China MCU Market Size
| Study Period | 2021 - 2029 |
| Base Year For Estimation | 2023 |
| Market Size (2024) | USD 7.84 Billion |
| Market Size (2029) | USD 12.68 Billion |
| CAGR (2024 - 2029) | 10.09 % |
| Market Concentration | Low |
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China MCU Market Analysis
The China MCU Market size is estimated at USD 7.84 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 12.68 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 10.09% during the forecast period (2024-2029).
The automotive sector is a significant market for MCUs, and electronic control units (ECUs) are a type of auto MCU. The market is expected to experience increased MCU demand at a global level owing to new energy/electric vehicles (NEVs) and autonomous driving. For instance, according to Huawei, by 2030, autonomous vehicles will account for more than 10% of new vehicles sold globally. China's EV penetration is expected to increase by 25% by the end of the forecast period. Further, in the forecast period, semiconductors for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) are also expected to witness increased demand, directly increasing the need for MCUs in China.
- Moreover, there is enhanced activity from the semiconductor fabrication facilities in countries China. Numerous multinational manufacturers of memory direct a large amount of investment into the Chinese semiconductor fabrication market. The country's government initiatives, such as Made in China 2025, primarily support these initiatives. Such initiatives are expected to draw more investments into the country, driving the market studied over the forecast period.
- Due to the China-US trade war, China failed to meet its objectives and is behind the United States and other international semiconductor makers by a wide margin despite all of its attempts and financing. According to news, China will only own 40% of the global semiconductor market in 2025, falling short of the government's target of 70%. China is falling short of its goals to lead the world in setting standards because its semiconductor industry is at least two to three generations behind cutting-edge firms like TSMC and Samsung, which are creating sophisticated chips. A minimum of five to ten years will likely take China to develop technical competence.
- However, China's failure to create a self-sufficient chip ecosystem is due to several supply chain bottlenecks, including limited access to cutting-edge semiconductor manufacturing equipment and software and a shortage of talent and expertise. The U.S.-China trade war has indeed hurt China's indigenization efforts. These geopolitical issues can affect the market growth in the country during the forecast period.
China MCU Market Trends
Automotive Application is Expected to Hold a Considerable Share
- The need for microcontrollers is rising as automobiles become more modernized, especially in applications like airbags and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) solutions. ADAS systems employ electronic technologies such as microcontroller units (MCU), electronic control units (ECU), and power semiconductor devices to assist the vehicle driver while driving or parking.
- Microcontrollers improve vehicle safety and, more broadly, road safety when constructed with a secure human-machine interface. 16-bit microcontrollers are mostly utilized to manage the vehicle for safety and security.
- As demand for new-energy vehicles (NEVs) grows in the largest auto market in the world, US electric car giant Tesla is allegedly expanding its automotive semiconductor business in China by joining a semiconductor joint venture (JV). According to a report from the Chinese news site IThome, Tesla collaborated with Swiss automotive semiconductor manufacturer Annex for the JV, which is situated in Jinan, the capital of East China's Shandong Province.
- According to CAAM, China manufactured 242,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in April 2022, of which 224,000 were for use by passengers and 18,000 were for business purposes. In the same month, China produced 69,300 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), of which 69,000 were for use by passengers and 300 were for business purposes.
- Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics (Fudan Micro) intends to manufacture microcontrollers (MCUs) for the automobile sector. More than 500 million microcontrollers have been sold by Fudan Micro, which has Fudan University as its major stakeholder, propelling it to the top of the local MCU market for industrial users.
Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances Segment to Witness a Significant Growth
- Microcontrollers are used in many home appliances, such as washing machines, air conditioners, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators, motor control, front panel keypad control, analog sensor measurements, and LED/LCDs. The industry uses 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontroller-based circuitry for motor control and TRIAC/LED/LCD drive applications.
- China is a prominent consumer electronics producer, especially in the brown goods product category. It features an extensive electronics manufacturing ecosystem and supply chain. For instance, as per the stats provided by the National Bureau of Statistics of China, in May 2022, around 37 million finished computers were produced in China, an increase from 32.66 million finished computers in April 2022. The region's robust consumer electronics manufacturing capabilities offer lucrative market growth opportunities.
- Furthermore, the increasing demand for the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence in consumer electronics and home appliances is driving the demand in the microcontroller market in China. For instance, in January 2023, the largest home appliance manufacturer in China, Midea Group, announced the expansion of its business into semiconductors, particularly the microcontrollers used in home appliances. Consider that, Consumer electronics businesses in China have long been reliant on imports of MCUs. However, the most recent chip shortage issue has sparked the growth of domestic MCU producers to improve supply chain resilience.
- According to MIIT, China's domestic appliance market has become a multi-billion dollar sector. The market volume for Chinese electrical household appliances reached over CNY 1.4 billion (USD 195.5 million) in just the first 10 months of 2021. Also, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, Retail sales of consumer electronics and home appliances in China reached over CNY 79 billion (USD 11 billion) in December 2022. Chinese enterprises that manufacture household electronics are becoming more significant players in the global market as the home appliance market in China grows. The increasing production of consumer electronics and home appliances will drive market growth for MCU during the forecast period in the country.
China MCU Industry Overview
The China Microcontroller (MCU) market is highly competitive as several global and local players operate. Some major players are Microchip Technology Inc., NXP Semiconductor, Infineon Technologies AG, STMicroelectronics NV, Silicon Laboratories Inc., GigaDevice Semiconductor, and Sino Wealth Electronic Ltd. To be ahead of the competition, the companies focus on product inventions, partnerships, and fundraising for R&D investments.
- March 2023 - Infineon Technologies AG and United Microelectronics Corporation announced a long-term strategic cooperation agreement to increase production capacity for Infineon's automotive microcontrollers, meeting the growing demand in the auto industry. These microcontrollers will be made at UMC's Singapore factory using their 40nm process.
- February 2023 - The STM32 family of advanced microcontrollers (MCUs) was expanded by STMicroelectronics. The STM32U5 devices boost performance while reducing power consumption for longer runtimes and energy efficiency. The STM32U5 is the first product in the sector to gain NIST-embedded random-number entropy source certification.
China MCU Market Leaders
NXP Semiconductor
Microchip Technology Inc.
Infineon Technologies AG
STMicroelectronics NV
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
China MCU Market News
- January 2024 - Infineon Technologies and GlobalFoundries announced a new multi-year agreement to supply Infineon's AURIX TC3x 40nm automotive microcontrollers, power management, and connectivity solutions. This added capacity will support Infineon's business growth from 2024 to 2030. This long-term agreement enhances Infineon's semiconductor supply, which is crucial for advancing decarbonization and digitalization efforts.
- February 2023 - To offer more affordable solutions for customers in instrumentation, fire prevention and security, environmental monitoring, and other applications, Semtech Corporation announced its collaboration with Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics Group Co., Ltd. The MCU+SX126x reference design was launched in this way. The reference design, which includes hardware reference design and fundamental software reference code design, is driven by Semtech's LoRa Connect SX126x series chips and Fudan Microelectronics' MCU devices from the FM33LE0 family.
- April 2022: BYD, a semiconductor manufacturer from China, launched its new BS9000AMXX series of 8-bit MCU chips for vehicles. According to the company, the BS9000AMXX series was an 8-bit general-purpose MCU, and the chip uses an S8051 core with a central frequency of up to 24MHZ.
China MCU Market Report - Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumption And Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4. MARKET INSIGHTS
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.2.1 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.2.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.2.3 Threat of New Entrants
4.2.4 Threat of Substitutes
4.2.5 Degree of Competition
4.3 Industry Value Chain Analysis
4.4 Analysis of Macro Trends on the Industry
4.5 Technology Snapshot
5. MARKET DYNAMICS
5.1 Market Drivers
5.1.1 Growing Number of Automated Machines and Increased Penetration of Portable Gadgets like smartphones, tablets, etc.
5.1.2 Emergence of Internet of Things (IoT)
5.2 Market Restraints
5.2.1 Increasing Complexity of Design
6. MARKET SEGMENTATION
6.1 By Product
6.1.1 4 And 8-bit
6.1.2 16-bit
6.1.3 32-bit
6.2 By Application
6.2.1 Aerospace And Defense
6.2.2 Consumer Electronics And Home Appliances
6.2.3 Automotive
6.2.4 Industrial
6.2.5 Healthcare
6.2.6 Data Processing And Communication
6.2.7 Other End-User Industries
7. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
7.1 Company Profiles
7.1.1 GigaDevice Semiconductor
7.1.2 Sino Wealth Electronic Ltd.
7.1.3 Nations Technologies Inc.
7.1.4 Silicon Laboratories Inc.
7.1.5 STMicroelectronics NV
7.1.6 Elan Microelectronics Corporation
7.1.7 Infineon Technologies AG
7.1.8 Microchip Technology Inc.
7.1.9 NXP Semiconductor
7.1.10 Renesas Electronic Corporation
- *List Not Exhaustive
8. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
9. FUTURE OF THE MARKET
China MCU Industry Segmentation
A microcontroller is a compact, reasonably priced microprocessor that is made to carry out the particular functions of embedded systems, such as displaying microwave information and receiving distant signals, among others.
The China microcontroller (MCU) market is segmented by product (4 and 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit) and by application (aerospace and defense, consumer electronics and home appliances, automotive, industrial, healthcare, data processing and communication). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value in (USD) for all the above segments.
| By Product | |
| 4 And 8-bit | |
| 16-bit | |
| 32-bit |
| By Application | |
| Aerospace And Defense | |
| Consumer Electronics And Home Appliances | |
| Automotive | |
| Industrial | |
| Healthcare | |
| Data Processing And Communication | |
| Other End-User Industries |
China MCU Market Research Faqs
How big is the China MCU Market?
The China MCU Market size is expected to reach USD 7.84 billion in 2024 and grow at a CAGR of 10.09% to reach USD 12.68 billion by 2029.
What is the current China MCU Market size?
In 2024, the China MCU Market size is expected to reach USD 7.84 billion.
Who are the key players in China MCU Market?
NXP Semiconductor, Microchip Technology Inc., Infineon Technologies AG, STMicroelectronics NV and Silicon Laboratories Inc. are the major companies operating in the China MCU Market.
What years does this China MCU Market cover, and what was the market size in 2023?
In 2023, the China MCU Market size was estimated at USD 7.05 billion. The report covers the China MCU Market historical market size for years: 2021, 2022 and 2023. The report also forecasts the China MCU Market size for years: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
China MCU Industry Report
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