The highly complex, technology-intensive and diverse global electronics market, valued at several billions of dollars, is expected to post a strong average annual growth rate in the short-term. Growth will be influenced by important trends in the market, which will boost demand for wafers, IC devices, software and components, PCBs, materials, equipment, services and semiconductor packaging. New developments in the sector would be propelled by newer geographical markets as well as technological advancements such as wireless communications, man-machine interface, pervasive computing and video digitization that would create new markets while simultaneously regenerating older ones. Advancements would in turn be facilitated by the availability of SoC (systems-on-chip) technology, digital signal processors and more adaptable microprocessors. Other major emerging technologies include CMP slurries with higher selectivity; dual damascene processes; extensive acceptance of 300mm wafers; and precursor materials for barrier layers and low-k dielectrics. Copper and tantalum targets for seed and barrier layers; cleaning and etching gases with higher selectivity; deep UV 193mm and 248mm lithography and cleaning and etching chemicals with higher selectivity are some of the other emerging technologies.
 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS			BMR-2047


                                          CONTENTS



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

  2. CURRENT AND FUTURE ANALYSIS                                           4

  3. TRENDS                                                                4
      World Market for Electronic Chemicals to Witness Steady Growth       4
      CMP Slurry Market Positioned for Strong Growth                       5
       Technological Developments Drive Expansion in CMP Slurries          5
      SI GaAs Bulk Substrates - Witness Growing Demand                     6
      Printed Circuit Board Chemicals - Trends and Trade Patterns          6
       Influence of Macroeconomic Factors                                  7

  4. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO IN THE RECENT PAST                               7

  5. PRODUCT OVERVIEW                                                      8
      Electronic Chemicals Defined                                         8
      Packaging & Substrates                                               8
      Photoresists & Adjuncts                                              8
      Electronic Gases                                                     9
      Semiconducting Materials                                             9
       Polycrystalline Silicon                                             9
       Gallium Arsenide                                                    9
      Others                                                               9
       Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP)                             9
       Low-k Dielectric Materials                                          9
       Solvents                                                            10
       Acids                                                               10
       Wet Process Chemicals                                               10
       Thermoplastics                                                      10
        Polyphenylene Sulfide                                              10
        Polyethersulfone                                                   10
        Liquid Crystal Polymers                                            11
      Thermosets                                                           11

  6. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS                                                11
      OM Group Takes Over Electronics Operations from Rockwood Holdings    11
      Tazmo and Silecs Extend Partnership                                  11
      Nippon Kayaku Takes Over MicroChem                                   12
      Rohm and Hass Inks Joint Development Agreement with IBM              12
      Toho Expands Production Capacity                                     12
      Tri Chemical to Expand Electronic Chemical Capacity                  13
      Air Liquide Takes Over Scott Specialty Gases                         13
      Sigma-Aldrich Takes Over Epichem Group                               13
      AZ Electronic Accomplishes Key Plant Expansion in Taiwan             13
      Dow Corning and Ohka Kogyo Announce Application for Bilayer
       Photoresist                                                         14
      SAFC Signs an MOU to Set Up New Facility                             14
      Bayer Divests Wolff Walsrode to Dow                                  15
      NuSil and Huntsman Quimica Enter into an Agreement                   15
      Fujifilm Acquires OptiYield™ Developer Business                      15
      Fujifilm Inks Exclusive License Agreement with Air Products          16
      KMG to Acquire HPPC Business from Air Products                       16
      Bayer Divests H.C. Starck                                            16
      Kanto to Expand Production Capacity of Electronic Chemicals          16
      Ultrapar Participaçoes Completes Acquisition of Arch Quimica
       Andina                                                              17

  7. MAJOR PLAYERS                                                         17
      Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (US)                                 17
      BASF SE (Germany)                                                    17
      Eternal Chemical (Guangzhou) Co. Ltd.  (China)                       17
      Gentek Inc (US)                                                      18
      Kanto Chemical Co., Inc (Japan)                                      18
      OM Group, Inc. (US)                                                  18
      Rohm and Haas Electronics and Electronic Devices (US)                18
      Silecs, Inc. (US)                                                    18
      Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd (Japan)                                  19
      Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (Japan)                            19
      Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan)                                   19

  8. MARKET ANALYTICS                                                      20

  9. THE UNITED STATES                                                     26
      Trends & Issues                                                      26
       US Market for Electronic Chemicals Surges                           26
       Advanced Chip Fabrication Drives Electronic Chemicals Market        26
       Reducing Chip Sizes Propels Electronic Chemicals Market             27
       Wet Process Chemicals Market Offers Growth Potential                28
      Market Leaders - A Recent Past Scenario                              28

  10. CANADA                                                               31

  11. JAPAN                                                                32

  12. EUROPE                                                               33

  13. ASIA-PACIFIC                                                         34
      Trends & Issues                                                      34
       Emergence of Asia on Semiconductor Landscape                        34
       Market for Electronic Materials and Chemicals Booming in Asia
        Pacific                                                            34
       Pricing Checks Profits, Brings Down Average Selling Prices          34
       Consumer Electronics to Bolster Specialty Chemicals Growth          35
      China                                                                35
      Taiwan                                                               35
       Demand for Electronic Chemicals in Taiwan Continues to Grow         35
       Outlook                                                             36

  14. REST OF WORLD                                                        38


 EXHIBITS

      Table 1: Market Shares of Leading CMP Pads and Slurries
      Manufacturers in the World - 2005

      Table 2: Market Shares of Leading Photoresists Manufacturers
      in the  World - 2000

      Table 3: Global Electronic Chemicals Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 4: Percentage Breakdown of Global Electronic Chemicals
      Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 5: Global Packaging and Substrates Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 6: Percentage Breakdown of Global Packaging and
      Substrates Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 7: Global Photoresists and Adjuncts Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 8: Percentage Breakdown of Global Photoresists and
      Adjuncts Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 9: Global Electronic Gases Market by Region for the
      Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 10: Percentage Breakdown of Global Electronic Gases
      Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 11: Global Semiconducting Materials Market by Region for
      the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 12: Percentage Breakdown of Global Semiconducting
      Materials Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

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

      Table 14: Percentage Breakdown of Global Other Electronics
      Chemicals Market by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 15: Market Shares of Leading Players in the US Chemical
      Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Slurry Market - 2006

      Table 16: Market Shares of Leading Players in the US Wet
      Chemicals Market - 2006

      Table 17: Market Shares of Leading Players in the US
      Photoresists Market - 2006

      Table 18: Electronic Chemicals Market by Product Segment in
      the US: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Electronic Chemicals Market
      by Product Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 20: Electronic Chemicals Market by Product Segment in
      Canada: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of Electronic Chemicals Market
      by Product Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 22: Electronic Chemicals Market by Product Segment in
      Japan: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of Electronic Chemicals Market
      by Product Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 24: Electronic Chemicals Market by Product Segment in
      Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 25: Percentage Breakdown of Electronic Chemicals Market
      by Product Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 26: Electronic Chemicals Market by Product Segment in
      Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Electronic Chemicals Market
      by Product Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012

      Table 28: Electronic Chemicals Market by Product Segment in
      Rest of World: 2007- 2015 (Sales in US$ Million)

      Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of Electronic Chemicals Market
      by Product Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012


 COMPANIES PROFILED

 
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