Semiconductor Materials Market Size, Share, and Trends 2024 to 2034

Semiconductor Materials Market Size and Manufacturers

The global semiconductor materials market size was valued at USD 62.4 billion in 2023 and it is expected to reach USD 96.87 billion by 2033, growing at a registered CAGR of 4.54% during the forecast period 2024 to 2033.

Key Takeaways

• Asia Pacific led the global market with the highest market share of 40.14% in 2023.
• By product type, the packaging material segment is expected to capture the biggest revenue share over the forecast period.
• By application, the communication segment is expected to hold the largest share of the market during the predicted timeframe.

Semiconductor Materials Market Size in the Asia Pacific  2024 To 2033

The Asia Pacific semiconductor materials market size reached USD 25.05 billion in 2023 and is anticipated to be worth around USD 40.20 billion by 2033, poised to grow at a CAGR of 4.89% from 2024 to 2033.

Asian countries like Japan, Taiwan, China, India and South Korea have played a leading role in the development of the semiconductor materials industry. The Asia Pacific region shall have the largest market share during the forecast period. The Asia Pacific region should have a great demand for semiconductor materials as there's an increasing demand for wireless technologies and there is also an increase in the demand for consumer electronic products in these developing economies. The demand for consumer electronics is growing well in Taiwan China and India. The largest manufacturer semiconductors is Taiwan across the world. Many major market players are based in Taiwan. This is driving the growth of the semiconductor materials industry in the Asia Pacific region. Due to increased government initiatives in the manufacturing of semiconductor materials the South Korea region is also expected to grow well during the forecast period. The Government of India is also pushing the development of the semiconductor industries in order to reduce the dependency of India on various other countries. The demand for semiconductor materials market in the Asia Pacific region is expected to grow well as the government of South Korea has announced to offer around KRW one trillion for manufacturing 8 inch wafer chip. This money offered by the government shall be allotted in the form of long term loans.

The North American region is also expected to have a good market share as they have efficient supply chain operations and efficient management. The presence of well established market players and good economic conditions has led to a growth of the semiconductors market in this region. The GaN semiconductor is produced and utilized widely in this region. As an increased adaptation of portable devices in this region there shall be an overall growth of the semiconductor materials industry. The European market for semiconductor materials is growing well as there's an increased focus on affordable and durable consumer electronics in this region. Due to the increased automobile production the market for semiconductor materials in the European region should grow well.

Market Overview

There are various types of semiconducting materials of different price and made up of silicone or other rare elements. The most used material is silicon germanium and gallium arsenide. The most newest innovations in the semiconductor materials at the high power gallium nitride. These are efficient and help in faster power conversions. Pyrite could replace cadmium Telluride in solar cells as it has unlimited supply. Pyrite is inexpensive, nontoic and abundant. Semiconductors are the important innovation in modern electronics. Semiconductors were able to replace the traditional thermionic devices like the vacuum tubes that made the electronics non portable and the electronics looked bulky.

The pandemic can negatively affected the market as there were disruptions in supply chain in most of the countries. China is an important electronics manufacturing country. There was a shortage of semiconductor chips across the world.

Wafer fabrication materials and packaging materials were valued in 2022 totaling $40.4 billion and $23.9 billion, respectively, for year to year rises of around 15.5% and 16.5%.

Growth Factors

Opto electronic devices and wireless technologies are driving the global semiconductor materials market. And increasing demand for mobile phones and other wireless devices are driving the growth of the semiconductor materials market. Semiconductor materials have properties like high electron mobility, low power consumption and wide temperature limits which are extremely useful for electrical appliances. Semiconductors are also used in light emitting diodes and lasers. Semiconductor materials are also used in various space applications. As semiconductors have high resistance to heat and radiation they used across many industries. As there is a global expansion of the evil industry and there is an increasing demand for electronics the semiconductor materials market shall have a growth during the forecast period. In order to develop various components that provide high performance many industries are using semiconductors which happens to be the significant component. The deployment of 5G technologies robust investments in cloud services and data centers and the increased digitization of various economies developed as well as developing will contribute to the growth of the semiconductor materials market. There's an increased demand for miniaturization of various electronics this demand is creating more opportunities for the growth of the semiconductor materials industry. The semiconductor materials market is also expected to grow well in the developing region as the consumer base for electronics in this region is growing spontaneously. Increased use of semiconductors in the data storage devices is also expected to be a growth factor for this industry.

Semiconductor Materials Market Scope

Product Type Insights

On the basis of the product type, the packaging material shall grow with the highest CAGR in the global semiconductor materials market during the forecast period. The packaging materials are mainly used in space, aircraft and aerospace industry. It is also used in contractors, solid state relays and VLF transmitters.

Application Insights

On the basis of application, the communication segment is expected to grow with the highest CAGR  during the forecast. The communication segment is expected to grow well during the forecast period as there is a high demand for semiconductors in wireless communication and it has a great application in mobile phones. The use of semiconductor material in the wireless technology is increasing every day due to the superior speed and the efficiency that it provides.

The electronic segment is also expected to grow well during the forecast period. Due to increased innovation and developments in various tablets smartphones and varied gadgets that people use the market for semiconductors material is expected to grow while during the forecast period.

Key market Developments

• July 2021 - Showa Denko Materials Co. announced that it would increase production capacity for semiconductor materials to meet the demand of its product at its subsidiary in Taiwan.
• March 2021 - Intel announced an investment of USD 20 billion in two plants in Arizona during a global chip shortage in the automobiles and electronics industries and concerns that the United States is falling behind in semiconductor production.
• The popularity of GaN material in power semiconductors has led manufacturers to switch to this material as it provides better speed and efficiency, GaN-based transistors are finding new applications, particularly in optoelectronics.GaN has a thousand times electron mobility as compared to the silicon and relatively stable operability at high temperatures.
• GaN-based transistors are finding new ways, particularly in optoelectronics, in comparison to SiC-based, as they are faster and more efficient.

Semiconductor Materials Market Companies

• BASF SE
• Cabot Microelectronics
• Hitachi High-Technologies
• Electronic Materials
• JSR Corporation
• Tokyo Ohka Kogyo America
• Mitsui High-Tec
• DowDuPont
• Hemlock Semiconductor
• Henkel AG
• Air Liquide SA
• Avantor Performance Materials 

Market Segmentation

By Product Type

• Fab Materials
  • Process Chemicals
  • Photomasks
  • Electronic Gases
  • Photoresists Ancilliaries
  • Sputtering Targets
  • Silicon
  • Other Fabrication Materials
• Packaging Materials
  • Substrates
  • Lead Frames
  • Ceramic Packages
  • Bonding Wire
  • Encapsulation Resins (Liquid)
  • Die Attach Materials
  • Other Packaging Materials

By Application

• Computers
• Communications
• Consumer Goods
• Defense & Aerospace
• Other

By Material

• Silicon Carbide
• Gallium Manganese Arsenide
• Copper Indium Gallium Selenide
• Molybdenum Disulfide
• Bismuth Telluride

By Geography

• North America
• U.S.
• Canada
• Europe
• U.K.
• Germany
• France
• Asia-Pacific
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Malaysia
• Philippines
• Latin America
• Brazil
• Rest of Latin America
• Middle East & Africa (MEA)
• GCC
• North Africa
• South Africa
• Rest of the Middle East & Africa