The Global Market for Thermal Interface Materials 2023-2033
The effective transfer/removal of heat from a semiconductor device is crucial to ensure reliable operation and to enhance the lifetime of these components. The development of high-power and high-frequency electronic devices has greatly increased issues with excessive heat accumulation. There is therefore a significant requirement for effective thermal management materials to remove excess heat from electronic devices to ambient environment.
Thermal interface materials (TIMs) offer efficient heat dissipation to maintain proper functions and lifetime for these devices. TIMs are materials that are applied between the interfaces of two components (typically a heat generating device such as microprocessors, photonic integrated circuits, etc. and a heat dissipating device e.g. heat sink) to enhance the thermal coupling between these devices. A range of Carbon-based, metal/solder and filler-based TIMs are available both commercially and in the research and development (R&D) phase.
Report contents include:
Analysis of recent commercial and R&D developments in thermal interface materials (TIMs).
Market trends and drivers.
Market map.
Analysis of thermal interface materials (TIMs) including:
Thermal Pads/Insulators.
Thermally Conductive Adhesives.
Thermal Compounds or Greases.
Thermally Conductive Epoxy/Adhesives.
Phase Change Materials.
Metal-based TIMs.
Carbon-based TIMs.
Market analysis. Markets covered include:
Consumer electronics.
Electric Vehicles (EV) batteries.
Data Center infrastructure.
ADAS sensors.
EMI shielding.
5G.
Global market revenues for thermal interface materials (TIMs), historical and forecast to 2033.
Profiles of 87 producers. Companies profiled include Arieca, Carbice Corporation, CondAlign, Fujipoly, Henkel, Indium Corporation, KULR Technology Group, Inc., Parker-Hannifin Corporation, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd, and SHT Smart High-Tech AB.
INTRODUCTION
Thermal management-active and passive
What are thermal interface materials (TIMs)?
Types
Thermal conductivity
Table Thermal conductivities ( ) of common metallic, carbon, and ceramic fillers employed in TIMs.
Comparative properties of TIMs
Table Commercial TIMs and their properties.
Advantages and disadvantages of TIMs, by type
Table Advantages and disadvantages of TIMs, by type.
Prices
Table Thermal interface materials prices.
MATERIALS
Table Characteristics of some typical TIMs.
Thermal greases and pastes
Thermal gap pads
Thermal gap fillers
Thermal adhesives and potting compounds
Phase Change Materials
Properties of Phase Change Materials (PCMs)
Table Properties of PCMs.
Types
Table PCM Types and properties.
Table Advantages and disadvantages of organic PCMs.
Table Advantages and disadvantages of organic PCM Fatty Acids.
Table Advantages and disadvantages of salt hydrates
Table Advantages and disadvantages of low melting point metals.
Table Advantages and disadvantages of eutectics.
Thermal energy storage (TES)
Application in TIMs
Table Benefits and drawbacks of PCMs in TIMs.
Metal-based TIMs
Solders and low melting temperature alloy TIMs
Liquid metals
Solid liquid hybrid (SLH) metals
Carbon-based TIMs
Multi-walled nanotubes (MWCNT)
Table Properties of CNTs and comparable materials.
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
Table Typical properties of SWCNT and MWCNT.
Table Comparison of carbon-based additives in terms of the main parameters influencing their value proposition as a conductive additive.
Vertically aligned CNTs (VACNTs)
Table Thermal conductivity of CNT-based polymer composites.
BN nanotubes (BNNT) and nanosheets (BNNS).
Table Comparative properties of BNNTs and CNTs.
Graphene
Table Properties of graphene, properties of competing materials, applications thereof.
Nanodiamonds
Table Properties of nanodiamonds.
Graphite
Table Comparison between Natural and Synthetic Graphite.
Table Classification of natural graphite with its characteristics.
Table Characteristics of synthetic graphite.
Hexagonal Boron Nitride
Table Properties of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN).
Metamaterials
Types and properties
Application as thermal interface materials
Self-healing thermal interface materials
Extrinsic self-healing
Capsule-based
Vascular self-healing
Intrinsic self-healing
Healing volume
Types of self-healing materials, polymers and coatings
Table Types of self-healing coatings and materials.
Table Comparative properties of self-healing materials.
Applications in thermal interface materials
MARKETS FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS (TIMs)
Consumer electronics
Market overview
Electric Vehicles (EV)
Market overview
Data Centers
Market overview
ADAS Sensors
Market overview
EMI shielding
Market overview
5G
Market overview
Global revenues for TIMs 2018-2033, by market
Table Global revenues for TIMs 2018-2033, by market (millions USD)