SiC & GaN - Technology & market knowledge update

‹#›www.pointthegap.com - 2014 | Power electronics and semiconductor competitive intelligence services
GaN & SiC 
Technology & Market knowledge update 
by Alex Avron – alex@pointthegap.com

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Players, Capital &
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Gallium Nitride

Announced products with GaN Devices
Max 100W – 240V 5-30kW – 600V 3-30kW – 240V
No
picture
available
30W – 240V
US DoE project
?

Gallium Nitride power devices market estimation
GaN power market to 2020 draft estimation
$US 0M
$US 150M
$US 300M
$US 450M
$US 600M
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Point the Gap is currently
working at updating its market
estimation on GaN power
devices markets. This will be
available soon.
?

GaN power devices start-ups & heavy players
Heavy players
Start-ups
??

IP
IP
GaN power devices leaders and their finance ‘sources’
Canadian government
GaN business merger
Company acquired by…
Capital investment in ...
Capital investment in …
Staff
2nd source
agreement

GaN power devices players: What and how?
8’’
6’’
4’’
2’’
GaN
GaN
GaN
Si
GaN
Si
GaN
Si
600V
650V
600V
600V
450V
600V
600V
Rated
voltage
Device
type
Cascode
Cascode
Cascode
Enhancement mode
Enhancement mode
Enhancement mode
Enhancement
mode
planned
Substrate

Silicon Carbide

Actual to Future products with SiC Switching devices
5-500kW – 600-1200V 30-90kW – 900V0.5-5MW - 1200V
Auxiliary in test In test

Silicon Carbide power devices* market forecast
$US 0M
$US 250M
$US 500M
$US 750M
$US 1000M
2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Yole - 2013
IMS Research (IHS) - 2013
*Including switches and diodes
Point the Gap original
estimations will be
available soon

European SiC players: Foundry, Device, Consulting…
Catania, Italy
Villach, Austria
Erlangen, Germany
Scotland, UK
Belgium 
(Packaging)

US SiC players: Foundry, Device, Consulting…

Japan SiC players: Foundry, Device, Consulting…

Silicon carbide switches availability
MOSFETJFETBJT R&D Limited availability Claimed public availability

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Si/SiC/GaN
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