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.
- 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), segmented by type and market, 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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
- 1.1. Thermal management-active and passive
- 1.2. What are thermal interface materials (TIMs)?
- 1.2.1. Types
- 1.2.2. Thermal conductivity
- 1.3. Comparative properties of TIMs
- 1.4. Advantages and disadvantages of TIMs, by type
- 1.5. Prices
2. MATERIALS
- 2.1. Thermal greases and pastes
- 2.2. Thermal gap pads
- 2.3. Thermal gap fillers
- 2.4. Thermal adhesives and potting compounds
- 2.5. Phase Change Materials
- 2.5.1. Properties of Phase Change Materials (PCMs)
- 2.5.2. Types
- 2.5.2.1. Organic/biobased phase change materials
- 2.5.2.1.1. Advantages and disadvantages
- 2.5.2.1.2. Paraffin wax
- 2.5.2.1.3. Non-Paraffins/Bio-based
- 2.5.2.2. Inorganic phase change materials
- 2.5.2.2.1. Salt hydrates
- 2.5.2.2.1.1. Advantages and disadvantages
- 2.5.2.2.2. Metal and metal alloy PCMs (High-temperature)
- 2.5.2.3. Eutectic mixtures
- 2.5.2.4. Encapsulation of PCMs
- 2.5.2.4.1. Macroencapsulation
- 2.5.2.4.2. Micro/nanoencapsulation
- 2.5.2.5. Nanomaterial phase change materials
- 2.5.3. Thermal energy storage (TES)
- 2.5.3.1. Sensible heat storage
- 2.5.3.2. Latent heat storage
- 2.5.4. Application in TIMs
- 2.5.4.1. Thermal pads
- 2.5.4.2. Low Melting Alloys (LMAs)
- 2.6. Metal-based TIMs
- 2.6.1. Solders and low melting temperature alloy TIMs
- 2.6.2. Liquid metals
- 2.6.3. Solid liquid hybrid (SLH) metals
- 2.6.3.1. Hybrid liquid metal pastes
- 2.6.3.2. SLH created during chip assembly (m2TIMs)
- 2.7. Carbon-based TIMs
- 2.7.1. Multi-walled nanotubes (MWCNT)
- 2.7.1.1. Properties
- 2.7.1.2. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.7.2. Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs)
- 2.7.2.1. Properties
- 2.7.2.2. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.7.3. Vertically aligned CNTs (VACNTs)
- 2.7.3.1. Properties
- 2.7.3.2. Applications
- 2.7.3.3. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.7.4. BN nanotubes (BNNT) and nanosheets (BNNS)
- 2.7.4.1. Properties
- 2.7.4.2. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.7.5. Graphene
- 2.7.5.1. Properties
- 2.7.5.2. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.7.5.2.1. Graphene fillers
- 2.7.5.2.2. Graphene foam
- 2.7.5.2.3. Graphene aerogel
- 2.7.6. Nanodiamonds
- 2.7.6.1. Properties
- 2.7.6.2. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.7.7. Graphite
- 2.7.7.1. Properties
- 2.7.7.2. Natural graphite
- 2.7.7.2.1. Classification
- 2.7.7.2.2. Processing
- 2.7.7.2.3. Flake
- 2.7.7.2.3.1. Grades
- 2.7.7.2.3.2. Applications
- 2.7.7.3. Synthetic graphite
- 2.7.7.3.1. Classification
- 2.7.7.3.1.1. Primary synthetic graphite
- 2.7.7.3.1.2. Secondary synthetic graphite
- 2.7.7.3.1.3. Processing
- 2.7.7.4. Applications as thermal interface materials
- 2.7.8. Hexagonal Boron Nitride
- 2.7.8.1. Properties
- 2.7.8.2. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.8. Metamaterials
- 2.8.1. Types and properties
- 2.8.1.1. Electromagnetic metamaterials
- 2.8.1.1.1. Double negative (DNG) metamaterials
- 2.8.1.1.2. Single negative metamaterials
- 2.8.1.1.3. Electromagnetic bandgap metamaterials (EBG)
- 2.8.1.1.4. Bi-isotropic and bianisotropic metamaterials
- 2.8.1.1.5. Chiral metamaterials
- 2.8.1.1.6. Electromagnetic "Invisibility" cloak
- 2.8.1.2. Terahertz metamaterials
- 2.8.1.3. Photonic metamaterials
- 2.8.1.4. Tunable metamaterials
- 2.8.1.5. Frequency selective surface (FSS) based metamaterials
- 2.8.1.6. Nonlinear metamaterials
- 2.8.1.7. Acoustic metamaterials
- 2.8.2. Application as thermal interface materials
- 2.9. Self-healing thermal interface materials
- 2.9.1. Extrinsic self-healing
- 2.9.2. Capsule-based
- 2.9.3. Vascular self-healing
- 2.9.4. Intrinsic self-healing
- 2.9.5. Healing volume
- 2.9.6. Types of self-healing materials, polymers and coatings
- 2.9.7. Applications in thermal interface materials
3. MARKETS FOR THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS (TIMs)
- 3.1. Consumer electronics
- 3.1.1. Market overview
- 3.1.1.1. Market drivers
- 3.1.1.2. Applications
- 3.1.1.2.1. Smartphones and tablets
- 3.1.1.2.2. Wearable electronics
- 3.1.2. Global market revenues 2022, by TIM type, millions USD
- 3.2. Electric Vehicles (EV)
- 3.2.1. Market overview
- 3.2.1.1. Market drivers
- 3.2.1.2. Applications
- 3.2.1.2.1. Lithium-ion batteries
- 3.2.1.2.1.1. Cell-to-pack designs
- 3.2.1.2.1.2. Cell-to-chassis/body
- 3.2.1.2.2. Power electronics
- 3.2.1.2.3. Charging stations
- 3.2.2. Global market revenues 2022, by TIM type, millions USD
- 3.3. Data Centers
- 3.3.1. Market overview
- 3.3.1.1. Market drivers
- 3.3.1.2. Applications
- 3.3.1.2.1. Router, switches and line cards
- 3.3.1.2.2. Servers
- 3.3.1.2.3. Power supply converters
- 3.3.2. Global market revenues 2022, by TIM type, millions USD
- 3.4. ADAS Sensors
- 3.4.1. Market overview
- 3.4.1.1. Market drivers
- 3.4.1.2. Applications
- 3.4.1.2.1. ADAS Cameras
- 3.4.1.2.2. ADAS Radar
- 3.4.1.2.3. ADAS LiDAR
- 3.4.2. Global market revenues 2022, by TIM type, millions USD
- 3.5. EMI shielding
- 3.5.1. Market overview
- 3.5.1.1. Market drivers
- 3.5.1.2. Applications
- 3.6. 5G
- 3.6.1. Market overview
- 3.6.1.1. Market drivers
- 3.6.1.2. Applications
- 3.6.1.2.1. Antenna
- 3.6.1.2.2. Base Band Unit (BBU)
- 3.6.2. Global market revenues 2022, by TIM type, millions USD
4. GLOBAL REVENUES FOR TIMS
- 4.1. Global revenues for TIMs, 2022, by type
- 4.2. Global revenues for TIMs 2023-2033, by materials type
- 4.2.1. Telecommunications market by TIMS type
- 4.2.2. Electronics and data centers market by TIMS type
- 4.2.3. ADAS market by TIMS type
- 4.2.4. Electric vehicles (EVs) market by TIMS type
- 4.3. Global revenues for TIMs 2018-2033, by market
5. FUTURE MARKET PROSPECTS
6. COMPANY PROFILES (87 company profiles)
7. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
8. REFERENCES