Annual Report 2011 (5.07 MB, PDF-File) - Oerlikon

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Electronics
Mobile electronics bolsters chip demand
The worldwide semiconductor market remains cyclical. For
2012, industry experts anticipate a drop of nearly 20 % in sales
as a result of global weakness in the PC market.
Over the long term, however, growth in global demand for
chips is inevitable. The affluent, growing urban segments in the
BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries and entirely
new consumer groups will fuel demand for a huge range of
electronic products such as smartphones and tablet comput-
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ers. Current figures suggest that more than 2 billion people will
own at least one smartphone by 2015. Demand for microchips
continues in developed countries as well, driven primarily by
new products such as smart TVs and set-top boxes for digital
televisions.
Portable devices like smartphones, MP3 players and navigation
systems require high-density electronic components with
integrated chips that provide maximum functionality and performance
in the smallest of spaces. As a result, manufacturers
have begun to make a variety of changes, including placement
of the components: rather than placing them side-by-side on
the circuit board, they are now stacking them on top of one
another. Advanced packaging, a special process for high-
performance chips made possible by Oerlikon and its machinery,
is playing an increasingly important role in this area.
Electronics
Segment split
Textile Drive Systems Vacuum Solar Coating Advanced
Technologies
End usage of Oerlikon innovations
Smartphones Games Ultra thin Hard disk Navigation Touchpanels
wafers drives
Transportation
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How Oerlikon participates
A leading provider of plants and processes for manufacturing
ultracompact microchips, Oerlikon Advanced Technologies
supplies the majority of major chip manufacturers. Thanks to its
turnkey production plants, the segment is positioned to benefit
from customer capacity increases in the future because of
higher demand for its machinery.
Advanced packaging machines are a key area of focus. These
machines make it possible to connect semiconductor components
with peripheral elements over high-density, highly integrated
conductor elements without the use of wiring. As a
result, extremely compact chips with wide-ranging functionality
can be manufactured. End uses include smartphones, tablet
computers and smart TVs.
Oerlikon Advanced Technologies is also a leader in the area of
ultrathin film coating machines. The latest generation of this
products can apply coatings just a few nanometers thick. This
equipment makes it possible to process touch screens, thermoelectric
components used in generators, highly efficient energy
storage such as thin film batteries and supercapacitors.
Oerlikon Vacuum is also benefiting from advances in the semiconductor
industry. The segment supplies chip manufacturers
with high-performance, robust vacuum systems that enable efficient
production in highly purified clean rooms.