碳化矽基板和外延晶片的專利趨勢調查

我們提供

• 涵蓋截至上一季所有公開資訊的綜合專利資料庫。
• 一個互動式儀表板，可實現動態探索和即時獲取洞察。
• 季度更新內容包括新申請、專利授權、到期和合作資訊。

目的

• 了解競爭格局和主要創新者，並持續關注他們。
• 追蹤科技發展趨勢並預測長期新興趨勢。
• 分析競爭對手不斷演變的智慧財產權策略和市場定位。
• 及早發現顛覆性變革、風險和機會的徵兆。
• 為研發、智慧財產權和投資方面的明智及時的策略決策提供支援。

監測專利活動，追蹤技術趨勢，了解競爭格局，預測未來發展。

碳化矽（SiC）基板和晶圓產業正進入一個關鍵階段，其特點是技術快速進步、產能迅速擴張以及全球競爭格局發生顯著變化。儘管電動車仍然是SiC應用的主要成長引擎，但人工智慧資料中心、先進封裝、可再生能源系統甚至AR/AI穿戴式設備等新興應用正在加速對下一代SiC材料和更大尺寸晶圓的需求。同時，該產業正經歷從150毫米晶圓向200毫米晶圓的策略轉型，12吋平台的初步研發也在同步進行，導致整個價值鏈競爭異常激烈。中國企業正透過巨額投資、快速擴張產能和積極的定價策略迅速改變市場格局，迫使全球主要企業重組供應鏈、重新評估夥伴關係關係並調整其技術藍圖。

在當前快速變化的環境中，新進業者不斷湧現，地緣政治局勢緊張，擴大生產規模面臨挑戰，設備架構不斷演變，知識產權活動日益頻繁，持續的專利監測對於了解競爭對手的戰略、識別新的技術趨勢、及早發現顛覆性創新以及支持研發、夥伴關係、投資和知識產權定位方面的戰略決策至關重要。

我們針對 SiC基板和外延片的專利監測服務提供以下功能，讓您隨時了解不斷變化的專利趨勢。

• 初始資料集涵蓋了截至上一季公佈的所有專利，並分為四個部分：「體/裸晶圓」、「外延」、「生長設備」和「精加工/切片」。
• 一年的互動式儀表板進入許可權，讓您可以動態探索專利趨勢，並立即從整體情況深入挖掘到具體的參與者、技術和專利。
• 本報告重點關注資料庫和儀表板的季度更新，其中包括新的專利申請、新的專利註冊、過期或放棄的專利、智慧財產權 (IP) 合作、新興趨勢、主要參與者以及技術發展的主要亮點。

互動式儀錶板

這是一個按季度更新的線上儀表板，數據基於我們知識產權分析師精心整理的全面專利資料集。

主要特點：

• 在不斷變化的競爭環境中，根據您的優先事項，動態探索知識產權格局。
• 清晰且互動的視覺化效果，助您快速獲得洞察。
• 依權利人、技術領域、國家、日期和法律狀態篩選和分析資料。
• 本季度的主要亮點將聚焦於新趨勢、主要參與者和技術發展。
• 立即深入挖掘，從整體趨勢到具體參與者、技術和專利。
• 根據每個團隊（研發、智慧財產權、策略、業務發展）的需求客製化洞察。

優點：

• 時刻關注不斷變化的專利趨勢。
• 立即獲得重要問題的答案
• 節省時間，加快決策速度。
• 專注於最重要的見解。

Service overview

Service type

Patent monitoring service

Technology focus

SiC substrate technology

Coverage

Full value chain of SiC substrates: from crystal growth devices, SiC boules, bare wafers (incl. finishing and slicing) to SiC epitaxial wafers

Subscription

12-month subscription, starting at any time

What you get

• Comprehensive patent database covering all publications up to the previous quarter
• Interactive dashboard for dynamic exploration and instant access to insights
• Quarterly updates including new filings, grants, expirations, and collaborations

Objectives

• Map and continuously monitor the competitive landscape and key innovators
• Track technology developments and anticipate emerging trends over time
• Analyze competitors’ evolving IP strategies and positioning
• Detect early signals of disruption, risks, and opportunities
• Enable informed and timely strategic decisions in R&D, IP, and investment

Monitoring patent activities to track technology trends, understand the competitive landscape, and anticipate future developments

The silicon carbide (SiC) substrate and wafer industry is entering a pivotal phase marked by rapid technological evolution, aggressive capacity expansion, and major shifts in the global competitive landscape. While electric vehicles remain the primary growth engine for SiC adoption, emerging applications in AI data centers, advanced packaging, renewable energy systems, and even AR/AI wearable devices are accelerating demand for next-generation SiC materials and larger wafer formats. At the same time, the industry is undergoing a strategic transition from 150 mm to 200 mm wafers, alongside early developments toward 12-inch platforms, driving intense competition across the entire value chain. Chinese players are rapidly reshaping the market through massive investments, fast-growing production capabilities, and aggressive pricing strategies, forcing global leaders to restructure supply chains, rethink partnerships, and adapt their technology roadmaps.

In this fast-moving environment—characterized by new entrants, geopolitical tensions, manufacturing scale-up challenges, evolving device architectures, and increasing IP activity—continuous patent monitoring has become essential to understand competitors’ strategies, identify emerging technological trends, detect disruptive innovations early, and support strategic decisions in R&D, partnerships, investments, and intellectual property positioning.

The SiC Substrates & Epiwafers patent monitoring service enables you to stay continuously up to date with the evolving patent landscape by providing:

• An initial dataset covering all patents published up to the previous quarter, categorized in 4 segments: Bulk & bare wafers, Epitaxy, Growth apparatuses, Finishing & Slicing.
• One-year access to an interactive dashboard to dynamically explore the patent landscape and instantly drill down from a high-level view to specific players, technologies, and patents.
• Quarterly updates of the database and dashboard, including new patent applications, newly granted patents, expired or abandoned patents, and IP collaborations, with a focus on key highlights on emerging trends, key players, and technological developments.

INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD

Quarterly updated online dashboard, powered by a carefully selected and enriched patent dataset curated by our IP analysts.

Key features:

• Dynamically explore the evolving competitive IP landscape based on your priorities
• Access clear, interactive visualizations for immediate insights
• Filter and analyze data by assignees, technologies, countries, dates, and legal status
• Focus on key quarterly highlights on emerging trends, key players, and technological developments
• Drill down instantly from high-level trends to specific players, technologies, and patents
• Tailor insights to the needs of each team (R&D, IP, strategy, business development)

Benefits:

• Stay up to date with the evolving patent landscape
• Get immediate answers to your key questions
• Save time and accelerate decision-making
• Focus on the insights that matter most