Abstract
Market trends
Ferroelectric thin films have been used for many years in Integrated Passives
Devices (IPDs), Ferroelectric memories (FeRAM) and MEMS inkjet heads. Such
thin films can be used for ferroelectric, piezoelectric or pyroelectric
properties.
Ferroelectric materials were considered as exotic materials in the past in the
semiconductor domain. Thanks to better knowledge and industrialization of
these materials, they are increasingly used in many new applications,
especially in the MEMS field: MEMS wafer level autofocus, RF MEMS, MEMS
ultrasonic transducers infrared sensors, IPD tunable capacitors, and many
others.
Physical Vapor Deposition is the dominant deposition technique but Chemical
Solution Deposition techniques will increase its market share greatly,
especially in MEMS applications thanks to its better material composition.
PZT, the most well-known ferroelectric material will keep the leadership on
SBT, BST, except if other materials are developed to replace lead, black
listed by the RoHs European directive.
Market metrics
Driven by existing and new applications, the production of ferroelectric thin
films will grow from 881,000 6' ' eq. wafers in 2010 to 1,263,000 wafers in
2015, meaning a CAGR of +7.5 %. Inkjet head application and IPDs ESD/EMI
planar capacitor represent more than 90% of the production in 2010 but other
applications will grow strongly to reach globally 26% of the total production.
Large industrial companies are already using ferroelectric thin films in
various applications fields, showing the reliability of this technology:
- IPDs : NXP, STM
- MEMS : EPSON
- FeRAM : Panasonic, Fujitsu, Rhom, Oki, Ramtron
In the next 5 years, many new players plan to adopt or evaluate ferroelectric
thin films to enter on key markets, from SMEs (Polight, Irisys, NovioMEMS) to
large groups (Oce, Xaar, Delphi, IBM, Philips research).
The objectives of the report
- Provide an overview of the ferroelectric thin film applications
- Description of the key ferroelectric thin film applications
- Who are the current and future industrial ferroelectric thin film users
is each application
- Main trends regarding the use of thin films
- Analyze the deposition techniques and materials (PVD, CVD, CSD) trends
- Deposition techniques used in each application and for each manufacturer
- Global deposition techniques and material trends
- Provide production data on ferroelectric thin film business
- Ferroelectric thin film production forecast 2010-2015 in number of wafers
- Market shares of the different detection techniques globally and by
applicati
- Market shares of the ferroelectric material
Who should buy the report
- Device (MEMS, IPDs, FeRAM) manufacturers
- Evaluate the benefits of using ferroelectric thin films technologies
- Identify new business opportunities and partners
- Monitor and benchmark your competitor' s advancements in thin films
developments
- R&D centers
- Evaluate market potential of future technologies and products for new
applicative markets
- Identify the best candidates for technology transfer
- MEMS & packaging foundries
- Understand ferroelectric thin films applications and the deposition
techniques used
- Identify new business opportunities and prospects
- Thin films equipment (CVD, PVD, CSD, characterization systems..) and
materials manufacturers
- Evaluate market potential of ferroelectric thin film business with major
applications and trends
- Identify new business opportunities and partners
- Financial & strategic investors
- Understand the potential of ferroelectric thin films business
- Get the list of main key players and emerging start-ups of this industry
Companies mentioned in the report
Argonne lab, Asicon, Avx, BAE, Brother, CEA Le Ripault, Cranfield University,
Deplhi, DRS, Epcos, EPFL, Epichem, Epiphotonics, EPSON, FLIR, Fraunhofer IMT,
Fraunhofer IPMS, Fujifilm Dimatix, Fujitsu, Gennum, Hammamatsu, Heimann, Holst
centre, Hynix, IBM, Imagine Optic, IMEC, Infineon, Inostek, Ipdia, Irisys,
KIST, Kojundo lab, Korean Institute of Technology, KTH, L3Com, LAAS, Lemoptix,
Lensvector, LG, Matsushita, Maxim, Microsystem lab, Microvision, Mitsubishi
Chemical, Murata, Nippon Ceramic, NovioMEMS, NovioMEMS, NXP, Oce, Oerlikon,
OKI, Olympus, ON semiconductor, Onchip, Panasonic, Panasonic, Paratek,
Philips, Philips Research, Polight, Pondus Instruments, Pulse, Pyreos, Pyreos,
Ramtron, Rohm, Samco, Samsung, Semtech, Siemens Medical, Singapore univ,
Sintef, Solmates, Sonitor, Sound Design Technology, Steinbeis Transfer centre,
ST microelectronics, Suss, Symetrix Corporation, Tango, Technolas perfect
vision, Tegal, Texas Instrument, Tezzaron, Thales, Toshiba, Tyndall, Ulis,
Ulvac, US Army lab, Vermon, VTT, Western digital, Wispry, Xaar
Table of Contents
MEMS ferroelectric thin films market players
- Piezo electric MEMS thin films materials and key industrial market players
- MEMS ferro electric thin films deposition technique and key industrial
market players
- Ferro electric thin films thickness per application
- Key industrial market players positioning
Inkjet Head MEMS application
Uncooled infrared (IR) sensors
Wafer Level Auto Focus
RF MEMS switches
MEMS based ultrasonic medical imaging
Other miscellaneous MEMS applications
- MEMS micro-phones
- MEMS pressure sensor
- MEMS-based energy harvesting
- Micro mirrors
- Bulk piezoelectric MEMS applications : Gyroscopes, HDD
R&D projects on thin films for MEMS
- piezoVolume, an European FP7 project
- Q2M key technologies
- Conclusion on R&D MEMS projects
Conclusions on ferroelectric MEMS applications
Other ferro electric (than MEMS) applications market analysis
- Main ferroelectric thin films applications (other than MEMS)
- Ferro electric thin film properties requirements and materials used
- Ferroelectric thin films deposition techniques market shares by
application in 2010
- Key ferroelectric thin films new players roadmap to production
- Ferro electric thin films market forecast (2010-2017) by applications
- Ferro electric thin films market forecast (2010-2017) by materials
- Ferro electric thin films market forecast (2010-2017) by deposition
Other ferro electric thin films market players
- Ferroelectric thin films materials and key devices industrial players
- Industrial players mapping by deposition techniques and materials
- Ferro electric thin films thickness per application
- Key industrial market players positioning
IPDs applications
- Passive Components Definitions
- Discrete vs. SOC vs. Integrated Passive
- Thin-film IPD Applications Segmentation
- Thin-film IPD Market Forecast ($M)
- Introduction on Ferro electric thin films for IPD
- IPD ferro electric thin films applications
Ferro electric thin films for IPD ESD/EMI protection audio
Ferro electric thin films for IPDs in hearing aids
Ferro electric thin films for RF tunable capacitors
Other high density capacitors applications
Key IPDs players and R&D labs collaborations in Europe
FeRAM
Others ferroelectric thin films applications
- Ferro electric thin films for telecom optical switches
- Ferro electric thin films for photovoltaic
Key Ferro electric thin films R&D players
- R&D lab : CEA Le Ripault (FR) - 1/3
- R&D company: Symetrix (US) - 1/6
Conclusion on Ferro electric thin films (other than MEMS) APPLICATIONS
General Conclusions
