2009 CRL ANNUAL REPORT: Passive Electronic Components: World Market Outlook: 2009-2014 ISBN #1-893211-99-1 (2009)

This report was designed for end-users of passive electronic components who need to update their supply chain information for passive parts 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 capacitors, resistors and inductors, including MLCC, 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; Multilayered Chip Inductors, Ferrite Beads and Bead Arrays and Wirewound Inductor Coils. 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. A current analysis of each end use market segment including wireless handsets, personal computers, television sets; automotive electronics, large home appliances, power supplies, infrastructure, lighting, defense and medical end-use market segments are used to make short term and long term assumptions about each of the key passive electronic components. This report was released in February 2009 and documents the impact of the global economic downturn on the passive component industry and makes forecasts for its recovery to 2014.