Energy Electronics

Recent advances in compound semiconductor materials have set the stage for new applications and increased rates of innovation in solid-state electronics, enabling developers to address key energy challenges. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are moving to threaten the massive general lighting market where they can cut energy use by up to 60%. Emerging power electronics are enabling the arrival of hybrid and electric vehicles, smoothing the adoption of renewables, and improving efficiency on the grid. On the grid alone, it is expected that 80% of all electric power will flow through power electronic devices by 2020, up from just ~30% today.

To profit from these rapidly evolving markets, companies need to:


  • Identify emerging technology developers and recognize those with high potential
  • Sort through numerous potential applications to see where adoption will occur first 
  • Evaluate where LED and power electronics technologies converge and diverge
  • Assess unmet needs to find opportunities
  • Establish realistic cost, pricing, efficiency, and adoption projections
  • Rely on credible market sizes and forecasts

Sample topics covered by Lux Research:

Technologies:

Platform Technologies
  • Precursors and dopants
  • Sapphire, SiC, Si, GaN/Si, bulk GaN, GaN, InGaN, AlGaN
  • MOCVD, CMP, etching, lithography,doping, inspection
  • Thermal and power management
LEDs
  • Die and arrays
  • Phosphors
  • Encapsulants
  • Primary and secondary optics
  • Drivers
Power Electronics
  • PIN/Schottky, thyristor, IGBT, HEMT, IGCT, MOSFET
  • Topologies
  • Magnetics
  • Systems

Applications:

LEDs
  • General illumination: Residential, commercial, industrial, municipal
  • Automotive and aerospace
  • Others: Billboards, displays, medical, agriculture, water
Power Electronics
  • Transportation: P/HEVs, heavy transport, aerospace
  • Electricity grid: Renewables, energy storage, smart grid
  • Buildings: HVAC, elevators, escalators
  • Communications: Data centers, telecom towers
  • Industrial: Electric motors, robots and automation

Companies:

Institutions:
  • IMEC
  • Oak Ridge National Labs
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
  • Inlustra
  • Transphorm
  • Kyma Technologies
  • Intematix
  • Lattice Power
  • Microsemi
  • Power One
  • Cree
  • Samsung
  • International Rectifier
  • Shin-Etsu
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