Silicon Carbide Wafer Market Summary
SiC single crystal wafers have excellent heat resistance and voltage resistance compared to silicon wafers that are widely used for semiconductors. Sic single crystal wafers can remarkably reduce energy loss during electric power control, significantly contributing to the reduction of energy use and environmental stress. They are highly expected as substrate materials for the next-generation.
According to the new market research report “Global Silicon Carbide Wafer Market Report 2023-2029”, published by QYResearch, the global Silicon Carbide Wafer market size is projected to reach USD 2.35 billion by 2029, at a CAGR of 14.8% during the forecast period.
Market Drivers:
D1: The major driver for silicon carbide power devices is recognition that compound semis present a compelling value proposition for battery-electric vehicles
D2: Demand from GaN-Silicon Carbide Based 5G Systems
Restraint:
R1: As the core link of the silicon carbide industry chain, silicon carbide substrates are difficult to manufacture, and production capacity expansion requires a large amount of funds and corresponding technical support. If the investment in funds or technology research and development progress is not as expected, it may bring serious problems to the expansion of substrate production capacity. Negative Effects.
R2: As the one of the largest downstream application field of silicon carbide power devices, if the demand for new energy vehicle is not as expected, it will have a greater impact on the demand for silicon carbide devices.
Technology Trend：
Silicon carbide devices have very high technological requirements. Among them, the high-stability crystal growth process technology is its core, which was originally only mastered by a few developed countries such as the United States, and only a few companies in the world can commercialize mass production. Today, some company has realized the development of large-scale 6-inch silicon carbide wafers and epitaxial wafers. The current research focus is on the development of 8-inch silicon carbide wafers and epitaxial wafers.
At present, the two key technologies for the production of silicon carbide wafers are crystal growth and wafer cutting and polishing. These technologies determine the pass rate of silicon carbide wafers. At present, the highest qualified rate of silicon carbide wafers in the world is 70%-80%.
Trends:
T1: 8-inch substrates will become mainstream products in the future
Cost-effectiveness is the key to determining the mass use of SiC devices, and substrate preparation is the core of cost-effectiveness improvement of silicon carbide. Among the cost ratios of silicon carbide devices: substrates, epitaxy, and devices accounted for 46%, 23%, and 20%, respectively. The substrate is the core of silicon carbide cost reduction and the highest technical barrier. It is the core key to SiC cost reduction and large-scale industrialization in the future.
T2: Increasing use of SiC devices in power supply
Electronics is the main application area. The main driver of this market growth is due to the increasing use of SiC devices in power supply and inverter applications.
At present, Tesla only uses SiC power devices on the main inverter, and there is room for further application improvement in the future new energy vehicle market.
According to QYResearch Top Players Research Center, the global key manufacturers of Silicon Carbide Wafer include Wolfspeed, Coherent, ROHM Group (SiCrystal), TankeBlue, SICC, Resonac, SK Siltron, STMicroelectronics, Hebei Synlight Crystal, CETC, etc. In 2022, the global top five players had a share approximately 83.0% in terms of revenue.
In terms of product application, currently Power Device is the largest segment, hold a share of 71.7%.
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