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Growth Accelerators in the WBG Semiconductor Market, 2024

Publisher Frost & Sullivan
Published Dec 12, 2024
SKU # MC19428332

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Growth Accelerators in the WBG Semiconductor Market, 2024


Innovations in Substrate, Process, Testing, and Inspection Equipment are Critical to Overcome Cost, Yield, and Reliability Challenges

Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors—primarily consisting of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN)-based devices—are a sub-set of compound semiconductors. WBG semiconductors are at an early stage of commercialization and exhibit significant growth projections over the next 10 years.

For this reason, various integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) and fabless manufacturers are adopting SiC and GaN devices for product development. They are engaging with customers across verticals such as automotive, industrial, communications, and consumer to capitalize on this high-growth opportunity. That said, the projected growth in the WBG semiconductor market during the next 10 years can only happen if companies overcome the challenges associated with cost, yield, and reliability through research and innovation efforts.

This study identifies the spectrum of challenges the WBG semiconductor market faces and rates the top 3 challenges that impact market growth the most. It identifies the main innovations in the WBG ecosystem (which are in different stages of commercialization) that will overcome these challenges and accelerate market growth for WBG semiconductor devices. The innovations are focused more on the ecosystem than the devices themselves.

The study focuses less on market performance and quantitative aspects and more on identifying the levers that will accelerate market growth. For more information on market estimates and forecasts, Frost & Sullivan has published reports on compound semiconductors (KAA8), power semiconductors (K9EC), and WBG semiconductors (K877).

Table of Contents

Strategic Imperatives
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Wide-bandgap (WBG) Semiconductor Industry
Growth Opportunity Analysis
Scope of Analysis
Segmentation
Differentiation Between Silicon and WBG Semiconductors
SiC Manufacturing Value Chain
GaN Manufacturing Value Chain
Growth Metrics
WBG Semiconductors: The Power Market Functioning as a Growth Engine Throughout the Decade
WBG Semiconductor Industry Overview
WBG Power Semiconductor Landscape: Materials, Applications, and Future Trends, Global, 2024
Challenges in the WBG Semiconductor Landscape
Significance of Cost, Yield, and Reliability Issues in the WBG Semiconductor Market
Overcoming Cost Challenges with Increased Wafer Size
Qromis: Engineered Substrate (QST)
Infineon: 300 mm GaN-on-Si Wafer
KISAB: Basal Plane Dislocation (BPD)-free SiC Substrates
DISCO Corporation: KABRA Process for GaN and SiC Substrates
AIXTRON SE: G10-GaN Platform for Power and RF Applications
SiC Innovation Alliance
Keysight Technologies: 4881HV Wafer Test System
Axus Technology: CapstoneÆ CS200 Platform
Growth Drivers
Growth Driver Analysis
Growth Restraints
Growth Restraint Analysis
Key Technology Trends Accelerating WBG Market Growth
Move from Planar to Trench SiC Transistor Structures for Higher Power Density and Lower Conduction Resistance
Packaging Trends in WBG Semiconductor Power Modules
Packaging Trends in WBG Semiconductor Power Modules (continued)
Growth Opportunity Universe
Growth Opportunity 1: Advancements in the Power GaN Landscape
Growth Opportunity 2: Power Efficiency Legislations Across End-user Industries
Growth Opportunity 3: Developments in Next-generation Power Semiconductor Materials
Appendix & Next Steps
Benefits and Impacts of Growth Opportunities
Next Steps
List of Exhibits
Legal Disclaimer

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