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Advanced Ceramics - International Technology & Market Trends
[December 04, 2009]

Advanced Ceramics - International Technology & Market Trends


(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0f4de8/advanced_ceramics) has announced the addition of the "Advanced Ceramics - International Technology & Market Trends" report to their offering.



Information technology and electronic industries are emerging as the two bastions of advanced ceramics' market since late '90s. Rising demand for high-performance electronic, computing and communication devices is propping the large-scale adoption of advanced ceramic compositions within these industries. Cross-application synergies are also upstaging, unveiling newer and more sophisticated application platforms for advanced ceramics. Thus, with the revenue charts increasingly tipping towards the high-end markets, the industry's end user profile is undergoing rapid transformation, away from the conventional end-use markets such as defense equipment, chemical processing, and glass industries. With the spurt unlikely to die down any sooner, the IT and electronic industries are projected to remain dominant and aggressively growing end users of advanced ceramics.

Commercial use of advanced ceramics is limited by the complexity and high costs of implementation; skepticism about the long-term stability and consistency of material properties, coupled with lack of industry-wide standardization, high cost of components and absence of performance tracking deterring the full-scale commercialization of advanced ceramics until recently. However, burgeoning research and developments and new product innovations are expected to drive new opportunities for advanced ceramics in the coming years. Additionally, growing impetus for environmental protection is likely to bolster demand for the use of the materials in replacement applications that are touted as environmentally unsafe. Of late, rising shipments of commercial and military aircrafts and future orders, particularly from the US and Asian countries, is expected to assure a stable market for advanced ceramic coatings in the next five years.


These and other market data and trends are presented in "Advanced Ceramics: International Technology & Market Trends" by BizAcumen, Inc. This report is designed to be the most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

Key Topics Covered: METHODOLOGY - Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations - Disclaimers - Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level INDUSTRY OVERVIEW - Major Markets of Advanced Ceramics MARKET SNAPSHOTS - Asia Dominates Global Advanced Ceramics Market - Twin Growth Strategy: Adding New Dimensions to Advanced Ceramics - Industry Experiences Strong Demand from IT/Electronic Industries - Electronic Ceramics Continue to Rule Advanced Ceramics Market - Development of Niobium and Tantalum Propel Electronic Ceramics Market - Rising Demand for Ceramic Armor Fueling Structural Ceramics Sales - Medical Field to Emerge as Major End-Use Area for Advanced Ceramics - Aerospace Sector Drives Growth for Ceramic Coatings - Challenges for Commercialization of Advanced Ceramics - Cost-Effective Manufacturing Regions Attract Foreign Companies EMERGING APPLICATIONS - Smart Ceramics Zoom Ahead - Fuel Cells and Batteries Promising a Huge Potential - High-Performance Ceramics Grab Significant Position in Automobile Sector - Piezo ceramic components Open New Avenues - Metal Matrix Composite - A Prominent Species - Ceramic Products Aid in Process Reliability - Superconductors Driving Demand for Advanced Ceramics - Energy Sector Spurs New Opportunities for Advanced Ceramics PRODUCT FACTS - Electronic Ceramics - Chemical Processing & Environmental Ceramics - Ceramic Coatings - Structural Ceramics CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS - Metalico Acquires American CatCon Holdings - CTS Corp Acquires TUSONIX - Johnson Matthey Acquires Argillon - Yageo Partners with OEMs and ODMs to Promote Wireless Solutions - Ceradyne Obtains Ceramic Body Armor Order - ESK Ceramics Wins euro 35 Million Contract - Taiyo Yuden Launches Two New Group Companies - CoorsTek Releases New Design Guide for Thick-Film Ceramic Substrates - Yageo Introduces 8010 Ceramic Chip Antenna - Kyocera to Launch New Ceramic Utility Knife Colors - TDK Corporation Develops First-of-its-kind Multilayer Ceramic Chip Capacitor - AVX Corporation Acquires American Technical Ceramics - Souriau Holding Acquires Pacific Aerospace & Electronics - Du-Co Ceramics Company Acquires Saxonburg Ceramics - North Coast Angel Fund Acquires Minority Interest in Stanton Ceramics - SIC Investment Acquires Toshiba Ceramics - CoorsTek Takes Over Gaiser - Advent and Carlyle Completes the Acquisition of H.C. Starck - Cree and Digi-Key Enter into a Distribution Pact - Ceradyne Obtains Ceramic Body Armor Delivery Order from the US Army - CPS Becomes CPS Technologies Corporation - Ceradyne Opens First Solar Energy Ceramic-Associated Factory in China - NGK Insulators to Construct New Manufacturing Facility in Mexico - CoorsTek Plans to Open New Facility in the US - Samsung Electro-Mechanics Offers MLCC Library to Ansoft - ATC Rolls Out 800 Series Multilayer Capacitor Products - CoorsTek Launches CeraPure Ceramics - CoorsTek Launches DuraStrate Ceramic Substrates - Momentive Performance Materials Launches New Series of PBN Coatings, Heaters and Crucibles - KEMET Introduces FE-CAP Line - Kyocera Launches the Ceramic Pot - Morgan Electro Ceramics Launches New Line of Co-Fired PCMAs - Morgan Electro Ceramics Launches New Piezoelectric Composite Components - Morgan Electro Ceramics Unveils New Piezoelectric Actuator Plates - Vishay Releases Latest Range of High- Intensity White SMD LED Series - Advanced PhaseSiC Hybrid Liquid- Phase Silicon Carbide Substance - AVX Extends TLJ Series Portfolio - Large-Case SMD MLCC from KEMET - Vishay Launches VJHVArc Guard Capacitors - SEM Develops First-Ever 4.7uF/6.3V/1005 MLCC - Ceramic Electronic Component from Japanese Inventors - Low Resistivity SiC from the US Inventors - Epitaxial Silicon Carbide Layer Production Process from Swedish Engineers - Japanese Researchers Introduce New Ceramic Electronic Component - Silicon Carbide Composite Substance from the US Researcher - New Production Process for Ceramic Electronic Components - Microelectromechanical Structures on SiC Substrate MAJOR PLAYERS - Applied Ceramics Inc. (USA) - Ceradyne, Inc. (USA) - CPS Technologies Corporation (USA) - CeramTec AG (Germany) - COI Ceramics Inc. (USA) - Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA (France) - Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Hamilton Ltd. (Canada) - Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Lauf GmbH (Germany) - Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc. (USA) - Saint-Gobain Advanced Ceramics Inc. (USA) - Saint-Gobain Quartz SAS (France) - CoorsTek, Inc. (USA) - Covalent Materials Corporation (Japan) - General Electric Company (USA) - International Ceramic Engineering (USA) - KEMET Corporation (USA) - Kyocera Corporation (Japan) - AVX Corp. (USA) - American Technical Ceramics Corp. (USA) - Kyocera Industrial Ceramics Corporation (USA) - Momentive Performance Materials, Inc. (USA) - Morgan Electro Ceramics (UK) - Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Japan) - NGK Insulators Ltd. (Japan) - Rauschert GmbH (Germany) - Samsung Electro-Mechanics Company Ltd. (Korea) - Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (Japan) - TDK Corporation (Japan) - Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (USA) - Yageo Corp. (Taiwan) GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS REGIONA OVERVIEW COMPANIES PROFILED For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0f4de8/advanced_ceramics ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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