Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Equipment Market– Global Industry Insights, Market Size Estimation and Growth Forecast, By Product Type – (Auto Wet Stations, Scrubbers and Single Wafer Processing Systems), By Technology – (Wet Chemistry Based Cleaning Technology, Etch Cleaning Technology and Front Side Up Cleaning Technology), By Equipment Type – (Rotary Wafer Etching System and Manual Wet Batch System), By Impurity- (Metallic Contamination, Chemical Contamination, and Particle Contamination), and By End Use Industry – (Memory Manufacturers, Foundries and IDMs), & By Regions, 2017 – 2025

Report Description

The market for semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment has been covered under the scope of this report. Wafer cleaning is one of the major steps involved during the wafer fabrication process. Semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment is expected to witness strong growth during the forecast period. This is mainly due to increasing demand for semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment in the IC fabrication industry, where a large percentage of the fabrication process involves cleaning the wafers, which in turn is anticipated to be a major driving factor for the global Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Equipment Market.

The global semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment market has been segmented on the basis of:

• Product type
• Technology
• Equipment type
• Impurity
• End use industry, and
• Region

It also provides a cross-sectional study of the global semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment market across broad regional segments such as North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Middle-East & Africa (MEA), and South America under its scope. Growing adoption of IoT devices across various application sectors is one of the primary factors anticipated to trigger the demand for semiconductor wafers. This, in turn, is anticipated to boost the demand for various types of semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment needed at the time of the wafer fabrication process. Across the globe, the growing demand for portable consumer electronics devices along with the rising demand for improved wafer quality are considered some of the prime factors contributing to the positive development of the semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment industry. All of the aforementioned factors are expected to drive the global demand for semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment.

Driving Factors for Wafer Cleaning Equipment Market

• Increasing penetration of printed electronics
• Increasing semiconductor production units in developing regions
• Growing concern for upgrading and enhancing the semiconductor product quality and production standards in the semiconductor devices industry
• The technological shift towards single wafer processing from conventional technique
• Growing demand for smart gadgets for example smart phones, computers, printed electronics
• Rising application of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and ICS (integrated circuits) and other semiconductor equipment
• Growing demand for tablets and other semiconductor devices
• Increasing demand for silicon-based sensors and semiconductor tools in internet of things and research laboratory equipment

The overall performance of an electronic device majorly depends on the performance of different separate components. Furthermore, because these components are relatively small, the presence of impurities has a significant impact on their performance, efficiency, reliability, and yield. Thus, the wafer cleaning process plays an important role in obtaining the desired performance of an electronic device, which in turn is expected to supplement the demand for different wafer cleaning equipment from various semiconductor industries over the forecast period.

The importance of wafer substrate surface cleaning in the process of wafer fabrication has been identified since the invention of solid state device technology. Wafer cleaning has been considered one of the most vital stages during the fabrication process of semiconductor devices, especially for advanced ULSI (Ultra Large Scale Integration) silicon circuits.

Moreover, during the last few years, rapid technological advancements have been taking place in the field of wafer cleaning equipment in order to manufacture ultraclean silicon surfaces by the process of surface conditioning to manufacture advanced ICs (Integrated Circuits). Owing to the cumulative effect of all these factors, the global wafer cleaning equipment market is anticipated to experience a rapid growth rate during the forecast period from 2017 to 2025, both in terms of revenue (USD Million) and volume (Thousand Units).

Scope of the Report

A complete analysis of market dynamics, which includes the market drivers, restraints, and opportunities, is included within the scope of the report. The market dynamics for the different segments, namely product type, technology, equipment type, impurity and end-use industry, have been covered separately under the purview of the report. Additionally, the country-level trend for each region has also been covered under the scope of the report. Thus, this report provides an exhaustive study of the global semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment market and also provides a forecast of the market for the period from 2017 to 2025.

High-level Analysis Covered in the Report

Under the scope of the report on global semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment market, several high-level analyses have been covered. This includes:

• The product-market trend analysis
• Product life-cycle analysis
• Porter’s five forces analysis, and
• Market attractiveness analysis

Key trends analysis discusses the current and upcoming trends in this industry. Product life-cycle analysis analyses the current life-cycle stage of the product in the five wide geographic regions, such as whether the product is approaching maturity in a region or whether it is a new entrant, etc. Porter’s five forces analysis provides insights into the competitive scenario with regards to new entrants, substitutes, buyers, and suppliers. To provide a detailed insight into the global semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment market, attractive analysis has been provided in the report. The market attractiveness analysis details the investment attractiveness by product type, by technology, by equipment type, by impurity, by end-use industry, and by geography.

The Competitive Profiling

The competitive profiling of the key players in the global semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment industry and their business segments has been exhaustively covered under the purview of the study. Moreover, key business strategies adopted by the leading players in the market have also been covered under the scope of the report.

Market Dynamics

There exists a positive relationship between the growth of the semiconductor industry and the demand for various wafer cleaning equipment. The rapid growth of the semiconductor industry is anticipated to trigger the use of semiconductor devices across various application sectors, including communication, memory devices, electronic devices, and sensors, among others. This, in turn, is anticipated to augment the demand for wafers of different sizes. Wafer cleaning equipment is an essential part of the wafer fabrication process, and rising wafer demand is expected to drive market growth of various wafer cleaning equipment at an exponential rate throughout the forecast period. In addition, the rising demand for miniaturising semiconductor ICs is an important factor that has resulted in huge investments by various foundries in the manufacturing process of compact wafers, which requires efficient wafer cleaning equipment at every step. This, in turn, is expected to further augment the market growth of various wafer cleaning equipment in the coming years.

Leading Companies in the Global Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Equipment Market

Some of the major players operating in the global semiconductor wafer cleaning equipment industry include:

• Lam Research Corporation (The U.S.), Modutek Corporation (The U.S), Cleaning Technologies Group (The U.S.), Falcon Process Systems (The U.S.), Veeco Instruments Inc. (The U.S), Speedline Technologies, Inc. (The U.S.)
• Dainippon Screen (Japan), Tokyo Electron Limited (Japan)
• ONBoard Solutions Pty Ltd. (Australia), and
• AP&S International GmbH (Germany) among others.

Report Highlights

• Impeccable insights related to relevant segment of the market.
• In depth analysis of key trends of the market.
• In-depth analysis of the competitive landscape and competitor behavior in the market.
• Major push factors that will affect the growth of the market.
• Growth possibilities in different segments of the market till 2025.
• Key strategies implemented by the market leaders to maintain growth in the market.
• Major restraining factor of the market.
• Ways to generate new revenue streams.

Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Equipment Market Segmentation Overview

In order to provide a bird’s eye view of the global wafer cleaning equipment market that primarily focuses of every aspect of the market across different regions such as Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, South America and Middle-East and Africa, the wafer cleaning equipment market has been segmented on the basis of product type, technology, equipment type, impurities and end use industry.

By Product Type

Depending on different types of wafer cleaning equipment available in the market, the market has been classified into auto scrubbers, wet stations and single wafer processing system.

• Auto Wet Stations
• Scrubbers
• Single Wafer Processing Systems

By Technology

In addition, based on different technology used to clean wafers, the market has been bifurcated into wet chemistry based cleaning technology, front side up wafer cleaning technology, etch cleaning technology and others.

• Wet Chemistry Based Cleaning Technology
• Etch Cleaning Technology
• Front Side Up Cleaning Technology

By Equipment Types

Further, depending on the method of operation, by equipment types, the market has been segmented into manual wet batch system and rotator wafer etching system.

• Rotary Wafer Etching System
• Manual Wet Batch System

By Impurities

Again, based on the impurities to be removed from wafer substrate, the market has again been categorized into wafer cleaning equipments used to remove metallic contamination, chemical contamination and particle contamination.

• Metallic Contamination
• Chemical Contamination
• Particle Contamination

End Use Industries

Furthermore, demand for various wafer cleaning equipments from various end use industries including memory manufacturers, IDMs (Integrated Device Manufacturers) and foundries has also been considered within the report.

• Memory Manufacturers
• Foundries
• IDMs 

Semiconductor Wafer Cleaning Equipment Market: By Geography

• North America (U.S. and Canada)
• Europe (U.K., Germany, France, CIS + Scandinavia and Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Rest of Asia-Pacific)
• Middle East & Africa (Israel, South Africa and Rest of Middle East & Africa)
• South America (Brazil, Mexico and Rest of South America)

Among the different types of wafer cleaning equipment available in the market, the single wafer processing system held the largest market share in 2016 and is also expected to witness the highest demand in the coming eight years, both in terms of value and volume. Two of the most important factors attributed to this segment’s high market share are its high market share and the fastest growth rate.

Regional Outlook

Geographically, the Asia-Pacific region dominated the overall wafer cleaning equipment market in 2016 across different regions, both in terms of revenue generation and units sold. Moreover, owing to the wide concentration of IC manufacturers in this region, the Asia-Pacific region is also predicted to experience the highest demand for various wafer cleaning equipment in the coming years. The wafer cleaning equipment market in the Asia-Pacific region was followed by North America in 2016.