Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - Forecast(2024 - 2030)

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Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Overview

The global Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market size is forecasted to reach US$5.38 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 4.76% during the forecast period 2022-2027. This growth is primarily attributed to rising industrial automation, technological advancement, growing Internet of Things (IoT) and rising demand for high-performance chips. Additionally, the growing demand for building better integrated circuits (ICs), which can be used in various high-performing chips, is also boosting the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market size. ICs made through lithography processes, present in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems, have a wide range of applications in manufacturing electrical devices such as sensor devices, communication devices, optical receivers, optical filters and memory devices. These widespread applications across industry verticals help in changing the Semiconductor Inspection Systems industry outlook. The growing demand for ICs is triggering the adoption of wafer inspection systems and the lithography process in Semiconductor Inspection Systems. These are generally equipped with optical filters and optical receivers so that they can detect system defects by comparing images of circuit patterns. All such factors are positively influencing the Semiconductor Inspection Systems Industry Outlook.

Report Coverage

The report: “Semiconductor Inspection Systems Industry Outlook – Forecast (2022-2027)” by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems industry.

By Product Type: Wafer Inspection Systems, Mask Inspection Systems and Thin Film Metrology.
By Technology: Optical and E-Beam.
By Applications: Foundries, Memory Manufacturers and Integrated Device Manufacturers.
By Organization Size: Large Enterprises, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.
By Geography: North America (the US, Canada and Mexico), South America (Brazil, Argentina and Others), Europe (the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Others), APAC (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and Others) and the RoW (the Middle East and Africa).

Key Takeaways

  • In the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market report, the Wafer Inspection Systems are analyzed to grow at a significant rate with a CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period 2022-2027. This growth is fuelled by rapid digitalization, technological advancements, a rise in usage of electronic devices and an increase in demand for Integrated circuits.
  • Based on Technology in Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market, the E-Beam Inspection Systems are expected to grow at the highest rate with a CAGR of 5.8% during the forecast period. This growth is due to increased focus on metrology, high-performance quality control and the evolution of IoT devices.
  • APAC region had the largest share of 31% in the global Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market size, owing to factors such as miniaturization of devices, increasing domestic circuit productions and the presence of competitive manufacturers.

Global Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Value Share, by Region, 2021 (%)

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Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Segment Analysis - by Product Type

By Product Type, the Wafer Inspection system in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market report is analyzed to grow with the highest CAGR of 5.4% during the forecast period 2022-2027. This growth is largely driven by the growing demand for IoT devices, technological advancement in ICs and the rise in usage of electronic devices. These advanced and multifunctional integrated circuits are made from semiconductor wafers, which is driving up demand for wafer inspection systems in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market. In June 2022, Hitachi Hightech Corporation announced the launch of Hitachi Dark Field Water Defect Inspection System DI2800, which is believed to be a crucial component to develop a semiconductor manufacturer’s metrology capabilities. These factors are positively changing the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market industry during the forecast period.

Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Segment Analysis - by Technology

Based on Technology, the e-beam inspection system in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market report is expected to grow at the highest CAGR of 5.8% during the forecast period 2022-2027. This is due to the factors such as an increased focus on metrology, high-performance quality control, the evolution of IoT devices and more. The growing need for faster, smaller, low-power and high-performance devices is boosting the demand for Electron-Beam inspection systems, thereby, increasing the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market size. In 2022, ASML announced that they have successfully installed an HMI eScan 1100 equipment, the first multiple e-beam wafer inspection system for in-line yield enhancement applications, such as voltage contrast defect inspection and physical defect inspection. Due to these factors, the Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market continues to grow.

Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Segment Analysis - by Geography

APAC region dominated the Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market with a market share of 31% in 2021. This region is also expected to have significant growth over the forecasting period 2022-2027. This growth is primarily attributed to technological advancements, miniaturization of devices, increasing domestic integrated circuits productions and the presence of competitive manufacturers. In January 2021, Hitachi High-tech Corporation, a Japanese Manufacturer, announced the high-speed defect review SEM*1 CR7300. The CR7300 is a new Scanning Electron Microscope model that would help to improve productivity in semiconductor inspection systems manufacturing. It is based on electron-optical filters and optical receivers, which enable the capture of the highest-resolution images. This presence of major manufacturers is boosting the APAC region’s market share in the whole Semiconductor Inspection Systems market size. 

Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Drivers

The growth of IoTs, technological advancements and rapid digitalization play a key role:

Technological advancements and IoT are both expected to grow drastically in the forecast period of 2022-2027. This growth is constantly raising the adoption rate of semiconductor inspection systems to provide the best operational efficiency with high-performance and low-cost chipsets. Additionally, the increasing proliferation of the Internet of Things (IoT) and the advent of connected devices are expected to spur the overall growth of the global market for semiconductor inspection systems. In July 2020, Qualcomm introduced QCS410 AND QCS610 systems on chips, which were designed for premium camera technology, including powerful artificial intelligence and machine learning features. This increased technological advancement and rapid digitalization would help increase the adoption of Semiconductor Inspection Systems, thereby, boosting the market growth.

High demand for high-performance and low-cost integrated circuits along with rapid investments:

Increasing demand for high-performance and low-cost semiconductors is the primary driver of Semiconductor Inspection Systems market growth. Semiconductor inspection systems offer major benefits, such as equipment problem detection, durability, high performance and no delays in production. As the demand for electronic devices increases, more and more investments are being made in the semiconductor inspection systems market industry. In February 2020, Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation launched “TC78H670FTG,” the latest addition to its array of micro-stepping motor driver ICs. Thus, the increasing need for ICs and growing investments in the industry would help grow the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market size.

Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Challenges

Constantly changing functionality of ICs market and high production costs:

The Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market is being held back by the constantly changing functionality of semiconductor integrated circuits. Also, the massive semiconductor inspection systems production costs are expected to disrupt the semiconductor inspection systems market growth during the forecast period 2022-2027. For instance, building a semiconductor fabrication facility, where integrated chipsets are being produced, is estimated to cost between US$15 billion to US$ 20 billion. These are major restraining factors for the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market growth.

Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Landscape

Product launches, collaborations and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market. The top 10 companies in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems market are:

  1. Hitachi High-tech Corporation
  2. Thermo Fisher Scientific INC
  3. Applied Material INC
  4. Onto Innovation INC
  5. Shenzhen JT Automation
  6. Laser Tech
  7. Tokyo Seimitsu
  8. KLA Corporation
  9. Carl Zeiss
  10. ASML Holding

Recent Developments

  • In June 2021, KLA Corporation announced the release of four new automotive semiconductor metrology and inspection products. This included the 8935 high productivity patterned wafer inspection system and the C205 broadband plasma patterned wafer inspection systems. This is poised to increase the company’s share in the Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market.
  • In 2022, Laser Tech Corporation announced the release of the MATRICS X9ULTRA series, a mask inspection system designed to inspect the photomasks used in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.
  • In July 2021, the Chinese chip production tool manufacturer Shenzhen JT Automation Equipment announced a legally binding five-year memorandum of understanding with Huawei's HiSilicon Technologies business. Both companies aim to expand their share in the global Semiconductor Inspection Systems market through this merger.

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1. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - Market Overview
    1.1 Definitions and Scope
2. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - Executive Summary
    2.1 Market Revenue, Market Size and Key Trends by Company
    2.2 Key trends by Application
    2.3 Key trends segmented by Geography
3. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market – Market Landscape
    3.1 Comparative Analysis
        3.1.1 Product/Company Benchmarking - Top 3 Companies
        3.1.2 Top 5 Financial Analysis
        3.1.3 Market Value Split by Top 5 companies
        3.1.4 Patent Analysis
        3.1.5 Pricing Analysis
4. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market – Industry Market Entry Scenario Premium (Premium)
    4.1 Regulatory Scenario
    4.2 Ease of Doing Business Index
    4.3 Case Studies (3 Case Studies)
    4.4 Customer Analysis (5 Key Customers for Top 5 Companies)
5. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market – Startup Company Scenario (Premium)
    5.1 Venture Capital and Funding Scenario
    5.2 Startup Company Analysis (3 Key Startups Analyzed)
6. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - Market Forces
    6.1 Market Drivers
    6.2 Market Challenges
    6.3 Porter's five force model
        6.3.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
        6.3.2 Bargaining powers of customers
        6.3.3 Threat of new entrants
        6.3.4 Rivalry among existing players
        6.3.5 Threat of substitutes
7. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market – by Strategic Analysis (Market Size - $Million/Billion)
    7.1 Value Chain Analysis
    7.2 Opportunities Analysis
    7.3 Product Life Cycle
    7.4 Suppliers and Distributors
8. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market – by Product Type (Market Size - $Million/Billion)
    8.1 Wafer Inspection System
    8.2 Mask Inspection System
    8.3 Thin Film Metrology
9. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market – by Technology (Market Size - $Million/Billion)
    9.1 Optical
    9.2 E-Beam
10. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market – by Application (Market Size - $Million/Billion)
    10.1 Foundries
    10.2 Memory Manufacturers
    10.3 Integrated Device Manufacturers
11. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - by Organization Size (Market Size - $Million/Billion)
    11.1 Large Enterprises
    11.2 Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
12. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - by Geography (Market Size - $Million/Billion)
    12.1 North America
        12.1.1 The US
        12.1.2 Canada
        12.1.3 Mexico
    12.2 South America
        12.2.1 Brazil
        12.2.2 Argentina
        12.2.3 Chile
        12.2.4 Columbia
        12.2.5 The Rest of South America
    12.3 Europe
        12.3.1 The UK
        12.3.2 Spain
        12.3.3 Italy
        12.3.4 The Netherlands
        12.3.5 France
        12.3.6 Germany
        12.3.7 The Rest of Europe
    12.4 APAC
        12.4.1 China
        12.4.2 Japan
        12.4.3 Australia
        12.4.4 India
        12.4.5 Singapore
        12.4.6 South Korea
        12.4.7 Malaysia
        12.4.8 The Rest of APAC
    12.5 The Rest of the World
        12.5.1 Africa
        12.5.2 The Middle East
13. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - Entropy
14. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - Industry Competition Landscape (Premium)
    14.1 Market Share Global (10 Companies at Global Level)
    14.2 Market Share by Region (5 Companies Per Region)
    14.3 Market Share by Country (5 Companies per Country. Covering 10 Key Countries – the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, the UK, China, Japan, India and the Middle East)
    14.4 Market Share by Type/End-use Industry (5 Companies per Type)
    14.5 Competition Matrix (Top 10 Global Companies)
15. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market - Key Company List by Country Premium (Premium)
(Up to 5 Companies per Country for 10 Countries - the US, Canada, Brazil, Germany, France, the UK, China, Japan, India and the Middle East – Tentative: 50 Companies Subject to Availability)
16. Semiconductor Inspection Systems Market Company Analysis (Market Overview, Product Portfolio, Revenue and Developments)
    16.1 Company 1
    16.2 Company 2
    16.3 Company 3
    16.4 Company 4
    16.5 Company 5
    16.6 Company 6
    16.7 Company 7
    16.8 Company 8
    16.9 Company 9
    16.10 Company 10
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