IC 插座市場 - COVID-19 的增長、趨勢、影響和預測 (2023-2028)

IC 插座市場預計在 2021 年至 2026 年的預測期內以 9.11% 的複合年增長率增長。

越來越多地採用 IC，尤其是內存應用，以及由於更高的功能而增加的複雜性是推動 IC 測試插座市場增長的主要因素。 5G、IoT、數據中心、RF 設備、LPDDR5 DRAM 以及電動和自動駕駛汽車等最新進展擴大了預測期內的市場覆蓋範圍。

主要亮點

• 在當今市場上，IC 製造商對測試插座的主要性能要求是沒有接觸退化的長插入壽命。 然而，長壽命、高性能的 IC 測試座的成本至少要高出十倍。 此外，使用測試插座的一個主要原因是提供一個可拆卸的接口，以便於組裝和降低 IC 製造過程中的成本。
• 此外，隨著應用變得越來越複雜，IC 變得越來越小且功能越來越多，並且為了測試更大的 BGA 封裝而對更高頻率插座的需求也在增加。 因此，IC測試已成為半導體行業的重要課題。 這給測試供應鏈帶來了壓力，需要新的測試和老化策略，例如將 TBI 與晶圓級測試相結合。 IC封裝也在向倒裝芯片轉變，3D芯片封裝也將給所研究的市場帶來變化。
• 此外，在惡劣環境下使用的產品中越來越多地使用 IC 是推動老化測試插座需求增長的另一個因素。 迄今為止，IC測試座主要用於測量電氣特性，但在電動汽車、數據中心和服務器中的DRAM等應用中，其用途正在擴大，IC的溫度可靠性和耐久性也越來越高，測試需求也越來越大增加。 為此，對老化測試座的需求越來越大。
• 此外，製造工藝的進步也在推動所研究市場的發展。 例如，一家插座製造商將模具成本投資於一個典型的封裝，並分攤成本超過數萬個插座。 但是，對於定制封裝，需要測試數百個插座，難以攤銷初期投資和數萬個插座。 因此，美國的 Ironwood Electronics 開發了一種獨特的沖壓彈簧針接觸技術，為老化和測試應用提供了可靠的解決方案。
• 此外，在預測期內，對電源管理和高能效產品的需求不斷增加以及模擬 IC 的工業應用範圍不斷擴大預計將推動老化測試插座的增長。

IC插座市場趨勢

消費電子產品有望大幅增長

• 由於帶有集成電路的消費電子產品（例如筆記本電腦、智能手機、個人電腦和平板電腦）的大量銷售，消費電子產品在市場上處於領先地位。 這些電子設備是用簡單或複雜的電路製造的。 這些電路的電子元件通過電線或導線連接，以將電流傳送到電路的多個元件，例如電阻器、電容器、電感器、二極管和晶體管。 由於家電銷量的增加，預計未來將越來越多地採用 IC 插座。
• 隨著內存價格的上漲，智能手機和個人電腦的銷量也在增長。 然而，由於一般個人電腦的出貨量下降，平板終端的增長放緩，預計移動IC的銷售額在預測期內將超過個人電腦的整體銷售額。
• 在消費電子行業，隨著利潤率和運輸成本的降低，對更精確結果和更小芯片的需求正在迅速增加。
• 智能手機、平板電腦、可穿戴設備、智能電視和遊戲機等消費設備正變得越來越小，在單個磁盤上採用多種技術，評估輸入並實現可執行功能。對 IC 的需求預計會增長。 此外，隨著物聯網的興起，消費電子產品芯片的使用也在增加。

亞太地區有望實現顯著增長

• 預計亞太地區的這一市場將出現顯著增長。 隨著消費者需求的變化，公司將產品開發時間縮短了近一半。 這種趨勢迫使公司不斷設計和測試他們的產品，推動 IC 插座的採用。
• 該地區的國家/地區（包括中國）擁有最重要的 IC 和 IC 測試座市場，因為它們在全球半導體行業、消費電子行業、通信設備等領域佔據主導地位。 該國還是全球汽車製造業的主要投資者之一。 中國政府也在積極投資汽車產業，國內很多企業都在擴大對華投資。
• 此外，在強勁的全球 IC 市場和不斷擴大的市場份額的支持下，預計中國的 IC 製造業務將繼續增長。 此外，政府的積極舉措也在刺激國內IC市場。 例如，中國政府已為國家集成電路投資基金二期籌集了約 230 億美元至 300 億美元。 國家集成電路投資基金（大基金）於2014年推出，支持半導體行業，2015年以來，中國半導體產業蓬勃發展。
• 《中國製造2025》政策明確提出，到2020年集成電路自給率要達到40%，到2025年要達到70%。 因此，在未來五年內，中國本土採購的 IC 將顯著增長，尤其是存儲芯片。 在中國做出的決定更有可能由本地芯片設計師做出，並使所研究市場中的本地供應商受益。 預計這些努力將推動對測試和燃燒 IC 的需求。
• 目前，中國消費的大部分IC測試座來自外資廠商，但中國本土廠商有望在未來發揮積極作用。 但是，我們相信未來本地供應商將有更多機會銷售利潤率更高的產品。 然而，預計 COVID-19 大流行將擾亂供應鍊和製造業務，暫時阻礙市場增長。

IC插座市場競爭者分析

IC 插座市場既不競爭激烈，也不限制玩家數量。 IC 插座市場見證了區域參與者之間的眾多併購。 在過去幾年中，收購一直是該公司增加其市場收入份額的主要增長戰略之一。

• 2020 年 3 月，TE Con□□nectivity Ltd 宣布收購 First Sensor AG。 這家技術初創公司開發和生產用於高級電子、壓力和光子學應用的傳感器，主要用於工業、運輸和醫療行業。 此次收購將使公司能夠利用兩家公司的專業知識來提供更廣泛的產品系列，包括傳感器、連接器和插座。 該公司旨在利用此次收購作為其增長戰略的一部分。

其他好處

• Excel 格式的市場預測 (ME) 表
• 三個月的分析師支持

內容

第一章介紹

• 研究假設和市場定義
• 調查範圍

第二章研究方法論

第 3 章執行摘要

第 4 章市場洞察

• 市場概覽
• 產業吸引力 - 波特五力分析
  • 供應商的議價能力
  • 買家和消費者的議價能力
  • 新進入者的威脅
  • 替代品的威脅
  • 競爭公司之間的敵對關係
• 市場驅動因素
  • IC 市場範圍的擴大和設計複雜性的增加
  • 擴大最終用戶對 ASIC 的採用
• 市場製約因素
  • 製造流程的持續變化
• 工業價值鏈分析
• COVID-19 對 IC 行業的影響

第 5 章技術快照

第 6 章市場細分

• 通過申請
  • 內存
  • CMOS 圖像傳感器
  • 高壓
  • 射頻
  • SOC、CPU、GPU 等
  • 其他非記憶
• 地區
  • 北美
  • 歐洲
  • 中國
  • 日本
  • 韓國
  • 台灣
  • 新加坡
  • 世界其他地方

第七章廠商排名分析

第8章IC測試座消費與供給分析

第9章競爭格局

• 內存 IC 測試插座供應商分析
• 公司簡介
  • TE Connectivity Ltd.
  • Smiths Interconnect Inc.
  • Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • Enplass Corporation
  • ISC Co Ltd
  • Leeno Industrial Inc
  • Sensata Technologies Inc
  • Ironwood Electronics Inc
  • Plastronics Socket Company Inc.
  • INNO Global Corporation

第10章 投資分析

第11章 投資分析市場機會今後動向

The IC socket market is expected to witness a CAGR of 9.11% over the forecast period 2021-2026. The growing adoption of ICs, especially memory applications and their complexity increases due to increasing their functionality, are some of the major factors driving the growth of the IC test socket market. Recent advancements like 5G, IoT, Data Centers, RF devices, LPDDR5 DRAM, and Electric & Autonomous Vehicles, are expanding the studied market scope over the forecast period.

Key Highlights

• The major characteristic requirements for test sockets by IC manufacturers in the current market is long insertion life without contact degradation. However, a long-life, high-performance IC test socket is at least ten times costlier. Providing for a removable interface is a significant reason for using a test socket and is essential for ease of assembly and cost savings in the IC manufacturing process.
• With growing advanced applications, more and more functions are integrated into ICs with size reduction; hence, there is increased demand for higher frequency sockets to test larger BGA packages. IC tests are becoming a critical issue for the semiconductor industry. This places pressure on the testing supply chain and will result in new test & burn-in strategies, such as combining TBI and wafer-scale tests. IC packaging is also changing toward flip chips, and 3D chip packaging will also bring changes in the studied market.
• Also, the growing adoption of ICs in products that are used in a harsh environment is further driving the demand for burn-in test sockets. Till now, IC test sockets are majorly used for measuring electrical characteristics; however, growing adoption in applications like Electric Vehicles and DRAM in data centers servers, have also fuelled the demand for testing temperature reliability and durability of ICs. This is fuelling the demand for burn-in test sockets.
• Further, the advancements in the manufacturing process are also bringing development into the studied market. For instance, socket manufacturers invest tooling cost for generic packages and amortize the cost over tens of thousands of sockets. When it comes to custom packages, it is not profitable to invest initially and amortize over tens of thousands of sockets because the test need will be only for a few hundred sockets. Therefore, US-based Ironwood Electronics has developed a unique problem using a stamped spring pin contact technology that provides a robust solution for Burn-in & Test applications.
• Additionally, the increasing demand for power management and power-efficient products, and expanding industrial applications scope for analog ICs, are expected to drive the growth of burn-in test sockets over the forecast period.

IC Socket Market Trends

Consumer Electronics Segment is Expected to Have Significant Growth

• Consumer electronics lead the market on account of the massive sales of laptops, smartphones, PCs, tablets, and other consumer electronic devices that incorporate integrated circuits. These electronic appliances are manufactured with some simple or complex circuits. Electronic components in these circuits are connected by wires or conducting wires for the flow of electric current through the circuit's multiple components, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, and transistors. Due to the increasing sales of consumer electronics, IC sockets are expected to witness a greater adoption in these devices.
• Sales growth in both smartphones and personal computing systems is being bolstered by increasing memory prices. However, the ongoing decline in shipments of standard personal computers, along with the slow growth of tablets, is aiding the mobile IC sales to override total personal computing sales over the forecast period.
• In the consumer electronics industry, the demand for more precise results, along with smaller chips, is rapidly increasing due to ascending profit margins and reduced transportation costs.
• With the miniaturization and fabrication of multiple technologies onto a single disk in consumer devices, like smartphones, tablets, wearable's, smart TVs, and gaming consoles, the need for IC's is expected to grow to evaluate the inputs into an actionable function, which can be then followed by the device. The rise in IoT also resulted in increased usage of chips for consumer electronic devices.

Asia-Pacific Expected to Have Significant Growth

• Asia-Pacific is expected to have significant growth in this market. Various companies have almost reduced the product development period by half, owing to the changing consumer demands. This trend requires companies to continuously design and test products, driving the adoption of IC sockets.
• Countries in the region, including China, have the most significant markets for the ICs and IC test sockets, owing to its dominance in the manufacturing of the global semiconductor industry, consumer electronic industry, and communication equipment, among others. The country is also one of the major investors in the global automotive manufacturing industry. Along with these, favorable government policies and initiatives and motivating many domestic players to increase their investment in the region.
• Further, the IC manufacturing business in China set to grow driven by a strong global IC market and increased market share. Growing government initiatives are also fuelling the domestic IC market. For instance, the Chinese government raised around USD 23 to 30 billion to pay for the second phase of its National IC Investment Fund. The National IC Investment Fund, or Big Fund, was introduced in 2014 to support the semiconductor sector, and since 2015 China's semiconductor industry has been thriving.
• Made in China 2025 policies clearly outline that the nation is aiming to raise its self-sufficiency rate for ICs to 40% in 2020 and 70% in 2025. Therefore, domestic China-sourced ICs will grow significantly over the next five years, especially for memory chips. More and more decisions made in China will be from local chip designers, which is beneficial for local vendors in the studied market. Such initiatives are expected to promote the demand for tests and burn ICs.
• Although, presently, the IC test sockets consumed in China are mostly supplied by foreign vendors. However, local suppliers will have more opportunities for sales of higher-margin products in the future. However, the pandemic COVID-19 led by disruptions in supply chain and manufacturing operation is expected to hinder the market growth temporally.

IC Socket Market Competitor Analysis

The IC Socket market is neither highly competitive nor has a limited number of players. The IC Socket market is witnessing many mergers and acquisitions among regional players. In the past few years, acquisitions have been one of the major growth strategies of the companies to increase their revenue share in the market.

• March 2020: TE Connectivity Ltd announced the acquisition of First Sensor AG. This tech startup primarily develops and produces sensors for applications, including advanced electronics, pressure, and photonics for industrial, transportation, and medical industry. This acquisition will allow the company to leverage its combined expertise to provide a broader range of products, including sensors, connectors, and sockets. The company aims to leverage the acquisition as part of the growth strategy.

Additional Benefits:

• The market estimate (ME) sheet in Excel format
• 3 months of analyst support

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION

• 1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
• 1.2 Scope of the Study

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET INSIGHTS

• 4.1 Market Overview
• 4.2 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Force Analysis
  • 4.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
  • 4.2.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers/Consumers
  • 4.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
  • 4.2.4 Threat of Substitute Products
  • 4.2.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
• 4.3 Market Drivers
  • 4.3.1 Expanding IC market scope and Increasing Their Design Complexity ​
  • 4.3.2 Increasing Adoption of ASIC across End-User​
• 4.4 Market Restraints
  • 4.4.1 Continuous Change in Manufacturing Process.
• 4.5 Industry Value Chain Analysis
• 4.6 COVID-19 Impact on IC Industry​

5 TECHNOLOGY SNAPSHOT

6 MARKET SEGMENTATION

• 6.1 By Application
  • 6.1.1 Memory
  • 6.1.2 CMOS Image Sensors
  • 6.1.3 High Voltage
  • 6.1.4 RF
  • 6.1.5 SOC,CPU,GPU,etc
  • 6.1.6 Other non-memory
• 6.2 Geography
  • 6.2.1 North America
  • 6.2.2 Europe
  • 6.2.3 China
  • 6.2.4 Japan
  • 6.2.5 South Korea
  • 6.2.6 Taiwan
  • 6.2.7 Singapore
  • 6.2.8 Rest of the world

7 VENDOR RANKING ANALYSIS

8 IC TEST SOCKET CONSUMPTION VS SUPPLY ANALYSIS

9 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

• 9.1 Memory IC Test Socket Vendor Analysis
• 9.2 Company Profiles
  • 9.2.1 TE Connectivity Ltd.
  • 9.2.2 Smiths Interconnect Inc.
  • 9.2.3 Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
  • 9.2.4 Enplass Corporation
  • 9.2.5 ISC Co Ltd
  • 9.2.6 Leeno Industrial Inc
  • 9.2.7 Sensata Technologies Inc
  • 9.2.8 Ironwood Electronics Inc
  • 9.2.9 Plastronics Socket Company Inc.
  • 9.2.10 INNO Global Corporation

10 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

11 MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS