Global Low-End FPGA Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Low-End FPGA Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

A field programmable gate array (FPGA) is a semiconductor device composed of a configurable logic block (CLB) matrix connected by a programmable interconnect. The FPGA can be reprogrammed according to the required application or functional requirements after manufacturing. Low-End FPGA are designed for low power consumption, low logic density and low complexity per chip. Generally, the low end FPGA has low logic cell density less than 150K.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Low-End FPGA market finds that the global Low-End FPGA market reached a value of USD 1658.74 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 2521.57 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.23% during the forecast period.

The advantages of FPGA

By programming FPGA, FPGA can perform any logic function that ASIC can perform. The unique advantage of FPGA lies in its flexibility, that is, it can change the chip function at any time. In the immature stage of technology, this feature can reduce the cost and risk of products, especially in the early stage of 5G. Because FPGA can be used directly after being bought and programmed, the FPGA solution does not need to wait for three months to one year of chip streaming cycle, thus winning the time to market for enterprises. The main difference between FPGA and ASIC is that ASIC scheme has a fixed cost, while FPGA scheme has little. When the usage is small, the cost of FPGA scheme is lower than that of ASIC. With the increase of usage, the cost advantage of FPGA scheme is gradually reduced. The advantages of FPGA will promote the increasing demand of Low-End FPGA industry.

FPGA is an industry with high technical barriers

FPGA is an industry with high technical barriers. Different from general IC design enterprises, FPGA companies usually need to develop EDA software suitable for their own hardware. Because of the complexity of FPGA layout and wiring, it is difficult to design hardware, and with the collaborative development of software and hardware, the difficulty of system engineering is upgraded. European and American manufacturers have an absolute advantage in patents, and Xilinx and Altera (Intel) have nearly 10,000 patents in FPGA field. For new entrants, the technical barriers in the industry are relatively high, and the major players in the industry have formed certain technical and brand barriers.

Competition in the industry is fierce

For most industries the intensity of competitive rivalry is the major determinant of the competitiveness of the industry. Having an understanding of industry rivals is vital to successfully market a product. Positioning pertains to how the public perceives a product and distinguishes it from competitors. A business must be aware of its competitors marketing strategy and pricing and also be reactive to any changes made. The Low-End FPGA industry is facing a fierce competitive position. Many companies have been doing business in this industry. They pay more attention to R&D, product innovation, channel construction and customer relationship management, trying to gain greater market share and competitive advantage.

Region Overview:

In 2022, the share of the Low-End FPGA market in North America stood at 31.99%.

Company Overview:

Xilinx is one of the major players operating in the Low-End FPGA market, holding a share of 41.97% in 2023.

Xilinx

Xilinx is the inventor of the FPGA, programmable SoCs, and now, the ACAP. Xilinx, Inc. is an American technology company that is primarily a supplier of programmable logic devices. The company invented the field-programmable gate array (FPGA). It is the semiconductor company that created the first fabless manufacturing model. AMD announced its acquisition of Xilinx in October 2020.

Intel

Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, in Silicon Valley. Intel supplies microprocessors for computer system manufacturers such as Lenovo, HP, and Dell. Intel also manufactures motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphics chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing.

Segmentation Overview:

By type, 45-90 nm segment accounted for the largest share of market in 2022.

Application Overview:

The market's largest segment by application is the segment Telecommunications, with a market share of 35.11% in 2022.

Key Companies in the global Low-End FPGA market covered in Chapter 3:

Intel
Xilinx
Gowin Semiconductor Corp
Shenzhen Pango Microsystems Co., Ltd
Microchip Technology
QuickLogic
Lattice Semiconductor

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Low-End FPGA market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

Less Than 45 nm
45-90 nm
More Than 90 nm

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Low-End FPGA market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Telecommunications
Automotive
Industrial Control
Consumer Products
Data Center
Medical
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)