Gallium Nitride (GaN) to Gain Traction in Commercial Applications, According to Strategy Analytics
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Author: Compoundsemi News Staff

January 10, 2012... Research firm Strategy Analytics reports that gallium nitride (GaN) technology is seeing widespread deployment in commercial applications. SA notes that GaN continues to dominate military applications. SA recently released the "GaN Microelectronics Market Update 2010-2015" report, which forecasts that the overall GaN device market will grow at a CAAGR of nearly 29 percent, to reach $178 million in 2015. SA says that commercial applications, led by CATV and high power electronics will grow from less than one million dollars to reach nearly $58 million between 2010 and 2015.

This Strategy Analytics predicts that military applications will continue to lead the market, but their portion of the total GaN revenue will shrink from 98 percent in 2010 to 67 percent in 2015. Additionally, Strategy Analytics forecasts that revenue growth rates for GaN devices in wireless infrastructure, high power electronics and CATV/VSAT (very small aperture terminals) will all exceed 100 percent.

Asif Anwar, Director in the Strategy Analytics Strategic Technologies Practice, stated, "Military applications and government funding for semiconductor companies like TriQuint and Cree will continue to drive GaN development. Additionally, the overall GaN market will expand with demand for commercial applications."

Eric Higham, Director of the Strategy Analytics GaAs and Compound Semiconductor Technologies Service commented, "GaN developments by device manufacturers like RFMD and Nitronex (for CATV applications) and International Rectifier and EPC (for power converter applications) are displacing other technologies. Operators and equipment manufacturers are recognizing the operating cost advantage that GaN can provide."

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