Semiconductor Production Equipment Market

The global semiconductor production equipment market size was valued at $71.8 billion in 2020, and is projected to reach $259.7 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 12.9% from 2021 to 2030. Semiconductor production equipment manufactures semiconductor circuits, memory chips, and others. Semiconductors are materials with free electrons in their structures that can easily travel between atoms, allowing electricity to flow more freely. Wafer fabrication equipment is used in the early stages of semiconductor manufacturing process whereas testing and assembly equipment are used in the latter stages. 

The COVID 19 outbreak has affected the growth of the semiconductor production equipment industry owing to the lockdown measure in the countries and delay in manufacturing and production of semiconductor production equipment which are utilized for manufacturing semicondutor chips, ICs, and others.

The global trend toward vehicle electrification as well as the growing usage of electric and hybrid cars will generate market possibilities for semiconductor manufacturing equipment vendors. According to International Energy Agency (IEA), in 2019, electric cars accounted for 2.6% of global auto sales and about 1% of global car stock, which will be accelerated with a growth rate of 40% per year. Microcontrollers, high-power modules, discrete components, and other power semiconductors will be in higher demand as a result, driving the market development.

The novel coronavirus has rapidly spread across various countries and regions, causing enormous impact on lives of people and overall community. Originating as a crisis to human health, it now poses significant threat to worldwide trade, economy, and finance. Attributed to continuous lockdown in key global countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has halted production of many items in the semiconductor production equipment business. Market players can afford a complete lockdown only for a limited period, after which they would have to alter their investment plans. Furthermore, the number of COVID-19 cases is expected to reduce in the near term as vaccine for COVID-19 has been introduced in the market. This is further expected to lead to re-initiation of semiconductor production equipment companies at their full-scale capacities, which would aid the market to recover by the start of 2022. After COVID-19 infection instances start to decline, equipment and machinery producers must focus on protecting their staff, operations, and supply networks to respond to urgent emergencies and establish new methods of working.

Various companies are improving their product portfolio by launching semiconductor production equipment with advanced technology to strengthen their foothold in the market. For instance, in May 2021, Applied Materials, Inc. launched Alx TM, which accelerates the manufacturing and production of new chip technologies. This also helps engineers to see into semiconductor process in real-time and allow to take measurements across wafers and chips. Furthermore, Applies Material and BE semiconductor Industries N.V formed an agreement to develop proven equipment solution for die-based hybrid bonding with chip-to-chip connecting technology, which improves the performance design. Thus, these strategies implemented by the companies are expected to fuel the semiconductor production equipment market growth during the forecast period.

Technological innovations in extreme ultraviolet lithography equipment will drive the market growth. EUV is a chip making machine technology, which uses a range of ultraviolet wavelengths. Thus, companies are utilizing EUV machines for the production of semiconductor. For instance, in February 2019, ASML announced the delivery of 18 high-end lithography machines to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for a total of $2.16 billion. Companies are constantly accessible to technical advancements such as the use of laser plasma as a light source in EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography equipment to produce high-quality wavelengths. This will assist foundry providers in lowering maintenance and operational costs. Therefore, such factors are expected to expand the semiconductor production machine industry.

The semiconductor production equipment market is segmented on the basis of product type, function, dimension, supply chain process, and region. By product type, the market is divided into front end equipment and back end equipment. By function, it is bifurcated into integrated and OSD. By dimension, it is classified into 2D, 2.5D, and 3D. By supply chain process, the market is fragmented into IDM, OSAT, and foundry.

Region-wise, the market analysis is conducted across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, France, the UK, Italy, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa).

Competition Analysis

Key companies profiled in the semiconductor production equipment market report include AlsilMaterial, Applied Materials Inc., ASML Holdings N.V., Intel Corporation, Micron Technology Inc., Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Samsung Group, Screen Holdings Co., Ltd., Teradyne Inc., and Tokyo Electron Limited.

Key Benefits For Stakeholders

• The report provides an extensive analysis of the current and emerging semiconductor production equipment market trends and dynamics.  
• In-depth emerging semiconductor production equipment market analysis is conducted by constructing market estimations for key market segments between 2021 and 2030. 
• Extensive analysis of the emerging semiconductor production equipment market is conducted by following key product positioning and monitoring of top competitors within the market framework.
• A comprehensive analysis of all the regions is provided to determine the prevailing opportunities.
• The global emerging semiconductor production equipment market forecast analysis from 2021 to 2030 is included in the report.
• The key players within emerging semiconductor production equipment market are profiled in this report and their strategies are analyzed thoroughly, which help understand the competitive outlook of the emerging semiconductor production equipment market industry. 

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