Global Semiconductor Discrete Devices Market Overview 2025

According to data from LookWhole Insight, the global sales of discrete semiconductor devices have shown a trend of first rising, then falling, and then rising again. Since 2021, the growth rate of global discrete semiconductor device sales has been on a downward trend. According to data from LookWhole Insight, in 2024, the sales scale and growth rate of global discrete semiconductor devices will further decline, with sales falling to US$31.55 billion. With the continued development of industries such as automobiles and electronics, and the recovery of the semiconductor industry, the global discrete semiconductor device market is expected to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 5.86% from 2025 to 2033, and reach US$52.67 billion in 2033.

Semiconductor Discrete Devices Market Analysis

Semiconductor discrete devices are devices with independent and complete functions composed of a single semiconductor transistor, and their functions cannot be further subdivided. These components have the capabilities of rectification, amplification, and voltage regulation, and are an important basis for electronic devices to realize their functions. They are widely used in consumer electronics, network communications and other fields. Specifically, semiconductor discrete devices are classified as follows: Integrated circuits and discrete devices are the two major branches in the semiconductor industry. The word "discrete" in discrete devices is relative to integrated circuits. Discrete devices are independent parts with independent functions and have a single basic function, while integrated circuits are multi-pin chips with complex functions, which require many components to provide amplification, switching, circuit protection and other functions. Compared with integrated circuits, the disadvantages of semiconductor discrete devices are large size, high randomness of device parameters, large circuit scale and high frequency, and the influence of distributed parameters is great, making design and debugging more difficult. However, due to the limitations of integrated circuits themselves, semiconductor discrete devices still play an important role.

Judging from the global sales of semiconductor discrete devices, during the period of 2018-2024, the sales scale of global semiconductor discrete devices showed a trend of first rising and then falling, and the growth rate showed a fluctuating development trend. Since 2021, the growth rate of global semiconductor discrete device sales has shown a downward trend. According to data from LookWhole Insight, in 2024, the sales scale and growth rate of global semiconductor discrete devices will further decline, and the sales scale will decline to US$31.546 billion. In the long run, against the background of the continued development of industries such as automobiles and electronics, the growth trend of the downstream demand space scale of the semiconductor discrete device industry is relatively clear. However, due to the overall downward development pressure of the global semiconductor industry, the industry growth rate is still relatively conservative in the short and medium term.

Market: Competitive Landscape

At present, the global semiconductor discrete device business market competition is relatively sufficient, and semiconductor discrete device companies can be roughly divided into three echelons. The first echelon has a strong competitive advantage and is composed of large international multinational semiconductor companies, such as STMicroelectronics and Infineon Technologies; the second echelon companies have strong R&D, design and manufacturing capabilities in regions such as China, high brand awareness, and high profit margins. They are composed of a few companies that have broken through the technical bottleneck of semiconductor discrete device chips, such as Silan Microelectronics, China Resources Microelectronics, Jiejie Microelectronics, Yangjie Technology, and Galaxy Microelectronics. The following is the market share distribution of semiconductor discrete devices of major global manufacturers in 2024:

Source: LookWhole Insight, 2025

Table Basic Information of Major Global Semiconductor Discrete Device Companies in 2024

Source: LookWhole Insight, 2025

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