Driven by the adoption of evermore electronic components in end products, the semiconductor industry is facing a new era, Yole claims. Device scaling and cost reduction will no longer continue on the path followed for the past few decades. Instead, semiconductor companies are seeking solutions that bridge the gap between cost and performance, whilst adding increased functionality through integration.
MtM devices (including MEMS & sensors, CMOS Image Sensors, power electronic, along with RF devices) represent this functional diversification of technologies, the report continues, combining performance, integration and cost - not limited to CMOS scaling. And their importance, Yole predicts, will become greater.
MtM devices reached almost 45million 8-inch eq wafers in 2017 and the demand is anticipated to reach more than 66m 8-inch eq wafers by 2023.
