Radiation Hardening is the process of developing electronic components that continue to resist the damages caused by ionizing radiation encountered in high-altitude flights, around nuclear reactors, particle accelerators and in the space flights.
Global Radiation Hardened Electronics Market
The Global Radiation Hardened Electronics Market is estimated to reach $XX million growing at a CAGR of XX% from 2020 to 2025. Radiation Hardening is the process of developing electronic components that continue to resist the damages caused by ionizing radiation encountered in high-altitude flights, around nuclear reactors, particle accelerators and in the space flights. Radiation hardened electronics are one of the highly emerging markets with diverse range of applications across varied industry verticals such as Aerospace, Military & Defense and others. With the rising number of ballistic missiles in the inventory of global militaries, the demand for radiation hardened electronic equipment is on the rise. Typically these equipment require less tolerance than satellite electronics. With the rising global military budgets combined with the arms race between Russia, China and the U.S, the market for military radiation hardened devices and equipment, particularly for missiles is set to rise significantly.
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market Report Coverage
The report: “Radiation Hardened Electronics Market – Forecast (2020-2025)”, by Industry ARC covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of “Radiation Hardened Electronics Market”.
By Material- Silicon, Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon, Silicon Carbide, Gallium Nitride, Gallium Arsenide, Others
By Components- Microprocessors and Controllers, Discrete Semiconductors, Power Sources, Memory, Sensors, Field-Programmable Gate Array, Analog & Mixed Signals, Optoelectronics, Others
By Industry Verticals- Aerospace, Military & Defense, Nuclear, Space, Medical, Space, Medical, Consumer Electronics, Others
By Geography - North America (U.S, Canada, Mexico), South America(Brazil, Argentina and others), Europe(Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia and Others), APAC(China, Japan India, SK, Aus and Others), and RoW (Middle east and Africa)
Key Takeaways
- Growing prevalence of radiation hardened electronics in space applications coupled with the increase in demand for failure free critical components in military & defense applications are driving the growth of the market.
- Growing prevalence of radiation hardened electronics in space applications coupled with the increase in demand for failure free critical components in military & defense applications are driving the growth of the market.
- North America is expected to dominate the global Radiation Hardened Electronics Market in the forecast period 2020-2025. With the U.S. country accounted for the majority of shares followed by Canada and Mexico. The biggest market driver for radiation-hardened electronics is low-Earth-orbit space applications in communications and Earth observation.
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market Segment Analysis - By Material
By Material the Market is segmented as Silicon, Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon, Silicon Carbide, Gallium Nitride, Gallium Arsenide, Others. Silicon is witnessing a significant growth in the market as electronic components made up of silicon are preferred for innovative solutions as they support both strategic and space missions. The increase in the interest of manufacturers to build critical microelectronic devices such as microprocessor with enhanced reliability to withstand even in harsh conditions such as space and military field deployments. In 2019, the U.S. Government signed contract with Silicon Technologies, Inc to develop Radiation Hardened by Design (RHBD), such contracts are contributing significantly towards boosting the share of silicon material among others in the market.
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market Segment Analysis - By Industry Verticals
By Industry Verticals the market is segmented into Aerospace, Military & Defense, Nuclear, Space, Medical, Space, Medical, Consumer Electronics, Others. Military & Defense sector is witnessing a significant growth in the market to cut down time of testing, assembly and manufacture. Powerful ISR payloads enabled by the supercomputing performance of modern processors and computers are being developed and deployed in operated and un-operated ground, sea, air, and especially space platforms. There is demand for more processing, more bandwidth, and more memory for increased on-orbit storage which will be realized by making use of advanced FPGAs and multicore processors. Currently, space and military companies are looking for more COTS as well as innovative products driving the growth of the market
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market Segment Analysis - By Geography
Global Radiation Hardened Electronics Market is dominated by North America with a market share xx% in 2019. Rising demand for radiation hardened electronics market propels the growth of the radiation hardened and radiation tolerant electronics market in the U.S. The government’s demand for systems that are hardened for weapons effects, such as the SBIRS [Space-Based Infrared Surveillance] system to monitor for weapons launches and other initiatives like global positioning system (GPS) program to update the nation’s navigation satellites electronic components that will be able to survive and operate through nuclear events etc. further creates opportunities for the rad-hard products market growth. High presence of manufacturers in this country is also a contributing factor for the significant demand for these devices. The U.S. government space experts are working with the Boeing Co. to create a new generation of radiation-hardened microprocessors for a wide variety of space applications to provide some of the most advanced processor technologies with broad industry and software support for future space missions. One of most notable rad-hard by design projects is the High Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) Processor Chiplet program.
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market Drivers
Rise in demand for communication satellite:
Rising ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) processes, multicore processor technology and FPGA advancements have boosted the radiation hardened electronics market. There is demand for more processing, more bandwidth, and more memory for increased on-orbit storage which will be realized by making use of advanced FPGAs and multicore processors. Currently there are around 350 satellites in operation for military usage with around 250 of these being purely for militaristic applications.
The growing launch of military communications satellites by U.S., China, India, and Germany are anticipated to play a critical role in the growth of the military segment. In July 2020, Airbus Defense and Space signed a deal with the Ministry of Defense (MOD) of the United Kingdom to extend and develop the Skynet fleet. This contract involves the development, production, assembly, cyber protection, integration, testing and launch of a military communications satellite, Skynet 6A, scheduled for launch in 2025. With this contract Airbus is completely committed to supply the armed forces around the world with world-class strategic communications facilities.
Growth of nuclear power:
The growth of the nuclear power generation sector has played a major role in the growth of this market. With the recent Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster, increased focus on making the design criteria for radiation hardened equipment more stringent. This has resulted in increased usage of custom radiation hardened equipment over COTS. The growing automation in this sector has opened up the market for various electronic equipment, such as machine vision systems and robotics, which are radiation hardened, thereby driving the market.
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market Challenges
One of the restraining factor in the growth of the market is precision:
Radiation-hardened circuits are majorly used in the manufacturing process of satellites which spot missiles, thus, they need extensive testing of exotic materials involved within the circuits. For example, the accelerometers are raising the demand for accuracy, as they are used to guide spacecraft and missiles through precise engineering. The risk associated in maintaining an accurate testing and design manufacturing environment are hindering the growth of the radiation hardened electronics market.
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market Landscape
Radiation Hardened Electronics Market is dominated by major companies such as Microsemi Corporation, BAE System, Xilinx Inc, Honeywell Aerospace, Texas Instruments Inc., COBHAM PLC, Microchip Technology Inc, 3D PLUS SA, ST Microelectronics NV, XILINX Inc., among others.
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