Paumanok Publications

NTC & PTC Thermistors Market Survey

World Markets, Technologies & Opportunities:
1999-2004 Technical-Economic Analysis

This report examines world markets for NTC and PTC thermistors including ceramic, polymer, and
metal oxide variations. Various configurations such as leaded, surface-mount, and assembled-probe
are also discussed.

1. World Market Overview:
   • Demand
   • Value
   • Volume
   • Confuguration
   • Market segment
   • Price erosion
   • End-use markets
   • Applications
   • Trends in technology
   
   

2. Demand:
   • Value
   • Volume
   • Type
   • Configuration
   • Leaded
   • Surface mount
   • Assembled-probe
   • End-use market
   
   

3. Demand By End-Use Market:
   • SLIC
   • Battery chargers
   • Lighting ballasts
   • Power supplies
   • Brown and white goods
   • HVAC systems
   • Cell phones
   • Auto and single-phase motors
   • PC & CATV monitors
   • PCs
   • Copiers
   • Medical & industrial instruments
   • WDM
   • Automotive sensing
   
   

4. Applications:
   • Temperature overload
   • Motor starting
   • Degaussing
   • Overload protection
   
   

5. Trends In Technology:
   • Implementation of lead frames
   • Gold metallization
   • Transference from leaded to surface mount
   • Humidity resistance
   • Higher operating temperatures
   • Nickel barrier terminations
   • Smaller case sizes
   • Packaging
   
   

6. Competitive information is given for:
   • Raychem
   • Matsushita
   • EPCOS
   • Murata
   • TDK
   • Hokuriku
   • Shibaura (Mitsubishi)
   • Ishizuka
   • Thermometrics
   • BC Components
   • Bourns
   • Betatherm
   • and many more
   
   

ISBN#1-893211-04-5 (100 Pages, US$1,800.00, Extra Copies US$180.00)

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Updated: 18 December 2000