The basic building blocks of almost all the electronic devices are components
like semiconductor wafers, ICs, MEMS, memory devices (HDDs), PCBs, etc. The
overall performance of the electronic device depends on the performance of
individual components. Moreover, as these components are comparatively small,
contaminants affect their performance and reliability in a big way. Hence,
microelectronics cleaning is a crucial step as regards the functioning of any
electronic device and the cleaning equipment market is one of the most
important markets of the semiconductor industry.
Microelectronics cleaning equipment are used to clean silicon wafers, compound
semiconductor device wafers, MEMS, flat panel displays, read/write heads of
hard disk drives, photomasks, and printed circuit boards. The major
application of microelectronics cleaning equipment is in the IC fabrication
industry, where a big percentage of the fabrication process involves cleaning
the wafers.
The cleaning of microelectronics involves many different challenges like
removal and neutralization of the effects of multiple kinds of contaminants,
defects, etc. and hence various technologies are used in the process. This
includes wet chemical cleaning, dry cleaning, aqueous cleaning, and cryogenic
aerosol and supercritical fluid cleaning. These cleaning technologies can be
used in equipment that process wafers one-by-one, called single-wafer cleaning
equipment, or in groups simultaneously, called batch-wafer cleaning.
By geography, APAC is the leading manufacturer of electronic devices with
Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, etc. leading the charts. In accordance with this,
APAC is also the major contributor to the microelectronics cleaning equipment
industry. North America has had a stable semiconductor device market for over
the last five years with a small growth rate. This is expected to continue in
the next five years as well.
The major drivers of the microelectronics cleaning equipment market include
increasing demand for smartphones and tablets, growth in the semiconductor
industry, and shift to single-wafer processing. The explosive growth in the
smartphone and tablet market has boosted the demand for more semiconductor
wafers and hence more microelectronics cleaning equipment. The
performance-driven IC market has forced the transition to single-wafer
processing and this is another big driver.
This report segregates the overall microelectronics cleaning equipment market
into various application areas such as ICs, photomasks, PCBs, MEMS, FPDs,
HDDs, and others. One of the major drivers for this market is the increasing
demand for smartphones and tablets.
This report deals with all the driving factors, restraints, and opportunities
for the biometric technology market, which are helpful in identifying trends
and key success factors for the industry. The report also profiles companies
active in the field of microelectronics cleaning equipment. This report
provides the competitive landscape of the players, which covers key growth
strategies; followed by all the major players. It also highlights the winning
imperatives and burning issues pertaining to the microelectronics cleaning
equipment industry. It also analyzes the microelectronics cleaning equipment
market with the help of Porter's five-force model.
The global microelectronics cleaning equipment market is expected to reach
$5.86 billion by 2017, at a CAGR of 16.1%. As stated before, APAC leads this
market.
Scope of the report
This research report categorizes the global microelectronics cleaning
equipment, based on types, equipment, and applications market; it also covers
the forecasted revenue of microelectronics cleaning equipment from 2012 to
2017. It describes the deployments of microelectronics cleaning equipment in
various regions. The report describes the applications mapping the
microelectronics cleaning equipment market with respect to the growth
potential and adoption by the users.
On the basis of types
Global microelectronics cleaning equipment market is categorized into various
types such as single-wafer spray systems, single-wafer cryogenic systems,
batch immersion systems, batch spray systems. The market is also classified in
terms of technologies like wet-chemical cleaning process, dry cleaning
process, aqueous cleaning process, and cryogenic aerosols and supercritical
fluid cleaning.
On the basis of application areas
Application areas of microelectronics cleaning equipment have been categorized
into Integrated circuits, photomasks, MEMS, printed circuit boards, hard disk
drives, and flat panel displays.
On the basis of geography
Geographical analysis covers North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and ROW. In
this report, APAC is segregated into Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan.
Global Microelectronics Cleaning Equipment Market (2012 - 2017)
Source: MarketsandMarkets Analysis
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1. KEY TAKE-AWAYS
1.2. REPORT DESCRIPTION
1.3. MARKETS COVERED
1.4. STAKEHOLDERS
1.5. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
1.5.1. MARKET SIZE
1.5.2. KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM SECONDARY SOURCES
1.5.3. KEY DATA POINTS TAKEN FROM PRIMARY SOURCES
1.5.4. ASSUMPTIONS MADE FOR THIS REPORT
1.5.5. LIST OF COMPANIES COVERED
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3. MARKET OVERVIEW
3.1. INTRODUCTION
3.2. MARKET DEFINITION
3.3. EVOLUTION & HISTORY OF MICROELECTRONIC CLEANING EQUIPMENT
3.4. PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL
3.4.1. THREAT FROM NEW ENTRANTS
3.4.2. THREAT FROM SUBSTITUTES
3.4.3. BARGAINING POWER OF CUSTOMERS
3.4.4. BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
3.4.5. DEGREE OF COMPETITION
3.5. VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
3.6. LIFE CYCLE OF MICROELECTRONICS CLEANING EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY
EQUIPMENT
3.7. MARKET DYNAMICS
3.7.1. DRIVERS
3.7.1.1. Increasing demand for smartphones & tablets
3.7.1.2. Shift to single wafer processing
3.7.1.3. Growth in the semiconductor wafer industry
3.7.1.4. Increasing use of MEMS
3.7.1.5. Expansion in the number of cleaning steps in the wafer
manufacturing industry
3.7.2. RESTRAINTS
3.7.2.1. Economic & environmental concern
3.7.2.2. Semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and fluctuating
3.7.3. OPPORTUNITIES
3.7.3.1. Shift to using high-k metal gates in transistors
3.7.3.2. Cleaning without damaging features
3.7.4. WINNING IMPERATIVE
3.7.4.1. Cleaning equipment with multiple technologies
3.7.5. BURNING ISSUE
3.7.5.1. Moore's Law
4. MICROELECTRONICS CLEANING EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY
4.1. INTRODUCTION
4.2. WET CHEMICAL CLEANING PROCESSES
4.2.1. HF ACID SOLUTIONS
4.2.2. SULPHURIC ACID SOLUTIONS
4.2.3. RCA CLEANING PROCESS
4.2.4. ALTERNATIVE CLEANING SOLUTIONS
4.3. DRY CLEANING PROCESSES
4.3.1. VAPOR-PHASE CLEANING PROCESSES
4.3.2. PLASMA STRIPPING & CLEANING
4.4. AQUEOUS CLEANING PROCESSES
4.4.1. AQUEOUS FEOL CLEANING PROCESSES
4.4.2. AQUEOUS BEOL CLEANING PROCESSES
4.5. CRYOGENIC AEROSOLS & SUPER CRITICAL FLUID CLEANING
4.6. EMERGING CLEANING TECHNOLOGIES
4.6.1. LASER CLEANING
4.6.2. AQUEOUS-BASED EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
4.6.3. CHEMICALS-BASED EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
4.6.4. DRY PARTICLE REMOVAL
4.6.5. WATER PURITY
5. MICROELECTRONICS CLEANING EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY EQUIPMENT
5.1. INTRODUCTION
5.2. SINGLE-WAFER SPRAY SYSTEMS
5.3. SINGLE WAFER CRYOGENIC SYSTEMS
5.4. BATCH IMMERSION CLEANING SYSTEMS
5.5. BATCH SPRAY CLEANING SYSTEMS
5.6. COMPARISON BETWEEN SINGLE-WAFER CLEANING AND BATCH SPRAY
CLEANING
6. MICROELECTRONICS CLEANING EQUIPMENT, BY IMPURITY
6.1. INTRODUCTION
6.2. ORGANIC CONTAMINATION
6.3. METALLIC CONTAMINATION
6.4. DISSOLVED ORGANICS
6.5. PARTICLE CONTAMINATION
6.6. BACTERIA
7. MICROELECTRONICS CLEANING EQUIPMENT MARKET, BY APPLICATIONS
FIGURE 24: GLOBAL HARD DISK DRIVE MARKET REVENUE, 2011 - 2017 ($BILLION)
FIGURE 25: GEOGRAPHICAL SEGMENTATION OF THE MICROELECTRONICS CLEANING
EQUIPMENT MARKET
FIGURE 26: COMPARISON OF MICROELECTRONICS CLEANING EQUIPMENT MARKET
REVENUE, BY GEOGRAPHY, 2011 & 2017
FIGURE 27: MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS, 2011 ($MILLION)
FIGURE 28: KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES
FIGURE 29: PORTFOLIO OF PRODUCTS-AKRION SYSTEMS LLC
FIGURE 30: PRODUCT LINE OF FSI INTERNATIONAL
Microelectronics & Semiconductor Device/Wafer Cleaning Equipment Market - by Equipment, Technology, Application & Geography - Forecasts (2012 - 2017) published by Markets and Markets in October 11, 2012. This report consists of 226 Pages and the price starts from US $ 4650.
