The Global Market for Thermal Interface Materials 2024-2035

The Global Market for Thermal Interface Materials 2024-2035


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) play a critical role in managing heat and ensuring optimal performance in a wide range of applications. As electronic devices become more compact and powerful, effective thermal management solutions are essential. 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. The TIM market is poised for significant growth, driven by the increasing demand for effective thermal management solutions in various end-use industries. As electronic devices continue to evolve, the development of advanced, high-performance TIMs will be critical for ensuring reliability, safety, and user satisfaction.

This market report explores the latest trends, innovations, and growth opportunities in the TIM industry, focusing on key sectors such as consumer electronics, electric vehicles (EVs), data centers, and 5G technology.

Report contents include:
 Analysis of the various materials and technologies used in TIMs, including:
 Advanced and multi-functional TIMs
 TIM fillers (alumina, boron nitride, etc.)
 Thermal greases, pastes, and gap fillers
 Phase change materials (organic, inorganic, eutectic mixtures)
 Metal-based TIMs (solders, liquid metals, sintered materials)
 Carbon-based TIMs (CNTs, graphene, nanodiamond)
 Metamaterials and self-healing 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: Smartphones, tablets, wearables
 Electric Vehicles: Batteries, power electronics, charging stations
 Data Centers: Servers, routers, switches, power supplies
 ADAS Sensors: Cameras, radar, LiDAR, ECUs
 5G: EMI shielding, antennas, base band units, power supplies
 Global market revenues for thermal interface materials (TIMs), segmented by type and market, historical and forecast to 2035.
 Profiles of 104 producers in the TIM industry. Companies profiled include 3M, Arieca, BNNT, 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.
    • Differences between thermal pads and grease
    • Advantages and disadvantages of TIMs, by type
      • Table Advantages and disadvantages of TIMs, by type.
    • Performance
      • Table Key Factors in System Level Performance for TIMs.
    • Prices
      • Table Thermal interface materials prices.
      • Table Comparisons of Price and Thermal Conductivity for TIMs.
      • Table Price Comparison of TIM Fillers.
  • MATERIALS
    • Table Characteristics of some typical TIMs.
    • Advanced and Multi-Functional TIMs
    • TIM fillers
      • Trends
        • Table Trends on TIM Fillers.
      • Pros and Cons
        • Table Pros and Cons of TIM Fillers.
      • Thermal Conductivity
      • Spherical Alumina
      • Alumina Fillers
      • Boron nitride (BN)
      • Filler and polymer TIMs
      • Filler Sizes
    • Thermal greases and pastes
      • Overview and properties
      • SWOT analysis
    • Thermal gap pads
      • Overview and properties
      • SWOT analysis
    • Thermal gap fillers
      • Overview and properties
      • SWOT analysis
    • Potting compounds/encapsulants
      • Overview and properties
        • Table Types of Potting Compounds/Encapsulants.
      • SWOT analysis
    • Adhesive Tapes
      • Overview and properties
        • Table TIM adhesives tapes.
      • SWOT analysis
    • Phase Change Materials
      • Overview and properties
        • 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.
      • SWOT analysis
    • Metal-based TIMs
      • Overview
      • Solders and low melting temperature alloy TIMs
      • Liquid metals
      • Solid liquid hybrid (SLH) metals
      • SWOT analysis
    • Carbon-based TIMs
      • Table Comparison of Carbon-based TIMs.
      • Carbon nanotube (CNT) TIM Fabrication
      • 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.
        • Table Thermal Conductivity Comparison of Graphite TIMs.
      • Hexagonal Boron Nitride
        • Table Properties of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN).
      • SWOT analysis
    • 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
        • Table Comparison of self-healing systems.
      • 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
    • TIM Dispensing
      • Table Challenges for Dispensing TIM.
      • Low-volume Dispensing Methods
      • High-volume Dispensing Methods
      • Meter, Mix, Dispense (MMD) Systems
      • TIM Dispensing Equipment Suppliers
  • MARKETS FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS (TIMs)
    • Consumer electronics
      • Market overview
        • Table Thermal Management Application Areas in Consumer Electronics.
        • Table Trends in Smartphone Thermal Materials.
        • Table Thermal Management approaches in commercial Smartphones.
      • Global market 2022-2035, by TIM type
        • Table Global market in consumer electronics 2022-2035, by TIM type (millions USD).
    • Electric Vehicles (EV)
      • Market overview
      • Global market 2022-2035, by TIM type
        • Table Global market in electric vehicles 2022-2035, by TIM type (millions USD).
    • Data Centers
      • Market overview
        • Table TIM Trends in Data Centers.
        • Table TIM Area Forecast in Server Boards: 2022-2035 (m2).
      • Global market 2022-2035, by TIM type
        • Table Global market in data centers 2022-2035, by TIM type (millions USD).
    • ADAS Sensors
      • Market overview
        • Table TIM Players in ADAS.
        • Table Die Attach for ADAS Sensors.
        • Table Die Attach Area Forecast for Key Components Within ADAS Sensors: 2022-2035 (m2).
      • Global market 2022-2035, by TIM type
        • Table Global market in ADAS sensors 2022-2035, by TIM type (millions USD).
    • EMI shielding
      • Market overview
    • 5G
      • Market overview
        • Table TIM Area Forecast for 5G Antennas by Station Size: 2022-2035 (m2).
        • Table TIM Area Forecast for 5G Antennas by Station Frequency: 2022-2035 (m2).
        • Table TIMS in BBU.
        • Table 5G BBY models.
        • Table TIM Area Forecast for 5G BBU: 2022-2035 (m2).
        • Table Power Consumption Forecast for 5G: 2022-2035 (GW).
        • Table TIM Area Forecast for Power Supplies: 2022-2035 (m2).
      • Market players
        • Table TIM market players in 5G.
      • Global market 2022-2035, by TIM type
        • Table Global market in 5G 2022-2035, by TIM type (millions USD).
  • COMPANY PROFILES
    • 3M
    • ADA Technologies
    • AI Technology Inc.
    • Alpha Assembly
    • AOK Technologies
    • AOS Thermal Compounds LLC
    • Aismalibar S.A.
    • Arkema
    • Arieca, Inc.
    • ATP Adhesive Systems AG
    • Aztrong, Inc.
    • Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
    • BestGraphene
    • BNNano
    • BNNT LLC
    • Boyd Corporation
    • BYK
    • Cambridge Nanotherm
    • Carbice Corp.
    • Carbon Waters
    • Carbodeon Ltd. Oy
    • CondAlign AS
    • Detakta Isolier- und Messtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    • Dexerials Corporation
    • Deyang Carbonene Technology
    • Dow Corning
    • Dupont (Laird Performance Materials)
    • Dymax Corporation
    • Dynex Semiconductor (CRRC)
    • ELANTAS Europe GmbH
    • Elkem Silcones
    • Enerdyne Thermal Solutions, Inc
    • Epoxies Etc.
    • First Graphene Ltd
    • Fujipoly
    • Fujitsu Laboratories
    • GCS Thermal
    • GLPOLY
    • Global Graphene Group
    • Goodfellow Corporation
    • Graphmatech AB
    • GuangDong KingBali New Material Co., Ltd.
    • HALA Contec GmbH & Co. KG
    • Hamamatsu Carbonics Corporation
    • H.B. Fuller Company
    • Henkel AG & Co. KGAA
    • Hitek Electronic Materials
    • Honeywell
    • Hongfucheng New Materials
    • Huber Martinswerk
    • HyMet Thermal Interfaces SIA
    • Indium Corporation
    • Inkron
    • KB Element
    • Kerafol Keramische Folien GmbH & Co. KG
    • Kitagawa
    • KULR Technology Group, Inc.
    • Kyocera
    • Leader Tech Inc.
    • LiSAT
    • LiquidCool Solutions
    • Liquid Wire, Inc.
    • MacDermid Alpha
    • MG Chemicals Ltd
    • Minoru Co., Ltd.
    • Mithras Technology AG
    • Molecular Rebar Design, LLC
    • Momentive Performance Materials
    • Morion NanoTech
    • Nanoramic Laboratories
    • Nano Tim
    • NeoGraf Solutions, LLC
    • Nitronix
    • Nolato Silikonteknik
    • Ntherma Corporation
    • OCSiAl Group
    • Panasonic
    • Parker Hannifin Corporation
    • Plasmonics, Inc.
    • Polymer Science, Inc.
    • Polytec PT GmbH
    • Protavic
    • Rovilus, Inc.
    • Saint-Gobain
    • Samyang Corporation
    • Schlegel Electronic Materials
    • Sekisui Chemical
    • Sekisui Polymatech Europe BV
    • Shenhe Liyang Technology
    • Shinko Electric Industries Co., Ltd.
    • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
    • SHT Smart High Tech AB
    • Sika AG
    • The Sixth Element
    • STOCKMEIER Urethanes GmbH & Co. KG
    • Suzhou Kanronics Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
    • Stokvis Tapes
    • Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd
    • Tenutec AB
    • Versarien
    • Wacker Chemie AG
    • WEVO Chemie
    • Zalman Tech Co., Ltd.
    • Zeon Specialty Materials
  • RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
  • REFERENCES

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