Asia Pacific Glass Wafers Market is expected to reach US$ 384.27 million by 2028

Consumer Electronics Segment to Dominate Asia Pacific Glass Wafers Market during 2020–2028

According to The Insight Partners market research study on “Asia Pacific Glass Wafers Market to 2028 – COVID-19 Impact and Regional Analysis and Forecast by Application and End Use” is expected to reach US$ 384.27 million by 2028 from US$ 186.83 million in 2020. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 9.3% from 2021 to 2028. The report provides trends prevailing in the Asia Pacific glass wafers market along with the drivers and restraints pertaining to the market growth. Rising adoption of MEMs technology and widescale application of glass wafer in various industries are the major factor driving the growth of the Asia Pacific glass wafers market. However, high installation cost associated with glass wafers hinder the growth of Asia Pacific glass wafers market.

In case of COVID-19, in Asia Pacific, especially India, witnessed an unprecedented rise in number of coronavirus cases, which led to the discontinuation of glass wafers manufacturing activities; other glass components manufacturing sector has subsequently impacted the demand for glass wafers during the early months of 2020. Moreover, decline in the overall manufacturing activities has led to discontinuation of glass equipment manufacturing projects, thereby reducing the demand for glass wafers. Similar trend was witnessed in other Asia Pacific countries, i.e., Japan, China, Australia and South Korea. However, the countries are likely to overcome thus drop in demand with the economic activities regaining their pace, especially in the beginning of the 2021.

The market for glass wafers market is segmented into application, end use, and country. Based on application, the market is segmented into CMOS image sensor, integrated circuit (IC) packaging, LED, microfluids, FO-WLP, MEMS & RF and others. In 2020, the CMOS image sensor segment held the largest share Asia Pacific glass wafers market. Based on end use the glass wafers market is divided into energy, IT & telecommunication, consumer electronics, aerospace & defense, automotive, healthcare & biotechnology and others. The consumer electronics segment is expected to the fastest growing segment over the forecast period. Furthermore, in this present scenario of COVID 19 pandemic, the Asia Pacific glass wafers market has been facing difficulties and several countries have suffered heavily. The manufacturing sectors in the Asia Pacific countries have been experiencing low production and a weak supply chain. Thereby, impacting the market for glass wafers.

Schott AG, AGC Inc., Corning Incorporated, Plan Optik AG, Bullen, Nippon Electric Glass, Samtec Inc. and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. are among the leading companies in the Asia Pacific glass wafers market. The companies are focused on adopting organic growth strategies such as product launches and expansions to sustain their position in the dynamic market. For instance, in 2019 Plan Optik AG launched its new Cu-Interposer technology. In 2019, Corning announced that it has developed 300-millimeter diameter glass wafers in select refractive indexes optimized for augmented reality (AR) device makers.

The report segments the Asia Pacific Glass Wafers market as follows:

Asia Pacific Glass Wafers Market – By Application

• CMOS Image Sensor
• Integrated Circuit (IC) Packaging
• LED
• Microfluidics
• FO-WLP
• Mems and RF
• Others

Asia Pacific Glass Wafers Market – By End Use

• Energy
• IT and Telecommunication
• Consumer Electronics
• Aerospace and Defense
• Automotive
• Healthcare and Biotechnology
• Others

Asia Pacific Glass Wafers Market – By Country

• Australia
• China
• India
• Japan
• South Korea
• Rest of Asia Pacific