REPORT SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
In recent years, there has been tremendous progress, technologically and in terms of demand, in electronic devices and systems. The technological progress has come on two main fronts increased functionality on a single device unit and miniaturization of each unit. Both of these developments have increased the need for thermal management technologies.
“Thermal management” is the term used to describe the array of material technologies and problem-solving design tools that systems manufacturers apply to regulate the unwanted heat caused by the normal functioning of an electronic system.
This report segments thermal management technologies into four segments hardware, software, interfaces and substrates.
The hardware segment includes several product subsegments, including heat sinks, fans and blowers, fan sinks, heat pipes and cold plates. These segments were chosen because they are established technologies and represent revenue markets of significant size.
The software segment consists of electronic design software designed to model and analyze the thermal characteristics of an electronic system design. Specific types of thermal management software examined in this study include computational fluid design (CFD), computational heat transfer (CHT), power management, circuit design and other electronic design automation (EDA).
Thermal management interface materials are products that stand between a heat sink and the device to be cooled, where their function is to improve the thermal transfer in the joint between the heat sink and the device to be cooled by increasing or securing the area of contact between the two surfaces. In some cases, the interface actually performs the job of the heat sink. This role has become increasingly common in a number of applications in which, due to the height or weight constraints of the system, a conventional hardware heat sink is not feasible.
Finally, the report analyzes substrates, which are the foundations of integrated circuits (ICs), or planar components of electronic packages or modules. The report focuses on substrates that have been developed specifically to enhance the thermal handling capability of an electronic component.
STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
This report is an update of an earlier BCC Research report prepared in 2011. The overall goal of this updated report is to provide an analysis of the most recent developments and current trends in the global thermal management marketplace.
Specific objectives include:
• Identifying thermal management technologies and products with the greatest commercial potential in the near to mid-term (2012–2017).
• Analyzing the key drivers and constraints that will shape the market for thermal management technologies and products over the next five years.
• Estimating the current and future demand for thermal management technologies and products.
• Ascertaining the companies that are best positioned to meet this demand because of proprietary technologies, strategic alliances or other advantages.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This report is intended especially for suppliers of thermal management technologies and products, and others with a need to understand the status and dynamics of the market for these products. Although the report is organized around specific technologies, it is largely nontechnical in nature and coverage. That is, it is concerned less with theory and jargon than with what works, how much the market is likely to purchase and at what price.
As such, the report’s main audience is executive management personnel and marketing and financial analysts. It is not written specifically for scientists and technologists, although its findings concern the market for their work and include the availability of government and corporate research funding for different technologies and applications, which should interest them.
SCOPE AND FORMAT
The scope of this report is broad, covering several product areas. The individual materials, hardware and software product segments are presented in terms of market size and revenue trends. The revenue forecasts are explained in terms of the key market issues for that product segment, and are projected for five years from 2012 to 2017. The application sections feature forecasts for the most important applications by product.
The technology discussion concentrates on trends that will develop more significantly during the forecast period. The report also includes a discussion on the competitive aspects of each product segment, along with several successful suppliers’ strategies in the market. A current industry directory, a survey of recent U.S. thermal management patents and patent applications pending, and profiles of a selection of the leading thermal management suppliers are also included.
The report addresses the global market for thermal management products during the period from 2011 through 2017, including:
• Thermal management hardware.
• Thermal management software.
• Thermal management interface products.
• Thermal management substrates.
The report format includes the following major elements.
• Executive Summary.
• Thermal management industry overview.
• Thermal management products major segments, subsegments, technology trends, applications, world market estimates and projections.
• Industry structure market shares and company profiles.
• Patent analysis.
METHODOLOGY
The findings and conclusions of this report are based on information gathered from a variety of sources, using both primary and secondary research methodologies. Sources of information include Internet searches and industry association data, and interviews conducted with thermal management component suppliers, custom engineering companies and manufacturers of representative applications. In addition, other secondary sources were consulted for the report, including industry journals and publications, product literature, white papers and technical journals, and financial reports for industry suppliers.
The base year for analysis and projection is 2011. With 2011 as a baseline, market projections were developed for 2012 and 2017. These projections are based on a combination of a consensus among primary contacts combined with our understanding of key market drivers and their impact from a historical and analytical perspective. The analytical methodologies used to generate the market estimates are described in detail in the market analysis. All dollar projections presented in this report are in 2011 constant dollars.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
This report is an update of earlier reports by Ravi Krishan and Andrew McWilliams. Mr. Krishan has had extensive professional and research experience in high technology, with a special focus on the semiconductor industry. He has worked as a high-tech strategy consultant for PricewaterhouseCoopers and as an analyst with several market research firms, including BCC.
Mr. McWilliams, the author responsible for this update, is a partner in the Boston-based international technology and marketing consulting firm, 43rd Parallel LLC. Mr. McWilliams is also the author of several other BCC Research reports related to thermal management, semiconductors and electronic products, including SMC071A Thermal Interface Materials Technologies, Applications, and Global Markets; IFT061A Enabling Technologies for High-Performance Computing; SMC065A Analog and Mixed Signal Devices; IFT054A Data Storage Media Materials, Technologies, Markets; IFT049A Digital Image Sensing, Storage and Transfer; SMC048A Semiconductor Microlithography Materials and Markets; SMC064B SemiconductorMicroelectronics Cleaning; IFT066B Printed Electronics The Global Market; SMC043B Electronic Chemicals and Materials The Global Market; and AVM078A New Electronic Materials and Device Technologies Global Markets.
REPORT HIGHLIGHTS
This report provides:
• An overview of the global market for thermal management products, including hardware, software, interface products, and substrates.
• Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2011 and 2012, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2017.
• Discussion of individual materials, hardware, and software product segments in terms of market size and revenue trends.
• Forecasts for the most important applications by product.
• Examination of the competitive aspects of each product segment, along with several successful suppliers’ strategies in the market.
• A current industry directory, a survey of recent U.S. thermal management patents and patent applications pending.
Global Electronic Component And Semiconductor Industry
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES 1
INTENDED AUDIENCE 2
SCOPE AND FORMAT 2
METHODOLOGY 3
ABOUT THE AUTHORS 3
RELATED REPORTS 3
BCC ON-LINE SERVICES 4
DISCLAIMER 4
CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY 6
SUMMARY TABLE WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 6
SUMMARY FIGURE WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET TRENDS, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 6
CHAPTER 3 THERMAL MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW 9
IMPORTANCE OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT 9
POWER DISSIPATION 9
FIGURE 1 MAJOR CAUSES OF ELECTRONIC FAILURE (% OF OCCURRENCES) 9
ENVIRONMENTAL AND REGULATORY FACTORS 12
TYPES OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS 12
CHAPTER 4 MARKET SUMMARY 15
TABLE 1 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 15
PRODUCT SEGMENTS 15
TABLE 2 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 15
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT REVENUE BY PRODUCT SEGMENT, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 15
END-USE SEGMENTS 17
TABLE 3 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 17
COMPUTERS 17
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL PC SHIPMENTS, 2011-2017 (MILLION UNITS) 17
FIGURE 4 COMPUTER-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 19
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 19
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS, 2011-2017 (MILLION UNITS) 19
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL SPENDING ON MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 20
FIGURE 7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 21
AUTOMOTIVE 22
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION, 2011-2017 (MILLION UNITS) 22
FIGURE 9 MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 22
CONSUMER PRODUCTS 23
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SALES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 23
FIGURE 11 CONSUMER PRODUCT-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 24
MEDICAL/OFFICE ELECTRONICS 25
FIGURE 12 GLOBAL SALES OF MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 25
FIGURE 13 MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 26
INDUSTRIAL/MILITARY ELECTRONICS 27
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL SALES OF INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY ELECTRONICS, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 27
FIGURE 15 OTHER INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 27
GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTS 29
TABLE 4 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 29
FIGURE 16 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011 VERSUS
2017 (%) 30
NORTH AMERICA 31
EUROPEAN UNION 31
JAPAN 31
OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC 31
CHAPTER 5 THERMAL MANAGEMENT MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY 33
MATERIALS 33
METALS AND ALLOYS 33
Alloys 33
Liquid Metal 33
Soft Metal Alloy 34
CERAMICS 34
Alumina (Al2O3) 34
Aluminum Nitride (AlN) 35
Silicon Carbide (SiC) 35
Aluminum Silicon Carbide (AlSiC) 35
Beryllia (BeO) 35
Boron Nitride (BN) 35
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS 36
Diamond and Diamond-Like Materials 36
Carbon Fibers 36
Graphene 36
Carbon Nanotubes 37
COMPOSITES 38
POLYMER COMPOSITES 38
METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMCS) 39
TABLE 5 METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES 40
CARBON MATRIX COMPOSITES 40
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS 41
Types of Phase Change Materials 41
Paraffin 41
Non-Paraffin Organic PCMs 41
Salt Hydrates 42
Eutectic Salts 42
Advantages and Disadvantages of Different PCMs in Electronic Applications 42
TABLE 6 SOLID-LIQUID PCM PROPERTIES 42
Encapsulation Systems 43
EFFECTIVE THERMAL DESIGN FOR ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS 43
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT 44
Concept Development Phase Thermal Tools 44
DETAILED DESIGN 45
Detailed Design Phase Thermal Tools 45
HARDWARE TEST 45
Hardware Test Phase Thermal Tools 45
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS 46
PACKAGING DESIGNED FOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE 46
THERMAL TEST DIES 47
THERMAL SENSING TECHNOLOGIES 48
NEW MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 48
RAPID PROTOTYPING AND FAST DELIVERY OF FINAL PRODUCT 48
THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF OUTDOOR ENCLOSURES 49
PORTABLE DEVICES 50
LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES 51
DATA CENTERS 52
HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 53
CHAPTER 6 THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE 56
MAIN TYPES OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE 56
FANS AND BLOWERS 56
Controlling Fan Speeds 57
Fan-Monitoring Options 58
Methods of Speed Control 58
Pulse-Width Modulation 58
Linear Regulation 59
DC-DC Regulation 59
Synchronizing Fans 60
Fan Selection Issues 60
HEAT SINKS 61
Expanding Arsenal of Heat Sink Options 61
Increasing Area 66
Attachment and Thermal Interface Options 67
Mechanical Attachment 67
Adhesive Attachment 67
Reparability 68
FAN SINKS 68
HEAT PIPES 69
Pulsating Heat Pipes 70
COLD PLATES 71
OTHER TYPES OF COOLING HARDWARE 72
Low-Temperature (Vapor Phase) Electronic Cooling 72
Thermoelectric Coolers 74
Pumped Liquid Cooling Systems 74
Water-Chilled Doors 75
SprayCool 75
Non-Water Liquid Cooling Systems 76
Ionic Wind Engines 76
Microchannel-Microjet Cooling 76
Nanofluid Coolants 77
Nanowick Cooling Technology 77
Electrohydrodynamic Cooling 77
Metal Foam Heat Exchangers 78
Zigzag Heat Sink Fins 78
Pulsated Air Jets 78
Graphite Foam 78
Air Bearing Heat Exchanger 79
WORLDWIDE MARKET FORECAST 79
TABLE 7 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 79
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL TRENDS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE 80
TABLE 8 THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 80
FIGURE 17 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET SHARES BY REGION,
2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 80
THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE END-USE TRENDS 82
TABLE 9 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 82
FIGURE 18 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET SHARES BY END-USE
SEGMENT, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 82
THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE PRODUCT CATEGORIES 84
TABLE 10 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE SHIPMENTS BY PRODUCT
SUBSEGMENTS, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 84
FIGURE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE REVENUE BY PRODUCT
SEGMENT, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 84
Fans and Blowers 86
TABLE 11 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT FANS AND BLOWERS BY END
USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 86
Heat Sinks 87
TABLE 12 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT HEAT SINKS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 87
Fan Sinks 88
TABLE 13 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT FAN SINKS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 88
Heat Pipes 88
TABLE 14 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT HEAT PIPES BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 88
Cold Plates 89
TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT COLD PLATES BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 89
Other Types of Hardware 90
TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER TYPES OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE BY
END-USE APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 90
CHAPTER 7 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 93
THE MAIN TYPES OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 93
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DESIGN 93
COMPUTATIONAL HEAT TRANSFER 93
CIRCUIT DESIGN 94
POWER MANAGEMENT 94
OTHER SOFTWARE 94
RECENT TRENDS IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 94
Virtual Prototyping 95
Standardized Thermal Models 95
Graphical Simulation 97
Flow Network Modeling 97
Online Characterization 98
Simplified Models 99
WORLDWIDE MARKET FORECAST 100
TABLE 17 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE REVENUES, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 100
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL TRENDS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 100
TABLE 18 MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY REGION, THROUGH 2017
($ MILLIONS) 101
FIGURE 20 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES BY REGION,
2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 101
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE END-USE TRENDS 102
TABLE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE REVENUES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 102
FIGURE 21 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES BY END USE,
2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 102
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SUB-PRODUCT CATEGORIES 104
TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY PRODUCT TYPE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 104
FIGURE 22 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES BY PRODUCT
TYPE, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 104
COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SOFTWARE 106
TABLE 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CFD SOFTWARE BY END USE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 106
COMPUTATIONAL HEAT TRANSFER SOFTWARE 106
TABLE 22 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CHT SOFTWARE BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 107
CIRCUIT DESIGN SOFTWARE 107
TABLE 23 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT DESIGN SOFTWARE BY
END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 107
POWER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 108
TABLE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR POWER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 108
OTHER SOFTWARE 108
TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER TYPES OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY
END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 109
CHAPTER 8 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS 111
MAIN TYPES OF THERMAL INTERFACE PRODUCTS 111
THERMAL GREASES 111
THERMAL COMPOUNDS 112
THERMAL PADS 112
THERMAL TAPES 113
EPOXIES 113
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS 113
OTHER MATERIALS 114
Solders 114
Metal Matrix Composites 114
Carbon Matrix Composites 114
Technology Trends in Thermal Interface Materials 115
Graphene 115
Carbon Nanotubes 116
THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKETS 116
TABLE 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 117
GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS 117
TABLE 27 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET SHARES BY REGION, THROUGH 2017
($ MILLIONS) 117
FIGURE 23 THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 118
END USES 119
TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 119
FIGURE 24 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET SHARES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 119
PRODUCT TYPES 121
TABLE 29 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF PRODUCT,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 121
FIGURE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF PRODUCT,
2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 122
Thermal Grease 123
TABLE 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL GREASE BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 123
Thermal Compounds 124
TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL COMPOUNDS BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 124
Thermal Pads 124
TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL PADS BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 125
Adhesive Films and Tapes 125
TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT ADHESIVE FILMS AND TAPES BY
END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 126
Epoxies 126
TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT EPOXIES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 127
Phase Change Materials 127
TABLE 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PCM THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 127
Metallic Thermal Interface Materials 128
TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 128
CHAPTER 9 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATES 130
MAIN TYPES OF THERMAL SUBSTRATES 130
THERMALLY ENHANCED PACKAGES 130
HEAT SPREADERS 131
Two-Phase Heat Spreaders 132
Natural Graphite Heat Spreaders 132
Diamond Heat Spreaders 133
Silicon-Based Heat Spreader 133
Multilayer Graphene Heat Spreader 133
THERMAL SUBSTRATE MARKETS 134
TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATES, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 134
GLOBAL AND REGIONAL TRENDS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE 134
TABLE 38 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 135
FIGURE 26 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 135
END USES 136
TABLE 39 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET BY END-USE
APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 136
FIGURE 27 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET SHARES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 137
PRODUCT TYPES 138
TABLE 40 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATES BY TYPE OF
PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 138
Thermally Enhanced Packages 138
TABLE 41 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMALLY ENHANCED PACKAGES BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 139
Heat Spreaders 139
TABLE 42 GLOBAL MARKET FOR HEAT SPREADERS BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 139
CHAPTER 10 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKET SHARES 141
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 141
MARKET SHARES 141
TABLE 43 LEADING GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUPPLIERS, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 142
FIGURE 28 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 142
THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE 142
MARKET SHARES 142
TABLE 44 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 143
FIGURE 29 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 143
COMPANY PROFILES 144
AAVID THERMALLOY LLC 144
ALCOA 145
CALMARK CORP. 145
COMAIR ROTRON 145
CONTROL RESOURCES 146
COOL INNOVATIONS 146
CPS TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 146
DYNATRON 147
EBM-PAPST 147
ETRI 147
THE FILTER FACTORY INC. 148
INTRICAST/RADIAN HEATSINKS 148
JARO COMPONENTS 148
KNURR AG 148
KOOLTRONIC 149
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES 149
LIEBERT CORP. 149
LYTRON 150
MARLOW INDUSTRIES INC. 150
MICRONEL 150
NMB TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 150
NOREN PRODUCTS 151
NUVENTIX INC. 151
PC POWER & COOLING 151
PFANNENBERG INC. 151
POLYCOLD SYSTEMS 152
QUALTEK ELECTRONICS CORP. 152
RITTAL CORP. 152
SPRAYCOOL INC. 153
SUNON INC. 153
TELLUREX 153
TENNMAX 154
THERMACORE 154
U.S. TOYO FAN CORP. 155
UNITRACK INDUSTRIES 155
U-SQUARE CORP. 155
VETTE CORP. 155
VORTEC 156
WAKEFIELD THERMAL SOLUTIONS 156
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 156
MARKET SHARES 156
TABLE 45 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 157
FIGURE 30 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 157
COMPANY PROFILES 158
ACUSIM SOFTWARE 158
ANSOFT 158
ANSYS 158
DAAT RESEARCH CORP. 159
DEGREE CONTROLS INC. 159
ENERTRON 159
FLOMERICS GROUP PLC 160
LYTRON 160
MSC SOFTWARE 160
NETZSCH INSTRUMENTS INC. 161
THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE 161
MARKET SHARES 161
TABLE 46 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 161
FIGURE 31 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 161
COMPANY PROFILES 163
AI TECHNOLOGY 163
BERGQUIST CO. 163
CHOMERICS (DIVISION OF PARKER HANNIFIN) 163
COOKSON PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 164
HENKEL CORP. 164
LORD CORP. 164
MASTER BOND 164
METAL MATRIX CAST COMPOSITES 165
SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING MATERIALS INC. 165
THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE 165
MARKET SHARES 165
TABLE 47 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 166
FIGURE 32 TOP-FIVE VENDORS — GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET,
2011 (%) 166
COMPANY PROFILES 167
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY 167
COOLER MASTER 167
DIAMONEX 167
MATERION CORP. 168
OSE 168
STATS CHIPPAC LTD. 168
CHAPTER 11 PATENTS 170
OVERVIEW 170
FIGURE 33 U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO ELECTRONIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT ISSUED
SINCE JULY 2011* (%) 170
TABLE 48 TOP U.S. THERMAL MANAGEMENT PATENT ASSIGNEES, 2011-2012 171
LIST OF TABLES
SUMMARY TABLE WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 6
TABLE 1 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 15
TABLE 2 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY PRODUCT TYPE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 15
TABLE 3 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 17
TABLE 4 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET BY MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 29
TABLE 5 METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES 40
TABLE 6 SOLID-LIQUID PCM PROPERTIES 42
TABLE 7 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 79
TABLE 8 THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE REVENUE BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 80
TABLE 9 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 82
TABLE 10 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE SHIPMENTS BY PRODUCT
SUBSEGMENTS, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 84
TABLE 11 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT FANS AND BLOWERS BY END
USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 86
TABLE 12 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT HEAT SINKS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 87
TABLE 13 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT FAN SINKS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 88
TABLE 14 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT HEAT PIPES BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 88
TABLE 15 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT COLD PLATES BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 89
TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER TYPES OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE BY
END-USE APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 90
TABLE 17 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE REVENUES, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 100
TABLE 18 MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 101
TABLE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE REVENUES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 102
TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY PRODUCT TYPE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 104
TABLE 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CFD SOFTWARE BY END USE, THROUGH 2016 ($ MILLIONS) 106
TABLE 22 GLOBAL MARKET FOR CHT SOFTWARE BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 107
TABLE 23 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT DESIGN SOFTWARE BY
END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 107
TABLE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR POWER MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 108
TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER TYPES OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE BY
END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 109
TABLE 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 117
TABLE 27 THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL MARKET SHARES BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 117
TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY END USE, THROUGH
2017 ($ MILLIONS) 119
TABLE 29 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF PRODUCT,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 121
TABLE 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL GREASE BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 123
TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL COMPOUNDS BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 124
TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL PADS BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 125
TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT ADHESIVE FILMS AND TAPES BY
END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 126
TABLE 34 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT EPOXIES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 127
TABLE 35 GLOBAL MARKET FOR PCM THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 127
TABLE 36 GLOBAL MARKET FOR METAL THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 128
TABLE 37 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATES, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 134
TABLE 38 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET BY REGION, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 135
TABLE 39 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET BY END-USE
APPLICATION, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 136
TABLE 40 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATES BY TYPE OF
PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 138
TABLE 41 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMALLY ENHANCED PACKAGES BY END USE,
THROUGH 2017 ($ MILLIONS) 139
TABLE 42 GLOBAL MARKET FOR HEAT SPREADERS BY END USE, THROUGH 2017 ($
MILLIONS) 139
TABLE 43 LEADING GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUPPLIERS, 2011 ($ MILLIONS/%) 142
TABLE 44 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 143
TABLE 45 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 157
TABLE 46 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 161
TABLE 47 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET LEADERS, 2011 ($
MILLIONS/%) 166
TABLE 48 TOP U.S. THERMAL MANAGEMENT PATENT ASSIGNEES, 2011-2012 171
LIST OF FIGURES
SUMMARY FIGURE WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET TRENDS, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 6
FIGURE 1 MAJOR CAUSES OF ELECTRONIC FAILURE (% OF OCCURRENCES) 9
FIGURE 2 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT REVENUE BY PRODUCT SEGMENT, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 15
FIGURE 3 GLOBAL PC SHIPMENTS, 2011-2017 (MILLION UNITS) 17
FIGURE 4 COMPUTER-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 19
FIGURE 5 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF MOBILE PHONE HANDSETS, 2011-2017 (MILLION UNITS) 19
FIGURE 6 GLOBAL SPENDING ON MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE,
2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 20
FIGURE 7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 21
FIGURE 8 GLOBAL MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCTION, 2011-2017 (MILLION UNITS) 22
FIGURE 9 MOTOR VEHICLE-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 22
FIGURE 10 GLOBAL CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SALES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 23
FIGURE 11 CONSUMER PRODUCT-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 24
FIGURE 12 GLOBAL SALES OF MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 25
FIGURE 13 MEDICAL AND OFFICE ELECTRONICS-RELATED MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 26
FIGURE 14 GLOBAL SALES OF INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY ELECTRONICS, 2011-2017 ($
MILLIONS) 27
FIGURE 15 OTHER INDUSTRIAL AND MILITARY MARKET FOR ALL THERMAL MANAGEMENT
TECHNOLOGIES, 2011-2017 ($ MILLIONS) 27
FIGURE 16 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011 VERSUS
2017 (%) 30
FIGURE 17 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 80
FIGURE 18 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET SHARES BY END-USE
SEGMENT, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 82
FIGURE 19 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE REVENUE BY PRODUCT SEGMENT,
2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 84
FIGURE 20 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 101
FIGURE 21 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES BY END USE,
2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 102
FIGURE 22 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES BY PRODUCT
TYPE, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 104
FIGURE 23 THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 118
FIGURE 24 WORLD THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET SHARES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 119
FIGURE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF PRODUCT,
2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 122
FIGURE 26 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2011
VERSUS 2017 (%) 135
FIGURE 27 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET SHARES BY END-USE
APPLICATION, 2011 VERSUS 2017 (%) 137
FIGURE 28 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 142
FIGURE 29 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT HARDWARE MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 143
FIGURE 30 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 157
FIGURE 31 GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTERFACE MARKET SHARES, 2011 (%) 161
FIGURE 32 TOP-FIVE VENDORS — GLOBAL THERMAL MANAGEMENT SUBSTRATE MARKET,
2011 (%) 166
FIGURE 33 U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO ELECTRONIC THERMAL MANAGEMENT ISSUED
SINCE JULY 2011* (%) 170
