The report, now available on ASDReports, recognizes the following companies as the key players in the Global Thin-film Semiconductor Deposition Market: Applied Materials, Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Lam Research, and Tokyo Electron.
Other Prominent Vendors in the market are: AIXTRON, ASM International, IHI, Plasma-Therm, and Veeco Instruments.
Commenting on the report, an analyst said: “Some of the trends prevailing in the market are increases in wafer size and investments. The size of silicon wafers is increasing to 300 millimeters, as shifting to larger-diameter wafers reduces the cost of manufacturing semiconductor ICs, ultimately helping vendors make profit. In addition, the market is experiencing a rise in memory spending on things such as 3D negative-AND (NAND) and dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) by semiconductor device manufacturers. This is because the market for memory devices has higher growth potential than other semiconductor devices.”
According to the report, high demand for semiconductor devices is one of the primary reasons for growth in the semiconductor equipment market. This is driven by growth in the consumer electronics and memory segments. The emergence of 3D, ultra-high definition (UHD) TVs, and hybrid laptops has led to rising demand for semiconductor ICs. The expansion of fabs worldwide also drives the demand for semiconductor deposition equipment.
Further, the report states that the long investment payback period is a major challenge for semiconductor equipment vendors.
The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.