Ongoing technological advancements, and increasing volume requirement of capacitors in industrial, medical, telecommunications, automotives, aerospace and defense markets is likely to propel sales for global discrete capacitors market. The global capacitors market is increasingly moving towards components with higher efficiencies in relatively compact sizes. Technological advancements in ceramic materials, used in devices, modules and components, have been instrumental in reducing the size of sub-assemblies and components. However, a regular increase in the transistor density of integrated circuits is perceived to be primarily responsible for the miniaturization of electronic products and systems.

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

DISCRETE CAPACITORS				BMR-7035


                                      CONTENTS


  1. METHODOLOGY                                                           1
      Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations                          1
      Disclaimers                                                          2
      Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level                            3

  2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK                                    4
      Passive Electronic Components Market: A Review                       4
       Trends                                                              4
        End-Use Applications                                               4

  3. CAPACITORS - A PREFACE                                                5
      Miniature Components Rule the Roost                                  5
      Price Volatility- Swinging Fortunes  of Capacitor Types              6
      Technological Trends - R&D Focus                                     6
      Opportunities Ahead                                                  7
      Key Statistics                                                       7
      Capacitors Market By Product Segment                                 8
       Tantalum Capacitor Market                                           8
        Trends in Tantalum Capacitors                                      8
        Compact Tantalum Capacitors Production Headed North                9
        Demand and Supply of Tantalum                                      9
        Outlook                                                            9
        Key Statistics                                                     10
       Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors                                    11
        Competitive Scenario                                               11
        Key Statistics                                                     12
       Ceramic Capacitors                                                  12
        Market for High Frequency Ceramic Capacitors                       13
        MLCC Market: Global Outlook                                        14
        Competitive Scenario                                               16
       Film Capacitors                                                     16
        Asian Film Capacitor Market                                        17
      Capacitors Market By End-Use Segment Telecommunication               17
       Automotives                                                         17
       Aerospace and Defense                                               18
       Computers & Peripherals                                             19
       Consumer Electronics                                                19
       Industrial and Other Applications                                   19

  4. PRODUCT FACTS                                                         19

  5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS                                                20
      Vishay Acquires Specialty Capacitor Product Lineup from Kemet        20
      CTS Acquires Tusonix                                                 20
      Jaco Electronics Teams Up with Kemet to Expand Product Offerings     21
      Avnet Electronics Enters into an Agreement with EPCOS AG             21
      Mouser Inks Distribution Agreement with Arcotronics Group            22
      Campbell Collins Inks Agreement to Become Authorized
       Distributor of Kemet                                                22
      TDK Inks Business Combination Agreement with EPCOS                   22
      Zonkas Electronics Appoints Easby  Electronics as Authorized
       Distributor                                                         23
      NOVACAP and Mouser Enter into  Agreement                             23
      Jameco Electronics Offers EPCOS Circuit Protection Devices and
       Capacitors                                                          23
      AVX Develops New Line of Fused  Tantalum Capacitors                  24
      Vishay Extends Tantamount T97 Series  to Offer Solid Tantalum
       Chip Capacitor                                                      24
      Vishay Expands Capabilities in 140 CRH Series                        25
      Vishay Extends Capabilities in 150  CRZ Series                       25
      Vishay Unveils New MicroTan™ Tantalum Chip Devices in the TR8
       Series                                                              26
      AVX Develops New High Temperature, High Current Stacked
       Ceramic Capacitors                                                  26
      TDK Starts Mass Production of Low Profile, Low ESL Multilayer
       Capacitors                                                          26
      Kemet Launches Space-Level Ceramic Capacitors                        27
      KEMET Introduces Military-Grade SMPS Stacked Ceramic Capacitors      27
      AVX Develops Wet Electronic Tantalum Capacitor                       28
      AVX Enhances TLJ Capacitor Portfolio                                 28
      AVX Unveils D and Y case Tantalum Capacitors                         29
      AVX Enhances its Tantalum Multianode  TPM Capacitor Portfolio        29
      Epcos Unveils RoHS-Compliant SMD Aluminum Capacitors                 29
      Kemet Extends X7R Capacitor Line                                     30
      TDK Introduces X8R MLCC Series                                       30
      Vishay Launches Two New Capacitors  Series                           30
      Kemet Launches 80 New MLCC Capacitor Models                          31
      AVX Releases New Versions of FLEXITERM Capacitor Series              31
      TDK Introduces New Settable ESR MLCC                                 32
      IEC Specialist Group to Develop Technical Standard for
       Electric Car Capacitors                                             32
      AVX Acquires American Technical Ceramics                             32
      KEMET Takes Over Arcotronics                                         33
      Taiyo Yuden Completes Acquisition of  Shoei Electronics              33
      Electrocube Takes Over F-Dyne                                        34
      Kemet to Acquire Evox Rifa Group                                     34
      Nueva Generacion Acquires Assets of  Cambridge Capacitor Limited     34
      Kazatomprom to Establish Tantalum Capacitors Production Joint
       Venture                                                             35
      Xiamen Xindeco and EPCOS to Expand Chinese Joint Venture             35
      Aerovox Forms Partnership with Ningbo  Shine                         36
      Anglia and WIMA Ink Distribution Agreement                           36
      USI Electronics and Arcotronics Sign Franchise Distribution
       Agreement                                                           37
      Mouser to Distribute Capacitors of Evox Rifa                         37
      Mouser Expands Product Portfolio of  Vishay Sprague                  37
      TDK to Build New Ceramic Capacitor Plant                             38
      KEMET Releases T521 Series                                           38
      AVX Develops Axial and Radial Leaded MLCCs                           38
      Vishay Releases New Surface-Mount C0G MLCCs                          39
      Kemet Expands EIA Range of MLCCs                                     39
      AVX Introduces Tantalum Capacitor  Product Range                     40
      KEMET Launches First-Ever Polymer Tantalum 35V Capacitor             40
      KEMET Launches T528 Series Small Case Size Polymer Capacitors        40
      TDK Commences Large-Scale Production  of High- Capacitance
       Ceramic Capacitors                                                  41
      Vishay Launches Enhanced 298D Micro Tan Tantalum Chip Capacitors     41
      Vishay Introduces New Wet Tantalum High- Energy Capacitor            42
      Vishay Launches New Solid Tantalum Chip Capacitors                   42
      Vishay Adds New Features to SMD  Capacitors                          42
      KEMET Corporation Introduces FF-CAP Technology                       43
      Taiyo Yuden Rolls Out New Compact AMK105BJ475MV MLCC                 43
      TDK Unveils Sleek C0402 Series High Performance MLCC Capacitors      44
      AVX Introduces AR Series, First Automotive Grade Capacitors          44
      AVX Rolls Out FLEXISAFE™ Capacitors  to Minimize Short-
       Circuit Failure                                                     44
      EPCOS Launches B43305 and B43508 Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors    45
      Kemet Announces Extension of T520 and T530 Capacitor Series          45
      Nickel Particles Found to be Ideal for  MLCC Electrodes              45

  6. MAJOR PLAYERS                                                         46
      AVX Corporation (USA)                                                46
      CSI Capacitors Inc (USA)                                             46
      EPCOS AG (Germany)                                                   46
      KEMET Corporation (USA)                                              47
      Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd.  (Japan)                          47
      Matsuo Electric Co., Ltd (Japan)                                     47
      NEC Tokin Corporation (Japan)                                        48
      Nichicon Corporation (Japan)                                         48
      Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd. (Japan)                                        48
      TDK Corporation (Japan)                                              48
      Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (USA)                                   48

  7. GLOBAL MARKET ANALYTICS                                               49

  8. THE UNITED STATES                                                     56
      US Faces Strong Competition from  South East Asian Countries         56
      North American Passive Component Sales Continues Its Downward
       Spiral                                                              56
      Export/Import Scenario                                               57

  9. CANADA                                                                60
      Export-Import Scenario                                               61

  10. JAPAN                                                                63
      Aluminum Capacitor Exports Headed Uphill                             64

  11. EUROPE                                                               65
 
  a. France                                                                68

  b. Germany                                                               69

  c. Italy                                                                 70

  d. The United Kingdom                                                    71

  e. Spain                                                                 72

  f. Rest of Europe                                                        73

  12. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         74
      Trends                                                               74
       Asia-Pacific Dominates Global Passive Component Production          74
       R&D Investment by Asian Companies  Shoots Up                        74
      Asia Pacific Leads the Global Passive Component Market               75
      Demand for Aluminum Electrolytic  Capacitors on the Rise75
      Major Markets                                                        76
       China                                                               76
        Focus on Next-Generation, Eco-friendly Electronic Components       76
        Capacitors Market - An Overview                                    77
       Taiwan                                                              82
        MLCC Market                                                        82
        Film Capacitor Market                                              82
        OC-CON Capacitor Production                                        83
       Hong Kong                                                           83
        Film Capacitor Market                                              83
        Hong Kong Producers Concentrate  on High- Capacitance Products     83
       Korea                                                               83
       India                                                               84
        Film Capacitors Market: An Overview                                84

  13. REST OF WORL                                                         85


 EXHIBITS

      Table 1: Percentage Breakdown of Passive Components
      Consumption by End-Use Segments in the World - 2007

      Table 2: Global Capacitors Market: Production Value for the
      Years 2006 through 2008  (In US$ billion)

      Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Advanced Capacitors
      Manufacturers in the World - 2008

      Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global Tantalum Capacitors
      Market by  Application - 2006

      Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the Global
      Tantalum Capacitors Market - 2005

      Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Aluminum Electrolytic
      Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment - 2009

      Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Aluminum Electrolytic
      Capacitors Manufacturers - 2005

      Table 8: World MLCC Market: Annual Shipments in Billion Units
      for Years 2007 through 2010

      Table 9: Percentage Breakdown (Value Sales) of Leading Players
      in the Global MLCC Market - 2009

      Table 10: Percentage Breakdown (Volume Sales) of Leading
      Players in the Global MLCC Market - 2007

      Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the
      Global High Capacitance MLCC Market - 2009

      Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Leading Players in the
      Global Ceramic Capacitors Market - 2007

      Table 13: Global Discrete Capacitors Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Global Discrete Capacitors
      Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 15: Global Telecommunications Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 16: Percentage Breakdown of Global Telecommunications
      Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 17: Global Computers and Peripherals Market by Region
      for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 18: Percentage Breakdown of Global Computers and
      Peripherals Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 19: Global Consumer Electronics Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 20: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumer Electronics
      Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 21: Global Automotives Market by Region for the Period
      2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of Global Automotives Market by
      Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 23: Global Aerospace and Defense Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of Global Aerospace and Defense
      Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 25: Global Industrial & Other Applications Market by
      Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Global Industrial & Other
      Applications Market by Region for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of the US Aluminum Electrolytic
      Fixed Capacitors Exports by Destination Countries - 2007
      (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of the US Aluminum Electrolytic
      Fixed Capacitors Imports by Countries of Origin - 2007 (Value
      in US$ Thousand)

      Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of the US Ceramic Dielectric,
      Multilayer Electrical Fixed Capacitors Exports by Destination
      Countries - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of the US Ceramic Dielectric,
      Multilayer Electrical Fixed Capacitors Imports by Countries of
      Origin - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 31: Percentage Breakdown of the US Ceramic Dielectric,
      Single Layer Electrical Fixed Capacitors Exports by
      Destination Countries - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of the US Ceramic Dielectric,
      Single Layer Electrical Fixed Capacitors Imports by Countries
      of Origin - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 33: Percentage Breakdown of the US Tantalum Electrical
      Fixed Capacitors Exports by Destination Countries - 2007
      (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of the US Tantalum Electrical
      Fixed Capacitors Imports by Countries of Origin - 2007 (Value
      in US$ Thousand)

      Table 35: Discrete Capacitors Market by  End-Use Segment in
      the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in the US for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 37: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Aluminum
      Electrolytic Fixed Capacitors Exports by Destination Countries - 
      2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Aluminum
      Electrolytic Fixed Capacitors Imports by Countries of Origin -
      2007

      Table 39: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Ceramic Dielectric,
      Multi Layer Electrical Fixed Capacitors Exports by Destination
      Countries - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 40: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Ceramic Dielectric,
      Multi Layer Electrical Fixed Capacitors Imports by Countries
      of Origin - 2007 (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 41: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Tantalum Electrical
      Fixed Capacitors Exports by Destination Countries - 2007
      (Value in US$ Thousand)

      Table 42: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Tantalum Electrical
      Fixed Capacitors Imports by Countries of Origin - 2007 (Value
      in US$ Thousand)

      Table 43: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in
      Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 44: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Canada for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 45: Discrete Capacitors Market by  End-Use Segment in
      Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 46: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Japan for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 47: Discrete Capacitors Market by Region in Europe:
      2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 48: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by Region in Europe for  the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 49: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in
      Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 50: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Europe for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 51: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in
      France: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 52: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in France for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 53: Discrete Capacitors Market by  End-Use Segment in
      Germany: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 54: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Germany for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 55: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in
      Italy: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 56: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Italy for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 57: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in the
      UK: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 58: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in the UK for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 59: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in
      Spain: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 60: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Spain for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 61: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in
      Rest of Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 62: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 63: Indian Market for Plastic Film Capacitors: Volume
      Production (in million units) and Value Sales (in million INR) - 
      2006

      Table 64: Indian Market for Plastic Film Capacitors: Volume
      (in million units) and Value (in million INR) Exports - 2006

      Table 65: Discrete Capacitors Market  by End-Use Segment in
      Asia Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 66: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Asia Pacific for the Years 2009 & 2012

      Table 67: Discrete Capacitors Market by End-Use Segment in
      Rest of World: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 68: Percentage Breakdown of Discrete Capacitors Market
      by End-Use Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2009 & 2012


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