Micro Fuel Cells for Handheld Consumer Electronic Products - A Global Industry and Market Analysis

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

• STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
• REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
• CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY
• INFORMATION SOURCES
• WHOM THE STUDY IS ADDRESSED TO
• AUTHOR' S CREDENTIALS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• SUMMARY TABLE: GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION, 2006 AND 2011
• SUMMARY FIGURE: GLOBAL MARKET SHARE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION 2006-2011

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006
  • TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006 (CONTINUED)
• GLOBAL MARKETS
  • TABLE 2: SHARE OF WORLD MARKET OF TOP FIVE COMPANIES MANUFACTURING MICRO FUEL CELLS (FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER SEGMENT) 2006
  • TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS(**) BY TECHNOLOGY THROUGH 2011
  • FIGURE 1: GLOBAL PERCENTAGE SHARE FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS 2006 AND 2011

TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

• SAFETY
• HIGH ENERGY DENSITY
  • FIGURE 2: PLOTS OF THE ENERGY DENSITY V/S THE RATIO OF FUEL VOLUME TO TOTAL SYSTEM VOLUME
• COST
• ELECTRONICS
• DEFINITIONS
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
• MICRO FUEL CELL THEORY
  • MICRO FUEL CELL THEORY (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS
    • TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (CONTINUED)
  • DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS
  • PROTON EXCHANGE (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE) MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS
    • PROTON EXCHANGE (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE) MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS
  • FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS
  • CHIP-SIZE FUEL CELLS
  • PROPRIETORY FUEL BASED FUEL CELLS (ALKALINE FUEL CELL)
• APPLICATIONS
  • TABLE 6: AVERAGE SALES PRICE OF BATTERY PACK FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS BY APPLICATION V/S MICRO FUEL CELLS AVERAGE PRICES, 2006-2011
  • MOBILE PHONES
    • MOBILE PHONES (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 7: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN MOBILE PHONES
  • NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS
    • TABLE 8: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN LAPTOPS, 2006-2011
  • PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANT (PDA)
    • TABLE 9: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANTS (PDAS), 2006-2011
  • OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS INCLUDING IC CHIPS
    • OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS INCLUDING IC CHIPS (CONTINUED)
      • TABLE 10: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (DIGITAL MUSIC SYSTEMS, CAMCORDERS, DIGITAL CAMERAS, BATTERY CHARGERS), 2006-2011
      • TABLE 11: HANDHELD CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS-POWER REQUIREMENT ASSUMPTIONS
• CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS
  • CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 12: SUMMARY OF TYPES OF PARTS V/S TECHNOLOGY IN MICRO FUEL CELLS, EXCLUDING MEA
  • LIQUID METHANOL
  • HYDROGEN AND HYDROGEN BATTERY
  • MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA)
    • TABLE 13: KEY SUPPLIERS OF COMPONENTS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2006
  • EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
    • EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (CONTINUED)
• EMERGING MATERIALS FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS
  • TABLE 14: EMERGING ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS
• FUEL CELL/HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE CODES AND STANDARDS
• STANDARDS AND APPLICABLE SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS
  • UNDERWRITERS LAB
    • UNDERWRITERS LAB (CONTINUED)
  • COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)
  • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
• FUEL CARTRIDGE DISTRIBUTION

INDUSTRY CHARACTERSTICS

• INDUSTRY CHARACTERSTICS (CONTINUED)
• INDUSTRY CHARACTERSTICS (CONTINUED)
• COMPETITION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
• COMPETITION AND MARKET DYNAMICS (CONTINUED)
• COMPETITION AND MARKET DYNAMICS (CONTINUED)
• PARTNERSHIP AND CONSOLIDATION
• PARTNERSHIP AND CONSOLIDATION (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 15: ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2000 TO 2006
  • TABLE 15: ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2000 TO 2006 (CONTINUED)
• MARKET SIZE
  • MARKET SIZE (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 16: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2011
    • FIGURE 3: PERCENTAGE SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION IN 2006 AND 2011
  • MARKET SIZE (CONTINUED)
• REGIONAL MARKET
  • REGIONAL MARKET (CONTINUED)
    • TABLE 17: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY REGION THROUGH 2011
    • FIGURE 4: REGIONAL PERCENTAGES OF MARKET SHARE FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS IN 2006 AND 2011

PATENTS AND PATENT ANALYSIS

• LIST OF PATENTS
• PATENT ANALYSIS
• PATENTS ON MICRO FUEL CELLS
• TABLE 18: NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED TO COMPANIES MANUFACTURING MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006 (UPTO AUG31)
• FIGURE 5: TOP COMPANIES IN TERMS OF US PATENTS GRANTED FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006
• INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF US PATENT ACTIVITY IN MICROFUEL CELLS
• TABLE 19: NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED BY ASSIGNED COUNTRY/REGION FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM JANUARY 2001 TO AUGUST 2006
• TABLE 20: COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS
• TABLE 20: COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)

COMPANY PROFILES

• 3M
• ANGSTROM POWER INCORPORATED
• ANTIG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
• CANON
• CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
• CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
• CMR FUEL CELLS PLC
• DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL CORPORATION
• DUPONT FUEL CELLS
• ENTEGRIS, INC
• FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS (ISE)
• FUJITSU LABORATORIES
• GINER ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, LLC
• GORE FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES
• HITACHI
• HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
• HORIZON FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD
• IDATECH
• JADOO POWER SYSTEMS
• JOHNSON MATTHEY
• KURARAY CO., LTD
• MANHATTAN SCIENTIFICS
• MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
• MILLENNIUM CELL INC.
• MORE ENERGY LTD.
• MOTOROLA, INC
• MTI MICRO FUEL CELLS INC
• NEAH POWER SYSTEMS
• NEC CORPORATION
• NISSHINBO
• PEMEAS FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES
• POLYFUEL
• PROTONEX
• RELION
• SAMSUNG ADVANCED INSITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SAIT)
• SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS
• SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD
• SFC SMART FUEL CELL AG
• SIGNA CHEMISTRY, LLC
• SONY CORPORATION
• ST MICROELECTRONICS
• TEKION
• TOSHIBA CORPORATION
• ULTRACELL CORPORATION (USA)

APPENDIX A: MILITRARY VERSUS CONSUMER MARKETS

• OPERATIONAL /FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES WITH A BATTERY PACK VERSUS MFC
• MILITARY MARKET VERSUS NON-MILITARY HANDHELD CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET
  • TABLE 21: SHARE OF MILITARY MARKET V/S NON-MILITARY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET OF MICRO FUEL CELLS BY TOP THREE MANUFACTURERS

LIST OF TABLES

SUMMARY TABLE:

• GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION, 2006 AND 2011
  • TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006
  • TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 2: SHARE OF WORLD MARKET OF TOP FIVE COMPANIES MANUFACTURING MICRO FUEL CELLS (FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER SEGMENT) 2006
  • TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS(**) BY TECHNOLOGY THROUGH 2011
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS
  • TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 6: AVERAGE SALES PRICE OF BATTERY PACK FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS BY APPLICATION V/S MICRO FUEL CELLS AVERAGE PRICES, 2006-2011
  • TABLE 7: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN MOBILE PHONES
  • TABLE 8: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN LAPTOPS, 2006-2011
  • TABLE 9: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANTS (PDAS), 2006-2011
  • TABLE 10: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (DIGITAL MUSIC SYSTEMS, CAMCORDERS, DIGITAL CAMERAS, BATTERY CHARGERS), 2006-2011
  • TABLE 11: HANDHELD CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS-POWER REQUIREMENT ASSUMPTIONS
  • TABLE 12: SUMMARY OF TYPES OF PARTS V/S TECHNOLOGY IN MICRO FUEL CELLS, EXCLUDING MEA
  • TABLE 13: KEY SUPPLIERS OF COMPONENTS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2006
  • TABLE 14: EMERGING ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS
  • TABLE 15: ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2000 TO 2006
  • TABLE 15: ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2000 TO 2006 (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 16: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2011
  • TABLE 17: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY REGION THROUGH 2011
  • TABLE 18: NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED TO COMPANIES MANUFACTURING MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006 (UP TO AUG31)
  • TABLE 19: NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED BY ASSIGNED COUNTRY/REGION FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM JANUARY 2001 TO AUGUST 2006
  • TABLE 20: COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS
  • TABLE 20: COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
  • TABLE 21: SHARE OF MILITARY MARKET V/S NON-MILITARY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET OF MICRO FUEL CELLS BY TOP THREE MANUFACTURERS

LIST OF FIGURES

SUMMARY FIGURE:

• GLOBAL MARKET SHARE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION 2006-2011
  • FIGURE 1: GLOBAL PERCENTAGE SHARE FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 2: PLOTS OF THE ENERGY DENSITY V/S THE RATIO OF FUEL VOLUME TO TOTAL SYSTEM VOLUME
  • FIGURE 3: PERCENTAGE SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION IN 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 4: REGIONAL PERCENTAGES OF MARKET SHARE FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS IN 2006 AND 2011
  • FIGURE 5: TOP COMPANIES IN TERMS OF US PATENTS GRANTED FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006