Global Photolithography Equipment Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Photolithography Equipment Market Analysis and Size

Photolithography equipment has recently been used in manufacturing nanoparticles and for tiny computing systems. The increasing growth of the consumer electronics industry has contributed to the development of the photolithography equipment market worldwide. Furthermore, the tendency of the manufacturers to encourage the use of portable devices has created a number of possibilities in the market that are expected to drive the growth of the global photolithography equipment market. 

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the photolithography equipment market was valued at USD 14,225.09 million in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 41,151.33 million by 2029, registering a CAGR of 14.20% during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. In addition to the insights on market scenarios such as market value, growth rate, segmentation, geographical coverage, and major players, the market reports curated by the Data Bridge Market Research also include in-depth expert analysis, geographically represented company-wise production and capacity, network layouts of distributors and partners, detailed and updated price trend analysis and deficit analysis of supply chain and demand.

Photolithography Equipment Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

Photolithography equipment is used to transfer circuit or device patterns onto a substrate by using a beam of light or electrons and a patterned mask to selectively expose a photo resist layer. Photolithography undergoes several steps to produce one microfluidics device.

Photolithography Equipment Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Rising demand in electronic industry

Photolithography equipment widely used in the manufacturing of microprocessors and printed circuit boards, an upsurge in the demand for photolithography equipment in the integrated circuit (IC) industry, an rise in the production of computer chips, and a rapidly growing world electronics packaging market are all anticipated factor which contribute to the growth of the photolithography equipment market.

• Benefits of photolithography technology

Photolithography technology has several advantages, including high resolution, great sensitivity to light, excellent adhesion characteristics and the ability to 3D encapsulate cells inside hydrogels, all of these factors are expected to drive the demand of photolithography equipment in the marker during above mentioned forecast period.

Furthermore, growing urbanization and increasing level of disposable income will drive the market value growth. The electronic industries are anticipated to increase their use of photolithography equipment due to the increasing demand for printed circuit boards.

Opportunities

• Rise in investment  for wafer fabrication

The rising investment in wafer fabrication materials and equipment are expected to create potential growth opportunities for the growth of the photolithography market in the upcoming years.

Furthermore, the major companies are introducing technologically advanced light beam techniques with high accuracy, frequency and precision and also highly reliable photolithography techniques with advanced instruction sets. The companies which is operating in the market are using organic strategies such merges & collaborations and as new product launches to increase their shares in the market.

Restraints/ Challenges

• High cost

High cost of the photolithography equipment are the significant factor which is stumbling blocks for the expansion of the photolithography equipment market during forecasted period of 2022-2029.

• Production of flexible integrated circuits

The manufacturing of the flexible integrated circuits is hindered the demand of the photolithography equipment market which are particularly problematic. This aspect is expected to have a negative impact on the revenue growth of the market.

This photolithography equipment market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the photolithography equipment market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Impact and Current Market Scenario of Raw Material Shortage and Shipping Delays

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COVID-19 Impact on Photolithography Equipment Market

The widespread of covid-19 epidemic is expected to have a major impact on the photolithography equipment market. Travel prohibitions, the shutdown of industries, a stop to foreign operations and industrial units have all been imposed by government as a result of this pandemic. According to research, Photolithography equipment market growth is anticipated to gather speed by the second quarter of 2021. The deep ultraviolet (DUV) sector is most expected to be the source of demand for this product.

Expected Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Pricing and Availability of Products

When economic activity slows, industries begin to suffer. The forecasted effects of the economic downturn on the pricing and accessibility of the products are taken into account in the market insight reports and intelligence services provided by DBMR. With this, our clients can typically keep one step ahead of their competitors, project their sales and revenue, and estimate their profit and loss expenditures.

Recent Development

• In 2020, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) declared that ~50% of all EUV lithography systems are supplied and installed and by it globally. TSMC placed orders for 13 EUV systems with ASML In November 2020. These systems are anticipated to be delivered throughout 2021. Meanwhile, the actual requirements of TSMC might be as high as 16–17 EUV scanners for the next year. The company is ramping-up production of chips by using its fabrication technologies which feature EUV layers.
• In July 2020, Canon Inc. has introduced FPA-8000iW, this was the first Canon semiconductor lithography system mainly used to support manufacturing of large panels which are common in back-end processing.

Global Photolithography Equipment Market Scope

The photolithography equipment market is segmented on the basis of process, wavelength, light source and application, end user. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Process

• Deep Ultraviolet [DUV]
• Extreme Ultraviolet [EUV]
• I-line, Krypton Fluoride [KrF]
• Argon Fluoride [ArF] Dry
• Others

Wavelength

• 370 nm–270 nm
• 270 nm–170 nm
• 70 nm–1 nm

Light source

• Mercury Lamps
• Fluorine Lasers
• Excimer Lasers
• Lased-Produced Plasma

 Application

• Front-End
• Back-End

End User

• IDMs
• Foundries

Photolithography Equipment Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The photolithography equipment market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, process, wavelength, light source and application and end user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the photolithography equipment market report  U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

North America dominates the photolithography equipment market in terms of market share and market revenue and will continue to flourish its dominance during the forecast period. This is due to the presence of major key players in this region.

Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest developing region during the forecast period due to the substantial opportunities for low manufacturing and labor costs.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Photolithography Equipment Market Share Analysis

The photolithography equipment market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to photolithography equipment market.

Some of the major players operating in the photolithography equipment market are:

• Samsung (South Korea)
• Zeiss International (Germany)
• ASML (Netherlands)
• Applied Materials, Inc. (U.S.)
• Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (Taiwan)
• JEOL Ltd (Japan)
• Onto Innovation (U.S.)
• Rudolph Technology & Associates  (U.S.)
• NIL TECHNOLOGY (Denmark)
• Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd (SMEE) (China)
• EV Group (EVG) (Austria)
• Canon Inc., (Japan)
• NuFlare Technology  Inc., (Japan)
• Veeco Instrument Inc,(U.S.)
• SÜSS MicroTec SE (Germany)
• NXP (Netherland)

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