Global Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market

The global semiconductor intellectual property (IP) market size was valued at USD 4906.33 million in 2020 and is expected to reach USD 7416.58 million by 2028, expanding at a CAGR of 6.08% during the forecast period, from 2021 to 2028.

Advancements in multi-core technology for the consumer electronics industry, increasing demand for modern system on chip designs, rising number of chip designs, and growing expenditure are key factors fueling the market.

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Semiconductor IP enables fast chip design, using existing blocks and it is responsible for improving the quality of any device by enhancing the efficiency of the device. Rising investments in research & development activities in the field of semiconductors and increasing demand for data converter IPs in wireless and IoT products are driving the global market.

Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market dynamics:

• Players in the semiconductor industry have collaborated with hardware, networking, and software companies and other industries and academics to develop formal and informal standard for IoT applications, thus propelling the market.
• Devices are equipped with smart transmitters and receivers that sense relevant signals and sends information on demand drives the market.
• Increasing adoption of connected devices such as smartphones, wearables, electronic vehicles, and smart home systems for daily use fuels the market.
• The demand for high performance, low power consumption devices drives the market.
• Counterfeit semiconductor products have proliferated due to poor supply chain practices and purchasing low quality products at less cost, thus hampering the market.
• Migration to advanced technology increases design cost for intellectual property vendors, while payments for listening the IP suitable as per the technology node may not match up to the expenditure. This, in turn, impedes the market.
• The avionics and aerospace & defense industries are increasingly dependent on highly complex electronic systems. The demand for semiconductor hardware components is continuously in these industries, which has generated the need for innovative designs solution for chip manufacturing. The demand for programmable chip platforms that can be incorporated in emerging avionics and aerospace for defense purpose is creating opportunities in the market.
• Some requirements are hard coded semiconductor IP components for processing, DSP, data processing performance and tremendous data speed for connectivity, thus creating opportunities in the market

Impact of Covid-19 on Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market

The covid-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the supply-side and the demand for semiconductors. Demand variation for semiconductor chips have been observed due to the lockdowns and the slowdown in production of consumer electronics companies and automotive OEM. Reduction in the demand for mobile phones and consumer electronics has caused huge losses in the market.

Scope of the Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market Report:

The report on the global semiconductor intellectual property market includes an assessment of the market, size, share, trends, segments, and regional markets. Overview and dynamics have been included in the report.

Semiconductor Intellectual Property (IP) Market Segment Insights:

Based on designs, the market is segmented as processor IP, interface IP, memory IP and other IPs. The memory IP segment is expected to expand at a high CAGR during the forecast period. Rapid increase in media streaming and social networking content has increased the demand in data centers. The presence of several types of memory ICs in industries such as IC technology, random access memory, flash memory, and programmable read only memory has led to their high usage in various applications.

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In terms of IP Core, the semiconductor intellectual property market is segregated into soft core and hard core. The soft core segment is estimated to expand at a high CAGR during the forecast period. The demand for soft IP core is growing due to its high affordability. The soft IP core is relatively easy to implement on specific architectures as compared to hard core IP.

On the basis of IP sources, the market is segregated into royalty and licensing. The royalty segment is expected to hold a key share of the market by 2028. The growth of the segment is due to rapid changes in technologies where manufacturers can produce many products and pay quality power products.

Based on verticals, the semiconductor intellectual property market is fragmented into consumer electronics, telecom and data centers, automotive, commercial, and industrial. The consumer electronics segment held the dominant share of the market.

In terms of regions, the global semiconductor intellectual property market has been split into North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and Middle East & Africa. The market in Asia Pacific is projected to expand at a rapid pace due to large investments and business expansion opportunities in the region. Low cost of labor and high demand for consumer electronics fuels the market in the region. Main semiconductor giants in this region are investing in the manufacturing of advanced electronic devices for better storage capacity, wireless communications, and high processing speed. Semiconductor device manufacturers require IP cores to introduce technologies to the market, which is a key factor fueling the semiconductor IP market in Asia Pacific.

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Segments

• Processor IP
• Interface IP
• Memory IP
• Other IPs

• Soft Core
• Hard Core

• Royalty
• Licensing

• IDM
• Foundry
• OSAT
• Others

• Consumer Electronics
• Telecom & Data centers
• Automotive
• Commercial
• Industrial
• Other Verticals

• North America
• Europe
• Latin America
• Asia Pacific
• Middle East & Africa

• Arm Holdings
• Synopsys, Inc.
• Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
• Imagination Technologies Limited
• Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
• CEVA, Inc.
• Rambus Incorporated
• Silvaco Inc.
• Intel Corporation
• eMemory Technology Inc.
• Dream Chip Technologies GmbH (Goodix Technology Co. Ltd.)
• VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
• Achronix Semiconductor Corporation
• Open-Silicon, Inc.
• Dolphin Design SAS
• Faraday Technology Corporation
• Xilinx, Inc.
• Mentor, a Siemens Business
• Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC)
• Arasan Chip Systems Inc.
• HDL Design House
• Mixel Inc.
• TDK Corporation (InvenSense)

Competitive Landscape

Major players in the global semiconductor intellectual property (IP) market include Arm Holdings, Synopsys, Inc., Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Imagination Technologies Limited, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, CEVA, Inc., Rambus Incorporated, Silvaco Inc., Intel Corporation, eMemory Technology Inc., Dream Chip Technologies GmbH (Goodix Technology Co. Ltd.), VeriSilicon Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, Open-Silicon, Inc., Dolphin Design SAS, Faraday Technology Corporation, Xilinx, Inc., Mentor, a Siemens Business, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), Arasan Chip Systems Inc., HDL Design House, Mixel Inc., and TDK Corporation (InvenSense). These players engage in mergers & acquisitions, collaborations, agreements, and partnerships to strengthen their geographical presence.