Silicon Photonics Market

Silicon photonics is a novel technology that aims to develop silicon-based optical devices. Due to the availability of large established silicon fabrication units and the relatively low cost and high abundance of this material, there are high hopes in the semiconductor industry for this technology.
The analysts forecast global silicon photonics market to grow at a CAGR of 48.33% during the period 2016-2020.
Covered in this report
The report covers present scenario and the growth prospects of the global silicon photonics market for 2016-2020. To calculate the market size, the report considers the sale of silicon photonic components for end-user applications.
The market is divided into the following segments based on geography:

• APAC
• Europe
• North America

This report, Global Silicon Photonics Market 2016-2020, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers market landscape and its growth prospects over the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Key vendors

• Luxtera
• Mellanox Technologies

Other prominent vendors

• Aifotec AG
• Aurrion
• Avago Technologies
• Bright Photonics BV
• Cisco Systems
• Finisar Corporation
• Hamamatsu Photonics
• Huawei
• IBM Corporation
• Infinera
• Intel
• Keopsys
• NeoPhotonics
• Oclaro
• OneChip Photonics
• Skorpios technologies
• STMicroelectronics

Market driver

• Huge investments through public funding
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Market challenge

• High heat generation by components
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Market trend

• Photonics-electronics convergence system for inter-chip interconnects
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Key questions answered in this report

• What will the market size be in 2020 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors?

Table of Contents
PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
Definition
Source year and forecast period
Market reportage
Market size computation
Segmentation
Geographical coverage
Vendor segmentation
Common currency conversion rates
Top-vendor offerings
PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
Components to be used in silicon photonics
Macroeconomic factors leading to the requirement for silicon photonics
PART 05: Market landscape
Market overview
Market size and forecast
Five forces analysis
PART 06: Market segmentation by application
Global silicon photonics market by application 2015
Global silicon photonics market by application 2020
Silicon photonics in the communication sector
Silicon photonics in the consumer electronics sector
Silicon photonics in other sectors
PART 07: Geographical segmentation
Global silicon photonics market by region 2015
Global silicon photonics market by region 2020
Global silicon photonics market in North America
Global silicon photonics market in Europe
Global silicon photonics market in APAC
PART 08: Market drivers
Need for higher network bandwidth
Reduction in transportation costs and scalability beyond 40G
Huge investments through public funding
Silicon photonics will improve energy efficiency
Use of hybrid silicon photonics
PART 09: Impact of drivers
PART 10: Market challenges
Lack of standards and guidelines
Silicon: a poor light detector
High heat generation by components
Availability of substitute technology
High cost of development
PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 12: Market trends
Emergence of optical data centers
Photonics-electronics convergence system for inter-chip interconnects
Silicon photonics as surface-mounted components
On-chip optical memory
PART 13: Vendor landscape
Competitive scenario
Vendors
PART 14: Appendix
List of abbreviations
List of Exhibits
Exhibit 01: Global silicon photonics market segmentation
Exhibit 02: List of countries in key regions
Exhibit 03: Market vendors
Exhibit 04: Currency conversion rates
Exhibit 05: Product offerings
Exhibit 06: Applications and probable applications for silicon photonics
Exhibit 07: Roadmap of silicon photonics products launch by companies
Exhibit 08: Growth of internet
Exhibit 09: Need for high-speed data transfer
Exhibit 10: Semiconductor industry: PEST analysis
Exhibit 11: Global silicon photonics market 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 12: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 13: Global silicon photonics market by application 2015
Exhibit 14: Global silicon photonics market by application 2020
Exhibit 15: Global silicon photonics market in the communication sector 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 16: Global silicon photonics market in consumer electronics sector 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 17: Global silicon photonics market in other sectors 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 18: Global silicon photonics market by geography 2015
Exhibit 19: Global silicon photonics market by geography 2020
Exhibit 20: Global silicon photonic market in North America 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 21: Global silicon photonics market in Europe 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 22: List of teams in European Silicon Photonics Cluster
Exhibit 23: Global silicon photonics market in APAC 2015-2020 ($ millions)
Exhibit 24: Impact of use of silicon photonics on Intel's cost and power consumption targets
Exhibit 25: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 26: Applications of VCSELs
Exhibit 27: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 28: Vendors in silicon photonics market