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SiC technologies expected to keep increasing in 2017
In 2016, Yole Développement’s analysts said that the SiC power business is concrete and real, with a promising outlook. The trend has not changed in 2017; in fact the SiC industry is going further. Therefore, end users are trying SiC and building prototypes for concrete and promising projects.Dr Hong Lin, Technology & Market Analyst at Yole Développement (Yole), commented:“SiC technology’s added value is today ...
The new Eldorado for Li-ion batteries
In recent years, e-mobility has become the new Eldorado of the Li-ion batteries. This includes EV/HEV, electric buses, trucks, and bikes, e-mobility overtakes consumer electronics market segment to represent 72% of the total rechargeable Li-ion battery cell market’s value in 2022.
What is driving the growth of the glass material market?
Glass plays a key role in the semiconductor industry, whether it is used as a permanent or as a temporary material within the manufacturing processes. It is today already implemented as a mature solution, in several market segments such as IR cut filter for CIS technology, microfluidics devices and some actuators and sensors. Yole Développement (Yole) confirms the growth of the glass materials market for the next five years. Therefore, the...
Wafer-level System-in-Package for IoT applications
Not only serving as packaging support, advanced packaging is a key enabling technology that offers more value and cost reduction to the final products. The advanced packaging industry with its seven percent CAGR between 2016 and 2022 (in revenues) is undoubtedly a dynamic sector where innovations play a key role. NXP’s SCM-i.MX6Q FO PoP SiP with boot memory and power management is a good illustration of the evolution of advanced packaging p...
Solid state technologies break into medical imaging
Solid state imaging technologies have revolutionised medical imaging equipment from X-ray machines to ultrasonic scanners, writes Sally Ward-Foxton.
Technology forum focuses on industrial laser adoption
"Since its invention in the 1960s, the laser has evolved from 'a solution looking for a problem' to a tool becoming indispensable in many application fields, spanning multiple industries,” explained Royce Lee, Sales Director of Consumer Electronics Industry, Laser Technology, TRUMPF. “Advances in laser technologies ranging from power scaling to ultra short pulse technologies and cost per watt reduction has further accelerated the adop...
Flexible plastic fingerprint sensor wins industry award
Printed organic photodetectors and large-area image sensors company, Isorg, has announced that its first large-sized high-resolution (500dpi) flexible plastic fingerprint sensor, co-developed with FlexEnable, won the 2017 Best of Sensors Expo – Silver Applications Award.The high-resolution, ultra-thin, 500dpi flexible image sensor (sensitive from visible to near infrared) offers system integrators advantages in performance and compactness. ...
Audio market expected to be worth $20bn in 2022
According to latest research, the market for MEMS microphones and ECMs, micro-speakers and audio ICs will be worth $20bn in 2022. Compared to 2006, the audio business is about to experience profound changes. When Yole Développement (Yole), part of Yole Group of Companies released its first microphone report in 2006, the MEMS microphone industry was at the early stage, with emerging players and applications. The 'More than Moore' market res...
Power module materials market set to reach $1.8bn by 2021
Today, the main part of the power module cost is the power packaging materials. In 2016 almost 40% of the total cost was due to the cost of materials for packaging. “To understand the evolution of the power packaging market, it is now essential to look in details the selected materials and design and evaluate each innovation,” commented Mattin Grao Txapartegi, Technology & Market Analyst, Power Electronics at Yole Développe...
MOSFETs market recovered in 2016
In its latest power electronics report,Power MOSFET: Market & Technology Trends,Yole Développement (Yole) announced that 'in 2016, the MOSFET market recovered, after a minor downturn in 2015.”With stable growth, mainly in automotive and industrial sales in 2016 the overall silicon power MOSFET market size surpassed 2014’s performance. “We expect the market to grow steadily thanks to increasing demand for efficient ele...