GLOBAL GALLIUM NITRIDE MARKET

INTRODUCTION

GaN has expanded due to its many benefits, including its low cost and absence of cooling requirements. Acceptance has been encouraged by a rise in the demand for energy-efficient semiconductor devices in recent years.

Rising demand for smartphones, gaming consoles, laptops, and televisions is projected to be the primary driver of the GaN semiconductor devices market in the consumer electronics industry. The demand for high-power transistors and base stations is rising with the introduction of the 5G standard.

GALLIUM NITRIDE MARKET DEVELOPMENTS AND INNOVATIONS

GaN is a crystalline material used in the production of semiconductors, RF elements, and light-emitting electronics (LEDs). Among its many attributes is a high thermal and heat capacity.

GaN conductors have a higher breakdown voltage, lower conduction resistance, a larger electric field, and faster switching than Si conductors do.It has a wide bandgap, which makes optoelectronic, high frequency, and high-speed applications perfect for it. It is used in the production of microwave power amplifiers because to its capacity to operate at high temperatures and voltages.

The introduction of the 5G standard has increased the requirement for high-power transistors and base stations, which has increased the demand for GaN power semiconductors in the ICT industry and advanced the market.

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

To some measure, the market expansion has been fuelled by the rising demand for LEDs in consumer goods including televisions, computers, laptops, and gaming devices. During the projection period, GaN device sales are anticipated to expand strongly in Europe as well.

The European Space Agency (ESA) selected GaN as a "key enabling technology" for space and established GREAT2 (GaN reliability enhancement and technology transfer) for technological advancements.

Cree Inc. is a leading mobiliser of the equipment in the market. The latest integration has been announcing its change from being a leader in LEDs to a pure-player in wide bandgap semiconductors.

Higher voltages, like the 800 volt systems in the Porsche Taycan, extremely quick charging (the Taycan can cover 100 km (62 miles) in five minutes), and more effective converters for everything from solar panels to portable device chargers will all be made possible by them.

IQE Inc. is part of the component manufacture trending companies in the current industry. The 0.14-m gate length GaN MMIC technique with high-efficiency Ka-band operation that allows for the incorporation of two distinct devices.

For satellite communications, high frequency microwave capabilities of up to 40GHz (sometimes referred to as Ka-band) are crucial, and their significance for fifth generation (5G) wireless communications will only grow. Designers have, however, previously had to choose between frequency and power.

COMPANIES PROFILED

• Cree Inc.
• GaN systems
• FUJITSU 
• Efficient Power Conversion Corporation
• IQE plc 
• Koninklijke Philips N.V. 
• Infineon Technologies Ag
• Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation 
• ON Semiconductor
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
• Panasonic Corporation
• Texas Instruments Incorporated
• TOSHIBA CORPORATION
• VisIC
• Nippon Telegraph