Global DBC Ceramic Substrate Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global DBC Ceramic Substrate Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

DBC means Direct Bond Copper and denotes a process in which copper and ceramic material are directly bonded. Normally, DBC has two layers of copper that are directly bonded onto an aluminum-oxide (Al2O3) or aluminum nitride (AlN) ceramic base. DBC ceramic substrates are commonly used in power modules, because of their very good thermal conductivity. One of the main advantages of the DBC ceramic substrates is their low coefficient of thermal expansion, which is close to that of silicon (compared to pure copper). This ensures good thermal cycling performances (up to 50,000 cycles). The DBC ceramic substrates also have excellent electrical insulation and good heat spreading characteristics.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global DBC Ceramic Substrate market finds that the global DBC Ceramic Substrate market reached a value of USD 201.6 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 407.15 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 12.43% during the forecast period.

Growing demand of nanotechnology and high-end computing systems.

DBC ceramic substrates have a wide range of applications in the electrical and electronic fields. The increasing use of semiconductors, micromachining, and surface science creates new growth opportunities for the DBC ceramic substrate market. Nanomaterials, nanopillars, nanoparticles, nanorods, etc. are used in the fields of medicine, space, energy and electricity. All these applications require ceramic substrates because of their high wear resistance, high-temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. All these factors provide growth opportunities for the DBC ceramic substrate market.

The growth of the consumer electronics industry

The consumer electronics industry involves electronic devices intended for daily use, most commonly used in entertainment and communication devices. Ceramic substrates are the most versatile and cost-effective thick film technology used in consumer electronics. Printed thick film ceramic substrates are used in circuit games, membrane touch switches, digital product lighting and signage. Multilayer ceramic substrates are widely used in digital cameras because they help reduce the volume of printed circuit boards, thereby significantly reducing size and cost. Since miniaturization is a key capability of ceramic substrates, they are also used in hearing aids/headphones that require compact packaging. The mass production of mobile consumer products such as smart phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, desktop computers, set-top boxes, portable game consoles, cameras, speakers, headphones, etc. may affect the DBC ceramic substrate market.

Region Overview:

Geographically, Asia-Pacific held the largest market share – 52.8% in 2022.

Company Overview:

Curamik (Rogers) is one of the major players operating in the DBC Ceramic Substrate market, holding a share of 42.28% in 2023.

Curamik (Rogers)

Rogers curamik® product suite offers best-in-class metalized ceramic substrates that enable higher power efficiency. The curamik® substrates consist of pure copper bonded or brazed to a ceramic substrate and are designed to carry higher currents, provide higher voltage isolation and operate over a wide temperature range.

Ferrotec

Ferrotec (China) has more than 20 years of DBC production experience, strict product quality testing standards, and can provide products with different parameters according to customer requirements. Widely used in semiconductor refrigerators, electronic heaters, high-power power semiconductor modules, power control circuits, power hybrid circuits, smart power components, high-frequency switching power supplies, solid state relays, automotive electronics, solar panel components, telecommunications dedicated switches, Receiving system, laser and many other industrial electronic fields.

Segmentation Overview:

Among different product types, Al2O3 DBC Ceramic Substrate segment is anticipated to contribute the largest market share in 2028.

Application Overview:

By application, the IGBT Modules segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global DBC Ceramic Substrate market covered in Chapter 3:

IXYS (Littelfuse)
Ferrotec
Maruwa
Remtec
Heraeus Electronics
NGK Electronics Devices
Stellar Industries Corp
Nanjing Zhongjiang New Material Science & Technology Zibo Linzi Yinhe High-Tech Development
Curamik (Rogers)
Tong Hsing
KCC

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the DBC Ceramic Substrate market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

AlN DBC Ceramic Substrate
Al2O3 DBC Ceramic Substrate

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the DBC Ceramic Substrate market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

IGBT Modules
Automotive
Home Appliances and CPV
Aerospace and Others

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)