Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis

Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market Report: Trends, Forecast and Competitive Analysis

The future of the global semiconductor silicon wafer market looks promising with opportunities in the consumer electronics, telecommunication, and automotive industries. The global semiconductor silicon wafer market is expected to reach an estimated $18.2 billion by 2027 with a CAGR of 3.2% from 2021 to 2027. The major drivers for this market are growth of automotive semiconductor and increasing deployment of GPS tracking system.


Emerging Trends in the Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
Emerging trends, which have a direct impact on the dynamics of the industry, include the large size semiconductor silicon wafer and integrating nanotechnology with silicon wafer technology.
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Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by Segment
The study includes trends and forecast for the semiconductor silicon wafer market product type, diameter, end use industry, and region as follows:

By Product Type [$B shipment analysis from 2016 – 2027]:

  • Logic
  • Memory
  • Analog
  • Others
  • By End Use Industry [$B shipment analysis from 2016 – 2027]:
  • Consumer Electronics
  • Telecommunication
  • Automotive
  • Others
  • By Diameter [$B shipment analysis from 2016 – 2027]:
  • Less than 150 mm
  • 200 mm
  • 300 mm and Above
  • By Region [$B shipment analysis from 2016 – 2027]:
    • North America
    • United States
    • Canada
    • Mexico
    • Europe
    • Germany
    • UK
    • France
    • Asia Pacific
    • China
    • Japan
    • South Korea
    • Taiwan
    • India
    • Rest of the World
    List of Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Companies
    Companies in the market compete on the basis of product quality offered. Major players in this market focus on expanding their new product developments, partnerships, mergers & acquisition, and leverage integration opportunities across the value chain. With these strategies semiconductor silicon wafer companies cater increasing demand, ensure competitive effectiveness, develop innovative products & technologies, reduce production costs, and expand their customer base. Some of the semiconductor silicon wafer companies profiled in this report include.
  • SUMCO Corporation
  • Shin-Etsu Handotai
  • SK Siltron
  • GlobalWafers
  • SOITEC SA
  • Okmetic
  • Wafer Works Corporation
  • Episil-Precision
  • Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market Insight
  • Lucintel forecasts that 300 mm and above will remain the largest market over the forecast period due to growth of 5G and data center applications.
  • Consumer electronics will remain the largest end use industry over the forecast period due to growth of smartphones, tablets, phablets, refrigerators, ACs, TVs, home theaters, and washing machines. Semiconductor silicon wafer for automotive industry is expected to witness the highest growth over the forecast period due to growth of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), touch-free human-machine interfaces, adaptive cruise control, and automatic braking systems in automotive.
  • Asia Pacific will remain the largest region over the forecast period due to growth of telecommunications, automotive and consumer electronics industries
  • Features of Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
  • Market size estimates: Global semiconductor silicon wafer market size estimation in terms of value ($B) shipment.
  • Trend and forecast analysis: Market trend (2016-2021) and forecast (2022-2027) by various segments and regions.
  • Segmentation analysis: Market size by various segments such as by product type, diameter, end use industry, and region.
  • Regional analysis: Global semiconductor silicon wafer market breakdown by North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World.
  • Growth opportunities: Analysis on growth opportunities in different product type, diameter, end use industry and regions for global semiconductor silicon wafer market.
  • Strategic analysis: This includes M&A, new product development, and competitive landscape of the global semiconductor silicon wafer market.
  • Analysis of competitive intensity of the industry based on Porter’s Five Forces model.
  • FAQ
    Q1. What is the semiconductor silicon wafer market size?
    Answer:The global semiconductor silicon wafer market is expected to reach an estimated $18.2 billion by 2027
    Q2. What is the growth forecast for semiconductor silicon wafer market?
    Answer:The semiconductor silicon wafer market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.2% from 2021 to 2027.
    Q3. What are the major drivers influencing the growth of the semiconductor silicon wafer market?
    Answer: The major drivers for this market are growth of automotive semiconductor and increasing deployment of GPS tracking system.
    Q4. What are the major applications or end use industries for semiconductor silicon wafer market?
    Answer:Consumer electronics. Telecommunication, and Automotive are the major end use industry for semiconductor silicon wafer market.
    Q5. What are the emerging trends in semiconductor silicon wafer market?
    Answer:Emerging trends, which have a direct impact on the dynamics of the industry, include the large size semiconductor silicon wafer and integrating nanotechnology with silicon wafer technology.
    Q6. Who are the key semiconductor silicon wafer companies?
    Answer:Some of the key Semiconductor Silicon Wafer companies are as follows:
  • SUMCO Corporation
  • Shin-Etsu Handotai
  • SK Siltron
  • GlobalWafers
  • SOITEC SA
  • Okmetic
  • Wafer Works Corporation
  • Episil-Precision
  • Q7. Which semiconductor silicon wafer product segment will be the largest in future?
    Answer: Lucintel forecasts that 300 mm and above size of silicon wafer will remain the largest market over the forecast period due to growth of 5G and data center applications.
    Q8. In semiconductor silicon wafer market, which region is expected to be the largest in next 5 years?
    Answer:Asia Pacific is expected to remain the largest region and witness the highest growth over next 5 years
    Q9. Do we receive customization in this report?
    Answer:Yes, Lucintel provides 10% Customization Without any Additional Cost.

    This report answers following 11 key questions
    Q.1. What are some of the most promising potential, high-growth opportunities for the global semiconductor silicon wafer market by product type (logic, memory, analog and others), diameter (less than 150 mm, 200 mm and 300 mm and above), end use industry (consumer electronics, telecommunication, automotive and others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Rest of the World (ROW))?
    Q. 2. Which segments will grow at a faster pace and why?
    Q.3. Which regions will grow at a faster pace and why?
    Q.4. What are the key factors affecting market dynamics? What are the drivers and challenges of the market?
    Q.5. What are the business risks and threats to the semiconductor silicon wafer market?
    Q.6. What are the emerging trends in semiconductor silicon wafer market and the reasons behind them?
    Q.7. What are some changing demands of customers in the semiconductor silicon wafer market?
    Q.8. What are the new developments in the semiconductor silicon wafer market? Which companies are leading these developments?
    Q.9. Who are the major players in the semiconductor silicon wafer market? What strategic initiatives are being implemented by key players for business growth?
    Q.10.What are some of the competitive products and processes in the semiconductor silicon wafer market, and how big of a threat do they pose for loss of market share via material or product substitution?
    Q.11. What M&A activity has occurred in the last 5 years?


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    1. Executive Summary
    2. Market Background and Classifications
    2.1: Introduction, Background, and Classifications
    2.2: Supply Chain
    2.3: Industry Drivers and Challenges
    3. Market Trends and Forecast Analysis from 2016 to 2027
    3.1: Macroeconomic Trends and Forecast
    3.2: Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market Trends and Forecast
    3.3: Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by Product Type
    3.3.1: Logic
    3.3.2: Memory
    3.3.3: Analog
    3.3.4: Others
    3.4: Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by End Use Industry
    3.4.1: Consumer Electronics
    3.4.2: Telecommunication
    3.4.3: Automotive
    3.4.4: Others
    3.5: Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by Diameter
    3.5.1: Less than 150 mm
    3.5.2: 200 mm
    3.5.3: 300 mm and Above
    4. Market Trends and Forecast Analysis by Region
    4.1: Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by Region
    4.2: North American Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.2.1: North American Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by End Use Industry
    4.2.2: US Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.2.3: Canadian Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.2.4: Mexican Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.3: European Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.3.1: European Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by End Use Industry
    4.3.2: German Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.3.3: The UK Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.3.4: French Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.4: APAC Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.4.1: APAC Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by End Use Industry
    4.4.2: Chinese Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.4.3: Japanese Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.4.4: Taiwan Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.4.5: South Korea Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.4.6: India Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.5: ROW Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    4.5.1: ROW Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by End Use Industry
    5. Competitor Analysis
    5.1: Product Portfolio Analysis
    5.2: Geographical Reach
    5.3: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
    6. Growth Opportunities and Strategic Analysis
    6.1: Growth Opportunity Analysis
    6.1.1: Growth Opportunities for the Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by Diameter
    6.1.2: Growth Opportunities for the Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by Product Type
    6.1.3: Growth Opportunities for the Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by End Use Industry
    6.1.4: Growth Opportunities for the Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market by region
    6.2: Emerging Trends in the Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    6.3: Strategy Analysis
    6.3.1: Mergers and Acquisitions in the Global Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Market
    6.3.2: Capacity Expansion in Semiconductor Silicon Wafer Industry
    7. Company Profiles of Leading Players
    7.1: SUMCO Corporation
    7.2: Shin-Etsu Handotai
    7.3: SK Siltron Co. Ltd
    7.4: Globalwafers Co. Ltd
    7.5: SOITEC SA
    7.6: Okmetic Inc.
    7.7: Wafer Works Corporation
    7.8: Episil-Precision Inc.

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