Sustainability, Digital Transformation, and the Convergence of AI and Connectivity will Drive Demand for Specialty Semiconductors, Such as AI Chipsets and Compound Semiconductors, in the Industrial Semiconductor Market
Semiconductor devices used in the industrial sector are referred to as industrial semiconductors. While the term "industrial" is very broad, the specific applications in scope include industrial automation systems (such as PLCs, SCADA, and motor drives), as well as aerospace and defense, healthcare, education, energy (including green energy and EV charging), and other sectors.
Current weaknesses in the industrial semiconductor market are primarily attributed to the global macroeconomic scenario, which has led to inventory depletion at customer sites. Consequently, demand has been low, resulting in a decline in sales.
However, some market participants expect the situation to improve by the end of 2024 or by mid-2025, after which the market for industrial semiconductors is expected to enter a growth phase once again.
In 2025 and beyond, market growth will be fueled by megatrends such as AI, digital transformation, connectivity, the convergence of AI and connectivity, and sustainability.
The report aims to estimate the SAM of the market from a revenue perspective and further identifies the trends that will shape the future of the market in the next five years.
The market revenues only represent sales of new chips; they exclude sales of refurbished components.
The study provides a global analysis of the industrial semiconductor market, with segmentation by the following regions:
The Americas, which includes North America (the United States and Canada), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, and Central and South America), and others (e.g., the Caribbean Islands)
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), including Russia
Asia-Pacific (APAC), which includes countries on the western border of the Pacific Ocean, those on the Indo-Chinese Peninsula and the Pacific Islands, and in Central Asia
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Global Industrial Semiconductors Industry
Disruptive Technologies
Why
The semiconductor industry is exploring technologies and materials beyond silicon to meet the power, performance, and area challenges of developing devices for next-gen applications that address megatrends like sustainability.
Compound semiconductor materials like SiC, gallium nitride (GaN), gate-all-around (GaA) transistors, and indium phosphide (InP) are being developed for advancing power and RF products. Silicon photonics technology is being actively pursued to solve computing challenges.
Frost Perspective
The material and technology platforms mentioned above are at various stages of R&D and commercial maturity. In 2025, there will be more momentum for leveraging materials beyond silicon and for adopting new computing technologies for two reasons:
To reduce the race to be a leader in emerging technologies.
Alternative and superior technologies need not be manufactured in isolation.
Internal Challenges
Why
The skill shortage issue widely impacts the semiconductor industry as time-to-market and cost issues increase across design and manufacturing processes. In the industrial semiconductor market, this problem is amplified mainly because of the need for design customization at scale driven by the sheer breadth of applications.
As a result, design engineers are required to handle a large volume of requests while striving to remain competitive.
Frost Perspective
EDA solutions need to play a larger role. Overcoming skill shortages with software solutions is not an easy approach. Engineers working across design and manufacturing processes need to be empowered with AI-powered design, allowing and enabling them to tackle challenges while providing end-to-end design testing and quality productivity.
STEM initiatives are needed to boost new workforce generation, and industries need to partner with academic institutions and invest in infrastructure, education, and training for successful careers in the semiconductor industry.
Geopolitical Chaos
Why
Post-pandemic supply chain disruptions highlighted the semiconductor industry's overreliance on the South Asian region.
Countries are intensively having nationalized semiconductor industries, sparking a race for self-sufficiency and technological dominance.
Trade wars (e.g., the US vs. China) and the imposition of sanctions and tariffs across industries have negatively impacted power semiconductor supply chains.
The Russo-Ukrainian War and China-Taiwan conflict destabilized international markets.
Frost Perspective
The industry needs an electronics ecosystem that connects all parts of the value chain.
The global ecosystem for semiconductors is so extensive that making it completely self-sufficient is not a viable goal.
Western countries cannot compete with Asian countries' cost advantages. Instead of reshoring, Western countries should focus on friend-shoring and near-shoring to reap cost benefits.
Establishing back and fabs for power semiconductor chips will help make their position in the semiconductor supply chain.
Key Competitors
Global
Analog Devices
Fuji Electric
Infineon Technologies
Microchip Technology
MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric
Navitas Semiconductor
Nexperia
Onsemi
Power Integrations
Renesas Electronics
ROHM
Sanan IC
Semikron-Danfoss
STMicroelectronics
Texas Instruments
Toshiba Electronic Devices
Transphorm
Vincotech GmbH
Vishay Intertechnology
Wolfspeed
APAC
Actron Technology Corp.
BYD Semiconductor
CR Micro
Fuji Electric
Innoc Semiconductor
KEC Corporation
Kyocera
Leapers Semiconductor
Magnachip
MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
Mitsubishi Electric
Power Master Semiconductor
Renesas Electronics
ROHM
Sanan IC
Sanken Electric
SemilQ
Silan Microelectronics
SIRETEXFIR Corp.
Star Semiconductor Corp.
Toshiba Electronic Devices
WeEn Semiconductors
EMEA
CambridgeGaN Devices
Diotec Semiconductor AG
Dynex Semiconductor Ltd.
Infineon Technologies
Nexperia
Robert Bosch
Semikron-Danfoss
STMicroelectronics
Vincotech GmbH
VisIC Technologies
Americas
Alpha and Omega
Semiconductor
C&H Technology Inc.
Diodes Inc.
Efficient Power Conversion
Litefuels
MaxPower Semiconductor
Microchip Technology
Navitas Semiconductor
Onsemi
Polar Semiconductor
Power Integrations
Power Semiconductors Inc.
Powerex Inc.
Oorvo
SiPower Inc.
Texas Instruments
Transphorm
Vishay Intertechnology
Wolfspeed
Growth Drivers
Sustainability.
Digital Transformation.
Edge Devices.
Manufacturing Investments to Regain Momentum:
Growth Restraints
Macro-economic Scenario:
The industrial sector contributed 13.7% of the total semiconductor devices market revenue in 2023 despite a decline in revenues in the same year. The sector was poised for growth in the following years, riding the momentum of two consecutive years of revenue growth, as industry implementation in the post-pandemic world gained steam. However, a weak macroeconomic situation, which began in late 2023, continued to impact the industrial sector. As a result, inventory levels in industrial and markets remained high in the first half. Furthermore, an expected revival of demand in the following year has been delayed due to uncertainty surrounding geopolitics and a resulting weaker investment climate.
Lack of Skilled Resources:
The shortage of skilled talent significantly impacts the overall semiconductor industry, with concerns over time-to-market and cost management increasing across both design and manufacturing processes. In the Industrial semiconductor market, this problem is further amplified because the need for design customization is large due to the high volume of applications in this sector.
High Time-to-market and Design Costs:
The challenges in designing next-generation semiconductor devices are increasing due to shrinking process nodes, effectively testing the physical and scientific limits of semiconductor technology. As a result, developing products is becoming expensive and time-consuming. The industry is becoming very stringent in assessing the long-term commercialization prospects of research investments. Smaller branch projects are likely to be shelved, thus missing opportunities to drive new innovations.
Table of Contents
Research Scope
Scope of Analysis
Product Segmentation
Segmentation by End-User Vertical
Growth Environment: Transformation in the Industrial Semiconductors Market
Why is it Increasingly Difficult to Grow?
The Strategic Imperative 8™
The Impact of the Top 3 Strategic Imperatives on the Global Industrial Semiconductors Industry
Ecosystem in Industrial Semiconductors Market
Distribution Channels
Competitive Environment
Key Competitors
Growth Generator in Industrial Semiconductors Sector
Growth Metrics
Growth Drivers
Growth Restraints
Forecast Considerations
Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast by End Markets
Revenue Forecast by Semiconductor Devices
Revenue Forecast by Region
Revenue Forecast Analysis
Megatrend 1-Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
Megatrend 2-Sustainability: Innovating to Zero
Revenue Share
Revenue Share By End Market, 2024
Revenue Share Analysis
Growth Generator Industrial Systems and Machines Sector
Growth Metrics
Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast by Semiconductor Devices
Revenue Forecast Analysis
Growth Generator Energy Sector
Growth Metrics
Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast by Semiconductor Devices
Forecast Analysis
Forecast Analysis
Forecast Analysis-Wireless EV Charging Systems and Methods
Growth Generator Aerospace and Defense Sector
Growth Metrics
Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast by Semiconductor Devices
Forecast Analysis
Growth Generator Medical Sector
Growth Metrics
Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast by Semiconductor Devices
Forecast Analysis
Growth Generator Other Sectors
Growth Metrics
Revenue Forecast
Revenue Forecast by Semiconductor Devices
Forecast Analysis
Growth Opportunity Universe in Industrial Semiconductors Market