Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market Forecasts to 2028 – Global Analysis By Design IP (Memory IP, Processor IP, Interface IP and Other Ips), By Revenue Source (Royalty and Licensing), By IP Core (Hard IP and Soft IP), By End Users (Automotive Aerospace & Defense, Consumer Electronics and Other End Users) and Geography
According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market is accounted for $5.04 billion in 2022 and is expected to reach $8.98 billion by 2028 growing at a CAGR of 10.1% during the forecast period. A semiconductor intellectual property (IP) is a reusable logic unit or logic chip that is the intellectual property of a circuit. This intellectual property is used as building blocks in integrated circuit designs or field-programmable gate array (FPGA) logic designs. By reusing existing blocks, semiconductor intellectual property (IP) allows for faster chip design. It is also in charge of improving the quality of any device, thereby increasing its efficiency.
According to the Electronics and IT Ministry, semiconductor demand in India would increase to $70–$80 billion by 2026, with the growing demand for digital devices and electronic products providing lucrative growth to the semiconductor IP market.
Market Dynamics:
Driver:
Adoption of Multi-core Technologies in Connecting Devices
Smartphones and tablets, cameras and camcorders, TVs, home appliances, audio or video equipment, laptops, desktops, wearable electronics, gaming consoles and accessories, and many other types of consumer electronics are available where semiconductors are required for their functioning. Moreover, there's an increase in demand for communication protocols, such as Wi-Fi, NFC, and Bluetooth, connect connected devices to other devices or networks. The adoption of connected devices for everyday use is growing. As a result of the robust technological advancements, rising demand for high-speed broadband and smart devices is expected to drive the market.
Restraint:
Constant technological advancements
Technology is a constantly evolving concept, particularly in the semiconductor industry. New technologies would enter the market and disrupt the equilibrium with each leap, where process nodes are critical. Changes in a semiconductor chip's nodes can affect design complexity, chip form factor, and IP core design architecture. The most common task in advanced SoC design is implementing these SoC chips successfully in advanced technologies such as 20-nm planar and FinFET processes. Adoption of advanced technology nodes raises design costs for IP vendors, while payments for licencing IP appropriate for the new technology node may fall short of the increase in expenditure.
Opportunity:
Surging Semiconductor Usage in Defense Sector
The defence industry has made significant contributions to the evolution of the compound semiconductor supply chain. Defense agencies contributed funds and applications that allowed compound semiconductor technologies and other parts of the supply chain to thrive and grow. This trend is being driven by the need for high-performance technologies and solutions in defence applications. The defence sector's expenditure on equipment and semiconductor content is rising, mirroring the rise of strategy analytics segmentation of semiconductor content in electronic warfare, radar, and communications systems. Defense applications do not generate the same volume as consumer devices, but defence devices are more expensive, which contributes to high market growth.
Threat:
Increase in counterfeit products and high design costs
The costs of designing and developing semiconductor intellectual property are becoming more complex and expensive. This is because semiconductor IP vendors must invest more time and money in developing complex algorithms to meet customers' growing demands. Additionally, IP thefts, counterfeits, and conflicts have all become more prevalent in recent years. These are the major issues that are restraining the growth of the semiconductor IP market.
Covid-19 Impact
COVID-19 has affected the majority of countries worldwide, and the majority of countries have declared lockdown. COVID-19 has a significant impact on both the supply and demand sides of the semiconductor industry. The COVID-19 crisis has caused a slowdown in production by consumer electronics companies and automotive OEMs, resulting in a variation in demand for semiconductor chips. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for mobile phones and consumer electronics has decreased, owing to lost income and stay-at-home orders. Increased demand for cloud infrastructure to support distributed workforces, on the other hand, will have a long-term positive impact on the global semiconductor intellectual property (IP) market.
The Processor IP segment is expected to be the largest during the forecast period
During the forecast period, the processor IP segment is expected to be the largest in the semiconductor IP market. Due to technological developments such as 5G technology and increased throughput with advanced modulation via mm-wave spectrums, there have been massive increases in speed, bandwidth, and data throughput for automobile and mobile applications. Furthermore, rising demand for advanced semiconductor processors in tablets, smartphones, and wireless devices is expected to drive semiconductor IP market growth.
The Consumer Electronics segment is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period
The consumer electronics segment is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period due to the growing adoption of modern system on chip (SOC) designs in the devices. Furthermore, the developing markets for machine learning, artificial intelligence, and augmented reality, as well as the increasing penetration of 5G phones, are expected to create promising opportunities for players in the consumer electronics segment.
Region with largest share:
The Asia Pacific region's market is expected to be the largest during the forecast period, owing to rising demand for semiconductors from countries such as China, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Taiwan, China, and South Korea account for approximately 88% of the global foundry market. Furthermore, rising consumer electronics demand, particularly for smartphones, is expected to significantly increase the demand for semiconductor intellectual property (IP) in the coming years. China is the world's largest producer of electronic components. And, the growing number of smartphone users drives up demand for SIP applications, fueling the region's semiconductor intellectual property (IP) market growth.
Region with highest CAGR:
The North America region is expected to grow significantly and to register the highest CAGR growth during the forecast period, owing to the presence of key manufacturers such as Synopsys, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, CEVA, Inc., and Rambus Incorporated. North American vendors are expanding their business activities in Europe through acquisitions. Moreover, the increasing proliferation of wireless technology, 5G technology developments, and increasing adoption of connected and IoT devices are expected to drive the North American semiconductor IP market's consistent growth.
Key players in the market
Some of the key players profiled in the Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market include Elmos Semiconductor SE, Ceva Inc, Takumi Corporation Arm Holdings Ltd., Synopsys Inc., Cadence, Design Systems, Inc., Imagination Technologies, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Rambus Inc., eMemory Technology, Inc , Silicon Storage Technology, Inc, VeriSilicon Microelectronics Co., Ltd., Nvidia Corporation, TES Electronic Solutions GmbH, Dream Chip Technologies GmbH, Cobham Gaisler AB and Faraday Technology Corporation.
Key Developments:
In April 2021, Nvidia announced the launch of Nvidia ampere architecture GPUs for next generation desktops, laptops, and servers, making remote work possible without sacrificing quality and time
In January 2021, CEVA, Inc. established a commercial partnership with DARPA Toolbox for technology innovation. This helped the company strengthen its technological knowledge to improve product quality and increase the efficiency of product performance
In March 2020, Cadence Design Systems Inc. a leading computer software company has announced the collaboration with STMicroelectronics which is a leading manufacturer of semiconductor equipment. The aim of this collaboration is to design a 56G-VSR SerDes for an SoC which is targeted for the data center, cloud, and networking markets. This collaboration will strengthen Cadence’s SoC design excellence
Design IPs Covered:
• Memory IP
• Processor IP
• Interface IP
• Verification IP
• Other IPs
Revenue Sources Covered:
• Royalty
• Licensing
IP Cores Covered:
• Hard IP
• Soft IP
End Users Covered:
• Automotive
• Aerospace & Defense
• Consumer Electronics
• Industrial
• Telecom
• Commercial
• Other End Users
Regions Covered:
• North America
US
Canada
Mexico
• Europe
Germany
UK
Italy
France
Spain
Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Rest of South America
• Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Qatar
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa
What our report offers:
- Market share assessments for the regional and country-level segments
- Strategic recommendations for the new entrants
- Covers Market data for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2025, and 2028
- Market Trends (Drivers, Constraints, Opportunities, Threats, Challenges, Investment Opportunities, and recommendations)
- Strategic recommendations in key business segments based on the market estimations
- Competitive landscaping mapping the key common trends
- Company profiling with detailed strategies, financials, and recent developments
- Supply chain trends mapping the latest technological advancements
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