RF GaN: The stranglehold of 5G?
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5G TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE: THE GAN ASCENDANCY
“In the dynamic 5G infrastructure market, there is a continuous race for more efficient antenna types. Switching technology from RRH to AAS will transform the RF front ends from a low number of high-power RF lines to a large number of low-power RF lines” asserts Ahmed Ben Slimane, PhD, Technology & Market Analyst, Compound Semiconductor Monitors at Yole Développement (Yole).
Discover the related article written by Ezgi Dogmus, PhD. Team Lead Analyst, Compound Semiconductors at Yole and Ahmed Ben Slimane and published by Microwave Journal: GaN & GaAs : 5G brings thriving business opportunities.
GAAS, A KEY SEGMENT OF THE POWER SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
“For mobile connectivity, Wi-Fi 6 began to enter the market in 2019”, explains Poshun Chiu, Technology & Market Analyst, Compound Semiconductors & Emerging Materials at Yole. And he adds: “Some OEMs launched new phones with Wi-Fi 6: Samsung’s Galaxy S10 in Q1-19, Apple’s iPhone 11 in Q3-19, and in Q1-20 Xiaomi was the first Chinese handset company to have Wi-Fi 6. GaAs solutions are becoming of great interest owing to their linearity and high power output, compared to traditional solutions”.
More information is available in a dedicated article “GaAs RF: stronger than ever” published on i-Micronews, this week.
THE PROSPERITY OF THE POWER SIC DEVICES: THANKS TO AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
“Following the global Covid-19 outbreak, almost all automotive OEMs had to shut down and the supply chain faced significant disruption,” comments Ezgi Dogmus. “In this context, we expect the power SiC market’s Y-o-Y (year over year) growth to slow down to 7% in 2020, with a significant impact in Q1-2020 and Q2-2020.”
In addition, the reverse engineering & costing company System Plus Consulting, a Yole Développement company, deeply analyzes the compound semiconductor and power technologies and technical choices made by the leading semiconductor players. In this regard, we invite you to discover the interview with Amine Allouche, Technology & Cost Analyst at System Plus Consulting: The importance of SiC semiconductors for energy efficiency for EETimes.
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Yole’s Compound Semiconductor Quarterly Market Monitor on SiC and GaN applications has been published every beginning of March (Q1), June (Q2), September (Q3) and December (Q4)… Aim of these services is to provide an in-depth coverage of rapidly changing market dynamics and main players’ status and strategy.
The Yole’s Quarterly Market Monitor evolved in Q4-20 and incorporated step by step two modules:
- Module I: GaN and SiC for power electronics applications.
- Module II: GaAs and GaN for RF electronics applications.
In addition, the market research and strategy consulting company Yole released the annual RF GaN and GaAs technology & market reports: GaN RF Market: Applications, Players, Technology and Substrates 2020 report and GaAs Wafer and Epiwafer Market: RF, Photonics, LED, Display and PV Applications 2020.
Stay tuned to i-Micronews to get further information about our Compound Semiconductor & Power electronics activities!
About the compound semiconductor team at Yole Développement
Ezgi Dogmus, PhD is Team Lead Analyst in Compound Semiconductor & Emerging Substrates activity within the Power & Wireless Division at Yole Développement (Yole). She is managing the expansion of the technical expertise and the market know-how of the company. In addition, Ezgi actively assists and supports the development of dedicated collection of market & technology reports, monitor as well as custom consulting projects. Prior to Yole, Ezgi worked as a process development engineer for GaN-based RF and power solutions at IEMN (Lille, France). Ezgi has authored or co-authored more than twelve papers. After graduating from University of Augsburg (Germany) and Grenoble Institute of Technology (France), Ezgi received her PhD. in Microelectronics at IEMN (France).
Ahmed Ben Slimane, PhD. is a Technology & Market Analyst, specialized in Compound Semiconductors and Emerging Substrates at Yole Développement (Yole). As part of the Power & Wireless team, Ahmed is contributing to the development of dedicated collection of compound semiconductors market & technology reports and monitor. Previously, he worked as an epitaxy (MBE/MOCVD) & fabrication process engineer for GaAs-based photovoltaic applications at TOTAL and IPVF (Paris-Saclay, France). Ahmed also completed his PhD in Material Engineering from KAUST (Saudi Arabia), where his mission was focused on GaN-based microstructures for flexible solid state lighting. During his career, Ahmed Ben Slimane proposed lot of presentations towards an international audience. He authored/co-authored more than 20 publications in the semiconductor field and submitted a patent on the III-V hetero-structure for PV industry. Ahmed obtained his Master Degree in Electronics Engineering from INPG (Grenoble, FR).
Poshun Chiu is a Technology & Market Analyst specializing in Compound Semiconductor and Emerging Substrates at Yole Développement (Yole). As a member of the Power Electronics & Wireless division at Yole, Poshun focuses on power, RF, and opto-electronics. He is engaged in the development of technology and market reports and is also involved in custom projects. Before joining Yole, Poshun had 9 years’ experience in R&D and product management at Epistar (TW & CHN). He is the author or co-author of more than 10 patents in solid-state-lighting. Poshun was also engaged in the development and evaluation of novel applications of process technology and components based on relevant semiconductor material systems Poshun received an MSc degree in Microelectronics from National Cheng Kung University (TW) and an MBA from IESEG School of Business(FR).