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 MICRO FUEL CELLS ::

     
Micro Fuel Cells


Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
SUMMARY TABLE: GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION, 2006 AND 2011
SUMMARY FIGURE: GLOBAL MARKET SHARE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION 2006-2011
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006
TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006 (CONTINUED)
TABLE 1: REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF MAJOR SUPPLIERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS AND MFC COMPONENTS 2006 (CONTINUED)
GLOBAL MARKETS
TABLE 2: SHARE OF WORLD MARKET OF TOP FIVE COMPANIES MANUFACTURING MICRO FUEL CELLS (FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER SEGMENT) 2006
TABLE 3: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS(**) BY TECHNOLOGY THROUGH 2011
FIGURE 1: GLOBAL PERCENTAGE SHARE FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS 2006 AND 2011

TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
SAFETY
HIGH ENERGY DENSITY
FIGURE 2: PLOTS OF THE ENERGY DENSITY V/S THE RATIO OF FUEL VOLUME TO TOTAL SYSTEM VOLUME COST
ELECTRONICS
DEFINITIONS
TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS
TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
TABLE 4: THE LANGUAGE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
MICRO FUEL CELL THEORY
MICRO FUEL CELL THEORY (CONTINUED)
TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS
TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (CONTINUED)
TABLE 5: COMPARISON OF DMFC AND PEFC TECHNOLOGIES USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS (CONTINUED)
DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS
PROTON EXCHANGE (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE) MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS
PROTON EXCHANGE (POLYMER ELECTROLYTE) MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
DIRECT BOROHYDRIDE FUEL CELLS FORMIC ACID FUEL CELLS
CHIP-SIZE FUEL CELLS
PROPRIETORY FUEL BASED FUEL CELLS (ALKALINE FUEL CELL)
APPLICATIONS
TABLE 6: AVERAGE SALES PRICE OF BATTERY PACK FOR HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER
PRODUCTS BY APPLICATION V/S MICRO FUEL CELLS AVERAGE PRICES, 2006-2011
MOBILE PHONES
MOBILE PHONES (CONTINUED)
TABLE 7: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN MOBILE PHONES
NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS
TABLE 8: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN LAPTOPS, 2006-2011
PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANT (PDA)
TABLE 9: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN PORTABLE DIGITAL ASSISTANTS (PDAS), 2006-2011
OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS INCLUDING IC CHIPS
OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS INCLUDING IC CHIPS (CONTINUED)
TABLE 10: FORECAST OF MICRO FUEL CELLS IN OTHER HANDHELD ELECTRONIC CONSUMER
PRODUCTS (DIGITAL MUSIC SYSTEMS, CAMCORDERS, DIGITAL CAMERAS, BATTERY CHARGERS), 2006-2011
TABLE 11: HANDHELD CONSUMER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS-POWER REQUIREMENT ASSUMPTIONS
CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS
CURRENT MATERIALS USED IN MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)
TABLE 12: SUMMARY OF TYPES OF PARTS V/S TECHNOLOGY IN MICRO FUEL CELLS, EXCLUDING MEA
LIQUID METHANOL
HYDROGEN AND HYDROGEN BATTERY
MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (MEA)
TABLE 13: KEY SUPPLIERS OF COMPONENTS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2006
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES (CONTINUED)
EMERGING MATERIALS FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS
TABLE 14: EMERGING ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FOR CONSUMER
ELECTRONICS PRODUCTS
FUEL CELL/HYDROGEN INFRASTRUCTURE CODES AND STANDARDS
STANDARDS AND APPLICABLE SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR MICRO FUEL
CELLS FOR ELECTRONIC CONSUMER PRODUCTS
UNDERWRITERS LAB
UNDERWRITERS LAB (CONTINUED)
COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
FUEL CARTRIDGE DISTRIBUTION

INDUSTRY CHARACTERSTICS
INDUSTRY CHARACTERSTICS (CONTINUED)
INDUSTRY CHARACTERSTICS (CONTINUED)
COMPETITION AND MARKET DYNAMICS
COMPETITION AND MARKET DYNAMICS (CONTINUED)
COMPETITION AND MARKET DYNAMICS (CONTINUED)
PARTNERSHIP AND CONSOLIDATION
PARTNERSHIP AND CONSOLIDATION (CONTINUED)
TABLE 15: ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2000 TO 2006
TABLE 15: ACQUISITION DEALS AMONG MANUFACTURERS OF MICRO FUEL CELLS, 2000 TO 2006 (CONTINUED)
MARKET SIZE MARKET SIZE (CONTINUED)
TABLE 16: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION THROUGH 2011
FIGURE 3: PERCENTAGE SHARE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY APPLICATION IN 2006 AND 2011
MARKET SIZE (CONTINUED)
REGIONAL MARKET
REGIONAL MARKET (CONTINUED)
TABLE 17: SUMMARY OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS BY REGION THROUGH 2011
FIGURE 4: REGIONAL PERCENTAGES OF MARKET SHARE FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS IN 2006 AND 2011

PATENTS AND PATENT ANALYSIS
LIST OF PATENTS
PATENT ANALYSIS
PATENTS ON MICRO FUEL CELLS
TABLE 18: NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED TO COMPANIES MANUFACTURING MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006 (UPTO AUG31)
FIGURE 5: TOP COMPANIES IN TERMS OF US PATENTS GRANTED FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM 2002 THROUGH 2006
INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW OF US PATENT ACTIVITY IN MICROFUEL CELLS
TABLE 19: NUMBER OF US PATENTS GRANTED BY ASSIGNED COUNTRY/REGION FOR MICRO FUEL CELLS FROM JANUARY 2001 TO AUGUST 2006
TABLE 20: COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS
TABLE 20: COMPANY PRODUCT REFERENCE OF MICRO FUEL CELLS (CONTINUED)

COMPANY PROFILES
3M
ANGSTROM POWER INCORPORATED
ANTIG TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
CANON
CARBON NANOTECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.
CMR FUEL CELLS PLC
DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL CORPORATION
DUPONT FUEL CELLS
ENTEGRIS, INC.
FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS (ISE)
FUJITSU LABORATORIES
GINER ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS, LLC.
GORE FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES
HITACHI
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD.
HORIZON FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES PTE LTD
IDATECH
JADOO POWER SYSTEMS
JOHNSON MATTHEY
KURARAY CO., LTD
MANHATTAN SCIENTIFICS
MEDIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
MILLENNIUM CELL INC.
MORE ENERGY LTD.
MOTOROLA, INC
MTI MICRO FUEL CELLS INC
NEAH POWER SYSTEMS.
NEC CORPORATION
NISSHINBO
PEMEAS FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES
POLYFUEL
PROTONEX
RELION
SAMSUNG ADVANCED INSITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (SAIT)
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS
SANYO ELECTRIC CO LTD
SFC SMART FUEL CELL AG
SIGNA CHEMISTRY, LLC
SONY CORPORATION
ST MICROELECTRONICS
TEKION
TOSHIBA CORPORATION
ULTRACELL CORPORATION (USA)

APPENDIX A: MILITRARY VERSUS CONSUMER MARKETS
OPERATIONAL /FUNCTIONAL DIFFERENCES WITH A BATTERY PACK VERSUS MFC
MILITARY MARKET VERSUS NON-MILITARY HANDHELD CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET
TABLE 21: SHARE OF MILITARY MARKET V/S NON-MILITARY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MARKET OF MICRO FUEL CELLS BY TOP THREE MANUFACTURERS


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