Thin Film Semiconductor (TFS) Deposition Market, By Technology (Chemical Vapor Deposition and Physical Vapor Deposition), By Application (Communication, Consumer Electronics, Automotive, Industrial and Data Processing) and Geography (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and RoW) – Analysis, Share, Trends, Size, & Forecast From 2014 – 2025

REPORT HIGHLIGHT

The TFS deposition market was valued at USD 115.06 billion by 2017, growing with 15.1% CAGR during the forecast period, 2018-2025.

Market Dynamics

TFS i.e. Thin Film Semiconductor foils are made from artificial semiconductor material. Its thickness varies and can measures up to nanometers or a few hundred millimeters. In recent times, the demand for TFS has increased a lot owing to plethora of advantages that it offers such as flexibility in shape, less space consumption, lightweight and higher efficiency. Hence, when compared with conventional silicon it is far more convenient.

The growth of TFS deposition market receives impetus from the need of circuit miniaturization, growing demands of the sensor in the smartphone industry, household equipment, and aircraft. Surging demand for flexible electronics, thin film solar panel, batteries, and the flexible display is also driving the market growth.

Technological breakthroughs in consumer technologies like the emergence of UHD i.e. Ultra High Definition, 3D televisions and hybrid laptops leverage the demand for integrated circuits. This will bring positive growth in the market for TFS deposition. Growing demand for high-end memory devices like 3D, NAND i.e. Not and Neither Agree Nor Disagree, and DRAM i.e. Dynamic Random Access Memory will further increase the technology demand.

Technology Takeaway

Based on deposition technology the market is segmented into physical vapor deposition (PVD), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and others. Among all, CVD technology has a considerable revenue share in the world. The reasons being its extensive use in the fastest growing photovoltaic technology, easier manufacturing process, and low cost of manufacturing. Semiconductor applications and electronics manufacturing are facilitating the demand for CVD segment. Further, the increasing demand for durable electronic products like advanced integrated circuits, data storage devices, mobile phone, and laptops are contributing to the growth.

The PVD market is shaped by the surging demand for durable and reliable coatings in medical equipment in emerging economies. The increasing need for highly sophisticated surface related properties like catalytic, electronic, optical, magnetic, and super-plasticity through advanced mono-structured coating will contribute towards the technology growth.

Application Takeaway

Based on application, the market is categorized into communication, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial and data processing. Of these, electronics segment is projected to accelerate in the near future. TFS is widely used in various electronic applications such as DRAMS, microprocessors, wearable technologies, solar photovoltaic panel. Among emerging technologies, they are used in AMOLED i.e. Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode displays, flexible OLED displays, and MEMS. TFs deposition is also found application in different industry verticals like IT and telecom, energy and power, automotive, aerospace, defense among others.

Regional Takeaway

The Asia Pacific is emerged as the largest revenue generating region mainly due to the presence of a humungous base of consumers and electronic equipment manufacturers. It is closely followed by North America and Europe. Among the Asia-Pacific countries, China has the largest revenue contribution. The country invests heavily on solar power coupled with electronic giants are setting up manufacturing facilities which support the market development to great extent.

Key Vendor Takeaway

The four stalwarts in the global market of TFS deposition are Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron Limited, Lam Research, and Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd. Together they contribute to the bulk of the market revenue. Other renowned companies in the world are Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc., CVD Equipment Corporation, AIXTRON SE, Ihi Hauzer Coating B.V, Sumco Corporation, and Oerlikon Balzers. Tokyo Electron (TEL) and Oerlikon Solar formed a strategic alliance to satisfy its customers with state-of-the-art equipment and related support.

The market size and forecast for each segment and sub-segments has been considered as below:

Historical Year – 2014 & 2016
Base Year – 2017
Estimated Year – 2018
Projected Year – 2025
TARGET AUDIENCE

Traders, Distributors, and Suppliers
Manufacturers
Government and Regional Agencies
Research Organizations
Consultants
Distributors
SCOPE OF THE REPORT

The scope of this report covers the market by its major segments, which include as follows:

MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY

Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD)
Others
MARKET, BY APPLICATION

Communication
Consumer Electronics
Automotive
Industrial
Data Processing
MARKET, BY REGION

North America
The U.S.
Canada
Europe
Germany
France
Rest of Europe
Asia Pacific
India
China
Rest of APAC
Rest of the World
The Middle East and Africa
Latin America

Geography Analysis:

The report further discusses the market opportunity, compound annual growth rate (CAGR) growth rate, competition, new technology innovations, market players analysis, government guidelines, export and import (EXIM) analysis, historical revenues, future forecasts etc. in the following regions and/or countries:

• North America (U.S. & Canada) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth, Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook
• Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Rest of Latin America) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth & Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook
• Europe (U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg, NORDIC(Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark), Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Turkey, Russia, Rest of Europe), Poland, Turkey, Russia, Rest of Europe) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth Market Players Analys  & Opportunity Outlook
• Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of Asia-Pacific) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth & Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook
• Middle East and Africa  (Israel, GCC (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman), North Africa, South Africa, Rest of Middle East and Africa) Market Size, Y-O-Y Growth Market Players Analysis & Opportunity Outlook

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