Global Semiconductor Lithography Equipment Market (2021 to 2026) - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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The market for semiconductor lithography equipment is expected to grow at a CAGR of 10.2 % over the forecast period (2021 - 2026). Lithography machines are one of the core pieces of equipment in chip manufacturing.

Companies Mentioned

• Canon Inc.
• Nikon Corporation
• ASML Holding NV
• Veeco Instruments Inc.
• SUSS MicroTec SE
• Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment (Group) Co., Ltd.
• EV Group (EVG)
• JEOL, Ltd.
• Onto Innovation (Rudolph Technologies, Inc.)
• NIL Technology ApS

Key Market Trends

Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography to Dominate the Market

• Semiconductor lithography equipment has seen many advances over the years, adopting a large lens with high numeral aperture (NA) or using short wavelength light as the light source. However, as gate length decreases below 30nm, the patterning ability of existing liquid immersion ArF lithography equipment reaches its limit.
• Accordingly, the semiconductor industry has been preparing for new semiconductor lithography under the name EUV to enable 10nm-class scale processes. Netherlands-based ASML has a monopoly on EUV equipment and each unit costs between about USD 81 million and USD 122 million.
• By utilizing the light of a 13.5nm wavelength, much shorter than existing ArF wavelength of 193nm, EUV allows much finer semiconductor circuit patterns without multi-patterning. Through this, the number of processing steps is reduced and thus manufacturing time shorter than current multi-patterning, such as Quadruple Patterning Technique (QPT)
• However, applying EUV to chips such as DRAMs is a challenging process requiring the most advanced technology. Regarding DRAMs, it is expected that EUV will be partially used in 2020 in manufacturing chips of 1ynm or smaller.

Asia-Pacific to be the Fastest Growing Market

• The United States issued a new set of trade rules that hamper American-made semiconductor equipment sales to China. The US clampdown on ZTE and Huawei has compelled Chinese companies to explore self-developed lithography equipment.
• In May 2020, Samsung announced that it will open a new production line in Pingze City, south of Seoul, and begin mass production of 5nm chips in the second half of 2021. Previously, Samsung had planned to start producing this chip on the production line in Hwaseong, South Korea this year.
• Moreover, according to SEMI, China is expected to be the leading country in fab investment in 2020, with more than USD 20 billion in expenditure, driven by memory and foundry projects, and funded by both multinational and domestic companies. Currently, 25 new fab construction projects are underway or planned in China.
• Although China's chip manufacturing industry has a foundation and customers, there is still a large technical gap with the Western countries, particularly in the areas of high-end process chips, single crystal furnaces, lithography machines, coating/developing equipment and other equipment market.

Key Topics Covered:

1 INTRODUCTION

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

4 MARKET DYNAMICS

4.1 Market Overview

4.2 Market Drivers

4.2.1 Increasing Demand for Miniaturization and Extra Functionality by Electric Vehicles and Advanced Mobile Devices

4.2.2 Growing Innovation by Specialist Equipment Vendors offering Brand New Lithography Tools

4.3 Market Restraints

4.3.1 Challenges Regarding Complexity of Pattern in Manufacturing Process

4.4 Semiconductor Lithography Equipment Technology Roadmap

4.5 Porters Five Force Analysis

4.6 Assessment of Impact of COVID-19 on the Semiconductor Lithography Equipment Market

5 MARKET SEGMENTATION

5.1 By Type

5.1.1 Deep Ultraviolet Lithography (DUV) (ArFi,ArF dry,KrF,i-line)

5.1.2 Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV)

5.2 By Application

5.2.1 Advanced Packaging

5.2.2 MEMS Devices

5.2.3 LED Devices

5.3 Geography

5.3.1 North America

5.3.2 Europe

5.3.3 Asia Pacific

5.3.4 Rest of the World

6 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

6.1 Company Profiles

7 INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

8 FUTURE OF THE MARKET

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