New Study Documents Decline in Global Capacitor Industry

Paumanok Publications, Inc. has released its 2009 edition of “Capacitors: World Market Outlook: 2009-2014.” This study documents worldwide value, volume and pricing information for capacitors by type, including ceramic, aluminum, tantalum and film dielectric capacitors. The study takes a detailed look at the reporting of the major capacitor manufacturers, including Murata, TDK, Kyocera/AVX, Taiyo Yuden, Nichicon, Nippon Chemi-con, Rubycon, NEC-Tokin Samsung, Yageo, Walsin, Vishay, and Kemet and many others and analyzes the changes in the global capacitor markets for FY 2010, with year-by-year forecasts to 2014. A detailed analysis of changes in market shares by FY for 2003-2009 is given for each vendor by dielectric, with some interesting changes for FY 2009. Forecasts are given for demand by end-use market segment, by world region and by distribution channel, with detailed competitive analysis for each manufacturer. An opportunity section is included that summarizes key opportunities in specific regions and market segments for the second half of FY2010, and also addresses specific opportunities as they relate to the American Reinvestment and Recovery act of 2009. Forecasts to 2014. For General Consumption. Pages: 162 Published June 2009, ISBN # 0-929717-02-3