PUBLISHER: AnalystView Market Insights | PRODUCT CODE: 1100685
PUBLISHER: AnalystView Market Insights | PRODUCT CODE: 1100685
The global AFM Probe market was valued at USD 560.3 million in 2021, growing with 6.1% CAGR during the forecast period, 2022-2028.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning force microscopy (SFM), and scanning probe microscopy (SPM) produce ultra-high-resolution pictures for 360-degree material analysis. AFM is an effective tool in both molecular and cell biology. It is commonly used for measuring minute samples with great precision. AFM is also utilized in molecular engineering to explore the mechanical characteristics of protein complexes. AFM develops a 3D surface profile on a nanoscale by measuring forces between sharp probes. Furthermore, there are two techniques of imaging surface topography based on AFM Modes operation: Static or Contact Mode and Dynamic Mode.
The growing application of Atomic Force Microscopes in fields like Life Sciences & Biology, Semiconductors, Nanomaterial science, Electronics, and Others are driving market expansion overall.
The overall market is expected to grow rapidly over the forecasted period due to rising techniques and technologies such as topographic imaging, frictional force mapping, scanning voltage microscopy, photoconductive atomic force microscopy, and SPM-based nanoscale spectroscopy (nano-FTIR), and force spectroscopy. Using optical interferometry and piezoelectric positioning devices, a Surface Force Apparatus estimates the distance between the surfaces. The gadget can determine distances to within 0.1 nanometers and forces up to 108 N by utilizing these sensitive components. As a result, it will generate significant growth prospects in the future, propelling the industry even more.
AFM is used by industrial researchers and manufacturers to investigate the structural geometry of OLED displays such as height, pitch, crucial dimension, angle, and even sidewalls. This is due to the reliability of AFM imaging technology's force measurement outputs, low system noise, high accuracy rate, and low tip-to-tip variation. All of these reasons are expected to boost the AFM market in the future.
The AFM market can be segmented on the basis of probe material types such as Silicon Nitride AFM Probes, Silicon AFM Probes, Diamond AFM Probes, and on the basis of Application, Life Sciences and Biology, Materials, Semiconductors, and Electronics, and others.
In the End-user segment, the popularity of semiconductors and electronics is rapidly expanding. In the semiconductor industry, advanced microscopes such as transmission electron microscopes, atomic force microscopes, 3D optical microscopes, and confocal microscopes are widely used. AFM is widely used in the semiconductor industry for R&D, quality control (QC), process development monitoring, and failure analysis. The semiconductor industry's increased demand for compact transistor chips, nanoelectronics, quantum dots, and optoelectronics is boosting the demand for microscopes.
During the projected period, the industrial-grade atomic force microscopy market is predicted to rise at a faster CAGR. This is because industrial-grade AFM is more in demand than research-grade AFM due to their excellent accuracy in identifying and seeing even the tiniest surface features. AFM can identify and visualize even the tiniest surface features, taking product analysis to the next level. One of the clearest instances of this is the use of AFM in the semiconductor industry for quality control and imaging of silicon-integrated circuits.
The AFM market may be segmented into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and the Middle East and Africa. During the projected period, the Asia Pacific AFM market is expected to grow at a significant CAGR. This growth is attributable to a wide range of applications in many industries such as electrical and electronics, as well as manufacturing, as a result of new technological development. As a result, the variables are projected to boost demand for AFM probe devices. Because of the existence of significant companies and rising rivalry among them, the AFM market in North America and Europe is likely to rise at a rapid pace. The Middle East and Africa market is expected to grow at a steady rate.
Several leading players are investing in the deployment of the 5G network in several countries to enhance internet connectivity and speed which may create ample opportunity for the AFM market development. For instance, NuNano announced the availability of their new silicon nitride SENSE AFM probes beginning Monday, January 31, 2022.
SENSE probes can image soft samples in air or liquid utilizing touch or AC modes. Sharp silicon (n-type, antimony) tip is placed onto a triangular silicon nitride cantilever with a gold reflecting backside coating (5 nm Ti/40 nm Au).SENSE probes have nominal spring constants of 0.07 N/m and resonant frequencies of 20 kHz, while SENSE 70 probes have notional spring constants of 0.4 N/m and resonant frequencies of 70 kHz.
The new European Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Probe Store, has been established by Oxford Instruments Asylum Research. The EU Probe Store provides a comprehensive selection of probes for practically all AFMs to consumers around Europe, India, and the Middle East. Customers may browse for probes from Asylum's own SurfRiderTM brand as well as many other manufacturers such as Olympus, NanoWorld, NanosensorsTM, BudgetSensors, Nanotools, Rocky Mountain Technology, SmartTip, and PrimeNano.
The scope of this report covers the market by its major segments, which include as follows: