Power Semiconductor Sales Rebounded in 2016 and Will Continue to Grow Through 2021
October 5, 2017 | IHS MarkitEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
Global power semiconductor revenues grew year-over-year by 3.9 in 2016, reversing a 4.8% decline in 2015, according to a recent report from business information provider IHS Markit.
All categories of power semiconductors (power discretes, power modules, and power integrated circuits) were up for the year, with the discretes market seeing the biggest jump. Sales in all regions increased, with China revenues topping the list. IHS Markit expects the market to grow by 7.5% in 2017, to $38.3 bill and achieve yearly increases through 2021.
Automotive and industrial lead the way
The automotive and industrial segments were particularly strong in 2016, with power semis in automotive growing by 7.0% and industrial by 5.0%. Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) – such as blind-spot detection, collision avoidance, and adaptive cruise control – are moving from luxury to mid-level vehicles, driving double digit increases for power semiconductors in that category.
Power semiconductors, especially power modules and discretes also saw sharp gains as the number of cars equipped with inverter systems for advanced start/stop and hybrid powertrains increased. In particular, power modules for cars and light trucks jumped 29.3% in 2016.
In the broad industrial sector, the drive for energy efficiency improvement led to growth in renewable energy (solar and wind inverters), building and home control, and factory automation applications. Revenues from home appliances in the consumer segment also grew nicely as advanced motor control systems found their way into white goods, fans, kitchen, and cleaning products.
Despite good gains, other categories were flat to down. Power module sales for industrial motor drives, a large sub-segment, slid 1.1% and modules for traction applications were down 17.5% for the year. Power ICs for consumer application declined 4.9% while power discretes for lighting applications were off 2.7%.
Growth to continue
“The industry megatrends of vehicle electrification, advanced vehicle safety, energy efficiency and connected everything will continue to drive growth over the next five years,” said Kevin Anderson, senior analyst, power management for IHS Markit. “IHS Markit predicts that the compound-average annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2016 – 2021 will be 4.8%. Regionally, the highest growth is projected in China, at 6.0% CAGR, followed closely by the rest of Asia including Taiwan, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas – all with projected growth over 5%.”
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