This report is focused on giving a bird's eye-view of the upcoming GaN semiconductors industry with regards to GaN semiconductor market from both - technical and market-oriented perspectives; combined with qualitative analysis at each and every aspect of the classifications done by design architecture & materials, device technology, products, devices, applications, and geography. Apart from power semiconductors, GaN is predominantly used in optosemiconductors, for LEDs and laser diodes.

With respect to features, the GaN devices are much smaller, lighter but tougher and efficient than silicon semiconductor devices and serve as perfect replacements for their silicon counterpart devices which have hit maturity.The new report "Gallium Nitride (GaN) Semiconductor Devices (Discretes & ICs) Market, Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 - 2022)" published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the global GaN Semiconductors market (including both, power semiconductors and optosemiconductors) with analysis and forecasting of the revenues and volumes for the overall market and all its sub-segments. The report specially focuses on the fast growing GaN power semiconductors - mainly, next generation discretes and ICs and their sub-markets, along chinese electric motorcycle review with shares of each in their respective parent markets.

For GaN power semiconductor devices, the current market growth is primarily due to penetration in the medium-voltage power electronics market, mainly among medium voltage range (300V to 1KV) applications across all the major end-user verticals. Another application sector is ICT, with several communication application segments such as RF, RADAR, and Satellite communication offering huge revenue potentials owing to the unbeatable ability of GaN to operate at high-frequency ranges, including microwave frequencies. The various properties of GaN such as wider band gap, high break-down voltage, larger critical electric field, and higher thermal conductivity let the GaN devices operate at higher voltages, high switching frequencies, handle higher power density, and offer enhanced power efficiency than the pure Si devices. With additional features offered by GaN in these devices such as low sensitivity to ionizing radiation, better stability in some radiation environments, GaN devices also have a future in solar cell arrays, satellites and high-end power appliances in the Military, Defense & Aerospace sector.S. The forecasted revenue for GaN power semiconductors is $1. The major application segments of GaN power semiconductors currently are the inverters (& converters), RF devices, power supply modules and motor drives being used across all the end user sectors.

The specific sub sector of semiconductors & electronics where GaN-based semiconductors & electronics have an edge over normal Si-based counterparts is "Power Semiconductors & Electronics" and in terms of end-user application sectors (verticals), the two major upcoming sectors facilitating demand for GaN semiconductor devices are Industrial & Power sector and ICT sector.60 million by the end of 2012. The potential market size of these massive applications is currently in trillions, making the total addressable market for the GaN power semiconductors worth billions. Currently, the overall GaN power semiconductors market accounts for less than 1% of the total power semiconductors market (currently at $34 billion including power discretes and power ICs), but over the next ten years, the entire base for power semiconductors & electronics players is expected to penetrate this new value chain, thereby rapidly increasing the percentage share. Apart from this sector, these devices also have huge revenue potential in the automotive and transportation sector, mainly in the electric vehicles & hybrid electric vehicles segment of the automotive sector.

GaN has turned out to be the choice for most of the power semiconductor applications and is quickly replacing the existing silicon technology.6 billion by 2022. All the numbers, both - revenue & volume, at every level of detail, are forecasted till 2022 to give a glimpse of the potential revenue base in this market. We publish strategically analyzed market research reports and serve as a business intelligence partner to Fortune 500 companies across the world. The complete GaN power semiconductors industry has shifted to a mass-production scenario in 2011 with the success and revenue potential drawing the focus of several power semiconductor market giants.

The market's total competitive landscape currently has only a handful of players, but the number of players is expected to increase quickly over the coming years, with several power semiconductor industry giants and new start-ups entering into the field of GaN power semiconductors. The ICT sector has found use for GaN power discretes, particularly transistors in power amplification, rectification, and high-frequency switching. Lastly, the report analyzes the complete value chain, supply chain and competitive landscape with key players (of both power semiconductors & optosemiconductors markets) and their market shares with respect to the GaN semiconductors market. So, it is obvious that most of the market revenue comes from the rising number of advanced -power applications of industrial, power, solar & wind sector and the sector's development globally.

Early buyers will receive 10% customization on reports. The phenomenal growth rate of approximately 60 to 80% year-on-year is expected to continue for the following years. Currently, GaN power devices draw most of their revenue from the ICT sector, as they have been solely focusing on replacing their Si counterparts in various RF power devices, particularly in RF communication applications over the past few years.