It is well known that the basic semiconductor material upon which the two gigantic inter-related sectors namely, Semiconductors and Electronics laid their foundations is ‘silicon’ (Si) primarily extracted from ‘silica’ (silica sand). As research scientists and engineers conducted several experiments and carried out extensive number of researches, searching for an alternative substrate material in the place of Silicon, several new substrate materials such as SiC (Silicon Carbide), SiGe (Silicon Germanium), GaAs (Gallium Arsenide), GaN (Gallium Nitride), Indium Gallium Phosphide (InGaP) and many more, were discovered to exhibit similar and more favorable (application wise) properties compared to pure silicon. Subsequently, during the past decade SiC material production (suitable for use in Electronics) began in large scale levels and electronic products, devices and system manufacturers started development of SiC based Semiconductor Devices and Electronics. The specific sub sector of the Semiconductors & Electronics sector where SiC based semiconductors & electronics have an edge over normal Si based counterparts is the ‘Power Semiconductors & Electronics Sector’ and in terms of end user application sectors (verticals), the two major upcoming sector creating huge demand for SiC Semiconductor Devices are Industrial & Power (Motor Drives, HVDC) Sector and Automotive (Electric Vehicles) Sector.

Over the past few years, several research & developments activities took place to develop SiC based Power Discretes (MOSFETs, IGBTs, Diodes, Rectifiers, Thyristors and other FETs) and Power ICs which have advanced and sophisticated characteristics and offer better flexibility for use in several power applications. The SiC Semiconductor Material Market and the SiC Semiconductor Devices Market are the two relatively new markets in the Semiconductor & Electronics World, which are set to expand robustly in size and prominence due to complete focus of the existing power semiconductors & electronics companies (key players) on the SiC world and reaping its benefits in various applications. The SiC semiconductor devices market is expected to grow robustly at very high grow rates, with CAGR crossing 40%. The SiC Market Competitive Landscape had only a handful of players in the beginning of the previous decade, but it quickly emerged into a vast network with more than forty key players combining both Materials & Devices. Currently, the overall SiC Power Semiconductors market accounts for less than 1% of the total Power Semiconductors market (currently at $15 billion) but over the next ten years, the entire power semiconductors & electronics player base is expected to penetrate into this new value chain rapidly increasing the percentage share quickly. The global SiC semiconductor devices market revenues stood at approximately $100 million in 2012 and industry experts forecast it to cross $2 billion (> $2000 million) by 2022.

Silicon Carbide Semiconductors & Electronics has emerged as a prominent technology due to its advantages over conventional Silicon based Semiconductors & Electronics. This material improves the efficiency of a device up to 20% and also facilitates manufacturing and usage of power devices with much smaller form factor. Use of SiC in the power sector enables smaller heat sink, passive and magnetic natures in system designs. SiC electronics also finds its application in electric vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles, rail transportation, power supply units, Photo-Voltaic applications, converters & inverters and many more. Over the next ten years, Silicon Carbide will become a part of mass manufacturing in the Semiconductors & Electronics Sectors.

This report based on an extensive research study on Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductor material and semiconductor devices & products by MarketsandMarkets, Inc. is aimed at identifying the complete market of the SiC material and SiC semiconductor devices, and all its sub-segments through extensively detailed classifications, in terms of both revenues and shipments. This report is focused on giving a complete bird’s eye-view of the total SiC semiconductor upcoming industry and market with highly detailed market segmentations combined with high level qualitative analysis at each and every aspect of the classifications done by form factor, design architecture, substrate technology, technology (process) node, application and geography. All numbers, both revenues & volumes, at every level of detail are forecasted till 2022 to give a glimpse of the potential revenue base in the SiC industry and market. Lastly, a complete competitive landscape of the current market and its future scenario is given in illustrative detail along with company profiles of the key players. The Competitive information in this report includes market shares of leading producers, key developments, core strategies deployed to win in the race, M&As, New Product Developments, Collaborations and JVs of key manufacturers.

KEY TAKE AWAYS

• Estimated total SiC Semiconductor Material and SiC Semiconductor Devices Market-Sizes in 2011 and 2012 and Forecasts till 2022 and historical data from 2006.
• Classification of the global SiC Semiconductor Devices Market with in-detail segmentation by Form Factor, Design Architecture, Substrate Technology and Technology Node with Estimates and Forecasts
• The Future of the SiC semiconductor industry & world from both, a technical and market-oriented perspective
• Identification of the major driving factors and inhibitors, burning issues and winning imperatives for the global SiC Semiconductor Material & Devices market
• Analytical growth trends of all the market, market segments and sub-segments
• The global consumption of SiC Semiconductors in several end user verticals and application segments
• Major stakeholders in the market and complete competitive landscape for the market leaders in both material market and devices market
• Analytical the trends and forecasts of the SiC Semiconductor Material & Devices market specific to various geographical regions across the globe.
• Complete Value Chain, Industry Segments & Value Chain Analysis of the global SiC industry, with special focus on SiC Raw Material Suppliers and SiC Semiconductor Devices (Discretes & ICs) Industry Segments such as EDA, Foundry, Fabless, IDM, ODM, OEM and ATP players
• Complete Supply Chain, segmentation & Supply Chain Analysis of the SiC industry, in both upstream & downstream sectors (of Semiconductors & Electronics).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Introduction
  1.1 Key Take-Aways
  1.2 Analyst Insights
  1.3 Report Description
  1.4 Markets Covered
  1.5 Stakeholders
  1.6 Research Methodology
      1.6.1 Market Size
      1.6.2 Market Crackdown & Data Triangulation
      1.6.3 Forecasting Model
      1.6.4 Key Data Points Taken from Secondary Sources
      1.6.5 Key Data Points Taken from Primary Sources
      1.6.6 Assumptions
      1.6.7 List of Companies covered during Primaries

2 Summary

3 Market Overview
  3.1 Introduction
      3.1.1 Global SiC Semiconductor Material Market and Industry
      3.1.2 Global SiC Semiconductor Devices Market and Industry
  3.2 History & Evolution
      3.2.1 Evolution of SiC Material Market
      3.2.2 Evolution of SiC Devices Market
  3.3 Block Diagrams
      3.3.1 SiC Semiconductor Chips
      3.3.2 SiC Electronic Systems

4 Value & Supply Chain Analysis
  4.1 Industry Segments and Value Chain 
      4.1.1 Value Chain Analysis
      4.1.2 Raw Material Vendors
      4.1.3 EDA & Design Tool Vendors
      4.1.4 Intellectual Property Vendors
      4.1.5 Foundry Vendors
      4.1.6 Fabrication Facilities
      4.1.7 Integrated Device Manufacturers
      4.1.8 Original Device Manufacturers
      4.1.9 Original Equipment Manufacturers
      4.1.10 Assembly, Testing & Packaging Players
  4.2 Industry and Market Life Cycle
      4.2.1 Epitaxial Growth
      4.2.2 Wafer Bonding
      4.2.3 Device Fabrication
      4.2.4 Testing & Packaging
      4.2.5 System Integration
  4.3 Supply Chain
      4.3.1 Supply Chain Analysis
      4.3.2 Upstream Chain (Front End Process)
            4.3.2.1 Extraction of Silicon Carbide
            4.3.2.2 Raw Wafer Production
            4.3.2.3 Semiconductor Discretes & IC Design
            4.3.2.4 Mask Production
      4.3.3 Downstream Chain (Back End Process)
            4.3.3.1 Cutting
            4.3.3.2 Mounting
            4.3.3.3 Assembly & Packaging

5 Market Analysis
  5.1 Market Statistics
      5.1.1 Global SiC Semiconductors Market
      5.1.2 Global Power Semiconductors Market
      5.1.3 Global SiC Semiconductors Market Vs. Power Semiconductors Market
      5.1.4 Global SiC Semiconductors Market Vs. Semiconductor Market
      5.1.5 Global SiC Semiconductor Material Market
      5.1.6 Global SiC Semiconductor Material Market Vs. Semiconductor Material Market
  5.2 Market Dynamics
      5.2.1 Drivers
      5.2.2 Restraints
      5.2.3 Opportunities
      5.2.4 Challenges
  5.3 Burning Issues
  5.4 Winning Imperatives

6 Market by Technology
  6.1 Market by Doping Type
      6.1.1 N-Type SiC Semiconductors Market
      6.1.2 P-Type SiC Semiconductors Market
      6.1.3 Semi-Insulating SiC Semiconductors Market
  6.2 Market by SiC Polymer Types
      6.2.1 3C-SiC Semiconductors Market
      6.2.2 4H-SiC Semiconductors Market
      6.2.3 6H-SiC Semiconductors Market
  6.3 Market by Substrate Type
      6.3.1 SiC-on-Silicon Semiconductors Market
      6.3.2 SiC-on-Sapphire Semiconductors Market
      6.3.3 SiC-on-Graphite Semiconductors Market
      6.3.4 SiC-on-Graphene Semiconductors Market
      6.3.5 SiC-on-GaN Semiconductors Market
      6.3.6 SiC-on-AlN Semiconductors Market

7 Market by Products
  7.1 SiC Opto Electronic Devices
  7.2 SiC RF Devices
  7.3 SiC High-Temperature Signal Level Devices
  7.4 SiC High-Power Switching Devices
  7.5 SiC MEMS Systems & Sensors
  7.6 SiC Insulators
  7.7 SiC Power Devices
  7.8 SiC Power Modules

8 Next Generation Power Semiconductors Market
  8.1 SiC Power Discretes Market
      8.1.1 SiC MOSFETs
      8.1.2 SiC IGBTs
      8.1.3 SiC Diodes and Rectifiers
            8.1.3.1 SiC Schottky Diodes
            8.1.3.2 SiC Other Diodes
      8.1.4 SiC Thyristors
            8.1.4.1 SiC GTOs
            8.1.4.2 SiC Other Thyristors
      8.1.5 SiC Other Transistors
            8.1.5.1 SiC BJTs
            8.1.5.2 SiC FETs
  8.2 SiC Power ICs Market & Classification by Technology Node
      8.2.1 90nm SiC Power ICs
      8.2.2 65nm SiC Power ICs
      8.2.3 40nm SiC Power ICs
      8.2.4 32nm SiC Power ICs
      8.2.5 28nm SiC Power ICs
      8.2.6 22nm SiC Power ICs
      8.2.7 14nm & below SiC Power ICs

9 IP Market by Application Sector
  9.1 Computers Sector
      9.1.1 Computer Servers
      9.1.2 Computer Hardware Power Modules
      9.1.3 UPS Systems
  9.2 ICT Sector
      9.2.1 Signal Amplifiers
      9.2.2 Wi-MAX SiC & GaN Devices
      9.2.3 Wireless Application Devices
      9.2.4 Wired Communication Devices
      9.2.5 Satellite Communication Applications
      9.2.6 Radar Applications
      9.2.7 Signal Switching Systems
  9.3 Consumer Electronics Sector
      9.3.1 Mobile Phones & Smartphones
      9.3.2 Inverters & Generators
      9.3.3 LED Lights
      9.3.4 Switch Mode Power Supplies
  9.4 Automotive Sector
      9.4.1 Electric Vehicles, Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs)
      9.4.2 Automotive Braking Systems
      9.4.3 Rail Traction
      9.4.4 Automobile Motor Drives
  9.5 High Voltage, Industrial, Power and Solar Sectors (HIPS)
      9.5.1 Smart Grid Power Systems
      9.5.2 Wind Turbines and Wind Power Systems
      9.5.3 Power Factor Correction (PFC) Systems
      9.5.4 Photo-Voltaic Inverters
      9.5.5 Solar Panels
      9.5.6 Industrial Motor Drives
      9.5.7 Commercial Motor Drives
      9.5.8 Power Distribution Systems
      9.5.9 High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Systems
      9.5.10 Electro-Mechanical Computing Systems
      9.5.11 High-Temperature Electronics & Sensors
  9.6 Military, Defense & Aerospace Sector
      9.6.1 Combat Vehicles
      9.6.2 Ships & Vessels
      9.6.3 Microwave Radiation Applications
      9.6.4 Radiation-Hard Electronics
  9.7 Medical Sector
      9.7.1 Implantable Medical Devices
      9.7.2 Bio-medical Electronics
  9.8 Other Sectors
      9.8.1 RF Applications
      9.8.2 Nanotechnology Applications

10 Market by Geography
  10.1 Market Classification by Geography
      10.1.1 North America
      10.1.2 Europe
      10.1.3 Japan
      10.1.4 APAC (Excluding Japan)
      10.1.5 Rest of the World
  10.2 Key Player & Upcoming Player Distribution by Geography
      10.2.1 North America
      10.2.2 Europe
      10.2.3 Japan
      10.2.4 Asia

11 Competitive Landscape
  11.1 Competitive Landscape Overview
  11.2 SiC Material Suppliers
      11.2.1 Market Key Players
      11.2.2 Market Share Analysis
      11.2.3 Market Share Rankings
      11.3 SiC Device Manufacturers
      11.3.1 Market Key Players
      11.3.2 Market Share Analysis
      11.3.3 Market Share Rankings
  11.4 Competitive Situation and Trends
      11.4.1 New Product Developments (Company Launches)
      11.4.2 New Announcements (Research Organization Releases)
      11.4.3 Agreements, Partnerships, Joint Ventures and Collaborations
      11.4.4 Mergers and Acquisitions

12 Company & Organization Profiles
  12.1 Key Device Manufacturers
      12.1.1 Aixtron SE
      12.1.2 Applied Pulsed Power (APP) Incorporated
      12.1.3 Arkansas Power Electronics International (APEI) Incorporated
      12.1.4 Aymont Technology Incorporated
      12.1.5 Bosch Rexroth Incorporated
      12.1.6 Colicraft Incorporated
      12.1.7 Cree Incorporated
      12.1.8 Delta Electronics Corporation
      12.1.9 Dow Corning Silicones Incorporated
      12.1.10 Efficient Power Conversion Corporation
      12.1.11 Fairchild Semiconductor Incorporated
      12.1.12 Freescale Semiconductor Incorporated
      12.1.13 Fujitsu Corporation
      12.1.14 General Electric (GE) Corporation
      12.1.15 GeneSiC Semiconductor Incorporated
      12.1.16 II-VI Semiconductors Incorporated
      12.1.17 Infineon Corporation
      12.1.18 International Rectifier Corporation
      12.1.19 IXYS Corporation
      12.1.20 Linear Technology Incorporated
      12.1.21 Maxim Integrated Products Incorporated (Dallas Semiconductor)
      12.1.22 Micrel Incorporated
      12.1.23 Microchip Technology Incorporated (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.)
      12.1.24 Microsemi Corporation
      12.1.25 Mitsubishi Corporation
      12.1.26 National Semiconductor Corporation
      12.1.27 Nichia Corporation
      12.1.28 NOVAGAN Incorporated
      12.1.29 NXP Semiconductors Incorporated (Philips Semiconductors)
      12.1.30 Panasonic Corporation
      12.1.31 Plessey Semiconductors Incorporated
      12.1.32 Power Integrations Incorporated
      12.1.33 Princeton Power Systems Incorporated
      12.1.34 Renesas Electronics Corporation
      12.1.35 Rockwell Automation Incorporated
      12.1.36 ROHM Semiconductor Incorporated
      12.1.37 Silicon Power Corporation
      12.1.38 ST Microelectronics Corporation
      12.1.39 Supertex Incorporated
      12.1.40 SynQor Incorporated
      12.1.41 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
      12.1.42 Texas Instruments Incorporated
      12.1.43 The Bergquist Company
      12.1.44 Toshiba Corporation
      12.1.45 Toyota Corporation
      12.1.46 TriQuint Semiconductor Incorporated
      12.1.47 United Microelectronics Corporation
      12.1.48 United Monolithic Solutions Incorporated
      12.1.49 United Silicon Carbide Incorporated
      12.1.50 Vicor Corporation
      12.1.51 Vishay Intertechnology Incorporated
      12.2 Key Raw Material Vendors
      12.2.1 Anyang Fengke Metal Materials Co., Ltd.
      12.2.2 Anyang Juxinlong Metallurgical Refractories Co., Ltd.
      12.2.3 Bahagia Sekitar Sdn. Bhd.
      12.2.4 Dalian Jingcheng International Trade Co., Ltd.
      12.2.5 Evergreen Industry Co., Ltd.
      12.2.6 Futong Imp & Exp Inc.
      12.2.7 Henan Hengxin Industrial & Mineral Products Co., Ltd.
      12.2.8 Henan Star Metallurgy Material Limited Company
      12.2.9 Hopes Leaders (Beijing) International Co., Ltd.
      12.2.10 Jiangsu Tayal Photovoltaic Auxiliary Material Co., Ltd.
      12.2.11 Lianyungang Santie Global Trade Co., Ltd.
      12.2.12 Luoyang Hong Feng Refractories and Abrasives Co., Ltd.
      12.2.13 Tang Glory International Trade Co., Ltd.
      12.2.14 Tianjin Hongrui Logistics Co., Ltd. 
      12.2.15 Yichuan Chengyang Metallurgical Accessories Co., Ltd.
      12.2.16 Zhengzhou Huanhe Industrial Co., Ltd.
      12.2.17 Zibo Xindi Refractory Material Co., Ltd.
      12.3 Research and Developmental Organizations
      12.3.1 Acreo AB
      12.3.2 Alto University
      12.3.3 Cambridge University
      12.3.4 Cornell University
      12.3.5 Ferdinand-Braun-Institut
      12.3.6 International Technology Research Institute
      12.3.7 ISET (Institut fur Solare Energieversorgungstechnik)
      12.3.8 Microelectronic Research Center (MRC)
      12.3.9 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
      12.3.10 Rutgers University
      12.3.11 Semisouth Laboratories
      12.3.12 Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories
      12.3.13 University of Arkansas
      12.3.14 University of South Carolina
      12.3.15 University of Strathclyde
      12.3.16 US Army Research Laboratories

13 Appendix
  13.1 SiC Technology Roadmap
  13.2 SiC Market Roadmap
  13.3 Power Semiconductors Technology & Market Roadmap
  13.4 Additional Figures & Charts
  13.5 Key Secondary Sources
  13.6 Recommended Readings
  13.7 Disclaimer