Market Trends of Organic Substrate Packaging Material Industry
Consumer Electronics holds Significant Share in the Market
- Organic packaging substrates such as small, thin outline packages in consumer electronics have grown significantly in recent years due to their ability to improve devices' performance and functionality while reducing their size and weight. Additionally, with a 5G network, the amount of data processed by the system is propitiating, resulting in a need for more battery space in a smartphone. This leads to a need for other components to be of compressed size with higher density. Substrate PCBs are high-density printed circuit boards (PCBs) that require a maximum of 30X30 μmtrace spacing.
- Further, Smartphone original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) increasingly use this organic substrate technology with a shift toward 5G, which is the primary driver for the market's growth. According to Ericsson, as of 2022, there were a reported 1.05 billion active 5G subscriptions worldwide, almost twice as many as the previous year. Rapid growth is expected over the coming years, with subscriptions forecasted to reach nearly 5 billion by 2028. Such a massive rise in the 5g subscriptions would propel the demand for the studied market.
- According to the US Census Bureau, in January 2022, a USD 1.7 billion increase in the sales value of mobile phones sold in the United States, for a count of USD 74.7 billion in sales. In addition, as per 5G Americas, as of 2023, there are an evaluated 1.9 billion fifth-generation (5G) subscriptions worldwide. This figure is forecast to increase to 2.8 billion by 2024 and 5.9 billion by 2027.
- Moreover, the studied segment significantly invests in the organic substrate packaging material market. Growth of the smartphone, rising wearable and smart device adoption, and increasing consumer Internet of Things (IoT) device penetration in applications like smart homes are a few of the influential factors influencing the segment's growth. According to Ericsson, smartphone mobile network subscriptions worldwide reached nearly 6.6 billion in 2022 and are predicted to exceed 7.8 billion by 2028.
- For instance, in March 2023, Huawei plans to launch its foldable smartphone with a significant battery upgrade in the coming years. The device will feature an upgrade to its battery, and it is rumored to be named the Mate X3. Further, Huawei will use the high-silicon anode material to enhance the smartphone's battery capacity, which is expected to be 5060mAh.
- Intel Corporation and the University College London (UCL) collaborated in June 2022 to introduce a new touchless computer that can be operated and controlled by gesturing the hands, head, face, and entire body. Higher power dissipation, faster speeds, higher pin counts, smaller footprints, and lower profiles are all constant demands in the electronics market. Semiconductor miniaturization and integration have resulted in lighter, smaller, and more portable appliances such as smartphones, tablets, and emerging Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
- The consumer electronics industry is constantly growing and is projected to expand significantly in the coming years, considering the recent critical developments in the industry. Such maturation in consumer electronics may further propel the demand in the studied market.
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Asia Pacific is Expected to Hold the Significant Market Share
- The primary factors bolstering the growth of the studied market in the Asia-Pacific region contain the increasing adoption of smartphones, the rising number of Internet users, and the introduction of new features and technologies that can attract new customers and expand footprints in emerging markets. Additionally, the region's dominance in the global printed circuit board market contributes to the growth of the organic substrate PCBs.
- The major global packaging substrate manufacturers are concentrated in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. In the "emergent stage" of the development of organic packaging substrates, Japan is at the forefront of developing and applying integrated circuit (IC) packaging substrates worldwide.
- The rising demand for automobiles in Asia-Pacific prompted regional governments to legislate a few active and passive vehicle safety measures, boosting the region's automotive printed circuit boards (PCBs) market growth. Governments are providing subsidies to customers to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles in the area. For instance, Japan's government has set a goal of stopping the use of internal combustion engine automobiles in the country by 2050, and to help achieve this goal. The country has started granting one-time subsidies to buyers of electric cars.
- According to the India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF), the FAME-II scheme was launched in India a few years ago with a budget outlay of USD 1.3 billion to support 1 million e-two-wheelers, 0.5 million e-three-wheelers, 55,000 e-passenger vehicles, and 7,000 e-buses. The government extended the scheme until 2024, as announced in the Union Budget 2022-23.
- In addition, it is anticipated that China will surpass the United States as the world's significant semiconductor industry powerhouse due to its growing domestic chip demand. According to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the semiconductor market will double in size to reach more than USD 1 trillion by 2030, with China accounting for more than 60% of that growth. Such exponential growth is anticipated to increase demand for organic substrate semiconductors.
- The players in the market are commissioning new factories to cater to the rising demand of the PCB. For instance, in February 2023, LG Innotek introduced a 2-metal chip on film (COF), an essential product for XR devices. At LG Innotek's metaverse zone, the product piqued visitors' interest. A semiconductor package substrate, COF, connects flexible PCBs and displays. It helps reduce the form factor of modules and reduces the display bezels on devices like smartphones, notebook computers, televisions, and monitors.
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