Market Share of Semiconductor Metrology And Inspection Equipment Industry
The semiconductor metrology and inspection equipment market comprises prominent players such as Applied Materials Inc., Nikon Metrology NV, and KLA Corporation. These firms have continuously expanded their operation scales by focusing on market expansions and acquisitions. Acquisition activities effectively set the ball rolling regarding the overall market's growth in the market studied. Large companies have also been expending significant resources on R&D operations to protect their market position and drive innovation in the studied market shortly. Overall, the degree of competition remains high, primarily driven by the strong presence of prominent players involved in the market studied.
- July 2023: Applied Materials Inc. introduced materials, technologies, and systems that help chipmakers integrate chiplets into advanced 2.5D and 3D packages using hybrid bonding and through-silicon vias (TSVs). The new solutions will extend the company’s industry-leading breadth of technologies for heterogeneous integration (HI). The company is the largest supplier of technologies for HI with optimized chipmaking systems spanning etch, physical and chemical vapor deposition (PVD), electroplating, chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), annealing, and surface treatments.
- May 2023: KLA Corporation announced a strategic partnership with imec to develop the talent base and infrastructure to accelerate the advanced semiconductor applications for autonomous mobility, electrification and move the automotive industry forward. Through this partnership, both partners plan to bring relevant expertise to identify and manage programs for automotive industry, as well as talent development and recruitment.
Semiconductor Metrology & Inspection Equipment Market Leaders
KLA Corporation
Applied Materials Inc.
Onto Innovation Inc.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Hitachi Hi-Technologies Corporation (Hitachi Limited)
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
