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From Technologies to Markets

Sample

November 2017

Market Opportunities for Thermal Management Components

in Smartphones

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Biographies & contacts

Dr. Milan Rosina

Dr. Milan Rosina works as a senior analyst in the fields of energy conversion and emerging materials. Before joining Yole Développement, he worked as a researchscientist and a project manager in photovoltaics, microelectronics and LED. He has more than 15 years of scientific and industrial experience with prominentresearch institutions and a utility company.

E-mail: [email protected]

Mattin Grao Txapartegi

Mattin Grao Txapartegi is a Technology & Market Analyst | Power Electronics at Yole Développement (Yole). He is engaged in many custom studies and reportsdedicated to the evolution of inverters architecture and passive components, from capacitors to protection devices. Getting a deep understanding of thetechnology evolution, the market trends and the strategies of each player are part of his mission at Yole. Indeed Mattin is daily driving technology and marketscouting, roadmap definition, disruptive technologies and market opportunities identification and competitive landscape analysis.Previously he acquired a comprehensive expertise in the design of power converters for EV at Renault.As an engineer, Mattin is graduated from Grenoble INP (FR) with specialization in embedded systems for transportation. He has also an advanced master inaeronautics from the Arts & Métiers ParisTech (FR).

E-mail: [email protected]

Jonathan Liao

Jonathan Liao is a Senior Analyst & Business Development Manager at Yole Développement (Yole). Jonathan is leading the quarterly power management marketupdates. In addition, he performs technology & market reports for gate driver, discrete, module, compound semiconductors, and power management IC.Before joining Yole, Jonathan served as a power electronics Sr. Analyst at IHS Markit. Within a global semiconductor business ecosystem, financial analyses andpower management scouting were part of his mission. Prior to IHS, he was a product engineer at Microchip Technology Inc. During this period, Jonathan gained astrong expertise in analog & mixed signal devices.Jonathan Liao earned his Master of Science (AZ, USA) and graduated with a Bachelor of Science (PA, USA).

Email : [email protected]

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COMPANIES CITED IN THIS REPORT

Amkor Technology, Apple, ARM, ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS), Auras, Asia Vital Components (AVC), Broadcom, CCI, CompeqManufacturing, DECA Technologies, Furukawa Electric, Huawei, Coolpad, HiSilicon, Henkel, Huawei, HTC, Intel, Lenovo, LG,

Mediatek, Microsoft, Nvidia Corp., Nanium, Nippon Mekron, NXP, Oppo, Qualcomm, Samsung, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co, Ltd, Sony, STATS ChipPAC, Vivo, Taisol Group, TCL, Tripod Technology, TSMC, Xiaomi, Zhen Ding Technology, ZTE, and more.

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WHY THERMAL MANAGEMENT IS NEEDED IN SMARTPHONES?

• To avoid component /smartphone damage

• To eliminate potentialbattery hazards (thermalrunaway, fire, explosion)related to uncontrolledtemperature

• To improve xxxxxxxxxxx

• To improve round-tripefficiency and chargeacceptance of the battery

• To ensure xxxxxxxxxxx

• To eliminate hot spots thatdiscolor the display

Thermal management in smartphones is needed mainly for better device operation and longer lifetime, but also for the user’s comfort and safety.

The hot enclosure of smartphone would gives undesired feeling to the

user.

Safety

Generally, the lifespan of semiconductor devices is

halved for every 10 degrees rise in junction temperature.

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MAIN REASONS WHY A SMARTPHONE GETS HOT

The reasons why a smartphone gets hot are mainly related to its design, components used and operation mode.

Exchange with surrounding environment

Smartphone design Components used

Materials used

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Slim & Small

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thermal properties vs. other characteristics and costs

Design vs. Functionality

Operation mode

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

* Manufacturing defects are not considered here

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TM SOLUTIONS AT DIFFERENT PACKAGING LEVELS

• Thermal management in asmartphone can be realized atdifferent packaging levels:

1. Chip

2. Chip packaging – “primarypackaging”

3. Printed Circuit Board(PCB) – “secondarypackaging”

4. System level - “tertiarypackaging”

5. Smartphone enclosure

• Today, the dedicated TMsolutions are principallyimplemented on the xxxxxxlevel.

• The strongest improvement ofthermal issues in a smartphonecan be done on the xxxxx level.

• The other levels of smartphonepackaging (x, xx and xxx) aretoday not yet in a focus of astrong thermal optimization.

• The thermal management can be realized at different packaging levels.

• Optimally, the thermal issues are handled as close as possible to the heat generating source.

1 2 3

5

4

Different levels of thermal solutions in a smartphone

Yole Développement

Dedicated

TM solutions

are at this

level

Surrounding environment

Smartphone

Software

management

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FACTORS STRENGTHENING SMARTPHONE TM CHALLENGES

Many factors make TM in smartphone increasingly challenging

New challenges

Water resistant

Wireless charging

High-resolution

streaming, gamingVirtual reality,

avatar

Battery with very

high energy density

(Wh/kg, Wh/L)

New functionalities

requiring new components

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SMARTPHONE THERMAL MANAGEMENT BILL OF MATERIALS IN 2016

• In 2016, the largest part ofcost related to thermalmanagement components insmartphone was representedby xxxxxxxxxxx

• xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

• “Dedicated” thermalcomponents such as heatpipes, thermal sheets andother components representtogether about xx%.

Smartphone thermal management components market in 2016. Split per component.

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MARKET VALUE OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS IN SMARTPHONES

The market value for TM components in smartphones will reach $xxxx million by 2022.

Market value of thermal management components in smartphones

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PROCESSOR – HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE IMPROVEMENTS

The processor improvements can be done on hardware and software levels

Processor improvements

Manufacturing

technologyxxxxxxxxxxxxx Software control

• Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

• xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Example: Two groups of 4 cores in Snapdragon 835

• Multiple-core architecture

• “High-power” and “low-power” cores

SoftwareHardware

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PACKAGING IN SMARTPHONES: STILL LOW FOCUS ON THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS

• The focus ofadvanced packagingcompanies regardingsmartphoneapplications is mainlyon the betterelectricalperformance andminiaturization.

• Thermalmanagement insmartphone is still ofa minor interest, butfirst innovations inthis field begin toappear.

Most high-performance

advanced packaging

solutions have poor thermal characteristics

Electrical performance

Signal propagation time

Low signal loss (low parasitic)

Small form factor

TM

High

Low

Pri

ori

ty leve

l

Thermal management (TM) is not yet amongst the principal

priorities while choosing the advanced packaging solution:

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HEAT PIPES IN SMARTPHONE - TIMELINE

Heat pipe is used in almost every portable computer today.

Heat pipe is an “old” technology, but its miniaturization has enabled introducing it in smartphones.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Ultra-thin

heat pipe

introduced

for

smartphone

CPU cooling

• 4.7-inch

• 0.6 mm in size,

water-filled heat pipe

• a quad-core 1.7GHz

Qualcomm

Snapdragon S4 Pro

processor

Several leading smartphone

manufacturers have integrated heat pipe

solutions in their devices

Sony

Xperia Z3+xxx

xxx

1963 1965

First

application

of heat

pipes in

satellites

Heat pipe

invented at

Los Alamos

National

Laboratory

NEC – Media X06E

Google

Pixel 2 XL

In 2017, some

leading

smartphone

suppliers made a

choice of using

heat pipes, other

not.

xxx xxx

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HEAT PIPE VS. VAPOR CHAMBER IN SMARTPHONE APPLICATIONS

Vapor chamber can offer better thermal performance than heat pipe.

Comparison of heat pipe and vapor chamber for applications in smartphones

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Heat pipe Vapor chamber

Heat transfer capacity High Very high

Commercial use in smartphonesYes

In some models onlyxxxxxxxxxxxx

Manufacturing cost Low High

Complex manufacturing No Yes

Effective heat transfer area Typically 3 mm x 4 mm xxxxxxxx

Can cover the whole CPU area

ThicknessXxx mm to xxx mm (in high volume

production)~xxx mm (R&D only)

Images: Fujikura, Delta

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SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN SMARTPHONES

Software Thermal Management (STM) includes intervention in device operation depending on the device temperature.

Thermal management

Hardware-based Software-based

xxxxxxxxxxxxxSoftware control of a

device to stop using the core which is hot

xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Examples:

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

x

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

x

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN PCB

Smart design of electrical wiring

• According toYole’s estimates,about 40 to xxx%of the heattransfer in thePCB is throughthe metal layers(electrical wiring).

• Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

• xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Electrical circuits design can be improved for better better thermal dissipation

Wider lines

Thicker lines

Grouped lines

(no electrical function,

thermal function only)

Envisaged solutions for enhanced thermal management by smart wiring design (top view of a PCB illustrated

here). Each solution has its advantages and drawbacks.

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Up to 18µm is recorded

for applications <10W

Backside Cu via connection

behind the hotspot alone can

reduce temperature up to 10 °C

Cu vias next to hotspots

Dummy lines

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WIRELESS CHARGING

Case study: iPhone 8 and Samsung Galaxy 8

• The latest smartphonesof the two marketleaders incorporatewireless technology.

• Xxxxxxxxxxxxxcharging technologyis used in these twomobile devices.

o xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

• xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

xxxx inductive technology (from xxxxxx) is likely to become the standard solution for smartphones.

iPhone 8 Samsung Galaxy 8

Photo courtesy of System Plus Engineering

The receiver coil

Photo courtesy of System Plus Engineering

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HEAT PIPES: WHO SUPPLIES WHO?

Auras is the leading supplier of heat pipes for smartphones

Heat pipe Smartphone

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The growing smartphone market, expected to reach almost $2.1 billion smartphones annually by 2022, represents a great opportunity for suppliers of different smartphone components and technology solutions.

Thermal management of handheld devices, such as smartphones, is becoming increasingly challenging. As detailed in the report, the main reasons for this are the growing number of smartphone functionalities and raised customer requirements for processing speed, leading to increased heat dissipation. Additional components needed to ensure new smartphone functions desired by customers, including wireless charging, high-resolution cameras, 3D gaming, security, authentication, and high-speed streaming, also result in denser component integration, making thermal management even more difficult.

Actually, smartphones contain several components that generate heat, and components whose performance and lifetime is negatively impacted by heat. Excessive heating of some components, such as lithium ion batteries, has to be avoided for safety reasons. The processor is the hottest component in a smartphone. Amongst other heat-generating components in a smartphone are image sensors, light sources and the battery.

Suitable thermal management solutions are now sought to avoid hot spots in smartphone and keep the component temperature at acceptable levels. The enclosure temperature, or skin temperature, must be also kept relatively low to avoid users feeling uncomfortable when using the smartphone.

MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS IN SMARTPHONES Market & Technology report - November 2017

GROWING THERMAL CHALLENGES WITHIN A BOOMING SMARTPHONE MARKET

How can smartphones deal with growing heat management challenges?

KEY FEATURES OF THE REPORT Get the sample of the report on www.i-Micronews.com• Detailed discussion about trends

in smartphones and how they will impact the needs for enhanced thermal management solutions

• Deep insights into different smartphone components and their role in thermal management

• Focus on different strategies to deal with thermal issues in smartphones, including: software and hardware thermal management; reducing heat-generation by using chips with lower thermal losses; using thermally-enhanced smartphone solutions for packaging and PCBs; enclosures; heat pipes; and vapor chambers

• Market forecast in millions of dollars for thermal management components in smartphones for 2017–2022

• Overview of main suppliers for key thermal management components in smartphones

OBJECTIVES OF THE REPORT• Provide a clear overview of the

smartphone thermal management solutions, covering “hardware” solutions and software thermal management

• Furnish market data for thermal management components in smartphones

• Present the technology trends for smartphone thermal management components

• Deliver an overview of the main suppliers of key components

(Yole Développement, November 2017)

Main heat sources in a smartphone

Picture: System Plus Consulting

Processor

LED

Battery B ttery

Smartphones pose a significant challenge to the implementation of traditional cooling schemes, such as heat sinks and fans, due to form factor limitations and the specific way the device is used by customers.

As detailed in the report, there are different approaches for thermal management, based both on hardware and software solutions. Software thermal management (STM) has several advantages. It enables additional

WHAT ARE THE THERMAL SOLUTIONS IN SMARTPHONES?

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MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR THERMAL MANAGEMENT COMPONENTS IN SMARTPHONES

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION IN THERMAL MANAGEMENT IN SMARTPHONES AND THEIR SUPPLIERS

design flexibility and an optimal reaction to a given thermal event and can be improved by a software update in existing products. Contrary to hardware solutions, such as heat pipes, STM does not take additional space in smartphone.

The optimal way to deal with heat in smartphones would be to reduce heat

generation, by using higher performance chips. Significant improvements have been made in chip manufacturing, with the 10 nm node introduced in 2016, and chip architectures, including multiple core architectures, with “high-power” and “low-power” cores, associated with appropriate software control. However, in the future, processor improvements might be not fast enough to follow rapidly elevating customer requirements for smartphone functionality and performance.

So other thermal management solutions will increasingly be needed. As shown in the report, similar trends were observed in the past, when thermal transfer sheet performance was not sufficient to dissipate heat from poorly thermally designed processors, leading to heat pipes being introduced into the first smartphones from NEC and Sony. Today, the Samsung Galaxy S8, LG G5, Google Pixel 2 XL are just a few examples of smartphones relying on heat pipes to improve their thermal management.

Alternatively, vapor chambers might perform better than heat pipes in the near future. Ultrathin vapor chambers are already under development by several players, such as Furukawa Electric, TaiSol, AVC and Delta, but still face difficult technology challenges.

Until recently, the thermal management in smartphones was only of minor interest to smartphone component and device designers.

Beside some “dedicated” thermal management components like heat pipes and thermal transfer sheets, most smartphone components have been designed and built without thermal performance in mind.

According to Yole Développement’s analysis, this will greatly change in the future. A fierce battle

for each mm3 of volume available in smartphones to implement components enabling new functionality and for larger batteries will lead to efforts to enhance thermal characteristics of existing smartphone components, instead of adding dedicated bulky thermal components.

Future efforts will be focused mainly at the packaging level, in chip packaging and Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs). These two solutions will account for more than ¾ of the $3.6 billion market for thermal components solutions by 2022. Fan-out packaging solutions and high-density thermally-enhanced PCBs will especially attract interest. Amongst other, leading PCB suppliers such as Mektec, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, AT&S and Unimicron, and leading packaging suppliers such as Amkor Technology, ASE, TSMC and STATS ChipPAC will take part in this spectacular thermal transition in smartphones. The integration of several functions into one component is another promising approach for future smartphones.

Despite cost barriers in the cost-sensitive smartphone industry environment, the huge quantities of thermal management components needed result in attractive market value. Moreover, new technology solutions add more product-differentiating value compared to their competitors and open market opportunities in other applications areas, such as medical, gaming, pico-projectors, virtual reality and drones.

Vapor chamber vs. existing thermal management solutions

Smartphone thermal management component market

(Yole Développement, November 2017)

(Yole Développement, November 2017)

Ultra-thin vapor chamber

Thermal foils

10

Hea

t flu

x (W

/cm

2 )

Thickness (mm) 0.3

Ultra-thin heat pipes

0.6

1

Low profile

High heat dissipation capacity

U

-

1

2

3

4

2016

CAGR2016-2022: 26.1%

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

US$

Bill

ion

Report details complete breakdown with thermally-enhanced packaging, thermally-enhanced PCB, heat pipe/vapor chamber, thermal sheet, back cover, other

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MARKET & TECHNOLOGY REPORT

Find more details about

this report here:

COMPANIES CITED IN THE REPORT (non exhaustive list)Amkor Technology, AT&S, Apple, ARM, ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS), Auras, Asia Vital Components (AVC), Broadcom, CCI, Compeq Manufacturing, DECA Technologies, Furukawa Electric, Huawei, Coolpad, HiSilicon, Henkel, Huawei, HTC, Intel, Lenovo, LG, Mediatek, Microsoft, Nvidia Corp., Nanium, Nippon Mekron, NXP, Oppo, Qualcomm, Samsung, Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co, Ltd, Schoeller Electronics Systems, SONY, STATS ChipPAC, Vivo, Taisol Group, TCL, Tripod Technology, TSMC, Xiaomi, Zhen Ding Technology, ZTE, and more…

Introduction 7

Executive summary 12

Global smartphone market trends 43

Thermal issues in smartphones 48

> Main reasons why a smartphone gets hot > What are the main heat sources in a

smartphone?> Thermal management priority levels> Thermal management solutions in

smartphones> Classification of thermal management

solutions in a smartphone> Different ways to deal with heat in a

smartphone> TM solutions at different packaging levels> Synergies of TM for smartphones with

other applications

Technology and market challenges 62

> Challenges to thermal management in smartphones

> Factors strengthening smartphone TM challenges

> Smartphone cooling system features sought> Smartphones are getting slimmer and

slimmer – or, are they?

Market forecast 71

> Methodology> 2016-2022 smartphone market in Munits> 2016-2022 smartphone market value in

$ million> Leading smartphone companies in 2016 –

units sold per year> Leading smartphone companies in 2016 –

revenues> Smartphone bill of materials in 2016> Smartphone thermal management bill of

materials in 2016 and 2022> Market value of thermal management

components in smartphones

Smartphone components and their role in thermal management 84

Processor 86

> Hardware and software improvements> Single-core vs. multiple-core processor > Comparative table of different processors> Low efficient processor additional

thermal solutions needed

Packaging and PCB 92

> Smartphone as a driver for packaging development

> Packaging in smartphones: still little focus on thermal characteristics

> Benefits of fan-out packaging over other packages

> Comparison of different packaging technologies in smartphones

> Underfill> PCB materials> PCB and thermal management in smartphones> PCB surface area in different

smartphones – comparative graph> Smartphone PCB main specifications> PCB – how to improve thermal spreading

capability?Thermal sheet 108

Heat pipe and vapor chamber 112

> Advantages & inconvenience of using heat pipes in smartphones

> Heat pipes in smartphone - Timeline > Heat pipe as thermal management

improvement in Samsung Galaxy S7> Comparison heat pipe & graphite thermal

sheet> Vapor chamber structure and principle> Heat pipe vs. vapor chamber in

smartphone applicationsBattery 123

Smartphone enclosure 128

Other thermal management components 135

> Air fan/air blower> Heat absorbent films/pads of Phase

change materials > Thermoelectric cooling> Midframe

Software solutions for thermal management in smartphones 143

Technology trends 151

Wireless charging 164

Thermal characterization, simulation and testing 170

Supply chain 172

> Smartphone microprocessor and software management supply chain

> Packaging: Fan-out manufacturers> Packaging: Fan-out supply chain> Underfill players> Heat pipes: who supplies who?> Vapor chamber developers for smartphones> Smartphone PCB suppliers

Conclusions 182

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AUTHORSDr. Milan Rosina is a Senior Analyst for Energy Conversion and Emerging Materials at Yole Développement. Before joining Yole, he worked as a Research Scientist and a Project Manager in the f ields of photovoltaics, microelectronics, and LEDs. Dr. Rosina has more than 15 years of scientif ic and industrial experience with prominent research institutions, an equipment maker, and a utility company. His exper tise includes new equipment and process development, due diligence, technology, and market surveys in the f ields of renewable energy, energy storage, batteries, power electronics, thermal management and innovative materials and devices.

This repor t has been per formed in collaboration with Mattin Grao Txapartegi and Jonathan Liao both analysts par t of the Power Electronics, Compound Semiconductor and Energy Management team at Yole Développement.

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o Yole Développement publishes a comprehensive collection of market & technology reports and patent analysis in:

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In the past 19 years, we worked on more than 2 000 projects, interacting with technology professionals and high level opinion makers from the main players of theindustry.

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OUR 2017 REPORTS PLANNING (1/2)

MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTS by Yole Développement

o MEMS & SENSORS

− Acoustic MEMS and Audio Solutions 2017

− Integrated Passive Devices Market Status 2017

− 3D Imaging & Sensing 2017

− Status of the MEMS Industry 2017

− Silicon Photonics 2017*

− MEMS & Sensors for Automotive 2017

− High End Inertial Sensors for Defense and Industrial Applications 2017*

− Magnetic Sensors Market and Technologies 2017

− Sensors and Sensing Modules for Smart Homes and Buildings 2017

− Sensing and Display for AR/VR/MR 2017**

− MEMS Packaging 2017

− Fingerprint Sensor Applications and Technologies - Consumer Market Focus 2017

o RF DEVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES

− RF Front End Modules and Components for Cellphones 2017

− Advanced RF SiP for Cellphones 2017

− 5G Impact on RF Industry: From Wireless Infrastructure to Cellphone Terminals

2017

− RF Technologies for Automotive Applications 2017

− GaN and Si LDMOS Market and Technology Trends for RF Power 2017

o MANUFACTURING

− Glass Substrate Manufacturing 2017

− Equipment & Materials for Fan Out Technology 2017

− Equipment and Materials for 3D TSV Applications 2017

− Emerging Non Volatile Memories 2017*

o MEDTECH

− Status of the Microfluidics Industry 2017

− Solid State Medical Imaging 2017

− Connected Medical Devices: the Internet of Medical Things 2017

− Sensors for Medical Robotics 2017

− Artificial Organs: Market & Technology Analysis 2017

− Organs-on-a Chip 2017

o ADVANCED PACKAGING

− Advanced Substrates Overview 2017

− Integrated Passive Devices Market Status 2017

− Status of the Advanced Packaging Industry 2017

− Fan Out Packaging: Market & Technology Trends 2017*

− 3D TSV and 2.5D Business Update - Market and Technology Trends 2017

− Advanced QFN: Market & Technology Trends 2017**

− MEMS Packaging 2017

− Advanced Packaging for Memories 2017

− Advanced RF SiP for Cellphones 2017

− Power Packaging Market and Technology Trends 2017

− Embedded Die Packaging: Technologies and Markets Trends 2017

o IMAGING & OPTOELECTRONICS

− 3D Imaging & Sensing 2017

− Status of the CMOS Image Sensor Industry 2017*

− Camera Module for Consumer and Automotive Applications 2017*

− Uncooled Infrared Imaging Technology & Market Trends 2017*

− Solid State Medical Imaging 2017

− Embedded Software for Machine Vision Systems 2017**

o BATTERY AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

− Status of the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Industry*2016 version still available / **To be confirmed

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OUR 2017 REPORTS PLANNING (2/2)o POWER ELECTRONICS

− Status of Power Electronics Industry 2017

− Power MOSFET 2017: Market and Technology Trends

− IGBT Market and Technology Trends 2017

− Power Module Packaging: Material Market and Technology Trends 2017

− Power SiC 2017: Materials, Devices, and Applications

− Power GaN 2017: Materials, Devices, and Applications*

− Materials Market Opportunities for Cellphone Thermal Management (Battery

Cooling, Fast Charging, Data Processing, etc.) 2017

− Gate Driver Market and Technology Trends 2017

− Power Management ICs Market Quarterly Update 2017

− Integrated Passive Devices Market Status 2017

− Thermal Management for LED and Power 2017

o COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS

− Power SiC 2017: Materials, Devices, and Applications

− Power GaN 2017: Materials, Devices, and Applications*

− GaN and Si LDMOS Market and Technology Trends for RF Power 2017

− 5G Impact on RF Industry: From Wireless Infrastructure to Cellphone Terminals

2017

− Bulk GaN Substrate Market 2017

o DISPLAYS

− MicroLED Displays 2017

− MicroLED IP 2017

− Quantum Dots for Display Applications 2017

− Phosphors & Quantum Dots 2017 - LED Downconverters for Lighting & Displays

o SOLID STATE LIGHTING

− UV LEDs 2017 - Technology, Manufacturing and Application Trends*

− Horticultural Lighting 2017 - Technology, Industry and Market Trends

− Automotive Lighting 2017 - Technology, Industry and Market Trends*

− Active Imaging and Lidar 2017 - IR Lighting**

− LED Lighting Module 2017 - Technology, Industry and Market Trends

− IR LEDs and VCSELs - Technology Applications and Industry Trends 2017

− Phosphors & Quantum Dots 2017 - LED Downconverters for Lighting & Displays

− MicroLED Displays 2017

− CSP LED Lighting Module 2017

− LED Packaging 2017

− Thermal Management Technology and Market Perspectives in Power Electronics

and LEDs 2017

PATENT ANALYSIS by Knowmade

− Consumer Physics SCiO Molecular Sensor Patent-to-Product Mapping 2017

− Patent Licensing Companies in the Semiconductor Market - Patent Litigation Risk

and Potential Targets 2017

− MEMS Microphone: Patent Landscape Analysis 2017

− Knowles MEMS Microphones in Apple iPhone 7 Plus Patent-to-Product Mapping

− Microbolometer: Patents Used in Products 2017

− Microfluidic Technologies for Diagnostic Applications Patent Landscape 2017

− Pumps for Microfluidic Devices Patent Landscape

− III-N Patent Watch

− MicroLEDs: Patent Landscape Analysis 2017

− Uncooled Infrared Imaging: Patent Landscape Analysis 2017

− 3D Monolithic Memory: Patent Landscape Analysis 2017

− NMC Lithium-Ion Batteries Patent Landscape Analysis

− FLUIDIGM Patent Portfolio Analysis

TEARDOWN & REVERSE COSTING by System Plus Consulting More than 60 teardowns and reverse costing analysis and cost simulation tools to be

published in 2017.

*2016 version still available / **To be confirmed

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OUR 2016 PUBLISHED REPORTS LIST (1/2)

MARKET AND TECHNOLOGY REPORTS by Yole Développement

o MEMS & SENSORS

− Gas Sensors Technology and Market 2016

− Status of the MEMs Industry 2016

− Sensors for Cellphones and Tablets 2016

− Market and Technology Trends of Inkjet Printheads 2016

− Sensors for Biometry and Recognition 2016

− Silicon Photonics 2016

o IMAGING & OPTOELECTRONICS

− Status of the CMOS Image Sensor Industry 2016

− Uncooled Infrared Imaging Technology & Market Trends 2016

− Imaging Technologies for Automotive 2016

− Sensors for Drones & Robots: Market Opportunities and Technology Evolution 2016

o MEDTECH

− BioMEMS 2016

− Point of Care Testing 2016: Application of Microfluidic Technologies

o ADVANCED PACKAGING

− Embedded Die Packaging: Technology and Market Trends 2017

− 2.5D & 3D IC TSV Interconnect for Advanced Packaging: Business Update 2016

− Fan-Out: Technologies and Market Trends 2016

− Fan-In Packaging: Business update 2016

− Status and Prospects for the Advanced Packaging Industry in China 2016

o MANUFACTURING

− Thin Wafer Processing and Dicing Equipment Market 2016

− Emerging Non Volatile Memories 2016

o COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTORS

− Power GaN 2016: Epitaxy and Devices, Applications and Technology Trends

− GaN RF Devices Market: Applications, Players, Technology and substrates 2016

− Sapphire Applications & Market 2016: from LED to Consumer Electronics

− Power SiC 2016: Materials, Devices, Modules, and Applications

o LED

− UV LED Technology, Manufacturing and Applications Trends 2016

− OLED for Lighting 2016 – Technology, Industry and Market Trends

− Automotive Lighting: Technology, Industry and Market Trends 2016

− Organic Thin Film Transistor 2016: Flexible Displays and Other Applications

− Sapphire Applications & Market 2016: from LED to Consumer Electronics

o POWER ELECTRONICS

− Power Electronics for EV/HEV 2016: Market, Innovations and Trends

− Status of Power Electronics Industry 2016

− Passive Components Technologies and Market Trends for Power Electronics 2016

− Power SiC 2016: Materials, Devices, Modules, and Applications

− Power GaN 2016: Epitaxy and Devices, Applications, and Technology Trends

− Inverter Technologies Trends & Market Expectations 2016

− Opportunities for Power Electronics in Renewable Electricity Generation 2016

− Thermal Management Technology and Market Perspectives in Power Electronics and

LEDs 2017

− GaN RF Devices Market: Applications, Players, Technology and substrates 2016

o BATTERY AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT

− Beyond Li-ion Batteries: Present and Future Li-ion Technology Challengers 2016

− Stationary Storage and Automotive Li-ion Battery Packs 2016

− Opportunities for Power Electronics in Renewable Electricity Generation 2016

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OUR 2016 PUBLISHED REPORTS LIST (2/2)

PATENT ANALYSIS by Knowmade

− Microbattery Patent Landscape Analysis

− Miniaturized Gas Sensors Patent Landscape Analysis

− 3D Cell Culture Technologies Patent Landscape

− Phosphors and QDs for LED Applications Patent Landscape

− TSV Stacked Memory Patent Landscape

− Fan-Out Wafer Level Packaging Patent Landscape Analysis

TEARDOWN & REVERSE COSTING by System Plus Consulting More than 45 teardowns and reverse costing analysis and cost simulation tools published

in 2016.

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