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Thyristors
A conventional SCR thyristor begins conducting after a suitable gate trigger and remains latched until current falls below its holding condition.
Product & engineering
Understand the product.
Thyristor Device is a solid-state semiconductor device along with four layered alternating p-type and N materials. The thyristor with three-lead is designed for controlling large current with the help of its two leads by combining the current with that of a smaller current from its other lead which is known as the control lead. The two-lead thyristor are used in switching if the potential difference between its lead is large. The thyristor is also known as silicon-controlled rectifier. It is used to manage elements in phase angle triggered controllers, which is also known as phase fired controllers. It can also be used for low conduction losses of Bjt, this would help to fulfill demand in the current electric system.
Gate triggering and commutation are distinct design tasks. Forward blocking, surge capacity and thermal duty constrain operation.
Circuit protection and snubbing control voltage rise and transient stress. Other thyristor families have different control characteristics and require separate treatment.
What turns activity into demand
Match the thyristor to the available commutation mechanism. Separate SCRs from fully controllable transistors and complete power controllers.
The commercial boundary
Separate SCRs from fully controllable transistors and complete power controllers.
Technical reading
Selected research
Industry Research
Thyristors Industry Research Report 2026
Market perspective
Thyristor Device is a solid-state semiconductor device along with four layered alternating p-type and N materials. The thyristor with three-lead is designed for controlling large current with the help of its two leads by combining the current with that of a smaller current from its other lead which is known as the control lead. The two-lead thyristor are used in switching if the potential difference between its lead is large. The thyristor is also known as silicon-controlled rectifier. It is used to manage elements in phase angle triggered controllers, which is also known as phase fired controllers. It can also be used for low conduction losses of Bjt, this would help to fulfill demand in the current electric system.
Global Thyristors key players include Infineon, ON Semiconductor, Mitsubishi Electric, JieJie Microelectronics, etc. Global top four manufacturers hold a share over 35%.
Asia-Pacific is the largest market, with a share over 75%, followed by Europe, and North America, both have a share over 15 percent.
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In terms of product, Unidirectional Thyristor is the largest segment, with a share over 45%. And in terms of application, the largest application is Civil Sector, followed by Industrial Sector, etc.
Report Scope
This report quantifies the global Thyristors market in revenue (US$ million) and, where applicable, sales volume (M Units), using 2025 as the base year and providing annual historical and forecast data for 2021–2032.
It standardizes definitions of types and applications, harmonizes vendor attribution, and presents comparable time series by company, type, application, and region/country, including indicative price bands (US$/M Units) and concentration ratios (CR5/CR10).
The outputs are intended to support strategy development, budgeting, and performance benchmarking for manufacturers, new entrants, channel partners, and investors; the report also reviews technology shifts and notable product introductions relevant to Thyristors.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section profiles leading manufacturers, combining 2021–2025 results with a 2026–2032 outlook. It reports revenue, market share, price bands, product and application mix, regional and channel mix, and key developments (M&A, capacity additions, certifications). It also provides global revenue, average price, and—where applicable—sales volume by manufacturer, and calculates CR5/CR10 and rank changes to support comparative benchmarking.
Thyristors Market by Company
Infineon
ON Semiconductor
Mitsubishi Electric
STMicroelectronics
Vishay
Renesas Electronics
Littelfuse
Fuji Electric
Toshiba
JieJie Microelectronics
SINO-Microelectronics
Semikron
Sanken
ABB
SanRex
Thyristors Segment by Type
Unidirectional Thyristor
Bidirectional Thyristor
Others
Thyristors Segment by Application
Industrial Sector
Civil Sector
Others
Thyristors Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Thyristors market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Thyristors and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Thyristors.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (by region, product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Thyristors manufacturers competitive landscape, price, production and value market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 5: Production/output, value of Thyristors by region/country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 6: Consumption of Thyristors in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 7: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 8: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 11: The main points and conclusions of the report.
More report detail
Tables and figures
Scope & coverage.
Types
- Unidirectional Thyristor
- Bidirectional Thyristor
- Others
Applications
- Industrial Sector
- Civil Sector
- Others
Companies covered
- Infineon
- ON Semiconductor
- Mitsubishi Electric
- STMicroelectronics
- Vishay
- Renesas Electronics
- Littelfuse
- Fuji Electric
- Toshiba
- JieJie Microelectronics
- SINO-Microelectronics
- Semikron
- Sanken
- ABB
- SanRex
Inside the report.
1 Preface
- 1.1 Scope of Report
- 1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 1.3 Research Methodology
- 1.4 Research Process
- 1.5 Data Source
- 1.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
- 2.1 Product Definition
- 2.2 Thyristors by Type
- 2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.2.2 Unidirectional Thyristor
- 2.2.3 Bidirectional Thyristor
- 2.2.4 Others
- 2.3 Thyristors by Application
- 2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032) & (US$ Million)
- 2.3.2 Industrial Sector
- 2.3.3 Civil Sector
- 2.3.4 Others
- 2.4 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 2.4.1 Global Thyristors Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.2 Global Thyristors Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.3 Global Thyristors Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 2.4.4 Global Thyristors Market Average Price (2021-2032)
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Thyristors Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Thyristors Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Thyristors Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Thyristors Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Thyristors Key Manufacturers, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Thyristors Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Thyristors Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Global Thyristors Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.9 Global Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisition
4 Manufacturers Profiled
- 4.1 Infineon
- 4.1.1 Infineon Thyristors Company Information
- 4.1.2 Infineon Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.1.3 Infineon Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.1.4 Infineon Product Portfolio
- 4.1.5 Infineon Recent Developments
- 4.2 ON Semiconductor
- 4.2.1 ON Semiconductor Thyristors Company Information
- 4.2.2 ON Semiconductor Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.2.3 ON Semiconductor Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.2.4 ON Semiconductor Product Portfolio
- 4.2.5 ON Semiconductor Recent Developments
- 4.3 Mitsubishi Electric
- 4.3.1 Mitsubishi Electric Thyristors Company Information
- 4.3.2 Mitsubishi Electric Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.3.3 Mitsubishi Electric Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3.4 Mitsubishi Electric Product Portfolio
- 4.3.5 Mitsubishi Electric Recent Developments
- 4.4 STMicroelectronics
- 4.4.1 STMicroelectronics Thyristors Company Information
- 4.4.2 STMicroelectronics Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.4.3 STMicroelectronics Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.4.4 STMicroelectronics Product Portfolio
- 4.4.5 STMicroelectronics Recent Developments
- 4.5 Vishay
- 4.5.1 Vishay Thyristors Company Information
- 4.5.2 Vishay Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.5.3 Vishay Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.5.4 Vishay Product Portfolio
- 4.5.5 Vishay Recent Developments
- 4.6 Renesas Electronics
- 4.6.1 Renesas Electronics Thyristors Company Information
- 4.6.2 Renesas Electronics Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.6.3 Renesas Electronics Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.6.4 Renesas Electronics Product Portfolio
- 4.6.5 Renesas Electronics Recent Developments
- 4.7 Littelfuse
- 4.7.1 Littelfuse Thyristors Company Information
- 4.7.2 Littelfuse Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.7.3 Littelfuse Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.7.4 Littelfuse Product Portfolio
- 4.7.5 Littelfuse Recent Developments
- 4.8 Fuji Electric
- 4.8.1 Fuji Electric Thyristors Company Information
- 4.8.2 Fuji Electric Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.8.3 Fuji Electric Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.8.4 Fuji Electric Product Portfolio
- 4.8.5 Fuji Electric Recent Developments
- 4.9 Toshiba
- 4.9.1 Toshiba Thyristors Company Information
- 4.9.2 Toshiba Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.9.3 Toshiba Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.9.4 Toshiba Product Portfolio
- 4.9.5 Toshiba Recent Developments
- 4.10 JieJie Microelectronics
- 4.10.1 JieJie Microelectronics Thyristors Company Information
- 4.10.2 JieJie Microelectronics Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.10.3 JieJie Microelectronics Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.10.4 JieJie Microelectronics Product Portfolio
- 4.10.5 JieJie Microelectronics Recent Developments
- 4.11 SINO-Microelectronics
- 4.11.1 SINO-Microelectronics Thyristors Company Information
- 4.11.2 SINO-Microelectronics Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.11.3 SINO-Microelectronics Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.11.4 SINO-Microelectronics Product Portfolio
- 4.11.5 SINO-Microelectronics Recent Developments
- 4.12 Semikron
- 4.12.1 Semikron Thyristors Company Information
- 4.12.2 Semikron Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.12.3 Semikron Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.12.4 Semikron Product Portfolio
- 4.12.5 Semikron Recent Developments
- 4.13 Sanken
- 4.13.1 Sanken Thyristors Company Information
- 4.13.2 Sanken Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.13.3 Sanken Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.13.4 Sanken Product Portfolio
- 4.13.5 Sanken Recent Developments
- 4.14 ABB
- 4.14.1 ABB Thyristors Company Information
- 4.14.2 ABB Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.14.3 ABB Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.14.4 ABB Product Portfolio
- 4.14.5 ABB Recent Developments
- 4.15 SanRex
- 4.15.1 SanRex Thyristors Company Information
- 4.15.2 SanRex Thyristors Business Overview
- 4.15.3 SanRex Thyristors Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.15.4 SanRex Product Portfolio
- 4.15.5 SanRex Recent Developments
5 Global Thyristors Production by Region
- 5.1 Global Thyristors Production Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.2 Global Thyristors Production by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.2.1 Global Thyristors Production by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.2.2 Global Thyristors Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Global Thyristors Production Value Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 5.4 Global Thyristors Production Value by Region: 2021-2032
- 5.4.1 Global Thyristors Production Value by Region: 2021-2026
- 5.4.2 Global Thyristors Production Value Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 5.5 Global Thyristors Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2026)
- 5.6 Global Thyristors Production and Value, YOY Growth
- 5.6.1 North America Thyristors Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.2 Europe Thyristors Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.3 China Thyristors Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.4 Japan Thyristors Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 5.6.5 South Korea Thyristors Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
6 Global Thyristors Consumption by Region
- 6.1 Global Thyristors Consumption Estimates and Forecasts by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.2 Global Thyristors Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 6.2.1 Global Thyristors Consumption by Region: 2021-2026
- 6.2.2 Global Thyristors Forecasted Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 6.3 North America
- 6.3.1 North America Thyristors Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.3.2 North America Thyristors Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.3.3 United States
- 6.3.4 Canada
- 6.3.5 Mexico
- 6.4 Europe
- 6.4.1 Europe Thyristors Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.4.2 Europe Thyristors Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.4.3 Germany
- 6.4.4 France
- 6.4.5 U.K.
- 6.4.6 Italy
- 6.4.7 Russia
- 6.4.8 Spain
- 6.4.9 Netherlands
- 6.4.10 Switzerland
- 6.4.11 Sweden
- 6.4.12 Poland
- 6.5 Asia Pacific
- 6.5.1 Asia Pacific Thyristors Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.5.2 Asia Pacific Thyristors Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.5.3 China
- 6.5.4 Japan
- 6.5.5 South Korea
- 6.5.6 India
- 6.5.7 Australia
- 6.5.8 Taiwan
- 6.5.9 Southeast Asia
- 6.6 South America, Middle East & Africa
- 6.6.1 South America, Middle East & Africa Thyristors Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 6.6.2 South America, Middle East & Africa Thyristors Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 6.6.3 Brazil
- 6.6.4 Argentina
- 6.6.5 Chile
- 6.6.6 Turkey
- 6.6.7 GCC Countries
7 Segment by Type
- 7.1 Global Thyristors Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.1.1 Global Thyristors Production by Type (2021-2032) & (M Units)
- 7.1.2 Global Thyristors Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2 Global Thyristors Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Thyristors Production Value by Type (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 7.2.2 Global Thyristors Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 7.3 Global Thyristors Price by Type (2021-2032)
8 Segment by Application
- 8.1 Global Thyristors Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.1.1 Global Thyristors Production by Application (2021-2032) & (M Units)
- 8.1.2 Global Thyristors Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2 Global Thyristors Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Thyristors Production Value by Application (2021-2032) & (US$ Million)
- 8.2.2 Global Thyristors Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 8.3 Global Thyristors Price by Application (2021-2032)
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis of the Market
- 9.1 Thyristors Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Thyristors Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Thyristors Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Thyristors Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Thyristors Distributors
- 9.2.3 Thyristors Customers
10 Global Thyristors Analyzing Market Dynamics
- 10.1 Thyristors Industry Trends
- 10.2 Thyristors Industry Drivers
- 10.3 Thyristors Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 10.4 Thyristors Industry Restraints
11 Report Conclusion
12 Disclaimer
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