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Electronic materials are the materials used in electrical industries, electronics and microelectronics, and the substances for the building up of integrated circuits, circuit boards, packaging materials, communication cables, optical fibers, displays, and various controlling and monitoring devices.
Electronic materials have specific properties or functionalities that are attributable to the flow, control, manipulation and exploitation of electrons, and their interactions with atoms and molecules. Electronic materials can be classified into different categories based on their structure, composition, function, or application. Some examples are:
Semiconductors: materials that have a conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. Semiconductors are widely used in transistors, diodes, solar cells, LEDs, lasers, and other electronic devices. Semiconductors can be elemental (e.g., silicon, germanium) or compound (e.g., gallium arsenide, cadmium telluride).
Dielectrics: materials that have a high electrical resistance and can store electric charge. Dielectrics are used as insulators, capacitors, and polarizers in electronic circuits. Dielectrics can be organic (e.g., polymers, ceramics) or inorganic (e.g., quartz, glass).
Magnetics: materials that have a magnetic response to an external magnetic field. Magnetics are used for data storage, memory devices, transformers, and sensors. Magnetics can be ferromagnetic (e.g., iron, nickel), antiferromagnetic (e.g., manganese oxide), or ferrimagnetic (e.g., magnetite).
Superconductors: materials that have zero electrical resistance and perfect diamagnetism below a critical temperature. Superconductors are used for high-speed trains, MRI machines, quantum computers, and other applications that require high current density and low power loss. Superconductors can be conventional (e.g., mercury, lead) or unconventional (e.g., cuprates, iron-based compounds).
Additives are substances that are added to electronic materials to modify or enhance their properties or performance. Additives can be dopants, stabilizers, catalysts, surfactants, solvents, binders, fillers, or functional groups.
Additives can affect the electrical conductivity, optical properties, thermal stability, mechanical strength, chemical reactivity, or surface morphology of electronic materials. Additives can also enable new functionalities such as self-healing, sensing, or energy harvesting of electronic materials.
The Global Electronic materials additives market accounted for $XX Billion in 2023 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2024 to 2030.
Honeywell Electronic Chemicals (HEC): They produce the broadest range of Ultra High-Purity (UHP) chemistries focusing on the Electronics Industry. They’ve established a wide base of application specific products for the semiconductor industry.
Ferro: They are the preferred source of a wide range of functional additive ceramic powders and formulations for ceramic capacitors and passive components. They are one of the largest producers of zirconates, stannate and titanate chemistries used in dielectric products for microelectronics and non-electronic applications.
AZ Electronic Materials: They are a leading producer of high quality and high-purity specialty chemicals listed on the London Stock Exchange with headquarters in Luxembourg. They serve both the electronic and non-electronic markets.
BASF: They are the world’s leading chemical company with a portfolio of electronic materials additives that includes conductive polymers, organic semiconductors, dielectric materials, photoresists, and solvents.
Dow: They are a range of electronic materials additives that includes photoresists, antireflection coatings, developers, edge bead removers, organic solvents, and CMP slurries.
Merck: They are a leading science and technology company with a broad portfolio of electronic materials additives that includes liquid crystals, OLED materials, photoresists, semiconductor materials, display materials, and functional solutions.
