Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Size, Share, Opportunities, And Trends By Revenue Type (License, Royalty, Services), By IP Type (Processor IP, Interface IP, Memory IP), By Application (Automotive, Electronics, Aerospace, Data Centres, Others), And By Geography – Forecasts From 2025 To 2030

Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Size:

The Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market is growing at a CAGR of 6.66% during the forecast period of 2022-2030. 

A logic chip or unit that can be repurposed is called a semiconductor intellectual property (IP), which belongs to a circuit. This IP is used as a building component in integrated circuit designs or field-programmable gate array (FPGA) logic designs. Using the pre-existing building blocks, semiconductor IP facilitates quicker chip creation. It is also responsible for increasing any device's quality and improving its effectiveness. The miniaturization of electronic devices, the increasing adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT), and wearable technology are anticipated to boost the semiconductor intellectual property market expansion.

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Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Overview & Scope

The Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market is segmented by:

• Revenue Type: By revenue type, the market is segmented into license, royalty, and services.
• IP Type: Memory IP is booming because of the development of AI from the cloud, which is used to enhance processing capabilities.
• Application: The automotive sector will play a significant role in the semiconductor intellectual property market. Modern automobiles have infotainment systems with features like touchscreens, music, and video playback, and access to media files, operating system software, and other data, depending on the semiconductor application.
• Region: By geography, the semiconductor intellectual property market is segmented into the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Asia Pacific. 

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Top Trends Shaping the Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market: 

The increase in semiconductor sales:

• IP is used in semiconductors as a reusable logic or integrated circuit (IC) configuration unit. According to the World Integrated Trade Solution (WITS), the top importers of photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells, were the European Union with US$23,765.224 million in imports, followed by the United States with US$22,053.273 million, China with US$6,191.353 million, then Germany and India in 2023. As the sales and market of semiconductors grow, the demand for semiconductor IP will also increase, boosting its market expansion.

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Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market: Growth Drivers vs. Challenges

Drivers:

• The rising use of semiconductor equipment in consumer electronics will boost market growth: The consumer electronics sector over the past couple of years has witnessed significant growth owing to increasing demand. Every consumer electronic product uses semiconductor IP, including cell phones, tablets, and other gadgets. Hence, its demand has grown due to the high level of customer demand for better and more sophisticated smartphones and devices. The increasing use of smartphones will give rise to IP product launches, positively impacting the market. The rising semiconductor IP usage in electronics and the development of new, enhanced products in IP are anticipated to boost its market expansion.

Challenges:

• Regulatory limitation:  Limitations of patented technologies can restrain the semiconductor IP market growth.

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Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Regional Analysis

• Asia-Pacific: The Asia-Pacific is predicted to hold a significant share of the semiconductor IP market during the forecast period due to the growing semiconductor consumption and favorable investment by major players in their semiconductor manufacturing capacity. For instance, the Samsung Group announced plans in May 2022 to invest approximately US$489 billion over the following five years in the Asia Pacific region to create semiconductors and biologics. These investments in the semiconductors industry and increasing semiconductor sales will boost the regional semiconductor IP market growth.

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Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market: Competitive Landscape

The market is fragmented, with many notable players, including Faraday Technology Corporation, Mindtree Ltd, Cadence Design Systems Inc., Imagination Technologies Ltd, Synopsys Inc., ARM Ltd, CEVA Inc., Digital Media Professionals, Rambus Incorporated, eMemory Technology Inc., among others:

A few strategic developments related to the market:

• Acquisition: In March 2024, Synopsys, Inc. acquired Intrinsic ID, a leading provider of Physical Unclonable Function (PUF) IP used in designing system-on-chips (SoCs). The acquisition adds production-proven PUF IP to Synopsys' semiconductor IP portfolio. This enabled SoC designers worldwide to protect their SoCs by generating a unique identifier on the chip utilizing the distinctive characteristics of every silicon chip. 
• New Product: In June 2024, M31 Technology Corporation (M31) launched the latest LPDDR memory IP solution to meet the growing demand in the high-performance computing (HPC) application market. This provides computing power to the artificial intelligence (AI) field, which also requires storage, rapid data retrieval, encryption, and massive data analysis. M31’s LPDDR5/5X/5T memory IP offers significant data transfer rates, ensuring optimal performance for HPC applications.

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Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Scope:

Report Metric	Details
Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Size in 2025	US$46,217.376 million
Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Size in 2030	US$79,913.859 million
Growth Rate	CAGR of 6.66%
Study Period	2020 to 2030
Historical Data	2020 to 2023
Base Year	2024
Forecast Period	2025 – 2030
Forecast Unit (Value)	USD Billion
Segmentation	Revenue Type IP Type Application Geography
Geographical Segmentation	Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Asia Pacific
List of Major Companies in the Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market	Faraday Technology Corporation Mindtree Ltd. Cadence Design Systems Inc. Imagination Technologies Ltd. Synopsys Inc.
Customization Scope	Free report customization with purchase

 

Semiconductor Intellectual Property Market Segmentation: 

• By Revenue Type
  • License
  • Royalty
  • Services
• By IP Type
  • Processor IP
  • Interface IP
  • Memory IP
• By Application
  • Automotive
  • Electronics
  • Aerospace
  • Data Centres
  • Others
• By Region
  • Americas
    • USA
  • Europe, Middle East, and Africa
    • Germany
    • Netherlands
    • Others
  • Asia Pacific  
    • China
    • Japan
    • Taiwan
    • South Korea
    • Others

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

2. MARKET SNAPSHOT

2.1. Market Overview

2.2. Market Definition

2.3. Scope of the Study

2.4. Market Segmentation

3. BUSINESS LANDSCAPE 

3.1. Market Drivers

3.2. Market Restraints

3.3. Market Opportunities 

3.4. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis

3.5. Industry Value Chain Analysis

3.6. Policies and Regulations 

3.7. Strategic Recommendations 

4. TECHNOLOGICAL OUTLOOK 

5. SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MARKET BY REVENUE TYPE

5.1. Introduction

5.2. License

5.3. Royalty

5.4. Services

6. SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MARKET BY IP TYPE

6.1. Introduction

6.2. Processor IP

6.3. Interface IP

6.4. Memory IP

7. SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MARKET BY APPLICATION

7.1. Introduction

7.2. Automotive

7.3. Electronics

7.4. Aerospace

7.5. Data Centres

7.6. Others

8. SEMICONDUCTOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MARKET BY GEOGRAPHY

8.1. Introduction

8.2. Americas

8.2.1. USA

8.3. Europe, Middle East, and Africa

8.3.1. Germany

8.3.2. Netherlands

8.3.3. Others

8.4. Asia Pacific

8.4.1. China

8.4.2. Japan

8.4.3. Taiwan

8.4.4. South Korea

8.4.5. Others

9. COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND ANALYSIS

9.1. Major Players and Strategy Analysis

9.2. Market Share Analysis

9.3. Mergers, Acquisitions, Agreements, and Collaborations

9.4. Competitive Dashboard

10. COMPANY PROFILES

10.1. Faraday Technology Corporation

10.2. Mindtree Ltd.

10.3. Cadence Design Systems Inc.

10.4. Imagination Technologies Ltd.

10.5. Synopsys Inc.

10.6. ARM Ltd.

10.7. CEVA Inc.

10.8. Digital Media Professionals

10.9. Rambus Incorporated

10.10. eMemory Technology Inc. 

11. APPENDIX

11.1. Currency 

11.2. Assumptions

11.3. Base and Forecast Years Timeline

11.4. Key benefits for the stakeholders

11.5. Research Methodology 

11.6. Abbreviations 

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF TABLES

Faraday Technology Corporation

Mindtree Ltd.

Cadence Design Systems Inc.

Imagination Technologies Ltd.

Synopsys Inc.

ARM Ltd.

CEVA Inc.

Digital Media Professionals

Rambus Incorporated

eMemory Technology Inc.