What Does the Historical and Current Silicon EPI Wafer Market Size Trend Indicate?
The silicon epi wafer market has seen considerable growth due to a variety of factors.
• The silicon EPI wafer industry has seen robust expansion in the past few years. The market size is anticipated to climb from $1.8 billion in 2024 to $1.92 billion in 2025, showcasing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8%. The historical growth has been driven by factors such as growth in the semiconductor industry, shrinking device sizes, heightened need for robust performance chips, the surge in consumer electronics, and the growing demand for better connectivity.
What Are the Future Growth Projections for the Silicon EPI Wafer Template Market?
The Silicon EPI Wafer market is expected to maintain its strong growth trajectory in upcoming years.
• It is anticipated that the silicon EPI wafer market will experience significant growth in the coming years, with projections estimating its size to reach $2.48 billion by 2029, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%.
The predicted growth during this period can be linked to several factors: the increasing demand for energy-efficient apparatuses, the advent of smart manufacturing, the upsurge in requirement for MEMS devices, enhanced semiconductor manufacturing sustainability, and the evolution in automotive electronics. The forecast period is likely to be characterized by increasing demand for advanced semiconductor devices, enhanced adoption of 5G technology, the integration of silicon EPI in power electronics, device miniaturization and heightened complexity, the emergence of silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) as competitors, and the transition towards FinFET and 3D transistor technologies.
What Are The Core Factors Supporting Growth In The Silicon EPI Wafer Market?
The silicon EPI wafer market is expected to experience significant growth due to the increased use of consumer electronics products. Consumer electronics (CE) refers to electronic devices specifically designed for everyday use by consumers for non-commercial or professional purposes. Silicon wafers, which are semiconductors, are used in the manufacture of microchips and chips for these electronic devices. For example, the total electronic equipment production in Japan stood at $52,36,535 million in May 2023, as per the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association. Furthermore, the production of consumer electronics saw an increase from $1,714,724 million in May 2022 to $2,178,430 million in May 2023. This surge in the use of consumer electronics products is propelling the silicon EPI wafer market's growth.
What Are The Major Segments Within The Global Silicon EPI Wafer Market?
The silicon EPI wafer market covered in this report is segmented –
1) By Type: Heteroepitaxy, Homoepitaxy
2) By Equipment: Thermal Processing System, Etch System, Coater Or Developer, Surface Preparation System, Single Wafer Deposition, Wafer Bonder Or De-Bonder, Epitaxial CVD System, Ion Implantation System, Other Equipment
3) By Process Type: CVD, Liquid Phase Epitaxy, Molecular Beam Epitaxy
4) By Reactors: Pancake Reactor Or Horizontal Reactor, Barrel Reactor
5) By Industry Vertical: Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Healthcare, Industrial, Other Industry Verticals
Subsegments:
1) By Heteroepitaxy: Silicon On Insulator (SOI) Wafers, Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) Wafers, Gallium Nitride (GaN) On Silicon Wafers
2) By Homoepitaxy: Standard Silicon Epitaxial Wafers, High-Quality Epitaxial Wafers, Low-Temperature Epitaxial Wafers
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Which Trends Are Expected To Transform The Silicon EPI Wafer Market?
There is a growing trend of using next-generation silicon EPI wafers in the silicon EPI wafer market. The cutting-edge silicon EPI wafers promise enhanced performance, superior precision, flexibility, and ease of incorporation into systems. For instance, AIXTRON, a Germany-based deposition equipment manufacturer, launched its new G10-SiC 200 mm system in September 2022 for manufacturing SiC power devices of the newest generation on 150/200 mm SiC wafers. The recently introduced G10-SiC system uses the proven G5 WW C 150 mm platform and features a versatile configuration that can handle dual wafer sizes of 9x150 and 6x200 mm. This capability is crucial as the SiC industry transitions from a 150 mm (6 Inch) to 200 mm (8 Inch) wafer diameter. The Aixtron G10-SiC device structure accommodates a broad spectrum of device structures, consisting of both single and double drift layer structures that conform to rigorous 150 mm uniformity standards with sigma values less than 2% for doping and thickness.
Who Are the Key Players In The Silicon EPI Wafer Market?
Major companies operating in the silicon EPI wafer market include:
• Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd.
• Wafer World Inc.
• Siltronic AG
• Sino-American Silicon Products Inc.
• Applied Materials Inc.
• Coherent Corp.
• Nichia Corporation
• GlobalWafers Japan Co. Ltd.
• EpiGaN nv
• SK Siltron Co. Ltd.
• SweGaN AB
• Mospec Semiconductor Corporation
• IQE PLC
• Okmetic Oy
• Shanghai Simgui Technology Co.
• Episil-Precision Inc.
• Soitec Anonyme – SA
• Tower Semiconductor
• United Microelectronics Corporation
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
• Intel Corporation
• NXP Semiconductors
• STMicroelectronics Small Shareholders' Group
• Texas Instruments
• Analog Devices
• Zhonghuan Huanou
• LG Siltron Inc.
What Is The Most Dominant Region In The Silicon EPI Wafer Market?
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the silicon EPI wafer market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the silicon EPI wafer market report during the forecast period. The regions covered in the silicon epi wafer market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
