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The smartphone radiofrequency (RF) power amplifier market size is projected to increase by USD 2.40 billion, at a CAGR of 13.75% between 2023 and 2028. The growth rate of the market depends on several factors, including the rising adoption of smartphones, the increasing mobile data consumption among consumers, and the faster product replacement cycle increasing demand for RF power amplifiers. A power amplifier forms the active element of a radio frequency (RF) signal chain in a smartphone and is located between the transmitter signal chain circuitry and the antenna. The RF power amplifier amplifies the high-frequency signal output from the communication integrated circuit (RF-IC) and supplies it to an antenna.
The report includes a comprehensive outlook on the Smartphone RF Power Amplifier Market, offering forecasts for the industry segmented by Application, which comprises android system smartphone and ios system smartphone. Additionally, it categorizes Technology into GaAs, GaN, and others, and covers Regions, including APAC, North America, Europe, South America, and Middle East and Africa. The report provides market size, historical data spanning from 2018 to 2022, and future projections, all presented in terms of value in USD billion for each of the mentioned segments.
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Faster product replacement cycle increasing demand for RF power amplifiers is the key factor driving market growth. Rapid obsolescence is due to the quick launches of new and advanced versions of smartphones by vendors. Consumers tend to replace older versions of smartphones with newer versions to access the latest technologies and functionalities. This replacement cycle is currently 8-12 months. The faster product replacement cycle is expected to increase the demand for RF power amplifiers from smartphone manufacturers during the forecast period.
Moreover, the rising demand for advanced functionalities in smartphones from consumers is increasing the design complexity of devices. This is resulting in higher demand for power amplifier content in smartphones. Moreover, RF components and transistors are majorly used in smartphones to handle high-power applications, further driving the growth of the market during the forecast period.
The emergence of high-powered electronic devices is the primary trend shaping market growth. Consumer electronic devices are integrated with quick, prompt, innovative, lightweight, energy-efficient, and compact components. Moreover, the RF power amplifier components such as GaAs, gallium nitride (GaN), and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) are energy-efficient and are small enough to fit into compact devices. For instance, GaAs-based semiconductor devices have brought a lot of opportunities for customers and smartphone Radiofrequency power amplifier market.
For customers, GaAs offers high-powered mobiles and prompt and energy-efficient electronics, saving power and time. For manufacturers, GaAs offer a reduction in cost in the long run and substantial improvement in device characteristics that allow the addition of new performance capabilities to the device, enabling market players to introduce better offerings in the smartphone radiofrequency (RF) power amplifier market. Hence, such factors will drive the growth of the market during the forecast period.
The increase in the design complexity of RF power amplifiers is a challenge that affects market growth. A huge amount of signal strength is lost between the antenna and other receivers in smartphones. Thus, power amplifiers need to deliver more power to transmit the signal from the antenna, which reduces RF. The rise in the number of functionalities and applications has led to a high level of integration on a single integrated circuit (IC), which has increased the complexity of designing RF power amplifiers.
Furthermore, with the advent of new technologies and features, manufacturers constantly have to change the design and manufacturing process for new products. This compels smartphone RF power amplifier market players to invest heavily in developing high-performance and efficient RF amplifiers for smartphones. In addition, the complexity of manufacturing and designing RF power amplifiers increases the production cycle time and time-to-market pressure. Thus, such factors can impede the growth of the market during the forecast period.
The market share growth by the Android system smartphone segment will be significant during the forecast period. The Android operating system (OS) is a commonly used mobile OS globally. It is offered by Alphabet Inc. (Google). Furthermore, Google offers a Google search engine, Google Maps, YouTube, and other web services to users through the Android OS free of cost. Owing to the availability of a variety of features, the Android OS has been gaining popularity among consumers globally.
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The Android system smartphone segment showed a gradual increase in the market share of USD 1.46 billion in 2018. Different smartphone companies, such as Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung), Huawei Investment and Holding Co. Ltd. (Huawei), Xiaomi Corp. (Xiaomi), Oppo, and LG Electronics Inc. (LG), use Android as their OS. Furthermore, due to the growing popularity of and demand for Android OS, market players are launching new products based on the Android OS in the smartphone RF power amplifier market. For example, In May 2021, Google introduced Android 12 along with its Material You design. Thus, the growing popularity of the Android OS and the launch of various Android-based smartphones will drive the growth of this segment of the market during the forecast period.
Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) is a compound of gallium and arsenic, featuring a wide bandgap and excellent electron mobility, making it well-suited for radio frequency (RF) applications. In the context of RF power amplifiers, GaAs is valued for their ability to operate efficiently at high frequencies, contributing to the amplification and transmission of signals with minimal energy losses. In addition, GaAs-based RF power amplifiers are known for their reliability, enabling smartphones to deliver consistent and robust wireless connectivity, a critical aspect of the user experience. Hence, the growing use of GaAs-based RF power amplifiers will drive the growth of the smartphone Radiofrequency power amplifier market during the forecast period.
1 Executive Summary
2 Market Landscape
3 Market Sizing
4 Historic Market Size
5 Five Forces Analysis
6 Market Segmentation by Application
7 Market Segmentation by Technology
8 Customer Landscape
9 Geographic Landscape
10 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
11 Vendor Landscape
12 Vendor Analysis
13 Appendix
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