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It has been proven many times that GaN has a significant potential in replacing Si in many power switching applications. As reported in “Power GaN 2018: Epitaxy, Devices, Applications and Technology Trends” from Yole Développement (Yole), even if GaN currently still has only a small share of the market, it has started penetrating confidently into different power segments, starting with power supply products related to data centers and consumer products including fast charging. In the growing market of GaN Power, one the most important technology trends which we will specifically address this year in our report is “Integration”.

The challenge for RF electronics manufacturers to secure value in the IoT industry stays relevant today, announces the market research and strategy consulting company Yole Développement (Yole). IoT is often described as a wireless network of electronics-based components. RF, part of an IoT device is thus extremely important as it is linked to critical characteristics of the product, such as power consumption, data throughput or security….

Silicon carbide (SiC), Gallium Arsenide (GaAs), Gallium Nitride (GaN), Indium Phosphide (InP)… Compound semiconductor materials currently represent a relatively small market compared to the enormous Si industry. However, while the growth potential of Si chips seems to be more conservative at the moment, the compound semiconductor industry enjoys a better outlook, with double digit growth potential in different market segments. At the beginning of the year 2019, it is a good time to review what happened in the year 2018 in the compound semiconductor industry and to share our views and questions for the New Year.

An article written by Mark LaPedus for Semiconductor Engineering - Progress on 3D-ICs, using HBM with fan-outs, and other new approaches. A new wave of 2.5D/3D, fan-out and other advanced IC packages is expected to flood the market over the next year.

Emerging non-volatile memory (NVM) was long restricted to niche applications because of poor scalability, high cost, and a lack of support from major memory makers. But in 2015, after more than 15 years in development, the first PCM-based technology for storage-class memory applications was presented by Micron and Intel: its name, 3D XPoint. However, it took these companies another two years before introducing their first commercial products. Two years after, Intel introduced Optane SSDs and storage accelerators. Developments should not stop there as persistent memory modules, the Optane DIMMs are expected in 2019.

An article written by Jérôme Azemar, Project Development Director at Yole Développement (Yole) - On the 12th of September Apple released its latest smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 4. Since then, the industry has been quite excited, and articles have flourished describing the item as a revolution in the medical devices market, starting a new era of wide adoption and large acceptance by consumers. The Apple Watch has indeed raised a lot of interest in recent months, but can we call this a disruption?