)
      - Polyarylsulfones
    - Grades
    - Properties
    - Applications of Polysulfones
    - Electrical/Electronic Applications
    - Producer Scenario
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 15 NORTH AMERICAN POLYSULFONE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - ALLOYS/BLENDS
    - Background
    - PPO/HIPS
      - Background
      - Properties
      - Applications
    - PPO/Nylon
      - Background and Properties
      - Grades and Applications
    - PEI/Polycarbonate Blends
    - LCP/PPS Alloys
    - Recent Alloy/Blend Developments
      - Compatibilizer Advances
      - LCP Teams up with Polycarbonates and PET
      - Use of PC/PBT Blends
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 16 NORTH AMERICAN ALLOY/BLEND MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - FLUOROPOLYMERS
    - Background
    - Properties and Applications
    - Producers
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
Table 17 NORTH AMERICAN FLUOROPOLYMER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- POLYKETONES
  - Background
  - Properties
  - Applications
  - Producers
  - Recent Developments
    - Degussa
    - Victrex, Ltd.
    - Asian Sources for PEEK
    - PEEK for Lead-Free Soldering
    - PEEK for Thin-Wall Parts
  - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 18 NORTH AMERICAN POLYKETONE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - THERMOPLASTIC MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS SUMMARY
- Table 19 NORTH AMERICAN TOTAL THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MARKET VOLUME BY RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN TOTAL THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MARKET VOLUME BY RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - THERMOSET RESINS
    - OVERVIEW
    - REINFORCED GRADES
    - GENERAL PROPERTIES
- Table 20 REINFORCED THERMOSET PROPERTIES AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
  - EPOXY RESINS
    - Overview
    - Background
    - Chemical Epoxy Types
    - Technology and Properties
    - Electronic Applications
    - Epoxy Systems
      - Background
      - Non-Molded
      - Laminating Systems
      - Molded Epoxies
    - Producers
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 21 NORTH AMERICAN EPOXY MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - POLYURETHANES
    - Background
    - General Applications
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN POLYURETHANE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - PHENOLICS
    - Background
    - Grades
    - Molding Compounds
      - Background
      - Typical Applications for Phenolic Molding Compounds
    - Electric/Electronic Applications
    - Producers
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 23 NORTH AMERICAN PHENOLIC MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - UNSATURATED POLYESTERS
    - Background
    - Ingredients of Unsaturated Polyester Formulations
- Table 24 INGREDIENTS OF UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN FORMULATIONS IN DESCENDING ORDER OF COMMERCIAL USE
  - Applications
    - Construction
    - Bathroom Products
    - Corrosion-Resistant Products
    - Marine Products
    - Transportation
    - Other Applications
    - Electrical/Electronic
  - Bulk Molding Compounds (BMC)
    - Background
    - Applications
  - Producers and Suppliers
  - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 25 NORTH AMERICAN UNSATURATED POLYESTER MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - DIALLYL PHTHALATE (DAP)
    - Overview
    - Background and Applications
    - Producers
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 26 NORTH AMERICAN DAP MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - THERMOSET MARKET ESTIMATE AND FORECAST SUMMARY
- Table 27 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 2 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PRODUCTS
- INTRODUCTION
- ACTIVE DEVICES
- ACTIVE/PASSIVE DEVICES
- PASSIVE DEVICES
- FOCUS OF THIS REPORT
- DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF PLASTICS
  - OVERVIEW
  - BACKGROUND
- Table 28 DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS OF SELECTED MATERIALS
- Table 29 DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS FOR SELECTED THERMOPLASTICS
  - PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS (PCBs)
    - BACKGROUND
    - OVERVIEW
    - PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS
      - Electrical
      - Mechanical
      - Other Property Requirements
    - TECHNOLOGIES
      - Overview
    - PCB SUBSTRATES
      - Overview
      - Rigid Substrates
        
        Overview
        Current Material Usage
        
        Standard FR-4 Epoxy Resin
        Higher-Performance Epoxies
        Polyimides
        Cyanate Esters
        Silicon-Carbon
        PTFE
        BT Resins
        Phenolics
        Melamine
        Other Materials
        Copper Foils
        Glass Cloth
        
        Types of Reinforcements
        Needs of Microwave Circuits
        Production of Rigid PCBs
        Environmental Issues
        
        PCB Laminates
        Lead-Free Electronic Soldering
        
        Flame Retardant Issues
        Issues Facing Plastics Usage
- Flexible Printed Circuit Boards
  - Background
  - Technology
  - Standards
  - Advantages
  - Materials Used
    - Overview
    - Polyimides
    - Polyesters
    - Liquid Crystalline Polymers
    - Aramids
    - Epoxy Resins
    - Adhesiveless Laminates
  - Rigid-Flex Circuits
  - Comparison between Rigid and Flexible Circuit boards
- Table 30 COMPARISON BETWEEN RIGID AND FLEX CIRCUITBOARDS
  - Production Statistics
- Table 31 GLOBAL PCB PRODUCTION FORECAST BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA*, THROUGH 2011 ($ BILLIONS)
- Figure 3 GLOBAL PCB PRODUCTION FORECAST BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA, 2005-2011 ($ BILLIONS)
  - Biodegradable PCBs
  - MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
- Table 32 NORTH AMERICAN PCB MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 33 NORTH AMERICAN PCB MARKET BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 34 NORTH AMERICAN PCB MARKET BY THERMOSET RESIN (MILLION POUNDS)
  - ELECTRONIC PACKAGING
    - OVERVIEW
    - BACKGROUND
    - THROUGH-HOLE TECHNOLOGY
    - WIRE BONDING
    - TAPE AUTOMATED BONDING (TAB)
      - Overview
      - Advantages
    - CHIP-ON-BOARD (COB)
      - Background
      - Advantages/Disadvantages
      - Substrate Materials
    - FLIP CHIP BONDING
    - DUAL-IN-LINE
    - SURFACE-MOUNT TECHNOLOGY (SMT)
      - Background
      - Details
      - Design and Manufacturing Process
      - Advantages vs. Through-Hole
      - Wave Soldering Moving to Vapor Phase/IR
      - Resin and Material Usage
      - Competitive Resin Scenario
    - OTHER KEY, SELECTED ELECTRONICPACKAGING/INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGIES
      - Multichip Modules (MCMs)
        
        Background
        Rationale for Use
        Types of MCMs
        Materials Used
        Problems for MCMs
- PIN GRID ARRAYS (PGAS)
  - DGA vs. BGA
    - High-Density Chips
      - Background
      - Technology
      - Materials Used
        
        Background
        Epoxy Alternatives
        Current Alternatives with Polyimides
- POTENTIAL REPLACEMENTS FOR CONVENTIONAL INTERCONNECTS
  - Background
  - Interconnect Packaging Evolution
    - Background
    - SMT Chip Carriers
    - Molded/3D PCBs
      - Background
      - History
      - How Do They Differ From PCBs?
      - Materials Used
      - Market Target
      - Process Technologies
      - Impact of MIDs
      - Recent Developments
      - Degussa and Bayer
      - Ticona
      - BASF
- ENCAPSULANTS
  - Definitions and Background
  - Primary Purposes of Encapsulation
  - Organic Encapsulants
    - Background
    - Impact of Thermoplastics
      - Background
      - Types and Application Modes
- Table 35 ENCAPSULANTS - APPLICATION MODE, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
  - Epoxy Encapsulation Formulations
- Table 36 EPOXY ENCAPSULANT FORMULATIONS
  - Encapsulated Electrical Components
    - Background
    - Specific Encapsulant Applications
  - Specifications and Standards
    - Overview
    - UL 1694 Looks at Circuit Boards
  - Major Selected Encapsulant Producers and Their Product Lines
    - Huntsman
    - Lord Chemical
    - Loctite
    - Henkel
  - Recent Developments
    - BASF
    - LNP
    - RTP
    - Bayer
- Table 37 SELECTED ENCAPSULANT SUPPLIERS
  - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 38 NORTH AMERICAN ENCAPSULATION MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 39 NORTH AMERICAN ENCAPSULANT MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 40 NORTH AMERICAN ENCAPSULATION MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - MOLDED ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
    - OVERVIEW
    - BACKGROUND
    - RESINS USED
    - DEMAND
- Table 41 DEMAND FOR PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (PERCENT OF TOTAL DOLLARS)
  - MARKET DRIVERS
  - CONNECTORS
    - Background
    - Trends
    - Function of Connectors
    - Resin Selection
    - Manufacturers
- Table 42 SELECTED MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH DENSITY, MULTIPIN CONNECTORS
  - End-Use Markets
    - Background
    - Communications Industry
    - Automotive Industry
      - Background
      - Resin Scenario
    - Other Markets
      - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 43 NORTH AMERICAN CONNECTOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 44 NORTH AMERICAN CONNECTOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 45 NORTH AMERICAN CONNECTOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - SWITCHES
    - Background
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 46 NORTH AMERICAN SWITCH MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 47 NORTH AMERICAN SWITCH MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 48 NORTH AMERICAN SWITCH MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - BOBBINS
    - Background
- Table 49 SELECTED BOBBIN MOLDERS
  - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 50 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011
- Figure 4 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, 2005-2011
- Table 51 NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC BY RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 52 NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - RELAYS
    - Background
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 53 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 5 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 54 NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 55 NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - CAPACITORS
    - Background
    - Applications
    - Consumption by Market Segment
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts
- Table 56 NORTH AMERICAN CAPACITOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - OTHER MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
    - Resistors
      - Background
      - Applications
    - Inductors/ Transformers
    - Market Estimates and Forecasts (Other Molded Electronic Components)
- Table 57 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MARKET FORECAST BY TYPE OF RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 58 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 59 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS THAT WILL AFFECT DISCRETE ELECTRONIC MOLDED COMPONENTS
    - Background
    - Molded Electronic Parts Have Become Thinner
    - Combining Passive and Interconnect Devices with Ceramics
  - MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SUMMARY
- Table 60 NORTH AMERICAN MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT RESIN SUMMARY, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 61 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT RESIN SUMMARY, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 62 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT RESIN SUMMARY, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - SUMMARY MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES
  - BY APPLICATION
- Table 63 NORTH AMERICAN RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  - BY RESIN
- Table 64 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 65 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
APPLICATION BY END-USE
- BACKGROUND
- COMPUTERS AND BUSINESS EQUIPMENT
  - BACKGROUND
  - DESKTOP COMPUTERS
  - MONITORS
  - KEYBOARDS
  - NOTEBOOKS
  - HAND-HELDS
    - Background
    - Other Hand-Held Computer Aspects
    - Power Considerations
  - PRINTERS
  - SCANNERS
    - Facsimile Machines (Fax Machines)
  - COPIERS
  - PHONES
    - Corded
    - Cordless
    - Cellular
  - PAGERS
- CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
  - OVERVIEW
  - BACKGROUND
  - TELEVISION SETS
  - DIGITAL CAMERAS
- AUTOMOTIVE UNDER-THE HOOD
  - OVERVIEW
- Table 66 HISTORICAL, CURRENT AND PROJECTED U.S. AUTOMOTIVE SALES (MILLIONS)
  - CAFE ISSUES
  - OVERVIEW OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
  - FLEXIBLE CIRCUITRY
  - MATERIAL USAGE
  - EXPANDED USE OF ENCAPSULATED COMPONENTS
  - BOBBINS/CONNECTORS
  - SWITCHES/SOCKETS
  - IGNITION COMPONENTS
  - TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
    - Polymer Fuses
    - New Polyphthalamide
- APPLIANCES
  - OVERVIEW
  - APPLIANCE USAGE IN U.S. HOUSEHOLDS
- Table 67 SALES OF LEADING APPLIANCE PRODUCTS (MILLIONS OF UNITS)
  - KEY APPLICATIONS FOR PLASTICS IN APPLIANCES
- Table 68 SELECTED MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR POLYMERS IN APPLIANCES
  - ELECTRONIC MOLDED PRODUCTS
- MEDICAL DEVICES
  - OVERVIEW
  - TESTING AND DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
    - Overview
    - Diagnostic Equipment
    - Electromedical Equipment
    - Clinical Laboratory Equipment
  - MARKET ESTIMATES AND FORECASTS
- Table 69 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS CONSUMPTION IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BY MAJOR END-USE INDUSTRY GROUPING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 70 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN OTHER MARKETS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS RELATED TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
- BACKGROUND
- IMPORTANCE OF MINIATURIZATION
- PACKAGING
- CONCEPT OF MICROMOLDING
- REPLACEMENT OF CERAMICS WITH PLASTICS
- THINWALLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
  - BACKGROUND
  - THINWALLING IS NOT A NOVEL CONCEPT
  - EFFECTS ON PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
  - APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
  - MATERIAL AND PROCESS SELECTION
  - PROPERTIES REQUIRED
  - CHALLENGES IN DOWNSIZING
  - SOFTWARE THAT AIDS THINWALL DESIGN
- FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS
- PRINTED ELECTRONICS
ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
- TOP ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS
- Table 71 TOP GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES ($BILLION)
  - STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS INDUSTRY
- Table 72 SELECTED LIST OF ACTIVE/PASSIVE AND PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
  - MARKETING ASPECTS
    - OUTSOURCING
    - WHAT PLASTIC MOLDERS ARE DOING
    - UPSTREAM MANUFACTURING
    - CONTRACT MANUFACTURING
RESIN PRODUCERS
- OVERVIEW
- Table 73 TRADE NAMES OF SELECTED, KEY RESINS USED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND RELATED ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
  - MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE RESIN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MARKET
    - THERMOSETS
      - Epoxies
      - Phenolics
      - Polyesters
      - DAP
    - THERMOPLASTICS
      - Nylon 6
      - Nylon 66
      - Other Nylons
      - Polyesters
      - PPS
      - Polyimides
      - Polycarbonates
      - LCPs
      - Polysulfones
      - Fluoropolymers
      - Polyphthalamides
      - Polyketones
PRICING
- Table 74 NORTH AMERICAN LIST PRICES FOR SELECTED RESINS USED TO MOLD ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (DOLLAR/LB)
MOLDERS OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
- Table 75 SALES OF TOP ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC INJECTION MOLDERS ($ MILLION)
REGULATIONS
- BACKGROUND
- DETAILS OF ROHS DIRECTIVE
RECYCLING
- BACKGROUND
- UNITED STATES
- EUROPE
- ASIA
- ELECTRONIC INDUSTRY INTERFACE
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
- OVERVIEW
- PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DISPOSAL
- HALOGEN-FREE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
SELECTED COMPANY PROFILES
- AOC, INC. - COLLIERSVILLE, TN
- ASAHI KASEI CHEMICAL - TOKYO, JAPAN
- ASHLAND SPECIALTY CHEMICAL - DUBLIN, OH
- BASF - FLORHAM PARK, NJ
- BAYER CORPORATION - PITTSBURGH, PA
- BULK MOLDING COMPOUNDS - CHICAGO, IL
- CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL - THE WOODLANDS, TX
- CYTEC INDUSTRIES (OLEAN DIVISION) - OLEAN, NY
- COSMIC PLASTICS - VALENCIA, CA
- DAIKIN INDUSTRIES - TOKYO, JAPAN
- DOW PLASTICS - MIDLAND, MI
- DSM RESINS - AUGUSTA, GA
- DUPONT - WILMINGTON, DE
- EMS GRIVORY - SUMTER, SC
- EPIC RESINS - PALMYRA, WI
- GE PLASTICS - PITTSFIELD, MA
- GLASTIC CORPORATION - FLORENCE, KY
- HAYSITE REINFORCED PLASTICS - ERIE, PA
- HEXCEL CORPORATION - STAMFORD, CT
- HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS - COLUMBUS, OH
- HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS - THE WOODLANDS, TX
- INTERPLASTIC CORPORATION - ST. PAUL, MN
- LOCTITE - ROCKY POINT, CT
- PLASTICS ENGINEERING COMPANY - SHEBOYGAN, WI
- PREMIX, INC - NORTH KINGSVILLE, OH
- QUANTUM COMPOSITES - BAY CITY, MI
- RHODIA ENGINEERING PLASTICS - FARMINGTON HILLS, MI
- ROGERS CORPORATION - ROGERS, CT
- ROHM & HAAS - PHILADELPHIA, PA
- SOLUTIA - ST. LOUIS, MO
- SOLVAY ENGINEERING POLYMERS - ALPHARETTA, GA
- SOLVAY SOLEXIS - THOROFARE, NJ
- TICONA - FLORENCE, KY
- TORAY PLASTICS - TOKYO, JAPAN
- VICTREX, LTD - GREENVILLE, SC
LIST OF TABLES
- Summary Table:
- NORTH AMERICAN CONSUMPTION IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BY TYPE OF RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 1 COMPARISON OF NYLON 6 AND NYLON 66 PROPERTIES
- Table 2 NYLON PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
- Table 3 NORTH AMERICAN NYLON MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 4 GLOBAL PBT PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
- Table 5 KEY NORTH AMERICAN PET PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
- Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN PBT MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 7 NORTH AMERICAN PET MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 8 NORTH AMERICAN PPS MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN POLYIMIDE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 10 DOMESTIC POLYCARBONATE PRODUCERS AND CAPACITIES (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 11 NORTH AMERICAN POLYCARBONATE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 12 NORTH AMERICAN POLYPHTHALAMIDE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 13 ESTIMATES OF GLOBAL LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER CAPACITIES - 2006 (MILLION POUNDS/YEAR)
- Table 14 NORTH AMERICAN LCP MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 15 NORTH AMERICAN POLYSULFONE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 16 NORTH AMERICAN ALLOY/BLEND MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 17 NORTH AMERICAN FLUOROPOLYMER MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 18 NORTH AMERICAN POLYKETONE MARKET BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 19 NORTH AMERICAN TOTAL THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MARKET VOLUME BY RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 20 REINFORCED THERMOSET PROPERTIES AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
- Table 21 NORTH AMERICAN EPOXY MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 22 NORTH AMERICAN POLYURETHANE MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 23 NORTH AMERICAN PHENOLIC MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 24 INGREDIENTS OF UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESIN FORMULATIONS IN DESCENDING ORDER OF COMMERCIAL USE
- Table 25 NORTH AMERICAN UNSATURATED POLYESTER MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 26 NORTH AMERICAN DAP MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 27 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 28 DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS OF SELECTED MATERIALS
- Table 29 DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS FOR SELECTED THERMOPLASTICS
- Table 30 COMPARISON BETWEEN RIGID AND FLEX CIRCUITBOARDS
- Table 31 GLOBAL PCB PRODUCTION FORECAST BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA*, THROUGH 2011 ($ BILLIONS)
- Table 32 NORTH AMERICAN PCB MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 33 NORTH AMERICAN PCB MARKET BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 34 NORTH AMERICAN PCB MARKET BY THERMOSET RESIN (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 35 ENCAPSULANTS - APPLICATION MODE, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
- Table 36 EPOXY ENCAPSULANT FORMULATIONS
- Table 37 SELECTED ENCAPSULANT SUPPLIERS
- Table 38 NORTH AMERICAN ENCAPSULATION MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 39 NORTH AMERICAN ENCAPSULANT MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 40 NORTH AMERICAN ENCAPSULATION MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 41 DEMAND FOR PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (PERCENT OF TOTAL DOLLARS)
- Table 42 SELECTED MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH DENSITY, MULTIPIN CONNECTORS
- Table 43 NORTH AMERICAN CONNECTOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 44 NORTH AMERICAN CONNECTOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 45 NORTH AMERICAN CONNECTOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 46 NORTH AMERICAN SWITCH MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 47 NORTH AMERICAN SWITCH MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 48 NORTH AMERICAN SWITCH MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 49 SELECTED BOBBIN MOLDERS
- Table 50 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011
- Table 51 NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC BY RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 52 NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 53 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 54 NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 55 NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 56 NORTH AMERICAN CAPACITOR MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 57 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MARKET FORECAST BY TYPE OF RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 58 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 59 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOSET RESIN, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 60 NORTH AMERICAN MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT RESIN SUMMARY, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 61 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT RESIN SUMMARY, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 62 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET MOLDED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT RESIN SUMMARY, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 63 NORTH AMERICAN RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 64 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 65 NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET MARKET FORECAST BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 66 HISTORICAL, CURRENT AND PROJECTED U.S. AUTOMOTIVE SALES (MILLIONS)
- Table 67 SALES OF LEADING APPLIANCE PRODUCTS (MILLIONS OF UNITS)
- Table 68 SELECTED MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR POLYMERS IN APPLIANCES
- Table 69 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS CONSUMPTION IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BY MAJOR END-USE INDUSTRY GROUPING, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 70 NORTH AMERICAN PLASTICS CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN OTHER MARKETS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Table 71 TOP GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR COMPANIES ($BILLION)
- Table 72 SELECTED LIST OF ACTIVE/PASSIVE AND PASSIVE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
- Table 73 TRADE NAMES OF SELECTED, KEY RESINS USED IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS AND RELATED ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS
- Table 74 NORTH AMERICAN LIST PRICES FOR SELECTED RESINS USED TO MOLD ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS (DOLLAR/LB)
- Table 75 SALES OF TOP ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC INJECTION MOLDERS ($ MILLION)
LIST OF FIGURES
- Summary Figure:
- NORTH AMERICAN CONSUMPTION IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS BY TYPE OF RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN TOTAL THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MARKET VOLUME BY RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 2 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN THERMOSET RESIN MARKET FORECAST BY RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
- Figure 3 GLOBAL PCB PRODUCTION FORECAST BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA, 2005-2011 ($ BILLIONS)
- Figure 4 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN BOBBIN MARKET BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, 2005-2011
- Figure 5 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN RELAY MARKET FORECAST BY THERMOPLASTIC AND THERMOSET RESIN, 2005-2011 (MILLION POUNDS)

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