2010 ANNUAL CRL REPORT: Passive Electronic Components: World Market Outlook: 2010-2015 (ISBN# 1-893211-99-1 2010)

This report was designed for end-users of passive electronic components who need to update their supply chain information for capacitors, resistors and inductors on an annual basis. This report was designed with input from major purchasers of passive electronic components and in direct response to industry needs. Which Components Are Tracked In This Report? This report forecasts global consumption volume, value and pricing for Ceramic, Aluminum, Tantalum, DC Film and AC Film Capacitors; Thick Film Chip Resistors, Resistor Networks, Integrated Passive Devices; Metal Film Resistors, Tin-Oxide Resistors, Wirewound Resistors, Carbon Film Resistors; Chip Coil Inductors, Ferrite Beads and Bead Arrays and Wirewound Inductor Coils and Ferrite Cores. Who Is Discussed In This Report? All major vendors of Passive Components are discussed in this report, including AVX/Kyocera Corporation (NYSE: AVX : RIC 6971:), EPCOS AG (NYSE: EPC), Kemet Electronics (NYSE: KEM): KOA Corporation (RIC: 6999), Nichicon Corporation (RIC 6996); Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation (RIC: 6997), Panasonic Electronic Devices Company Limited (RIC: 6752), Murata Manufacturing Limited (RIC: 6981), Rohm Company Limited (RIC 6963) , Rubycon Corporation (Private), Samsung Electro-Mechanical (KSE: 009150):, Sumida Electric Company Limited (RIC: 6817), Taiyo Yuden Corporation (RIC: 6976), TOKO Inc. (RIC: 6801), Tokin Corporation/NEC (RIC: 6795), Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH), Walsin Technology (TT: 5335) and Yageo Corporation (TW: 2327). What Are Some of The Major Conclusions Of The Report?: The report makes future price, value and volume forecasts for each passive component as well as a historical record of demand cycles from 1993-2009; and forecasts from 2010 to 2015. A current analysis of each end use market segment including wireless handsets, personal computers, television sets; consumer audio and video imaging; game consoles, LAN devices, DVD recorders, MP3 audio, automotive electronics, large home appliances, power supplies, infrastructure, lighting, defense and medical end-use market segments are used to make tactical forecasts for FY 2011 and long term forecasts about each of the key passive electronic component product lines to 2015. This report was released in March 2010 and documents the impact of the global economic downturn on the passive component industry and makes forecasts for its recovery for FY 2011 through to 2015.