Europe Semiconductor Materials Market Share

Market Share of Europe Semiconductor Materials Industry

The European semiconductor materials market is reasonably competitive and consists of several major players. The market appears to be moderately concentrated. The market poses high barriers to entry for new firms. New entrants must be content with high capital requirements, while the technology-intensive nature of the market makes it imperative for market players to closely track technological developments.

• October 2022 - IQE (International Quantum Epitaxy) PLC entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with SK silicon to develop and commercialize compound semiconductor products. IQE and SK Ultron will focus on developing and delivering innovative epi wafers based upon GaN (Gallium Nitride) on SiC (Silicon Carbide) for radio frequency applications in the wireless communications market and GaN on Silicon (Si) for power electronics applications across various markets.
• July 2022 - BASF and Toda Kogyo Corp. (TODA) announced that they would further expand the production capacity of BASF TODA Battery Materials LLC (BTBM) at the Onoda site in Japan. This expansion increases the supply of high nickel cathode active materials for up to 45 GWh cell capacity per year. This expansion would increase benefits for the semiconductor manufacturers in manufacturing rechargeable batteries and alloys across industrial and consumer industries.

Europe Semiconductor Materials Market Leaders

1. Solvay SA

2. Messer SE & Co. KGaA

3. Air Liquide SA

4. Compugraphics (MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions)

5. International Quantum Epitaxy PLC (IQE PLC)

*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order