The fan out wafer level packaging market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The market size for fan-out wafer level packaging has seen a rapid surge in the past few years. The market will rise from a significant $2.43 billion in 2024 to $2.78 billion in 2025, courtesy of a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.1%.
The upward trend during the historical period was driven by factors like the miniaturization of electronics, enhanced integration, a rise in electrical performance, and global expansion.
The fan out wafer level packaging market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• The market size for fan-out wafer level packaging is predicted to experience substantial expansion in the coming years. The anticipation is for an increase to $4.44 billion by 2029, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.5%.
The anticipated upturn during the forecast period can be credited to areas such as the growth of 5g and IoT, enhancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing, progression in materials, and supply chain expansion. Foreseen trends during the forecast timeframe are 3D integration, progressive packaging technologies, heterogeneous integration, and inter-industry collaboration.
The proliferation of 5G technology in burgeoning nations is set to drive the future growth of the fan-out wafer-level packaging market. 5G, the latest iteration of cellular network technology, is intended to boost speed, slash latency, and augment the adaptability of wireless services. Fan-out wafer-level packaging contributes to the functionality of 5G technology by offering shorter interconnects and lessened inductance, thereby improving RF and millimeter-wave performance. For instance, 5G Americas, a US-based trade organization of leading telecommunication service providers and manufacturers, reported in December 2022 that global 5G is projected to hit 1.1 billion by the end of 2022 and escalate to 5.9 billion by the end of 2027. Hence, the surge in 5G technology adoption in nascent economies is stimulating the fan-out wafer-level packaging market.
The fan-out wafer level packaging market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Process Type: Standard-Density Packaging, High-Density Packaging, Bumping
2) By Business Model: Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT), Foundry, Integrated Device Manufacturer (IDM)
3) By Application: Consumer Electronics, Industrial, Automotive, Healthcare, Aerospace And Defense, IT And Telecommunication, Other Applications
Subsegments:
1) By Standard-Density Packaging: Die Attach, Redistribution Layer (RDL) Formation, Encapsulation
2) By High-Density Packaging: Fine Pitch RDL, Multi-layer RDL, Advanced Encapsulation Techniques
3) By Bumping: Solder Bump Formation, Copper Pillar Bumping, Microbump Technology
Key players in the fan-out wafer-level packaging market are shifting their attention to the superior next-generation graphics DRAM technology, aiming to furnish their clients with dependable services. The aforementioned technology pertains to the continuous enhancements brought to memory components, explicitly tailored for graphics processing units (GPUs) and other graphics-heavy applications. As an illustration, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., a consumer electronics organization based in South Korea, introduced GDDR6W in November 2022. Marked as the industry's premier next-generation graphics DRAM technology, it offers double the capacity and performance, utilizing the progressive fan-out wafer-level packaging (FOWLP) technology. This notable advancement boosts memory capacity and bandwidth, bringing outstanding performance, substantial storage, and broad bandwidth memory technologies, which plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between the virtual and real worlds.
Major companies operating in the fan-out wafer level packaging market are:
• Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
• Intel Corporation
• Qualcomm Inc.
• Fujitsu Limited
• Toshiba Corporation
• Applied Materials Inc.
• ASE Technology Holding Co. Ltd.
• Texas Instruments Incorporated
• Lam Research Corporation
• STMicroelectronics N.V.
• Infineon Technologies AG
• NXP Semiconductors N.V.
• Analog Devices Inc.
• Renesas Electronics Corporation
• United Microelectronics Corporation
• GlobalFoundries Inc.
• Amkor Technology Inc.
• Microchip Technology Inc.
• Synopsys Inc.
• Xilinx Inc.
• Siliconware Precision Industries Co Ltd.
• Onto Innovation Inc.
• Unisem Group
• Nepes Corporation
• Deca Technologies Inc.
• Yield Engineering Systems Inc.
• Powertech Technology Inc.
• Jiangsu Changdian Technology Co. Ltd.
• Yole Group.
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the fan-out wafer level packaging market in 2024. The regions covered in fan-out wafer level packaging market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East and Africa.