[Report] High Tech Ceramics Industry Market Research, Trends, Analysis TOC

INTRODUCTION
ADVANCED GLASSES
- TinOxi Melts Lead Glass
- Alumina Toughens Glassy Ceramics
- Corning to Commercialize TFT Grade Substrate
- Innovation Continues at Precision Electronic
- Smart Glass Blocks IR Light
- Lehigh Wins NSF's Materials Institute Award
  - Lehigh Wins NSF's Materials Institute Award (Continued)
- Corning In Supply Agreement with AUO
- Durability Model for Rad Waste Glass
- EGP's Gerhardinger Earns 8th U.S. Patent
- Engineered Glass Wins Ohio Grant
BATTERIES AND FUEL CELLS
- ATI Wins Fuel Cell Material Contract
- Altair Develops New Battery Materials
- FCT, TOTO Collaborate on SOFC Systems
- FCT's 5kW System Achieves Target
- Mphase, Rutgers Collaborate on Battery
- USFCC to Develop Testing Guidelines
- Altair Agreement with Advanced Battery Tech
- Nano Titania for Solar Cells
- Researchers Demonstrate Super-Capacitance Battery
- Solar to Fuel: Catalyzing Science
  - Solar to Fuel: Catalyzing Science (Continued)
- Altair Receives SBIR Phase II NSF Grant
- Ceramic Fuel Cell Ltd. Signs Contract
- Altair Expands Battery Initiative
BIOCERAMICS
- Minifixation System for Osteosynthesis
- MAC Materials for Medical Applications
- Important Key to Dental Enamel
- Nanoceramics Considered for Implants
- Bearings for Ortho Joints
- Bearings for Ortho Joints (Continued)
BUSINESS NEWS
- Producer of Indium Tin Oxide Sought
- Nanomaterials for Coating Manufacturing
- Virginia Tech Awarded Funding
- Gateway Founder Funds Nanosystems Roadmap
- China and S. Korea Join in Nanotech Research
COATINGS
- Hotter-Running Engines Using Thermal Barrier
  - Hotter-Running Engines Using Thermal Barrier (Continued)
- Formulating Precursors for Metals and Ceramics
- Titania Nano Coating Shows Superior Strength
- Nanostructured Layers Offer Modified Precipitation
- Thick Coatings on Plastic Substrates
- WAM Adds Coating Capacity with Acquisition
- Clariant and Starfire Form Development Alliance
  - Clariant and Starfire Form Development Alliance (Continued)
DIAMOND PRODUCTS
- Scientists Create New Gemstones
- Coated Catheters May Avoid Infection
- AIST Develops n-Type Semiconductor
  - AIST Develops n-Type Semiconductor (Continued)
- DLC Coating Technique Developed
- Diamonex DLC Products for Barcode Scanners
ELECTRONIC CERAMICS
- EDO Gets $5.8 M Sonar Order
- Vishay Unveils TVS Package
- EPRI Develops High Power Semiconductor Materials
- Strained Silicon in Chips
- Strained Silicon in Chips (Continued)
- Vishay Dual Schottky Rectifiers Win Award
- Compound Semiconductor Market to Double
- Modelithics to Provide ATC Component Models
- GaN-on-Insulator Substrate Debuts
- New Inverters for Electric Vehicles
- An Aerogel That's A Semiconductor
- SiC Transistors, Diodes for Auto Inverters
- Vishay Siliconix Has A New MOSFET
- mPhase Expands Nanotech Portfolio
- CoorsTek Introduces Electronic Substrates
- AVX Offers High Voltage Supercapacitors
- Picogiga Wins ISO 9001 V2000
- Inexpensive Capacitors Coming from China
- Cape Simulations Tools Make Pure SiC
  - Cape Simulations Tools Make Pure SiC (continued)
- Motorola Unveils CNT Emissive Display
- Kemet Expands MLCC Portfolio
- AVX Introduces Lead-Free Crystal Oscillators
- Simple Crystal-Making Process for Electronics
- Vishay Releases IR Transceivers and LEDs
- AVX X8R Capacitors Stand the Heat
- Cree Awarded Navy Contract
- A Model for Quantum Dots
- UMC Engineers Improve Oxynitride Gate
- AVX Supplies Transient Voltage Suppressors
- Cree Introduces SiC MESFETs
- Award to Increase Piezoceramics Demand
- Kemet Expands Ceramic MLCC Portfolio
- Morgan Electro Intros Piezo Actuators
- GE Develops "Ideal" Carbon Nanotube Diode
- Kemet Expands Ceramic MLCC Portfolios
- Cree Awarded Contract to Advance SiC Chips
- CTS Selling its Low Temp Operation to ATC
FIBERS AND COMPOSITES
- Integrally Woven Composite Rocket Nozzles Developed
  - Integrally Woven Composite Rocket Nozzles .. (COntinued)
- Zircar Introduces Silica Matrix Composite Sheets
- SiC Reinforced MMCs Suits well for LEDs
- Thermal Ceramics Intros Fiber-Based Products
- Microwaves Make Better Metal-Ceramics
  - Microwaves Make Better Metal-Ceramics (CONTINUED)
- Marketing Carbon Fiber Furnace Systems
- CPS Awarded Patent for AlSiC Composite
  - CPS Awarded Patent for AlSiC Composite (CONTINUED)
FILTERS AND MEMBRANES
- Cellular Ceramic Wins National Medal
- Corning to Expand Diesel Exhaust Products
FINANCIAL
- American Technical Sales Up
- AVX Corp. Announces Results
- Cabot Sales Down
- Sales Increase for Ceradyne
- Profit Drops At EDO
- Thomson Financial raises revenue outlook
- Revenue Up for ISCO
- Nanophase Revenue Gain
- Ceramics Process Sales Gain
- Kemet Takes Another Loss
- Vishay Profit Falls on Restructuring Costs
- Superconductor Technologies Revenues Down
- Record Quarter Revenue for Altair Nano
- Rockwell Selects Stratedge
- Superconductive Components Lowers Loss
- Ramtron Revenue Flat
- STI Expects Higher Revenues
- Alcoa Achieves the Highest Quarter
- Ceradyne Reports Record Sales
- Cree Logs Record
- AMSC Reports Lower Quarterly Revenue
- AVX Corp. 1Q Profit Plunges 55%
- Cabot Revenue Flat
- CTS Corp. Declares Quarterly Dividend
- CPS Revenue Flat
- Praxair Profit Rises
- Second Quarter Gain for STI
- Ramtron Reports Second-Quarter Revenue Down
- Ferro Announces Dividend
- Vishay 2Q Profit Slides
- Better Results at Superconductive Components
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS
- Looking at 2004--Advances In Structural Ceramics
  - Powders
  - Load Bearing
  - Electronics
  - Coatings
- Table 1 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  - Fast Growth for Quantum Dots
    - Fast Growth for Quantum Dots (Continued)
  - Nanophotonics Takes Off
- Table 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  - Growth for Nonlinear Optics
    - Growth for Nonlinear Optics (Continued)
- Table 3 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  - Remember to Watch Non-Volatile Memory
  - Remember to Watch Non-Volatile Memory (Continued)
- Table 4 WORLDWIDE NON-VOLATILE AND TOTAL MEMORY MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
  - PVD to See Double Digit Growth
- Table 5 VALUE OF WORLDWIDE PVD INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  - Advanced Carbon Market Soars
- Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CARBON MATERIALS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
INDUSTRY NEWS
- GRANTS ALD Nanosolutions Wins SBIR Phase I Grant
- Wright Capacitors Gets ISO 9001 Registration
- Alcoa to Expand in Jamaica
- Ceradyne Stocks Split 3-for-2
- Unifrax Acquires Fire Protection Assets
- Dow Corning, Wacker in China plant
- Vishay, SI Technologies Sign Merger Agreement
- ASML and IBM In Partnership Effort
- Armor Producer Gets Orders
- Companies Report Financial Results
- Ceradyne Wins Navy Armor Contract
- Companies Report Quarterly Results
- CoorsTek Wins ISO/TS-16949
- Carbo Ceramics to Build in Russia
- AWAC Completes Alumina Expansion
- MAC's Bolt Divison Relocates to NJ
- Walsin, Pan Overseas In Stock Swap
- Vishay Completes Siliconix Acquisition
- Cree Backing Out Of Silicon Microwave
- Viox Wins ISO:9001:2000
- Nextech Awarded SBIR to Develop Solar Cell
- Agreement for Capacitor Distribution
- Honeywell Invests in Albany Nanotech
- Rath Performance Fibers Shortens Its Name
- Malvern Opens Offices in China
- Alcoa to Double Alumina Capacity in Jamaica
- Brush Ceramic Products Increases Capacity
- Vesuvius Forms Advanced Ceramics Company
- Ceamic Services Supplies Kiln for Refractron
- Companies Join in Military Research
- Ceradyne Opens Manufacturing Facility
- AVX Receives ULT Supplier Award
- STI Sells $12.5 Million Securities
- Corning to Expand LCD Substrate Facility in Taiwan
- NSF Funds MRSEC at Yale
MARKETS
- SOC Sales Set to Triple in Five Years
  - Table 7 WORLD SOC MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS/UNITS IN MILLIONS)
- Big Potential for Nanosensors
  - Table 8 U.S. NANOSENSORS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Laser Materials Take Off
  - Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR LASER MATERIALS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- PICs to Pass $5B. By 2009
  - PICs to Pass $5B. By 2009 (Continued)
- Table 10 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SUBSYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
  - A Boom in Thin Film Raw Materials
    - A Boom in Thin Film Raw Materials (Continued)
    - A Boom in Thin Film Raw Materials (Continued)
METROLOGY AND ANALYSIS
- Rheometers from Thermo Electron
- Horiba Introduces Particle Analyzer
- Realizing the Potential of Online Analysis
- Research Software for Malvern Zetasizer Series
- Visual Observation of Carbon-Nanotubes
- Netzsch Introduces New Analyzer
- Zoning In On Particle Size
- Malvern Adds Viscometer Accessory
- Carbon Nanotubes for Microscopy
- Particle Sizing Added To Zeta Systems
- Fritsch Intros Laser Particle Analyzer
- Malvern and PerkinElemer Collborate
- Particle Sizing Added to Zeta Potential Systems
- Malvern Introduces At-line Particle Analyzer
- Horiba Introduces New Analyzers
- Malvern Launches Particle Image Analyzer
OPTICAL AND PHOTONIC MATERIALS
- Indium Phosphide Translates into Better Chips
- Nanophotonic Technology Comes A Few Steps Closer
  - Nanophotonic Technology Comes A Few .. (Continued)
- Intel, Corning Develop Photomasks
- Cree Signs New Agreement With OSRAM Opto
- Dow Corning Expands In Photonic Materials
  - Dow Corning Expands In Photonic Materials (Continued)
PEOPLE and PERSONNEL
- Altair Nano Appoints VP of Manufacturing
- Blasch Makes Appointments
- Ceradyne Names VP Sales
- Engineered Glass Products Names CFO
- Alfred Honors Moskowitz with Honorary Degree
- Cree Names CEO Swoboda As Chairman
- Michael Minkel is VP of Operatrions at Oglebay Norton
- Leadership Changes at W.R. & Grace
- William Gregg is Application Engineer at Microtherm
- Terri White Joins STI
- John D. Mackenzie Lectures at UCLA
- Ceradyne Names Gerk Operations VP
- Malvern Appoints Project Engineer
- Blasch Appoints Parrish as Executive VP
- ATC Taps Bill Johnson
- 3M Names Interim Chairman
- Reinhardsen Joins Alcoa
- Abrasive Technology Makes New Appointments
- ATMI Promotes Tim Carlson to Senior VP
POWDERS AND NANO CERAMICS
- Altair Nanotechnologies Patents Allowed
- High-Quality Nanotubes at Lower Cost
- Direct Deposition of MnxOy Nanowires
- Altair, Genesis Air Aim To Clear the Air
- Ultrasound Creates Hollow Nanospheres
- UT Engineers Develop Biowarfare Sensors
  - UT Engineers Develop Biowarfare Sensors (Continued)
- Altair Nano, Bateman In Joint Venture
- Nanophase Launches Textile Products
- ORNL Researchers Study Functional Nanomaterials
- Self Assembled ZnO Nanostructure Fabricated
- GE Offers NSF BN Powders
  - GE Offers NSF BN Powders (Continued)
- Nanophase Issued U.S. Patent
- Battery Maker Tests Altair Materials
- Rutgers, NEI Establish Nano Cooperative
- New Materials from Nanophase Tech
- IVM Processing Brown Fused Aluminum Oxide
- Nanoparticles Increase Storage in Tape Drive
- Aluminum Oxide For The Disc Drive Industry
PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGIES
- SiC Sintering Furnaces Sold
- Here's How to Petrify Wood
- Ceralink Offers Microwave Assist
- Spray Gun Can Handle Ceramic Coatings
- System Separate Coarse from Nano
- Nanomaterials Used for Furnace Repair
- Material May Help Low-cost Housing
- Saint-Gobain Intros Moldable Vitoceramics
- Met-Silcast Repairs Refractory Furnaces
- Harper Opens Encapsulation Lab
  - Harper Opens Encapsulation Lab (Continued)
PUBLICATIONS
- Progress in Bioceramics
- Ceramic Armor and Armor Systems
- Progress in Ceramics Armor
RESOURCES
- AVS Invites Abstracts
STRUCTURAL CERAMICS
- North American Advanced Structural Ceramic Market to Cross $3 Billion by 2010
  - Table 11 NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
  - FIGURE 1 NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Ceradyne Opens Armor Facility
- Armored Vehicle Contract for Textron
- Abresist Supplies Tungsten Carbide Lining
- Vitroceramic from Saint-Gobain Quartz
- ArmorWorks Teams With U.S. Army
- Ceradyne Receives Body Armor Order
- Armor Holdings Wins Two Orders
- Smart Ceramics Replace Steel Elbows
- Armor Tiles for The Military
- Ceradyne Receives Orders from Military
SUPERCONDUCTORS
- Industrial Power Quality Solutions
- Superconductor Tech Wins Patent Case
- Advance in Second Generation HTS Wire
- Adding Reliabity to The Grid
- Tiny Wires Withstand Strong Magnetic Fields
- AMSC Receives D-VAR Order
- Micron-sized Refrigeration Device
- Systems Help Wind Farms
- China Demonstrates AMSC Power Cable
  - China Demonstrates AMSC Power Cable (Continued)
- STI Receives Orders for 3G Products
- AMSC Goes For The Long Haul
- AMSC Receives Cable Orders
- Dutch Develop Nanoscale Transistors
- Crucial Atoms In Superconductors
TECHNOLOGY INSIGHT
- Adhesive for Shuttle Exterior Repair
- Microwave Processing of Ceramics, Composites and Metallic Materials
  - Fabricating Materials
  - Microave Heating
  - Advantages
  - Nanostructured Materials
- Aluminumsilicophosphate Synthesized and Characterized for Fuel Cells
  - Aluminumsilicophosphate Synthesized .. (Continued)
- Ceramic Generates Electric Power from Waste Heat
- Finding Solutions
- Thermoelectric Module
- Thermoelectric Power Generation
- Environmental Impact of Nanomaterials
  - Proprietary Threat
  - Reasonable Regulation
  - Fundamental Research
  - Technology Response
  - Product Opportunities
  - Conclusion
- Superconducting Detector Could Provide 100% Efficiency in Mass Spectrometry
  - Advanced Mass Spectrometer
  - Detection Performance
  - History of Research
  - Supressed Heat Flow
  - Conclusions
WHO'S WHO
- Joel Muskowitz, A Pioneer in Advanced Ceramics
- Joseph Cross, Promoting Nanomaterials
  - Joseph Cross, Promoting Nanomaterials .. (Continued)
  - Joseph Cross, Promoting Nanomaterials .. (Continued)
  - Joseph Cross, Promoting Nanomaterials .. (Continued)
- Promoting Nanomaterials
  - Promoting Nanomaterials (Continued)
- Promoting Non Oxide Ceramics
- Ganesh Skandan, Promoting Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials
  - Ganesh Skandan, Promoting .. (Continued)
- Promoting Net Shape Solutions in Advanced Ceramics
  - Promoting Net Shape Solutions .. (Continued)
  - Promoting Net Shape Solutions .. (Continued)
- Promoting Net Shape Solutions in Technical and Advanced Ceramics
  - Promoting Net Shape Solutions .. (Continued)
  - Promoting Net Shape Solutions .. (Continued)
- Promoting Ceramic Superconductors
  - Promoting Ceramic Superconductors .. (Continued)
  - Promoting Ceramic Superconductors .. (Continued)
LIST OF TABLES
- Table 1 U.S. MARKETS FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 2 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOPHOTONIC DEVICES, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 3 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 4 WORLDWIDE NON-VOLATILE AND TOTAL MEMORY MARKET, THROUGH 2010 ($ BILLIONS)
- Table 5 VALUE OF WORLDWIDE PVD INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 6 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CARBON MATERIALS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 7 WORLD SOC MARKET, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS/UNITS IN MILLIONS)
- Table 8 U.S. NANOSENSORS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 9 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR LASER MATERIALS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 10 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SUBSYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS)
- Table 11 NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)
LIST OF FIGURES
- Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

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