Introduction of the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Industry Report

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) is the machinery used in the manufacturing process of semiconductor devices and are used in a variety of products, including personal computers, telecommunications equipment, and consumer electronics goods. Semiconductor manufacturing equipment mainly involves wafer fabrication equipment, assembly equipment, and testing equipment are used to produce complex integrated circuits of semiconductors. The global Semiconductor manufacturing equipment market involves several front-end equipment including lithography, wafer surface conditioning, deposition, cleaning, and others.

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Market Dynamic

Key Drivers and Emerging Trends

Growing industrialization, rising adoption consumer electronics, and increasing demand for memory chips in industrial applications including consumer electronic devices, medical devices, automotive devices, and sensor systems manufacturers, are some of the major factors that are expected to drive the growth of the semiconductor manufacturing equipment market. In addition, increasing adoption of technologies including AI and IoT in fabrication is further vehicles, are expected to drive the demand for semiconductors, thereby, supporting the growth of the global semiconductor manufacturing equipment market.

Furthermore, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), the annual global sales of semiconductors is expected to increase by 5.1 percent in 2020, followed by an increase of 8.4 percent in 2021. According to the SEMI, companies including Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance), FlexTech, the Fab Owners Alliance (FOA), and the MEMS & Sensors Industry Group (MSIG) provide goods and services across the semiconductor design ecosystem in improved level of semiconductor manufacturing. This is one of the major driver that is expected to create growth opportunities to the semiconductor equipment market share over the forecast period.

Restraint in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market

As per the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market forecast, high purchase and maintenance cost of semiconductor manufacturing equipment is expected to hamper the growth of the market size. Moreover, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the production of semiconductor components and fabrication plants due to the disruption in supply chain and manufacturing process.

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Front-End Equipment – Segment Analysis

Based on front-end equipment, the lithography is expected to hold to grow at a higher CAGR in the market owing to its several benefits including controlling the shape and size of the substrate, fabrication of complex circuits in a short time period, highly efficient, and cost effective. Additionally, continuous advancement in lithography that includes development of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, high numerical aperture (high-NA) EUV, Multi-beam direct-write lithography, and Nanoimprint lithography is further contributing to the market growth.

Back-End Equipment – Segment Analysis

Based on back-end equipment, testing is projected to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period primarily due to the increasing demand of testing equipment such as electrical testers, test handlers, tape and reel equipment, marking equipment, burn-in ovens, and retention bake ovens for detecting performance of semiconductor chips under different conditions of voltage, electrical signals and temperature. Moreover, development of automated test equipment (ATE), a computer-controlled test and measurement equipment provide reduced testing time, repeatability, and cost efficiency in high volume production. This is expected to propel the growth of the market.

Product – Segment Analysis

Based on the product, foundry is projected to witness faster CAGR over the forecast period. This can be attributed to the development of smart fab for digitally connecting the entire semiconductor manufacturing process lifecycle and increasing demand of dedicated foundry for scaling up production capacity, controlling over the design process, and improving manufacturing capabilities. In addition, several leading companies including Intel Corporation, ASML Holding N.V., Infineon Technologies AG, and NXP Semiconductors N.V. offering semiconductor foundry is further supporting the market growth.

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Regional – Segment Analysis:

Based on region, the Asia Pacific region is predicted to grow at a higher CAGR during the forecast period. This is primarily due to the growing number of industries including automotive, healthcare, and consumer electronics, and increasing adoption of smart electronic devices in the consumers. Moreover, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), the annual sales of semiconductors in Asia-Pacific is increased by 5.3% in 2020 with China, which is one of the largest market for semiconductors globally.

Leading Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Companies

Several Leading players operating in the market include STMicroelectronics N.V., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Tokyo Electron Limited, LAM Research Corporation, ASML Holding N.V., Applied Materials, Inc., KLA Corporation, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd., Teradyne Inc., and Advantest Corporation, and others.

Key Developments:

• • In 2020, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC) announced to build and operate a semiconductor fab in the United States with support from the U.S. federal government and the State of Arizona. This manufacturing unit uses 5-nanometer technology for semiconductor wafer fabrication and have capacity of 20,000 semiconductor wafer per month.
  • In 2019, STMicroelectronics N.V., one of the leading semiconductor companies acquired Norstel AB, a Swedish silicon carbide (SiC) wafer manufacturer. This is expected to strengthen the semiconductor manufacturing portfolio of the company.

Segments covered in the Report:

The global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market has been segmented on the basis of front-end equipment, back-end equipment, product, and regions. Based on front-end equipment, the market is segmented into lithography, wafer surface conditioning, deposition, cleaning, and others. Based on back-end equipment, the market is segmented into assembly and packaging, dicing, bonding, metrology, and testing. Based on product, the market is segmented into memory, foundry, logic, MPU, discrete, analog, MEMS, and others. 

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Key questions answered in this research report:

• • At what pace is global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market growing? What will be the growth trend in the future?
  • What are the key drivers and restraints in Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market? What will be the impact of drivers and restraints in the future?
  • What are the regional revenues and forecast breakdowns? Which are the major regional revenue pockets for growth in the global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market?
  • Which front-end equipment generated maximum revenues in 2019 and identify the most promising front-end equipment during the forecast period?
  • What are the various products of global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market and how they are poised to grow?
  • What companies are the major participants in this market and their business strategies, how does the competitive landscape look like?

Report Coverage	Details
Market Base Year	2019
Market Forecast Period	2020-2027
Market Revenues Currency	USD Million
Base Year & Forecast Units	Revenues (USD Million)
Market Segment	By Front-End Equipment, By Back-End Equipment, By Product, By Region
Regional Coverage	Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, and RoW
Companies Profiled	STMicroelectronics N.V., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, Tokyo Electron Limited, LAM Research Corporation, ASML Holding N.V., Applied Materials, Inc., KLA Corporation, SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd., Teradyne Inc., and Advantest Corporation, among others; a total of 10 companies covered.
25% Free Customization Available	We will customize this report up to 25% as a free customization to address our client’s specific requirements

Market Segmentation

Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Front-End Equipment

• • Lithography
  • Wafer Surface Conditioning
  • Deposition
  • Cleaning
  • Others

Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Back-End Equipment

• • Assembly and Packaging
  • Dicing
  • Bonding
  • Metrology
  • Testing

Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Product

• • Memory
  • Foundry
  • Logic
  • MPU
  • Discrete
  • Analog
  • MEMS
  • Others

Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Region

• • North America Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market (Option 1: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • North America Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Front-End Equipment
    • North America Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Back-End Equipment
    • North America Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Product
    • US Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Canada Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
  • Europe Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market (Option 2: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • Europe Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Front-End Equipment
    • Europe Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Back-End Equipment
    • Europe Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Product
    • UK Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Germany Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • France Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Spain Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Rest of Europe Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
  • Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market (Option 3: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Front-End Equipment
    • Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Back-End Equipment
    • Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Product
    • China Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • India Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Japan Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Rest of APAC Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
  • RoW Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market (Option 4: As a part of the free 25% customization)
    • RoW Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Front-End Equipment
    • RoW Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Back-End Equipment
    • RoW Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market by Product
    • Brazil Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • South Africa Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Saudi Arabia Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • UAE Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up
    • Rest of world (remaining countries of the LAMEA region) Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market All-Up

Major Players Operating in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Market (Option 5: As a part of the Free 25% Customization – Profiles of 5 Additional Companies of your Choice)

• • STMicroelectronics N.V.
  • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited
  • Tokyo Electron Limited
  • LAM Research Corporation
  • ASML Holding N.V.
  • Applied Materials, Inc.
  • KLA Corporation
  • SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
  • Teradyne Inc. 
  • Advantest Corporation