Silicon EPI wafer is mainly used in processing semiconductor wafers made from materials such as silicon or epitaxial growth. Its powerful adhesive strength keeps wafers in place when grinding and cutting. The way for growing the epitaxial layer on monocrystalline silicon or other wafers includes various types of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) categorized as atmospheric pressure CVD (APCVD) or metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD).
The silicon EPI wafer market is steadily gaining traction, owing to growth in the semiconductor industry, increase in need for wafers in consumer electronics. In addition, increase in IoT in semiconductors especially in countries such as South Korea, China, and Japan is expected to offer lucrative opportunities for the silicon EPI wafer market globally. The silicon EPI wafer market provides numerous growth opportunities to the market players such as Siltronic, Nichia Corporation, Applied Materials, Wafer World Inc., Global Wafer, and others.
The factors such as increase in demand for epitaxial wafer in consumer electronics, rise in usage of GPS, emerging trends of wafer in automotive industry, and growth in the semiconductor industry boost the growth of the silicon EPI wafer market globally. However, increase in shift from homoepitaxy to heteroepitaxy deposition type that increase the overall cost of wafer manufacturing is expected to hamper the market growth.
Furthermore, increase in popularity of IoT in wafers, and growing of smart lighting especially in Korea and China, is expected to offer lucrative opportunities for market expansion.
The global Silicon EPI wafer market is segmented on the basis of type, wafer size, application, industry vertical, and region. By type, the market is bifurcated into Heteroepitaxy and Homoepitaxy. By wafer size, the market is divided into 6-inch, 8-inch, 12-inch, and others. By application, the market is studied across LED, power semiconductor, and MEMS-based devices. By industry vertical, the market is categorized into consumer electronics, automotive, healthcare, industrial, and others. Furthermore, others is sub-segmented into telecommunication and lighting. By region, it is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA along with their prominent countries.
The key players profiled in the report includes Nichia Corporation, Applied Materials, Sumco Corporation, Epigan, ASM, Global Wafers, Siltronic, Wafer World Inc., Tokyo Electron and Shin Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. These key players have adopted strategies, such as product portfolio expansion, mergers & acquisitions, agreements, geographical expansion, and collaborations to enhance their market penetration.
KEY BENEFITS FOR STAKEHOLDERS
Global Silicon EPI wafer Market Segmentation
By Type
By Wafer Size
By Application
By Industry Vertical
By Region
Key MARKET PLAYERS
The silicon EPI wafer market is steadily gaining traction, owing to growth in the semiconductor industry, increase in need for wafers in consumer electronics. In addition, increase in IoT in semiconductors especially in countries such as South Korea, China, and Japan is expected to offer lucrative opportunities for the silicon EPI wafer market globally. The silicon EPI wafer market provides numerous growth opportunities to the market players such as Siltronic, Nichia Corporation, Applied Materials, Wafer World Inc., Global Wafer, and others.
The factors such as increase in demand for epitaxial wafer in consumer electronics, rise in usage of GPS, emerging trends of wafer in automotive industry, and growth in the semiconductor industry boost the growth of the silicon EPI wafer market globally. However, increase in shift from homoepitaxy to heteroepitaxy deposition type that increase the overall cost of wafer manufacturing is expected to hamper the market growth.
Furthermore, increase in popularity of IoT in wafers, and growing of smart lighting especially in Korea and China, is expected to offer lucrative opportunities for market expansion.
The global Silicon EPI wafer market is segmented on the basis of type, wafer size, application, industry vertical, and region. By type, the market is bifurcated into Heteroepitaxy and Homoepitaxy. By wafer size, the market is divided into 6-inch, 8-inch, 12-inch, and others. By application, the market is studied across LED, power semiconductor, and MEMS-based devices. By industry vertical, the market is categorized into consumer electronics, automotive, healthcare, industrial, and others. Furthermore, others is sub-segmented into telecommunication and lighting. By region, it is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA along with their prominent countries.
The key players profiled in the report includes Nichia Corporation, Applied Materials, Sumco Corporation, Epigan, ASM, Global Wafers, Siltronic, Wafer World Inc., Tokyo Electron and Shin Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. These key players have adopted strategies, such as product portfolio expansion, mergers & acquisitions, agreements, geographical expansion, and collaborations to enhance their market penetration.
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- This study includes the analytical depiction of the global silicon EPI wafer market along with the current trends and future estimations to determine the imminent investment pockets.
- The report presents information regarding the key drivers, restraints, and opportunities.
- The current market is quantitatively analyzed from 2019 to 2026 to highlight the financial competency of the industry.
- Porter’s five forces analysis illustrates the potency of the buyers and suppliers in the industry.
Global Silicon EPI wafer Market Segmentation
By Type
- Heteroepitaxy
- Homoepitaxy
By Wafer Size
- 6-inch
- 8-inch
- 12-inch
- Others
By Application
- LED
- Power Semiconductor
- MEMS-based Devices
By Industry Vertical
- Consumer electronics
- Automotive
- Healthcare
- Industrial
- Others
By Region
- North America
- U.S.
- Canada
- Mexico
- Europe
- UK
- Germany
- France
- Russia
- Rest of Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
- Rest of Asia-Pacific
- LAMEA
- Latin America
- Middle East
- Africa
Key MARKET PLAYERS
- Nichia Corporation
- Applied Materials
- Sumco Corporation
- Epigan
- ASM
- Global Wafers
- Siltronic
- Wafer World Inc.,
- Tokyo Electron
- Shin Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Executive Summary
Chapter 3: Market Overview
Chapter 4: Silicon EPI Wafer Market, By Type
Chapter 5: Silicon EPI Wafer Market, By Wafer Size
Chapter 6: Silicon EPI Wafer Market, By Application
Chapter 7: Silicon EPI Wafer Market, By Industry Vertical
Chapter 8: Silicon EPI Wafer Market, By Region
Chapter 9: Competitive Landscape
Chapter 10: Company Profiles
Executive Summary
According to the report titled, 'Silicon EPI Wafer Market by Type, Wafer Size, Application, and Industry Vertical: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2019-2026', the global Silicon EPI Wafer market size was valued at $1.15 billion in 2018, and is projected to reach $1.55 billion by 2026, registering a CAGR of 4.8% from 2019 to 2026.Silicon EPI wafer is used for interconnecting semiconductor devices such as microscopic devices, micro sensors, microprocessors, and others to external circuitry while utilizing deposited crystalline surface layer over crystalline-based semiconductor substrate. It allows integration of wafer fab, ICs, and burn-in at wafer level to streamline the manufacturing process undertaken by a device.
Major factors propelling the demand for the market are the widely extending applications in rapidly growing technologies such as solar photovoltaic panels, DRAMs, microprocessors, flexible OLED displays, AMOLED displays, and MEMS. Moreover, impending need of circuit miniaturization, high investment by various governments in solar power plants, and technological developments in organic LED displays foster the growth of the silicon EPI wafer market share.
Asia-Pacific has a considerable share in the silicon EPI wafer market trend and is expected to be the fastest growing regional segment in the near future, with the highest CAGR. With an increase in demand for high voltage operating devices, organizations across verticals are realizing the importance of driver IC to ensure power management. In addition, emerging countries such as India, Philippines, and others are expected to offer lucrative opportunities for the growth of the market.
On the basis of silicon EPI wafer market, the homoepitaxy segment generated the highest revenue in 2018, followed by the heteroepitaxy segment. The growth of the 12-inch market is mainly driven by factors such as rise in demand for advanced technology in consumer electronics, infrastructure, automation system, and others across the region. Wide acceptance and usage of semiconductor chips and ICs across North America is due to increase in need for smart technologies and devices. Moreover, rapid developments in the Middle East, in terms of technological developments, and medical facilities fuel the growth of the LAMEA market.
The factors such as increase in demand for epitaxial wafer in consumer electronics, rise in usage of GPS, emerging trends of wafer in automotive industry, and growth in the semiconductor industry boost the growth of the silicon EPI wafer market globally. However, increase in shift from homoepitaxy to heteroepitaxy deposition type that increase the overall cost of wafer manufacturing is expected to hamper the Silicon EPI Wafer Market growth.
Furthermore, increase in popularity of IoT in wafers, and rise in adoption of smart lighting especially in Korea and China, is expected to offer lucrative Silicon EPI Wafer Market opportunity for the market expansion.
Key Finding of The Silicon Epi Wafer Market:
By type, the homoepitaxy segment generated the highest revenue in the Silicon EPI Wafer market in 2018.
By Wafer Size, the 12-inch segment generated the highest revenue in the market in 2018
By application, the MEMS-based devices segment generated the highest revenue in the market in 2018.
By Industry Vertical, the consumer electronics segment generated the highest revenue in the market in 2018.
By region, Asia-Pacific generated the highest revenue in the market in 2018.
The key silicon EPI wafer market leaders profiled in the report include Nichia Corporation, Applied Materials, Sumco Corporation, Epigan, ASM, Global Wafers, Siltronic, Wafer World Inc., Tokyo Electron, and Shin Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. These key players adopted several strategies such as new product launch and development, acquisition, partnership & collaboration, and business expansion to increase their market share.
Companies Mentioned
- Nichia Corporation
- Applied Materials
- Sumco Corporation
- Epigan
- ASM
- Global Wafers
- Siltronic
- Wafer World Inc.
- Tokyo Electron
- Shin Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd
Methodology
The analyst offers exhaustive research and analysis based on a wide variety of factual inputs, which largely include interviews with industry participants, reliable statistics, and regional intelligence. The in-house industry experts play an instrumental role in designing analytic tools and models, tailored to the requirements of a particular industry segment. The primary research efforts include reaching out participants through mail, tele-conversations, referrals, professional networks, and face-to-face interactions.
They are also in professional corporate relations with various companies that allow them greater flexibility for reaching out to industry participants and commentators for interviews and discussions.
They also refer to a broad array of industry sources for their secondary research, which typically include; however, not limited to:
- Company SEC filings, annual reports, company websites, broker & financial reports, and investor presentations for competitive scenario and shape of the industry
- Scientific and technical writings for product information and related preemptions
- Regional government and statistical databases for macro analysis
- Authentic news articles and other related releases for market evaluation
- Internal and external proprietary databases, key market indicators, and relevant press releases for market estimates and forecast
Furthermore, the accuracy of the data will be analyzed and validated by conducting additional primaries with various industry experts and KOLs. They also provide robust post-sales support to clients.
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