GaN and SiC for power electronics applications 2015 Report by Yole DeveloppementYole Developpement
The SiC market is expected to treble and GaN is expected to explode - if challenges are overcome
In 2014, the SiC chip business was worth more than $133M. As in previous years, power factor correction (PFC) and photovoltaics (PV) are still the leading applications.
SiC diodes represent more than 80% of the market. In 2020, diodes will remain the main contributor across various applications, including electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV), PV, PFC, wind, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and motor drives.
SiC transistors will grow in parallel with diodes, driven by PV inverters. Challenges must be overcome prior to the adoption of pure SiC solutions for EV power train inverters, which is nevertheless expected by 2020.
Including the growth in both diodes and transistors we expect the total SiC market to more than treble by 2020, reaching $436M...
Status of The Advanced Packaging Industry_Yole Développement reportYole Developpement
IoT driven semiconductor industry consolidation is reflecting into a highly dynamic Advanced Packaging landscape. Demand for advanced packaging and market size is increasing. Focus is turning
to integration and wafer level packages to enable a functionality driven roadmap and revive the cost/performance curve.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com/platinum-members/nxp/embedded-vision-training/videos/pages/may-2016-embedded-vision-summit
For more information about embedded vision, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com
Tom Wilson, ADAS Product Line Manager at NXP Semiconductors, presents the "Sensing Technologies for the Autonomous Vehicle" tutorial at the May 2016 Embedded Vision Summit.
Autonomous vehicles will necessarily utilize a range of sensing technologies to see and react to their surroundings. We are witnessing dramatic advances not just for embedded vision, but also in complementary technologies like radar and LiDAR. Each of these sensing technologies provides unique capabilities for giving a vehicle a complete view of its surroundings. This presentation compares vision-based sensing with complementary sensing technologies, explores key trends in sensors for autonomous vehicles, and analyses challenges and opportunities in fusing the output of multiple sensor technologies to enable robust perception and mapping for autonomous vehicles.
Power SiC 2016: Materials, Devices, Modules, and Applications - 2016 Report b...Yole Developpement
More confident and more prepared, power SiC is progressing at a 2015 - 2021 CAGR of 19%!
SiC power is diffusing into multiple application segments
When the first SiC diode was launched in 2001, the industry questioned the future of the SiC power business: Will it grow? Is this a real business? 15 years later, in 2016, people don’t ask these questions anymore. The SiC power business is concrete and real, with a promising outlook. The SiC power market (diode and transistor included) is estimated to be more than $200M in 2015 and forecasted to be more than $550M in 2021, with a 2015 - 2021 CAGR of 19%. Not surprisingly, the power factor correction (PFC) power supply market is still the leading application, consuming a large volume of diodes.
Photovoltaics (PV) inverters are close behind. SiC diodes and MOSFETs are now used by various PV inverter manufacturers in their products. It has been confirmed that SiC implementation provides several performance benefits: increased efficiency, reduced size and weight. In addition, it allows to low cost at the system level in certain power range. Yole Développement has received increasingly positive feedback from the market, and we expect other manufacturers to follow in the footsteps of the early adopters, leading to a rapid expansion of the PV segment in the coming years.
Power Electronics for EV/HEV 2016: Market, Innovations and Trends - 2016 Repo...Yole Developpement
The power electronics market for EV/HEV will reach $13B by 2021. Technology and business developments, as well as business opportunities, are expected in this growing industry.
The automotive market is turning electric
Sales of battery electric cars doubled between 2014 and 2015, an occurrence considered the first sign of the widespread acceptance of electrified cars. Pushed by aggressive targets in terms of CO2 emissions, electrification is undoubtedly the “greenest” option for car makers, with “diesel-gate” strengthening this impression and improving the public’s opinion of electric cars. The offer for electric and hybrid cars is growing by leaps and bounds, with premium car makers like Aston Martin and Jaguar also involved, and established car makers like General Motors launching affordable electric vehicles with sufficient range to be competitive with gas-powered vehicles. Once seen as a fancy-yet-flawed technology, electric cars are now becoming attractive thanks to players like Tesla and the financial benefits of owning an electric vehicle. The development of a charging infrastructure and an increasing range have also helped boost the market.
Considering all of these advantages, along with the political push for the mass adoption of electric cars, the market could be even higher. However, in order for electrified cars to enjoy global appeal some obstacles still must be cleared, such as charging regulations and the high sticker price compared to ICE vehicles.
In this report, you will find a detailed analysis of electrification’s pros and cons, as well as updated market metrics and forecasts for electric cars (by electrification type) and associated power electronics (inverter, power module, and power device). Market insights are also provided for the batteries used in electrified vehicles.
Status of the Power Electronics Industry - 2016 Report by Yole DeveloppementYole Developpement
With strong price pressure and a very strong leader, how will the power electronics market and landscape evolve in the future?
Vehicle hybridization is pulling the power electronics market
The 21st century is full of challenges to overcome, including population growth, reducing CO2 emissions and developing energy sources to replace liquid fuel. Power electronics will play a key part in solving these problems. Among the applications Yole Développement follows, motor drives are helping increase motor efficiency, photovoltaics and wind turbines continue expand their role in energy supply, and rail networks are moving more people. But one application stands out thanks to the huge volumes involved: electric vehicles. In the 2000s MOSFETs drove growth, and in the early 2010s it was renewable energy. The late 2010s and 2020s could be the golden era for electric vehicles, if customers adopt it and governments keep on subsidizing the field.
2015 has been a difficult year for the power electronics market, with the global value of power ICs, power modules and discrete components decreasing from $15.7 billion to $15.2 billion, a 3% drop. This fall is explained mainly by strong Average Selling Price (ASP) decreases at IGBT module level. We expect this ASP trend to continue, mainly because of price pressure from the automotive market. But overall IGBT module and global power electronics market value should increase, as volume growth outweighs this ASP fall. The automotive market will strengthen its position, as we expect electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV) to represent a major part of the IGBT module market by 2021. Over this time the power MOSFET market is expected to grow slightly for all applications, going from $1 billion to $1.2 billion value.
Autonomous vehicles: becoming economically feasible through improvements in l...Jeffrey Funk
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to analyze how autonomous vehicles are becoming economically feasible throug through improvements in lasers, microelectronic mechanical systems (MEMS), integrated circuits (ICs), and other components. Although the cost of the Google Car is currently about 150,000 USD, 30% annual improvements in lasers, MEMS, and ICs will make these economically feasible for a broad number of users in the next ten years. A key issue is when certain lanes, roads or even entire highway systems are restricted to automated vehicles. This would enable collision avoidance to rely more on between-vehicle communications. This would further reduce the cost of automated vehicles, stimulate diffusion, and also reduce transportation time and increase fuel efficiency.
Autonomous Vehicles: Technologies, Economics, and OpportunitiesJeffrey Funk
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to show how the cost and performance of autonomous vehicles are improving rapidly. LIDAR, other sensors, ICs, and wireless are experiencing rapid improvements that are enabling the overall cost of AVs to fall. For example, the latency of wireless systems is improving rapidly thus enabling vehicles to be controlled with wireless systems. This is also creating many new opportunities in the vehicle industry in the Internet of Things, data analytics, and logistics. The slides include a detailed discussion of AVs in Singapore, a likely early adopter.
Imaging Technologies for Automotive 2016 Report by Yole Developpement Yole Developpement
Imaging technology, which is currently mainly cameras, is exploding into the automotive space, and is set to grow at 20% CAGR to reach $7.3B in 2021
INFOTAINMENT AND ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS) PROPEL AUTOMOTIVE IMAGING
Since 2008, when a recession acted as a wakeup call to the whole industry, the automotive market has undergone obvious structural change. Capitalizing on technologies initially developed for smartphones, electronics have invaded, and imaging technology is now taking center stage. From less than one camera per car on average in 2015, there will be more than three cameras per car by 2021, which means 371 million automotive imaging devices.
Cameras were initially mounted for ADAS purposes on high-end vehicles, with deep learning image analysis techniques promoting early adoption. The Israeli company Mobileye has been instrumental in bringing this technology to market, along with On Semiconductor, which provided the CMOS image sensor. Copycat competition will probably pick up as the market now justifies initial investment in design and technology. It is now a well-established fact that vision-based autonomous emergency braking (AEB) is possible and saves life. Adoption of forward ADAS cameras will therefore accelerate.
Growth of imaging for automotive is also being fueled by the park assist application, and 360° surround view camera volume is skyrocketing. While it’s becoming mandatory in the US to have a rearview camera, that uptake is dwarfed by 360° surround view cameras, which enable a “bird’s eye view” perspective. This trend is most beneficial to companies like Omnivision at sensor level and Panasonic and Valeo, which have become the main manufacturers of automotive cameras.
Mirror replacement cameras are currently the big unknown and take-off will primarily depend on its appeal and car design regulation. Europe and Japan are at the forefront of this trend, which should become slightly significant by 2021.
Solid state lidar is well talked about and will start to be found in high end cars by 2021. Cost reduction will be a key driver as the push for semi-autonomous driving will be felt more strongly by car manufacturers. The report will analyse the impact of lidar for automotive vision in detail.
Night vision cameras using Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) technology were initially perceived as a status symbol. However, they’re increasingly appreciated for their ability to automatically detect pedestrians and wildlife. LWIR will therefore become integrated into ADAS systems in future.
3D cameras will be limited to in-cabin infotainment and driver monitoring. This technology will be key for luxury cars and therefore is of limited use today.
If any significant semi-autonomous trend picks up, the technology will probably become mandatory, due to safety issues.
More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports.html
Some resources how to navigate in the hardware space in order to build your own workstation for training deep learning models.
Alternative download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7cwla30xtf9r74/deepLearning_buildComputer.pdf?dl=0
Status of the CMOS Image Sensor Industry 2016: New Dynamics in Market and Tec...Yole Developpement
New functions are pushing change in CMOS image sensors, boosting the market toward $18.8B in 2021 at 10.4% CAGR
Beyond $10B: The CMOS image sensor industry keeps growing at high pace
Driven by renewed mobile and automotive applications, the CMOS image sensor (CIS) industry is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4% from 2015 to 2021, reaching US$18.8B market value by 2021.
Yole Développement expects sustained growth of the CMOS image sensor industry for the next five years. Increasing camera content in smartphones will more than offset slower smartphone volume growth. The trend for dual and 3D cameras will have a major impact on CIS volumes. While it is too early to fully describe the strategy of the main actors yet, some products are already on the market. The 2016 report comprehensively covers key market and technology choices.
One big story this year is the consumer market, which is recovering from the total collapse of digital photography. While action cameras seem to have reached a ceiling, new applications such as drones, robots, virtual reality and augmented reality are ready to rejuvenate this emblematic market. The Automotive camera market has established itself as a key growth market for CIS. The Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) trend is further increasing pressure on vendors to provide sensors beyond their current technical capabilities. Image analysis is the new frontier and early usage of artificial intelligence is catching people’s imagination. We are therefore in the middle of an explosive growth pattern that will not slow down before 2021. An exceptionally high 23% CAGR is predicted in automotive for the 2015-2021 period.
GaN and SiC for power electronics applications 2015 Report by Yole DeveloppementYole Developpement
The SiC market is expected to treble and GaN is expected to explode - if challenges are overcome
In 2014, the SiC chip business was worth more than $133M. As in previous years, power factor correction (PFC) and photovoltaics (PV) are still the leading applications.
SiC diodes represent more than 80% of the market. In 2020, diodes will remain the main contributor across various applications, including electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV), PV, PFC, wind, Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) and motor drives.
SiC transistors will grow in parallel with diodes, driven by PV inverters. Challenges must be overcome prior to the adoption of pure SiC solutions for EV power train inverters, which is nevertheless expected by 2020.
Including the growth in both diodes and transistors we expect the total SiC market to more than treble by 2020, reaching $436M...
Status of The Advanced Packaging Industry_Yole Développement reportYole Developpement
IoT driven semiconductor industry consolidation is reflecting into a highly dynamic Advanced Packaging landscape. Demand for advanced packaging and market size is increasing. Focus is turning
to integration and wafer level packages to enable a functionality driven roadmap and revive the cost/performance curve.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com/platinum-members/nxp/embedded-vision-training/videos/pages/may-2016-embedded-vision-summit
For more information about embedded vision, please visit:
http://www.embedded-vision.com
Tom Wilson, ADAS Product Line Manager at NXP Semiconductors, presents the "Sensing Technologies for the Autonomous Vehicle" tutorial at the May 2016 Embedded Vision Summit.
Autonomous vehicles will necessarily utilize a range of sensing technologies to see and react to their surroundings. We are witnessing dramatic advances not just for embedded vision, but also in complementary technologies like radar and LiDAR. Each of these sensing technologies provides unique capabilities for giving a vehicle a complete view of its surroundings. This presentation compares vision-based sensing with complementary sensing technologies, explores key trends in sensors for autonomous vehicles, and analyses challenges and opportunities in fusing the output of multiple sensor technologies to enable robust perception and mapping for autonomous vehicles.
Power SiC 2016: Materials, Devices, Modules, and Applications - 2016 Report b...Yole Developpement
More confident and more prepared, power SiC is progressing at a 2015 - 2021 CAGR of 19%!
SiC power is diffusing into multiple application segments
When the first SiC diode was launched in 2001, the industry questioned the future of the SiC power business: Will it grow? Is this a real business? 15 years later, in 2016, people don’t ask these questions anymore. The SiC power business is concrete and real, with a promising outlook. The SiC power market (diode and transistor included) is estimated to be more than $200M in 2015 and forecasted to be more than $550M in 2021, with a 2015 - 2021 CAGR of 19%. Not surprisingly, the power factor correction (PFC) power supply market is still the leading application, consuming a large volume of diodes.
Photovoltaics (PV) inverters are close behind. SiC diodes and MOSFETs are now used by various PV inverter manufacturers in their products. It has been confirmed that SiC implementation provides several performance benefits: increased efficiency, reduced size and weight. In addition, it allows to low cost at the system level in certain power range. Yole Développement has received increasingly positive feedback from the market, and we expect other manufacturers to follow in the footsteps of the early adopters, leading to a rapid expansion of the PV segment in the coming years.
Power Electronics for EV/HEV 2016: Market, Innovations and Trends - 2016 Repo...Yole Developpement
The power electronics market for EV/HEV will reach $13B by 2021. Technology and business developments, as well as business opportunities, are expected in this growing industry.
The automotive market is turning electric
Sales of battery electric cars doubled between 2014 and 2015, an occurrence considered the first sign of the widespread acceptance of electrified cars. Pushed by aggressive targets in terms of CO2 emissions, electrification is undoubtedly the “greenest” option for car makers, with “diesel-gate” strengthening this impression and improving the public’s opinion of electric cars. The offer for electric and hybrid cars is growing by leaps and bounds, with premium car makers like Aston Martin and Jaguar also involved, and established car makers like General Motors launching affordable electric vehicles with sufficient range to be competitive with gas-powered vehicles. Once seen as a fancy-yet-flawed technology, electric cars are now becoming attractive thanks to players like Tesla and the financial benefits of owning an electric vehicle. The development of a charging infrastructure and an increasing range have also helped boost the market.
Considering all of these advantages, along with the political push for the mass adoption of electric cars, the market could be even higher. However, in order for electrified cars to enjoy global appeal some obstacles still must be cleared, such as charging regulations and the high sticker price compared to ICE vehicles.
In this report, you will find a detailed analysis of electrification’s pros and cons, as well as updated market metrics and forecasts for electric cars (by electrification type) and associated power electronics (inverter, power module, and power device). Market insights are also provided for the batteries used in electrified vehicles.
Status of the Power Electronics Industry - 2016 Report by Yole DeveloppementYole Developpement
With strong price pressure and a very strong leader, how will the power electronics market and landscape evolve in the future?
Vehicle hybridization is pulling the power electronics market
The 21st century is full of challenges to overcome, including population growth, reducing CO2 emissions and developing energy sources to replace liquid fuel. Power electronics will play a key part in solving these problems. Among the applications Yole Développement follows, motor drives are helping increase motor efficiency, photovoltaics and wind turbines continue expand their role in energy supply, and rail networks are moving more people. But one application stands out thanks to the huge volumes involved: electric vehicles. In the 2000s MOSFETs drove growth, and in the early 2010s it was renewable energy. The late 2010s and 2020s could be the golden era for electric vehicles, if customers adopt it and governments keep on subsidizing the field.
2015 has been a difficult year for the power electronics market, with the global value of power ICs, power modules and discrete components decreasing from $15.7 billion to $15.2 billion, a 3% drop. This fall is explained mainly by strong Average Selling Price (ASP) decreases at IGBT module level. We expect this ASP trend to continue, mainly because of price pressure from the automotive market. But overall IGBT module and global power electronics market value should increase, as volume growth outweighs this ASP fall. The automotive market will strengthen its position, as we expect electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV) to represent a major part of the IGBT module market by 2021. Over this time the power MOSFET market is expected to grow slightly for all applications, going from $1 billion to $1.2 billion value.
Autonomous vehicles: becoming economically feasible through improvements in l...Jeffrey Funk
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to analyze how autonomous vehicles are becoming economically feasible throug through improvements in lasers, microelectronic mechanical systems (MEMS), integrated circuits (ICs), and other components. Although the cost of the Google Car is currently about 150,000 USD, 30% annual improvements in lasers, MEMS, and ICs will make these economically feasible for a broad number of users in the next ten years. A key issue is when certain lanes, roads or even entire highway systems are restricted to automated vehicles. This would enable collision avoidance to rely more on between-vehicle communications. This would further reduce the cost of automated vehicles, stimulate diffusion, and also reduce transportation time and increase fuel efficiency.
Autonomous Vehicles: Technologies, Economics, and OpportunitiesJeffrey Funk
These slides use concepts from my (Jeff Funk) course entitled analyzing hi-tech opportunities to show how the cost and performance of autonomous vehicles are improving rapidly. LIDAR, other sensors, ICs, and wireless are experiencing rapid improvements that are enabling the overall cost of AVs to fall. For example, the latency of wireless systems is improving rapidly thus enabling vehicles to be controlled with wireless systems. This is also creating many new opportunities in the vehicle industry in the Internet of Things, data analytics, and logistics. The slides include a detailed discussion of AVs in Singapore, a likely early adopter.
Imaging Technologies for Automotive 2016 Report by Yole Developpement Yole Developpement
Imaging technology, which is currently mainly cameras, is exploding into the automotive space, and is set to grow at 20% CAGR to reach $7.3B in 2021
INFOTAINMENT AND ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS (ADAS) PROPEL AUTOMOTIVE IMAGING
Since 2008, when a recession acted as a wakeup call to the whole industry, the automotive market has undergone obvious structural change. Capitalizing on technologies initially developed for smartphones, electronics have invaded, and imaging technology is now taking center stage. From less than one camera per car on average in 2015, there will be more than three cameras per car by 2021, which means 371 million automotive imaging devices.
Cameras were initially mounted for ADAS purposes on high-end vehicles, with deep learning image analysis techniques promoting early adoption. The Israeli company Mobileye has been instrumental in bringing this technology to market, along with On Semiconductor, which provided the CMOS image sensor. Copycat competition will probably pick up as the market now justifies initial investment in design and technology. It is now a well-established fact that vision-based autonomous emergency braking (AEB) is possible and saves life. Adoption of forward ADAS cameras will therefore accelerate.
Growth of imaging for automotive is also being fueled by the park assist application, and 360° surround view camera volume is skyrocketing. While it’s becoming mandatory in the US to have a rearview camera, that uptake is dwarfed by 360° surround view cameras, which enable a “bird’s eye view” perspective. This trend is most beneficial to companies like Omnivision at sensor level and Panasonic and Valeo, which have become the main manufacturers of automotive cameras.
Mirror replacement cameras are currently the big unknown and take-off will primarily depend on its appeal and car design regulation. Europe and Japan are at the forefront of this trend, which should become slightly significant by 2021.
Solid state lidar is well talked about and will start to be found in high end cars by 2021. Cost reduction will be a key driver as the push for semi-autonomous driving will be felt more strongly by car manufacturers. The report will analyse the impact of lidar for automotive vision in detail.
Night vision cameras using Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) technology were initially perceived as a status symbol. However, they’re increasingly appreciated for their ability to automatically detect pedestrians and wildlife. LWIR will therefore become integrated into ADAS systems in future.
3D cameras will be limited to in-cabin infotainment and driver monitoring. This technology will be key for luxury cars and therefore is of limited use today.
If any significant semi-autonomous trend picks up, the technology will probably become mandatory, due to safety issues.
More information on that report at http://www.i-micronews.com/reports.html
Some resources how to navigate in the hardware space in order to build your own workstation for training deep learning models.
Alternative download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o7cwla30xtf9r74/deepLearning_buildComputer.pdf?dl=0
Status of the CMOS Image Sensor Industry 2016: New Dynamics in Market and Tec...Yole Developpement
New functions are pushing change in CMOS image sensors, boosting the market toward $18.8B in 2021 at 10.4% CAGR
Beyond $10B: The CMOS image sensor industry keeps growing at high pace
Driven by renewed mobile and automotive applications, the CMOS image sensor (CIS) industry is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.4% from 2015 to 2021, reaching US$18.8B market value by 2021.
Yole Développement expects sustained growth of the CMOS image sensor industry for the next five years. Increasing camera content in smartphones will more than offset slower smartphone volume growth. The trend for dual and 3D cameras will have a major impact on CIS volumes. While it is too early to fully describe the strategy of the main actors yet, some products are already on the market. The 2016 report comprehensively covers key market and technology choices.
One big story this year is the consumer market, which is recovering from the total collapse of digital photography. While action cameras seem to have reached a ceiling, new applications such as drones, robots, virtual reality and augmented reality are ready to rejuvenate this emblematic market. The Automotive camera market has established itself as a key growth market for CIS. The Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) trend is further increasing pressure on vendors to provide sensors beyond their current technical capabilities. Image analysis is the new frontier and early usage of artificial intelligence is catching people’s imagination. We are therefore in the middle of an explosive growth pattern that will not slow down before 2021. An exceptionally high 23% CAGR is predicted in automotive for the 2015-2021 period.