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The research study involved four major activities in estimating the automotive semiconductor market size. Exhaustive secondary research has been done to collect key information about the market and peer markets. The next step has been to validate these findings and assumptions and size them with the help of primary research with industry experts across the value chain. Both top-down and bottom-up approaches have been used to estimate the market size. After this, the market breakdown and data triangulation were adopted to estimate the market sizes of segments and sub-segments.

Secondary Research

In the secondary research process, various secondary sources were referred to identify and collect information required for this study. The secondary sources include annual reports, press releases, investor presentations of companies, white papers, and articles from recognized authors. Secondary research has been mainly done to obtain key information about the market’s value chain, the pool of key market players, market segmentation according to industry trends, regional outlook, and developments from market and technology perspectives.

The automotive semiconductor market report estimates the global market size using the top-down and bottom-up approaches and several other dependent submarkets. Major players in the market were identified using extensive secondary research, and their presence in the market was determined using secondary and primary research. All the percentage shares, splits, and breakdowns have been determined using secondary sources and verified through primary sources.

Primary Research

After understanding the automotive semiconductor market scenario through secondary research, extensive primary research has been conducted. Several primary interviews have been conducted with key opinion leaders from demand- and supply-side vendors across four major regions—North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and RoW. Approximately 25% of the primary interviews have been conducted with the demand-side vendors and 75% with the supply-side vendors. Primary data was collected mainly through telephonic interviews, which comprised 80% of the total primary interviews; questionnaires and emails were also used to collect the data.

After successful interaction with industry experts, brief sessions were conducted with highly experienced independent consultants to reinforce the findings of our primary research. This, along with the in-house subject matter experts’ opinions, has led us to the findings as described in the report.

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Market Size Estimation

In the market engineering process, the top-down and bottom-up approaches and data triangulation methods have been used to estimate and validate the size of the automotive semiconductor market and other dependent submarkets. The research methodology used to estimate the market sizes includes the following:

• Identifying vehicle production volumes across all vehicle types (passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, and heavy commercial vehicles) by region and country, including data from major automotive manufacturing hubs
• Analyzing semiconductor content per vehicle across different vehicle types, with consideration for varying content levels based on feature sets and electrification levels
• Studying semiconductor adoption trends across vehicle types and propulsion systems, including the shift from ICE to electric vehicles, ADAS penetration rates, connectivity requirements, and safety mandates across different regions and vehicle segments
• Tracking recent automotive semiconductor market developments, including supply chain disruptions, OEM production adjustments, semiconductor shortages and recovery patterns, new vehicle platform launches with advanced semiconductor content, and regional manufacturing capacity expansions
• Conducting multiple discussions with key opinion leaders across automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, semiconductor manufacturers, and industry analysts to understand real-time adoption dynamics, semiconductor content evolution, regional production shifts, and the impact of electrification and autonomous driving on semiconductor demand
• Validating market estimates through in-depth consultations with industry experts, ranging from semiconductor design engineers at leading chipmakers to procurement heads at major automotive OEMs and technical advisors at Tier 1 system suppliers, and finally aligning insights with domain experts at MarketsandMarkets to ensure robustness and precision in market projections

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Data Triangulation

After arriving at the overall market size by the market size estimation process explained in the earlier section, the overall automotive semiconductor market has been divided into several segments and subsegments. The data triangulation and market breakdown procedures have been used to complete the overall market engineering process and arrive at the exact statistics for all segments, wherever applicable. The data was triangulated by studying various factors and trends from the perspectives of demand and supply. Along with data triangulation and market breakdown, the market has been validated by top-down and bottom-up approaches.