Table of Contents
Glossary
Methodology, Limitations and Yole Proprietary Tools
Executive Summary p5
- Our Vision of SiC Market for the Next 10 Years Conditions for success…
- Comparison with 2010 Report
What we saw, what we missed, what has moved…
- SiC device sales in 2010
- SiC-based Device Revenues and Related 2010 Company Market Shares
- SiC market penetration : The 2 scenarios for EV/HEV
- 10-year Projection of SiC Power Device Market Size Split by applications. Optimistic scenario
- Relative market shares to 2020
- Market Size Projection for SiC Substrates in Various Applications 2010-2020
- SiC Wafers for Power Electronics Market volume projection split by diameter 2010-2020
Noteworthy News - The New Entrants and the exits since 2009 - Recent Known Funding for SiC Development
From Silicon to SiC: Total Accessible Market Analysis p23
- Value-proposition compared to Si and GaN
- Silicon vs. SiC Device Characteristics
“Reality of silicon & expectations of SiC”
- Why Would SiC Replace Silicon in Power Electronics?
- Possible applications in silicon power electronics
- 2006-2020 overall PE market size, split by device type
- Focus on discrete devices
Market size, split by type
- Market size, split by voltage range
- Market segmentation as a function of voltage range
- SiC Device Market Shares in % Split by voltage range to 2020
- Power range of the targeted applications
- SiC Device Application Roadmap Time to market
- Estimated accessible markets, growth rate, and time to market
- % of SiC device over total silicon power device market to 2020
- Reasons for SiC added values
- SiC use, expected improvements in power conversion efficiency
- SiC vs. GaN vs. Si Figure-of-merit
- Conclusions
SiC Industry Outlook p41
- Main SiC Fabs in Europe
- Main SiC Fabs in the US
- Main SiC Fabs in Japan
- Main SiC Fabs in Asia (Apart from Japan)
- Position of Main Companies over SiC Value-chain
- Research Programs
Low-Voltage Applications p58
· Power Factor Corrector Market p59
- Main metrics
- SiC or GaN Main Added-value in PFC circuits
- PFC Efficiency Comparison
- Influence of switching frequency on the size and weight of the PFC module Si vs. SiC
- Main market requirements for PFC applications
- Comparison of Si, SiC and GaN Diode Cost in a PFC Module
- 2010-2020 market forecast in units and revenues for PFC SiC Schottky Diodes
- 2010-2020 wafer consumption for PFC business
- 2010-2020 substrate market value in PFC business
- SiC Schottky diode available on the Market As off Q4 2011
- Conclusions and Perspectives
Medium-Voltage Applications p71
· EV/HEV Market p72
- EV/HEV Types and Availability
- HEV/EV Principles and Functionalities
- EV/HEV Annual Demand Forecast to 2020 in M units
Toyota HEV Power Module Overview
- Roadmap for Operation Voltage in HEV
- HEV Inverter Module Cost Breakdown
- Expected Improvements of SiC Introduction in HEV for the 3 main applications
- The TOP 5 Key Requirements For power transistors in
- Toyota vision of WBG technology use in HEV: GaN vs. SiC & vertical vs. Lateral
- Case-Study: Impact of SiC on a Toyota Prius
- Silicon vs. SiC vs. GaN PHEV Power Control Unit Cost Breakdown
- Devices roadmap for Micro/Mild Hybrid
- Devices roadmap for Full/Plug-in Hybrid and EV
- Overall market for Power Modules in EV/HEV applications. All technologies
- SiC market penetration in EV/HEV: The 2 scenarios
- Sales Projection of SiC devices in EV/HEV applications in Munits
- Market size of SiC diode and FET in EV/HEV applications.
- Market size and volume for SiC wafers in EV/HEV applications
- Conclusion
· PV inverters p96
- Solar Market Segmentation
- PV Inverter Overview System & Component & Material Architecture
- DC/AC stage component chart
- Multi-level H-bridges architecture
- Components used for PV inverter
- Implementation of new technologies: SiC vs. GaN
- SiC vs. GaN battle
- Danfoss Power Module Reverse Engineering
- Danfoss Power Module Cost breakdown
- NPC architecture
- PV Inverter Market
- Worldwide shipments by market segment
- Additional cost related to added value across the supply chain
- TOP-5 Main Manufacturers of Solar Inverters
- SiC Device Market size and volume for PV Inverters. Split by type
- SiC Wafer market for PV Inverters
- Market volume and size by diameter
- Conclusions
· UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) Market p113
- UPS Product Segments
- Projection of World UPS Market to 2020 Split by power range
- UPS Vendor Market Shares
- UPS Architecture Examples
- Silicon and SiC Device Market in UPS Applications 2010-2020 forecast
- SiC device market size & volume in UPS 2010-2020 forecast
- SiC Substrate Market in UPS Applications 2010-2020 forecast
- Conclusion
· Industrial Motor AC Drive Market p122
- AC Drive Applications
- Motor Drive History
- AC Drive Market
- AC Drive Market as a Function of Power Range 2010-2020 projection
- Total accessible market volume
- Market shares
- Supply-chain
- Electronic architecture
- SiC in AC Drives: Results from Rockwell Automation
- SiC device market size for AC Drive Applications 2010-2020
- SiC Substrate Market for Motor AC Drive Applications In units and $
- Conclusions
· Air conditioner p137
- Market
- Definition and topology
- Mitsubishi SiC hybrid IPM
- High-Voltage IC market forecasts
- Conclusion
High-Voltage Applications p143
· Wind turbines p144
- Wind turbine elements
- Three main topologies for wind turbine inverters
- Architecture split forecasts DFIG vs. Full converter
- Inverter characteristics by generator architecture
- Semiconductor for wind turbine
- Power vs. frequency
- Components used for wind turbine
- Global wind market forecasts
- Yearly installed capacity
- Global wind turbine market size Split by player
- Ssupply chain
- Wind Turbine Market Trends
- Wind turbine converters power modules
- DFIG converters / Full converters
- SiC chip Market for DFIG Wind converters in units and $
- SiC chip Market for Full Wind converters in units and $
- SiC substrate market for Wind Turbine applications
· Rail Traction p160
- From Grid to IGBT
Typical voltage range
- Train Rolling Stock Manufacturers
- Estimate of the world market share
- Power electronics parts in rail traction
- Auxiliary inverters definition and outlook
- Main Voltage Ranges Implemented by Major Train Manufacturers
- World Market Volume For IGBT modules used in rail transportation split by voltage
- SiC Introduction in Rail Transportation Tentative roadmap
- SiC Substrate Market Size for Rail Traction
- Conclusion
· Smart Power Grid: p170
- Electric Grid Management Trends
- Growing Need for Electricity will double from 2004 to 2030
- Transition From Today’s Architecture to Tomorrow’s Distributed Network and Smart Grid Management
- Smart Power Distribution Sytem Architectures
- HVDC & FACTS
- HVDC and FACTS Use
- HVDC and FACTS Main Advantage
- HVDC and FACTS Market Data
- HVDC Standard and HVDC Light From ABB
- Voltage Source Converters
- HVDC light
- Typical IGBT Setup in an HVDC Light System
- Estimated Worldwide HVDC Installed Capacity in MW
- FACTS (Flexible AC Transmission Systems) Technologies
- FACTS Technologies
- Example of Supply-Chain in Power Grids
- Silicon and SiC Devices in HVDC & FACTS Applications Market size estimate
- SiC Substrate in HVDC & FACTS Applications Market size
· Ship and Vessel Propulsion p187
- Market segments
- Ships definition
- Example of propulsion setup
- Market outlook - annual demand in units
- Current silicon IGBT use and hypothesis
- IGBT module shipments in units
- Market for Power Devices in ship & vessel propulsion
- SiC Substrate Market for Ship and Vessel Propulsion in units and $
· Conclusions for High-Voltage Applications p197
SiC Technology Discrete device & Power Module p198
- SiC Device Processing
- Main manufacturing steps
- $/mm² for SiC Raw Substrates and Processed Devices 2010 and 2015
- SiC Power Devices chips size and power density
- Current Density: SiC material price pushes for high A/mm²
- Current Density (A/mm²) Roadmap to 2020
- SiC switches: Who is active? 2010 status
- SiC transistors commercially available as off Q4 2011
- SiC Device Voltage Range Covered By main companies (Prod. or R&D)
- 2011 MOSFET Cost Breakdown Projection From 4” wafer to 1,200V/20A packaged dies
- Main Power Module Products Implementing SiC Devices
SiC Substrate and Epi Market p219
- State-of-the-art in SiC Crystal Growth
- SiC growth technologies, main concepts
- From polytype to devices
- From Powder to SiC Epi-ready Wafers
- SiC Crystal Growth Technique
- Main SiC Material Manufacturing Site Locations
- SiC Substrates estimated monthly production
- Material Polytypes, Doping & Orientation Commercially Available
- SiC Substrate Vendor Revenues & Related Market Shares 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 & 2010
- Evolution of S.I. SiC wafer market share 2007-2010 for RF applications
- Evolution of relative market shares in the SiC business 2006-2010
- Key Accounts of Main SiC Material Vendors
- SiC Epi-house and Epi-service Offers
- Known epi-house – device maker relationships
- Epi-service capability
- Epitaxy capacity. 2010 worldwide situation
- SiC epitaxy. Evolution forecast
- SiC epitaxy market: opportunity for a epi-service house
- SiC epitaxy market estimation: The µm.wafer method
- Annual volume of epitaxy demand in µm.wafer, split by applications to 2020
- Market projection for SiC epitaxy demand to 2020
- Focus on outsourced SiC epitaxy business revenues to 2020
- Overview of SiC Epi-reactor Install-base (non-exhaustive list)
- Geographical breakdown of epi-reactors installed base
- Wafer Diameter Evolution in Production for Power Electronics 2005-2020
- Wafer Diameter Evolution in Production for GaN/SiC LED 2005-2020
- Wafer Diameter Evolution in Production for GaN/SiC RF devices. 2005-2020
- 2005-2020 SiC Raw Substrate Price Evolution Split by type (S.I. / n-type) and diameter (2”, 3”, 4” and 6”)
- Volume Dependence of SiC n-type Pricing as a function of the lot size
- Market Projection for SiC Substrates in Various Applications 2010-2020
- Market Volume Projection of SiC Wafers for power electronics split by diameter 2010-2020
- Conclusions
Appendix p254
- Impact of the Off-cut on the Ingot Yield
- Sumitomo Metal Industries Liquid phase epitaxy process
- LPE-EPI (Milano, italy)
- Epigress (Aixtron Group)
- Ezan (Ru)