Diamond, Diamond-like and CBN Films & Coating Products

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  • STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
  • CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY
  • FORMAT AND SCOPE
  • METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
  • INTENDED AUDIENCE
  • ANALYST CREDENTIALS
  • RELATED BCC PUBLICATIONS
  • DISCLAIMER
• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  • Summary Table:
  • GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Summary Figure:
  • GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS, 2006-2012 ($ MILLION)
• TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
  • HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
    • EARLY WORK IN DIAMOND SYNTHESIS
      • Study by the Foreign Applied Sciences Assessment Center
      • The Validity of Early Work
      • Later Advances in Diamond Deposition
  • TYPES OF DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILMS/COATINGS
    • DIAMOND COATINGS AND FILMS
  • Table 1 PROPERTIES OF POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILMS COMPARED TO NATURAL DIAMOND
    • DIAMOND-LIKE AND SIMILAR MATERIAL COATINGS AND FILMS
      • Diamond-like Hydrocarbons (DLHC or A:CH)
      • Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC or A:C-C)
        • Diamond-Like Nanocomposite (DLN)
        • Cubic Boron Nitride (CBN)
    • COMPETING TYPES OF MATERIALS
  • PROPERTIES OF DIAMOND/DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS AND FILMS
    • CHARACTERISTICS OF DIAMOND FILMS
  • Table 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF CVD DIAMOND FILM
  • Table 3 PROPERTIES OF DIAFILM OPTICAL-GRADE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY HARRIS INTERNATIONAL
  • Table 4 PROPERTIES OF CVD POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIAL FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATES
  • Table 4 (CONTINUED)
    • DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS AND FILMS
  • Table 5 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES: NATURAL, PCD/CVD DIAMONDS, AND DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON FILMS
    • ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CVD DIAMOND
  • Table 6 ADVANTAGES OF CVD DIAMOND
  • Table 7 DISADVANTAGES OF CVD DIAMOND
    • PRODUCTION TECHNIQUES
      • DIAMOND FILMS
  • Table 8 CURRENT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THIN AND THICK DIAMOND FILMS
    • Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Process
      • Chemical Vapor ... (Continued)
      • Plasma CVD
  • Table 9 PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PECVD) PROCESSES FOR DIAMOND FILM GROWTH
    • DC Plasma Method
    • RF Induction Plasma
    • Microwave Plasma Torch
    • Plasma Process Comparisons
    • Other Plasma-Enhanced Techniques
      • Nonplasma Processes
  • Table 10 NONPLASMA DEPOSITION PROCESSES FOR DIAMOND FILM GROWTH (MICRONS/HR)
    • Hybrid Processes
    • Vapor-Liquid-Solid (VLS) Growth
    • Using Buckyballs to Produce Diamond Films
      • Physical Vapor Deposition Processes
    • Basic Processes
  • Table 11 DEPOSITION DATA FOR DLC, BN, AND RELATED COMPOSITES
  • Table 11 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 11 (CONTINUED)
    • Ion Plating
    • RF Plasma Deposition
      • Interactive Laser Techniques
    • QQC Process
      • New Developments in Diamond Films and Coatings
    • Improvements in Existing Technologies
      • Oriented Diamond Films on Si Substrate
      • Diamond Synthesized on Glassy and Oxide Substrates
      • Diamond Growth on Iron and Steel Substrate
      • Models Simulate Diamond Deposition by DC Arc Jet
      • Diamond Nucleation by Gas Phase Seeding
      • The Influence of Ion Bombardment on Diamond Film Orientation During MPCVD
      • Nucleation and Early Growth of CVD Diamond on Silicon Nitride
      • Development of Grinding Technology for Diamond Film Coated Cutting Tool
      • Refinement of QQC Process
    • New Technologies
      • Using Buckyballs to Produce Diamond Films
      • Micropatterns by ECR Oxygen Plasma
      • An Effective System for Diamond Coating Deposition
      • Diamond Synthesized High-Pressure, Hot-Filament CVD
      • Energy Efficient Microwave Diamond Film Deposition System
    • Recent U.S. Diamond Coating Technology Patents
      • Recent U.S. Diamond ...(Continued)Recent U.S. Diamond ...(Continued)Diamond-Like Materials and Coatings
  • Table 12 CURRENT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIAMOND-LIKE THIN FILMS
    • RF Plasma-Assisted CVD
    • Direct Ion Beam Deposition
      • Dual Ion Beam Deposition Configuration
    • Plasma Injection-CVD Method
    • Hot-Filament Cathode Deposition System
    • Filtered Cathode Arc Source
    • New Developments in Diamond-Like Materials and Coatings
      • Improvements in Existing Technologies
        • Hot-Filament CVD Produces Ultrahard Carbon Nitride Film
        • Carbon Nitride Thin Films by ECR Plasma
      • New Technologies
        • Metalorganic CVD of Ru-Doped DLC
        • Argonne Develops Superlow-Friction DLC Films
        • Cathodic Arc Deposits Amorphous Diamond
        • Arc Method Deposits Amorphous Diamond
        • Highly Adhesive DLC Using Ion Beam Mixing Methods
      • Recent U.S. Diamond-Like Coating Patents
    • CBN Coatings
  • Table 13 CURRENT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CBN FILMS
    • New Developments in CBN Coatings
      • Improvement in Existing Technologies
        • Rectifying Characteristics of Tungsten/P-Type CBN Films
        • Crystalline Boron Nitride Films
        • Cathodic Arc Evaporation and Magnetron Sputtering Deposited BN Films
        • Improved Adhesion of Sputtered CBN Films
        • Hard Wear-Resistant Layer Formation in CBN Systems
      • New Technologies
        • CBN Films in a Two-Step Process
        • CBN Films Using Mass-Selected Ion Beam Deposition
        • CBN Film Synthesized by Plasma-Jet CVD
      • Recent U.S. Cubic Boron Nitride Coating Patents
        • Recent U.S. ...(Continued)
        • Recent U.S. ...(Continued)
• APPLICATIONS FOR DIAMOND, DIAMOND-LIKE, AND CBN MATERIAL COATINGS AND FILMS
  • Table 14 CVD DIAMOND AND DLC APPLICATIONS
  • Table 14 (CONTINUED)
    • DIAMOND FILMS AND COATINGS
      • TOOLS AND WEAR RESISTANT PARTS
  • Table 15 PROPERTIES OF DIAMOND TOOL MATERIALS, C-2 TUNGSTEN CARBIDE, AND SILICON NITRIDE
    • AUDIO SPEAKER DIAPHRAGMS
    • HEAT SINKS AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS
      • Diamond Film Substrate Application Size Potentials
        • Diamond Film Substrate ...(Continued)
    • PRINT/ RECORD HEADS AND HARD DISKS
    • SEMICONDUCTORS
  • Table 16 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES OF DIAMOND AND OTHER SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
    • High-Power Transistors
    • High-Performance (Rapid Response) Transistors
    • High-Temperature Transistors
    • Radiation-Hard Transistors
    • Reliable Electronics
  • SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE, SENSOR, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    • Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
    • Sensors
      • Thermistors
      • Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors
      • Micro-Electromechanical Systems
    • Other Electronic Devices
      • High-Power Microwave Tubes
      • High-Voltage Electronics
    • OPTICAL AND OPHTHALMIC COATINGS
  • Table 17 FIGURES OF MERIT FOR THERMAL STRESS RESISTANCE
    • Optical and Ophthalmic Coatings (Continued)
  • FIELD EMISSION DEVICES
  • MEDICAL DEVICES
    • Surgical and Medical Tools
    • Implants
  • CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
  • SPORTS EQUIPMENT
  • CORROSION-, WEAR-, AND TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT APPLICATIONS
  • OTHER DIAMOND FILM APPLICATIONS
    • X-Ray Masks for Advanced Projection Photolithography
    • X-Ray Targets
    • Knives and Cutting Blades
  • DIAMOND-LIKE MATERIALS AND COATINGS
  • Table 18 DIAMOND-LIKE FILM APPLICATIONS
  • Table 18 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 19 CURRENT APPLICATIONS FOR HYDROGENATED DLC
    • TOOLS AND WEAR-RESISTANT PARTS
    • COMPUTER HARD DISKS
    • ELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS
    • OPTICAL APPLICATIONS
    • MEDICAL IMPLANTS
    • CONSUMER APPLICATIONS
    • WEAR- AND CORROSION-RESISTANT APPLICATIONS
    • OTHER APPLICATIONS
  • CBN COATINGS
    • CBN COATINGS (CONTINUED)
• MARKETS
  • SUMMARY
  • Figure 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • MARKET SEGMENTS
      • APPLICATION SEGMENTS
  • Table 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Figure 2 DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATING MARKET SHARES BY APPLICATION, 2006 VS. 2012 (PERCENT OF TOTAL MARKET)
  • Figure 2 (CONTINUED)
    • Tools and Wear-Resistant Parts
  • Table 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILM IN TOOLS AND WEAR-RESISTANT PARTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Tools
  • Table 22 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS FOR CUTTING TOOL INSERTS, 2006 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 23 PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS FOR CUTTING TOOL INSERTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Wear-resistant Parts
  • Table 24 PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS FOR WEAR-RESISTANT PARTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Audio Speakers
  • Table 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND IN HIGH-END AUDIO SPEAKER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Thermal Management Devices
  • Table 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Computer Hard Disk and Print/Recording Heads
  • Table 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND LIKE COATINGS IN PRINT/RECORD HEADS AND HARD DISKS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Semiconductors
    • Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW), Sensors, and Other Electronic Devices
  • Table 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND MATERIALS USED IN SAW FILTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Surface Acoustic Wave Devices
  • Table 29 GLOBAL SALES OF 2.5G/3G MOBILE HANDSETS, THROUGH 2012
  • Table 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND MATERIALS USE DIN SAW FILTERS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Sensors
  • Table 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND MATERIALS USED IN SENSOR APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Optical Applications
  • Table 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE OPTICAL AND OPHTHALMIC COATINGS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Cold Cathodes and Flat-Panel Displays
  • Table 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN FIELD EMISSION DEVICES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Medical Instruments
  • Table 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Consumer Applications
  • Table 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN CONSUMER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Razor Blades
  • Table 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN RAZOR BLADE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Camera Lenses and Watch Glasses
  • Table 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN CAMERA LENSES AND WATCH GLASSES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Sports Equipment
  • Table 38 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN SPORTS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Temperature- and Wear-Resistant Coatings
  • Table 39 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE TEMPERATURE AND WEAR-RESISTANT COATINGS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
    • DIAMOND FILM VERSUS DIAMOND-LIKE FILM
  • Table 40 DIAMOND FILM VS. DIAMOND-LIKE FILM USAGE BY APPLICATION, 2006 ($ MILLION/%)
  • Figure 3 DIAMOND VS. DLC/CBN COATNG MARKET SHARES, 2006 VS. 2012 (%)
    • GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS
  • Figure 4 REGIONAL MARKET SHARES FOR DIAMOND, CBN, AND DIAMOND-LIKE THIN FILMS AND COATINGS, 2006 VS. 2012 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITION
  • U.S. COMPANIES
  • Table 41 U.S. PRODUCERS OF DIAMOND THIN-FILM PRODUCTS
  • Table 42 U.S. SUPPLIERS OF DIAMOND THICK FILMS
  • Table 43 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL U.S. SUPPLIERS OF DIAMOND-DEPOSITION SYSTEMS
    • INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
      • INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (CONTINUED)
• APPENDIX I
  • COMPANY PROFILES
    • ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC.
    • ALCATEL-LUCENT
    • AMPLEX SUPERABRASIVES
    • APPLIED SCIENCES, INC.
    • BOEING COMPANY
    • CARO CARBIDE
    • CEMECON GMBH
    • CONTINENTAL INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND, INC.
    • CRYSTALLUME, INC.
    • DIAMOND INNOVATIONS, INC.
    • DIAMONEX, INC.
    • DUPONT
    • ELEMENT 6, LTD.
    • FLOWSERVE CORP.
    • GLOBAL GILLETTE
    • GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
    • HARRIS INTERNATIONAL
    • IBM CORP.
    • INTEGRATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY CORP.
    • IONBOND AG
    • KENNAMETAL, INC.
    • LOVEJOY TOOL CO., INC.
    • NISU LABORATORIES
    • OERLIKON BALZERS COATING
    • QQC, INC.
    • RAYTHEON CO.
    • SIEMENS AG
    • SURFACE CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    • SURMET
    • TASCON CORP.
    • TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
    • VALENITE, INC.
    • VEECO INSTRUMENTS, INC.
    • VERTEX DIAMOND TOOL CO.
    • XEROX CORP.
• APPENDIX II
  • OTHER COMPANIES INVOLVED IN DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILMS AND COATINGS
    • AEA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
    • BAE SYSTEMS
    • CANON, INC.
    • CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    • DENKI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    • DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    • DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG
    • FUJITSU LABORATORIES, LTD.
    • HITACHI, LTD.
    • HOYA CORP.
    • IDEMITSU PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    • ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    • JAPAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER CO., LTD.
    • KOBE STEEL, LTD.
    • KYOCERA CORP.
    • MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    • MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORP.
    • MITSUI ENGINEERING & SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
    • MITSUI MINING CO., LTD.
    • MONSANTO JAPAN, LTD.
    • NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN INORGANIC MATERIALS (NIRIM)
    • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE
    • NEC CORP.
    • NKK CORP. (NKK)
    • NIKON CORP.
    • NORITAKE DIAMOND INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    • OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    • REFMET CEAMICS LTD.
    • RICOH CO., LTD.
    • SANDVIK AB
    • SEIKO INSTRUMENTS, INC.
    • SHOWA DENKO K.K.
    • SONY CORP.
    • SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRY, LTD.
    • TDK CORP.
    • TEER COATINGS, LTD.
    • TOMEI DIAMOND CO., LTD.
    • TOSHIBA CORP. R&D CENTER
    • TOYOTA CRDL, INC.
    • ULVAC, INC.
    • VAKUUMTECHNIK GMBH
• APPENDIX III
  • U.S.UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN DIAMOND, CBN, AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILM RESEARCH
    • ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY
    • AUBURN UNIVERSITY
    • CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    • CITY UNIVERSITY
    • CLARKSON UNIVERSITY
    • CORNELL UNIVERSITY
    • DARPA TACTICAL TECHNOLOGY
    • DREXEL UNIVERSITY
    • ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    • GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • HARVARD UNIVERSITY
    • LAWRENCE BERKELEY LAB
    • LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY
    • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
    • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
    • NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER
    • NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS & TECHNOLOGY
    • NAVAL AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER
    • NAVAL OCEAN SYSTEMS CENTER
    • NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
    • NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER
    • NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
    • NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
    • OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY
    • OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
    • OLIN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
    • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
    • RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE
    • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
    • SRI INTL.
    • SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
    • SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES
    • STANFORD UNIVERSITY
    • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
    • UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
    • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
    • UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
    • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
    • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
    • UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
    • UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
    • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
    • UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
    • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
    • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
    • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
    • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
    • UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-KNOXVILLE
    • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
    • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
    • UNIVERSITY OF TULSA
    • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
    • UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
    • VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
    • WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    • WRIGHT LABORATORY
• APPENDIX IV
  • FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN DIAMOND, CBN, AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILM RESEARCH
    • AICHI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
    • AOYAMA GAKUIN UNIVERSITY
    • BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    • BYELORUSSIAN SSR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
    • CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
    • CENTRAL INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES
    • CHENGDU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    • CHIBA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • CHIBA UNIVERSITY
    • CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    • CENTER OF SUPER-DIAMOND AND ADVANCED FILMS (COSDAF)
    • COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORG.
    • EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY
    • EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY TECHNOLOGY
    • FACHBEREICH PHYSIK
    • FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SURFACE ENGINEERING AND THIN
    • FRAUNHOFER INSTITUT FÜR ANGEWANDE FESTKÖRPERPHYSIK
    • FRAUNHOFER INSTITUT FÜR SCHICHT UND OBERFLÄCHENTECHNIK
    • FRAUNHOFER INSTITUT FÜR WERKSTOFFPHYSIK UND
    • GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE
    • HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
    • INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY - MUMBAI
    • INSTITUT FUR ANGEWANDTE PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE
    • INSTITUTE FOR SUPERHARD MATERIALS
    • INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
    • INSTITUTE OF MECHNICAL ENGINEERING
    • INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS
    • KHARKOV STATE POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
    • JAPAN FINE CERAMICS CENTER
    • KING' S COLLEGE OF LONDON
    • KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    • KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    • LABORATORY OF SOLID LUBRICATION OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
    • LANZHUO UNIVERSITY
    • MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY
    • NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    • NANJING UNIVERSITY
    • NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN INORGANIC MATERIALS (NIRIM)
    • NATIONAL CHEG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    • NAITONAL INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
    • NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTRE
    • NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY
    • NETHERLANDS ENERGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    • NIPPON INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • OSAKA UNIVERSITY
    • PEKING UNIVERSITY
    • RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SYNTHETIC CRYSTALS
    • RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SYNTHETIC CRYSTALS
    • ROYAL MELBOURNE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    • RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY
    • SAITAMA UNIVERSITY
    • SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY
    • SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY
    • SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO IN YAMAGUCHI
    • SCONLAND RESEARCH CENTER FOR NUCLEAR SCIENCES
    • SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    • SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF METALLURGY
    • STATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA
    • TEACHERS COLLEGE OF RAILWAY IN SUZHOU
    • TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTER OF FINLAND
    • TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT CHEMNITZ-ZWICKAU
    • TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ
    • TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA
    • TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    • TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    • TOKAI UNIVERSITY
    • TOKYO DENKI UNIVERSITY
    • TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    • TOYO UNIVERSITY
    • UKRAINE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    • UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
    • UNIVERSITY OF ELECTROCOMMUNICATIONS
    • UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
    • UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTIGEN
    • UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG
    • UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG
    • UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI
    • UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL
    • UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
    • UNIVERSITY OF MELBORNE
    • UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA
    • UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    • UNIVERSITY OF READING
    • UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    • UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    • UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA
    • UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSTRAND
    • UNIVERSITY OF ULM
    • VIENNA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
    • WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
    • WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
• ENDNOTES
  • ENDNOTES
• LIST OF TABLES
  • Summary Table:
  • GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 1 PROPERTIES OF POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILMS COMPARED TO NATURAL DIAMOND
  • Table 2 CHARACTERISTICS OF CVD DIAMOND FILM
  • Table 3 PROPERTIES OF DIAFILM OPTICAL-GRADE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY HARRIS INTERNATIONAL
  • Table 4 PROPERTIES OF CVD POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND MATERIAL FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATES
  • Table 5 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES: NATURAL, PCD/CVD DIAMONDS, AND DIAMOND-LIKE CARBON FILMS
  • Table 6 ADVANTAGES OF CVD DIAMOND
  • Table 7 DISADVANTAGES OF CVD DIAMOND
  • Table 8 CURRENT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THIN AND THICK DIAMOND FILMS
  • Table 9 PLASMA-ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PECVD) PROCESSES FOR DIAMOND FILM GROWTH
  • Table 10 NONPLASMA DEPOSITION PROCESSES FOR DIAMOND FILM GROWTH (MICRONS/HR)
  • Table 11 DEPOSITION DATA FOR DLC, BN, AND RELATED COMPOSITES
  • Table 12 CURRENT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR DIAMOND-LIKE THIN FILMS
  • Table 13 CURRENT PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR CBN FILMS
  • Table 14 CVD DIAMOND AND DLC APPLICATIONS
  • Table 15 PROPERTIES OF DIAMOND TOOL MATERIALS, C-2 TUNGSTEN CARBIDE, AND SILICON NITRIDE
  • Table 16 COMPARISON OF PROPERTIES OF DIAMOND AND OTHER SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
  • Table 17 FIGURES OF MERIT FOR THERMAL STRESS RESISTANCE
  • Table 18 DIAMOND-LIKE FILM APPLICATIONS
  • Table 19 CURRENT APPLICATIONS FOR HYDROGENATED DLC
  • Table 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS BY APPLICATION SEGMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE FILM IN TOOLS AND WEAR-RESISTANT PARTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 22 GLOBAL CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS FOR CUTTING TOOL INSERTS, 2006 ($ MILLION)
  • Table 23 PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS FOR CUTTING TOOL INSERTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 24 PROJECTED CONSUMPTION OF DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS FOR WEAR-RESISTANT PARTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND IN HIGH-END AUDIO SPEAKER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND LIKE COATINGS IN PRINT/RECORD HEADS AND HARD DISKS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND MATERIALS USED IN SAW FILTERS AND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 29 GLOBAL SALES OF 2.5G/3G MOBILE HANDSETS, THROUGH 2012
  • Table 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND MATERIALS USE DIN SAW FILTERS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND MATERIALS USED IN SENSOR APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE OPTICAL AND OPHTHALMIC COATINGS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN FIELD EMISSION DEVICES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN CONSUMER APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN RAZOR BLADE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN CAMERA LENSES AND WATCH GLASSES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 38 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS IN SPORTS EQUIPMENT, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 39 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE TEMPERATURE AND WEAR-RESISTANT COATINGS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 40 DIAMOND FILM VS. DIAMOND-LIKE FILM USAGE BY APPLICATION, 2006 ($ MILLION/%)
  • Table 41 U.S. PRODUCERS OF DIAMOND THIN-FILM PRODUCTS
  • Table 42 U.S. SUPPLIERS OF DIAMOND THICK FILMS
  • Table 43 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL U.S. SUPPLIERS OF DIAMOND-DEPOSITION SYSTEMS
• LIST OF FIGURES
  • Summary Figure:
  • GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS, 2006-2012 ($ MILLION)
  • Figure 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATINGS, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 2 DIAMOND AND DIAMOND-LIKE COATING MARKET SHARES BY APPLICATION, 2006 VS. 2012 (PERCENT OF TOTAL MARKET)
  • Figure 3 DIAMOND VS. DLC/CBN COATNG MARKET SHARES, 2006 VS. 2012 (%)
  • Figure 4 REGIONAL MARKET SHARES FOR DIAMOND, CBN, AND DIAMOND-LIKE THIN FILMS AND COATINGS, 2006 VS. 2012 (% OF TOTAL MARKET)