Polymers in Electronics Market Report

✍ Scribed by Cousins, Keith

• Publisher: iSmithers Rapra Publishing
• Year: 2010-02-09
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 130
• Edition: 0
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Designers of electrical and electronic components have a wide choice of polymers at their disposal - cost is a prime consideration but competition in the market place is imposing ever more stringent specification criteria on the equipment designer who, in turn, is demanding significantly improved performance from his polymer supplier. This report lists the most commonly used polymers with brief notes on their properties. This report seeks to provide an overall picture of the varied use of polymers in the manufacture of electronic components. It has endeavoured to identify trends and future movements of the market. The pattern of polymer usage has changed and material formulations have had to be modified to conform with new European Union (EU) legislation relating to the use of hazardous materials in components. Furthermore there is now far more emphasis on recycling rather than landfill disposal and these are issues covered in the report. This report will be of interest to all those involved in using polymers to produce electronic components and to those who provide the raw materials for the production.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 5
1.2 The Report......Page 9
1.3 Methodology......Page 10
2 Executive Summary......Page 11
3.1 Introduction......Page 19
3.2.2 Acetal Copolymers (Polyoxymethylene; POM)......Page 21
3.2.4 Liquid Crystalline Polymers (LCP)......Page 22
3.2.6 Polybutylene Terephhalate (PBT)......Page 23
3.2.7 Polycarbonate (PC)......Page 24
3.2.9 Polyetherimide (PEI)......Page 25
3.2.13 Polyimide (PI)......Page 26
3.2.16 Polyphenylene Sulfide (PPS)......Page 27
3.2.20 Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)......Page 28
3.2.23 Polyvinylidine Fluoride (PVDF)......Page 29
3.2.26 Conductive Materials......Page 30
3.3 Component Characteristics......Page 31
3.4 Polymers for Enclosures......Page 33
3.5.1 Batteries including Lithium Polymer Types......Page 34
3.5.2 Capacitors......Page 37
3.5.3 Coil Formers......Page 39
3.5.4 Connectors......Page 40
3.5.6 Plugs and Sockets......Page 43
3.5.7 Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)......Page 44
3.5.8 Relays......Page 46
3.5.9 Resistors......Page 47
3.5.11 Sensors......Page 48
3.5.12 Switches......Page 49
3.5.14 Touch Screens......Page 50
4.2 Market Analysis......Page 53
4.3 Mobile Communications......Page 54
4.4 Automotive Applications......Page 56
4.5 Fuel Cells......Page 59
4.7 Contract Electronic Manufacturing......Page 61
4.8 Component Distribution......Page 62
4.9 European Markets – Germany......Page 63
4.11 European Markets – Italy......Page 64
4.12 Other European Markets......Page 65
5.2 Organic and Other Polymer Developments......Page 67
5.3 Supercapacitors......Page 69
5.4 Solar Cells......Page 71
5.5 Flat Panel Displays......Page 72
5.6 Other New Technologies......Page 78
5.7 Recycling......Page 83
5.9 Compliance with European RoHS and WEEE Directives......Page 85
5.10 Nanotechnology......Page 89
6 Company Profiles......Page 93
7 Future Outlook......Page 117
8 Abbreviations and Acronyms......Page 123

✦ Subjects

Химия и химическая промышленность;Высокомолекулярные соединения;