IGBT and Thyristor Market by Application (Power, Renewable Energy, Motor Drives and Others) and by Geography (North America, Europe, APAC and ROW) - Analysis and Forecast 2013 - 2018

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IGBT and Thyristor Market by Application (Power, Renewable Energy, Motor Drives and Others) and by Geography (North America, Europe, APAC and ROW) - Analysis and Forecast 2013 - 2018

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Electric power is the most essential component in human life, and life would come to a standstill without it. Thus, there is a need to enhance the transmission system. The IGBT & Thyristor market is in its growth stage and penetrating very fast. Since its invention in the early 1980s, the IGBT has become the dominant power of semiconductor in converters for mass transit applications. IGBT has become the switching element of choice in applications requiring devices rated above 500V. The high-tech power grid will increase power trading among the neighboring nations which would be a scorching concern for the IGBT and Thyristor market in the coming future while developments/advancements in power electronics would be a captivating imperative for the existing as well as new entrants.

In today's field of modern engineering technology and science, thyristors form an extremely important device and is almost universally employed for all high-power controlled gadgets. Thyristors are mainly used where high currents and voltages are involved, and are used to control alternating currents (AC), where the change of polarity of the current causes the device to switch off automatically. In addition, it has been observed that the IGBT driver's area is active and justified by the bunch of start-up companies proposing solutions offering more design flexibility and/or higher performance. Major drivers of the market are government incentives and the aging power infrastructure in the developed economies. These drivers are giving a boost to the power application market which in turn is fuelling the growth in the IGBT and thyristor market

China, Australia, and India are the fastest-growing countries in the APAC region, whereas Brazil is the potential market for the IGBT and thyristor market for FACTS application.For power conversion and power quality control, both HVDC and FACTS systems use power electronic converters. IGBTs and thyristors have been serving as the key componentsin HVDC and FACTS converters for several years and are being further developed for higher power rating these days. The report describes the thyristor and IGBT technology and its development in applications such as power, renewable energy, motor drives, motor controls, light dimmers, and others. With particular reference to thyristors' application in high-voltage and high-current areas, the fundamental features and characteristics of thyristors havebeen discussed. Many thyristors connected in series together with specially designed auxiliary mechanical and electronic systems builtwith so called thyristor valves, form the converters for the power systems.

1 INTRODUCTION 16

1.1 KEY TAKE-AWAYS 16
1.2 REPORT DESCRIPTION 17
1.3 MARKETS COVERED 17
1.4 STAKEHOLDERS 19
1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 19
1.5.1 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 21
1.5.2 MARKET CRACKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 23
1.5.3 KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 24
1.5.4 KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 24
1.5.5 ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THIS REPORT 24
1.5.6 GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS & GLOSSARY 25
1.5.7 MARKET ENGINEERING ASSUMPTIONS 25
1.5.8 LIST OF COMPANIES COVERED DURING STUDY 27

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 29

3 MARKET OVERVIEW 32

3.1 INTRODUCTION 33
3.2 MARKET DEFINITION 34
3.3 HISTORY & EVOLUTION 35
3.4 MARKET TRENDS 36
3.5 MARKET DYNAMICS 37
3.5.1 DRIVERS 37
3.5.1.1 Aging power Infrastructure in developed geographical regions demands replacement 37
3.5.1.2 Increasing number of offshore wind farm 38
3.5.1.3 Increase in government incentivization to establish HVDC grid 38
3.5.2 RESTRAINTS 39
3.5.2.1 High investment 39
3.5.2.2 Lack of awareness 39
3.5.3 OPPORTUNITIES 40
3.5.3.1 De-carbonization of power system 40
3.5.3.2 Deployment of smart grid will boost IGBT and Thyristor market 40
3.6 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL 41
3.6.1 DEGREE OF COMPETITION 42
3.6.2 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 43
3.6.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 44
3.6.4 THREAT FROM SUBSTITUTES 45
3.6.5 THREAT FROM NEW ENTRANTS 46

4 MARKET STATISTICS 47

4.1 INTRODUCTION 48
4.2 TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET FOR IGBT 48
4.2.1 IGBT BY VOLTAGE PARAMETER 49
4.2.2 IGBT BY TYPES 50
4.2.2.1 Discrete IGBT 50
4.2.2.2 IGBT Module 53
4.3 TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET FOR THYRISTOR 54

5 APPLICATIONS MARKET 55

5.1 INTRODUCTION 56
5.2 IGBT & THYRISTOR POWER APPLICATIONS 59
5.2.1 HVDC 62
5.2.1.1 By Power Rating 63
5.2.1.1.1 Below 500 MW 64
5.2.1.1.2 500-999 MW 65
5.2.1.1.3 1000-2000 MW 65
5.2.1.1.3.1 Reference projects 1000 MW – 2000 MW 66
5.2.1.1.4 Above 2000 MW 67
5.2.1.1.4.1 Reference projects above 2000 MW 68
5.2.2 FACTS 69
5.2.2.1 By Compensation Type 69
5.2.2.1.1 Shunt Compensation 71
5.2.2.1.1.1 Major companies offering shunt compensation 73
5.2.2.1.1.2 Main applications of shunt compensation 74
5.2.2.1.2 Series Compensation 74
5.2.2.1.2.1 Major companies offering series compensation 75
5.2.2.1.2.2 Major applications of series compensation 76
5.2.2.1.3 Combined Series and Shunt Connected Compensation 76
5.3 IGBT OTHER APPLICATIONS 77
5.3.1 RENEWABLE ENERGY 77
5.3.1.1 PV 80
5.3.1.2 Wind 80
5.3.2 TRANSPORTATION 81
5.3.3 UPS 83
5.3.4 EV/HEV 83
5.3.5 MOTOR DRIVES 84
5.3.5.1 Industrial 85
5.3.5.2 Commercial 86
5.3.5.3 Residential 86
5.3.6 OTHERS 87
5.4 THYRISTOR OTHER APPLICATIONS 88
5.4.1 MOTOR CONTROLS 88
5.4.2 LIGHT DIMMERS 88
5.4.3 PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS 89
5.4.4 LIQUID LEVEL REGULATORS 89
5.4.5 OTHERS 89

6 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 90

6.1 INTRODUCTION 91
6.2 NORTH AMERICA 98
6.2.1 U.S. 101
6.2.2 CANADA 102
6.2.3 OTHERS 102
6.3 EUROPE 103
6.3.1 U.K. 106
6.3.2 GERMANY 107
6.3.3 OTHERS 107
6.4 APAC 108
6.4.1 CHINA 111
6.4.2 JAPAN 113
6.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 113
6.4.4 INDIA 114
6.4.5 OTHERS 114
6.5 ROW 115
6.5.1 RUSSIA 118
6.5.2 OTHERS 118

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 119

7.1 OVERVIEW 119
7.2 RANKING OF ELITE PLAYERS IN THE IGBT AND THYRISTOR ECOSYSTEM FOR FACTS AND HVDC APPLICATION 119
7.3 RECENT INDUSTRY DEVELEOPMENTS 122
7.3.1 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & LAUNCH 122
7.3.2 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS 126
7.3.3 MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS, COLLABORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS AND JOINT VENTURES 129
7.3.4 AWARDS AND EXPANSION 130
8 COMPANY PROFILES 133
(Company Snapshot, Products & Services, strategies & insights and Developments)*
8.1 ABB 133
8.2 DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD 137
8.3 FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL INC. 142
8.4 FUJI ELECTRIC CO. 147
8.5 HITACHI 151
8.6 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 155
8.7 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 159
8.8 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 163
8.9 SANYO ELECTRIC CO. 168
8.10 TOSHIBA CORPORATION 171
8.11 VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC 175
8.12 PRINCETON POWER SYSTEM 180
*Details on Company Snapshot, Products & Services, strategies & insights and Developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE 1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 19
TABLE 2 GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS 25
TABLE 3 MARKET ENGINEERING ASSUMPTIONS 25
TABLE 4 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, BY APPLICATIONS,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 30
TABLE 5 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 31
TABLE 6 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET, BY TYPES, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 50
TABLE 7 GLOBAL IGBT MODULE MARKET VALUE, BY TYPES,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 53
TABLE 8 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, BY APPLICATIONS,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 57
TABLE 9 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY APPLICATION,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 58
TABLE 10 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE: POWER APPLICATIONS, BY TYPES,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 61
TABLE 11 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE: POWER APPLICATION,
BY TYPES, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 62
TABLE 12 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, FOR HVDC, BY POWER RATING (MW), 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 63
TABLE 13 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, FOR HVDC,
BY POWER RATING (MW), 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 64
TABLE 14 1000 MW –2000 MW : HVDC PROJECT 66
TABLE 15 ABOVE 2000 MW : HVDC PROJECT 68
TABLE 16 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, FOR FACTS, BY COMPENSATION TYPES, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 70
TABLE 17 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, FOR FACTS,
BY COMPENSATION TYPES, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 71
TABLE 18 GLOBAL IGBT SHUNT COMPENSATION MARKET VALUE,
BY MVAR RATING, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 72
TABLE 19 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY SHUNT COMPENSATION IN MVAR RATING, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 73
TABLE 20 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY SERIES COMPENSATION IN MVAR RATING, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 75
TABLE 21 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY APPLICATION, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 78
TABLE 22 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, FOR MOTOR DRIVES APPLICATION, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 85
TABLE 23 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 92
TABLE 24 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 93
TABLE 25 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, FOR FACTS APPLICATION,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 94
TABLE 26 GLOBAL IGBT MARKET VALUE, FOR HVDC APPLICATION,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 95
TABLE 27 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, FOR FACTS APPLICATION,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 96
TABLE 28 GLOBAL THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, FOR HVDC APPLICATION,
BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 97
TABLE 29 NORTH AMERICA:IGBT MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 98
TABLE 30 NORTH AMERICA:THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 99
TABLE 31 NORTH AMERICA MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT & THYRISTOR,
FOR FACTS, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 100
TABLE 32 NORTH AMERICA MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT & THYRISTOR,
FOR HVDC, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 101
TABLE 33 EUROPE: IGBT MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 103
TABLE 34 EUROPE:THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 104
TABLE 35 EUROPE MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT AND THYRISTOR, FOR FACTS,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 105
TABLE 36 EUROPE MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT AND THYRISTOR, FOR HVDC,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 106
TABLE 37 APAC:IGBT MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 108
TABLE 38 APAC:THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 109
TABLE 39 APAC MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT & THYRISTOR, FOR FACTS,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 110
TABLE 40 APAC MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT AND THYRISTOR, FOR HVDC,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 111
TABLE 41 CHINA MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT AND THYRISTOR, FOR FACTS APPLICATION, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 112
TABLE 42 CHINA MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT & THYRISTOR,
FOR HVDC APPLICATION, 20013-2018 ($MILLION) 113
TABLE 43 ROW:IGBT MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2013-2018 ($MILLION) 115
TABLE 44 ROW:THYRISTOR MARKET VALUE, BY GEOGRAPHY,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 116
TABLE 45 ROW MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT & THYRISTOR, FOR FACTS,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 46 ROW MARKET VALUE, BY IGBT & THYRISTOR, FOR HVDC,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 117
TABLE 47 MARKET RANKING OF ELITE PLAYERS IN 2012 119
TABLE 48 MARKET RANKING OF ELITE PLAYERS IN 2013 120
TABLE 49 NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH IN IGBT AND
THYRISTOR MARKET 122
TABLE 50 CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS IN IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET 126
TABLE 51 ACQUISITIONS, COLLABORATIONS, AND JOINT VENTURES IN
IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET 129
TABLE 52 AWARDS AND EXPANSIONS IN IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET 130
TABLE 53 PRINCETON POWER SYSTEM INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 180

LIST OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 MARKETS COVERED FOR IGBT AND THYRISTOR ECOSYSTEM 18
FIGURE 2 IGBT & THYRISTOR MARKET: RESEARCH PROGRESSION 21
FIGURE 3 IGBT & THYRISTOR MARKET ESTIMATION 22
FIGURE 4 IGBT & THYRISTOR MARKET CRACKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 23
FIGURE 5 IGBT & THYRISTOR : MARKET OVERVIEW 33
FIGURE 6 IGBT COMPONENT EVOLUTION 35
FIGURE 7 OVERALL PORTER'S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 41
FIGURE 8 IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET FOR FACTS AND HVDC APPLICATION: DEGREE OF COMPETITION 42
FIGURE 9 IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET FOR FACTS AND HVDC APPLICATION: BARGAINING POWER OF THE BUYERS 43
FIGURE 10 IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET FOR FACTS AND HVDC APPLICATION: BARGAINING POWER OF THE SUPPLIERS 44
FIGURE 11 IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET FOR FACTS AND HVDC APPLICATION: THREAT FROM SUBSTITUTES 45
FIGURE 12 IGBT AND THYRISTOR MARKET FOR FACTS AND HVDC APPLICATION: THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 46
FIGURE 13 TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET VALUE FOR IGBT,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 48
FIGURE 14 IGBT BY VOLTAGE PARAMETERS 49
FIGURE 15 TRADITIONAL DISCRETE IGBT DEVELOPMENT TRENDS 51
FIGURE 16 CURRENT DISCRETE IGBT DEVELOPMENT TRENDS 52
FIGURE 17 TOTAL ADDRESSABLE MARKET FOR THYRISTOR,
2013-2018 ($MILLION) 54
FIGURE 18 IGBT & THYRISTOR MARKET BY APPLICATION SEGMENTATION 56
FIGURE 19 POWER APPLICATION SEGMENTATION 59
FIGURE 20 APPLICATION OF IGBT BY POWER RATING 60
FIGURE 21 RENEWABLE ENERGY SEGMENTATION 78
FIGURE 22 IGBT APPLICATION IN RENEWABLE ENERGY 79
FIGURE 23 IGBT APPLICATION IN TRANSPORTATION 82
FIGURE 24 IGBT APPLICATIONS IN MOTOR DRIVES 84
FIGURE 25 HOUSEHOLD MOTOR ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN 2012 87
FIGURE 26 MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY SEGMENTATION 91
FIGURE 27 MARKET SHARE OF ELITE PLAYERS IN IGBT & THYRISTOR
ECOSYSTEM IN 2012 AND 2013 121
FIGURE 28 ABB LTD : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 133
FIGURE 29 ABB LTD: PRODUCT OFFERINGS 134
FIGURE 30 DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 137
FIGURE 31 DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD: PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 138
FIGURE 32 DYNEX SEMICONDUCTOR LTD: SWOT ANALYSIS 140
FIGURE 33 FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL INC.:
COMPANY SNAPSHOT 142
FIGURE 34 FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL INC.:
PRODUCT OFFERINGS 143
FIGURE 35 FUJI ELECTRIC CO. : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 147
FIGURE 36 FUJI ELECTRIC PRODUCT OFFERINGS 148
FIGURE 37 HITACHI LTD : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 151
FIGURE 38 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 155
FIGURE 39 INFINEON PRODUCT OFFERINGS 156
FIGURE 40 MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 159
FIGURE 41 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 164
FIGURE 42 RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION: PRODUCT SEGMENTS 165
FIGURE 43 SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 168
FIGURE 44 TOSHIBA CORPORATION : COMPANY SNAPSHOT 171
FIGURE 45 TOSHIBA CORPORATION: PRODUCT OFFERINGS 172
FIGURE 46 VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC.: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 175
FIGURE 47 VISHAY INTERTECHNOLOGY INC.: PRODUCT OFFERINGS 176
FIGURE 48 PRINCETON POWER SYSTEM INC.: PRODUCT OFFERINGS 181

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