Class D Audio Amplifier Market By Amplifier Type, Device, and End use: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2019-2026

Executive Summary

According to the report titled, 'class D Audio Amplifier Market by Amplifier Type, Device and End use: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast, 2019-2026,' the global class D audio amplifier market was valued at $2.48billion in 2018, and is projected to reach $4.92billion by 2026, registering a CAGR of 8.4% from 2019 to 2026.

Class D audio amplifier is an electronic device, which amplifies the amplitude of the sound signals. Amplified sound signals can reach to the higher level and hence are suitable for loudspeakers or driving subwoofers. It offers varied advantages such as heat dissipation, energy efficiency, and space efficiency. It is an important consideration while designing portable music devices.

This is attributed to continuous progress in technology of electronic devices such as smart phones, tablets, PCs, and speakers. These advancements revolutionize the performance of audio amplifier market and create high demand among the consumers, who prefer devices that are portable, easy to carry and having features, such as high speed, low power consumption, and greater accuracy, which automatically forces this market to focus and come up with an advanced feature of audio amplifier that supported h and held devices such as MP3 and Portable docking stations.

Amplifier devices nowadays have also been integrated in the automotive industry. For instance, looking at this opportunity, Audi A4 amplifier announced that it is expected to start the manufacturing of a head-up display system for the automotive industry. The vehicle display device produced by Audi is a transparent flexible display, which can be rolled around. The heads-up display can be utilized in several ways and has different functions for an enhanced driving experience. The vehicle display includes automotive components such as co-driver display, head-up display, center information display, rear seat entertainment, and others. OLED displays is the most preferred display technology among the major automotive players.

Class D audio amplifiers have various features to support inbuilt applications in a various product such as portable devices, car, home audio system, and other consumer electronics. The Class D audio amplifier IC, which is commonly used in electronics system is 8 PIN DIP as it is power efficient which assists in increasing the overall efficiency of the system. The advantage of having audio amplifier is high voltage operation; it minimizes the loss of power and provides amplification to a level which is convenient for the electronic devices.

Increase in Internet of Vehicles (IoV) penetration and introduction of energy cars & autonomous vehicles give rise to numerous amplifiers systems such as head-up displays, navigation systems, digital dashboard, and others, which are expected to create lucrative growth opportunities for the growth of the class D audio amplifier market size in the automotive segment. Rise in demand for audio amplifier in the automotive industry and rapid advancements in new age technologies such as autonomous driving, augmented reality, and big data, is expected to drive the growth of the class D audio amplifier market during the forecast period.

Asia-Pacific is one of the regions with the greatest number of growing countries such as Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Philippines in terms of digital technology and infrastructure in residential, commercial, and industrial sectors. Interactive touch screen is a leading technology in every region that delivers versatility for retail POS system and provide high intuitive touch experience. Further, surge in industrialization and rapid urbanization also attracts the adoption of highly advance and interactive solutions. These factors are expected to boost the demand for class D audio amplifier in Asia-Pacific.

The growth of the class D audio amplifier market share is driven by substantial growth in demand for smart consumer electronics and high demand for vehicle infotainment systems in automotive sector. However, high installation cost act as major restraints, thereby hampering the market growth. Furthermore, increase in popularity of IoT offer lucrative opportunities for the class D audio amplifier market growth globally.

According to Ankit Prajapati, Lead Analyst, Semiconductors & Electronics, “The global class D audio amplifier market forecast is expected to witness considerable growth in the semiconductor industry due to its emerging trends of faster and efficient connectivity solutions in consumer electronics systems and automotive infotainment systems segment. The global class D audio amplifier industry is projected to witness significant growth, especially in the emerging economies such as Asia-Pacific and LAMEA, owing to presence of key class D audio amplifier players in these regions.”

KEY FINDINGS OF THE STUDY

• By amplifier type, the mono-channel segment generated the highest revenue in the market in 2018.
• By device, the television set segment generated the highest revenue in the market in 2018.
• By end use, 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 class D audio amplifier market size leaders profiled in the report Infineon Technologies AG, Analog Devices, Inc., NXP Semiconductors, On Semiconductor, ROHM Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics, ST Microelectronics and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Texas Instruments and Toshiba Corporation. These key players adopted several strategies such as new product launch and development, acquisition, partnership &collaboration, and business expansion to increase their class D audio amplifier market share.

Companies Mentioned

• Infineon Technologies AG
• Analog Devices Inc.
• NXP Semiconductors
• On Semiconductor
• ROHM Semiconductors
• Renesas Electronics
• ST Microelectronics
• Qualcomm Technologies Inc.
• Texas Instruments
• Toshiba Corporation

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.