Mask inspection or photomask inspection is an operation of checking the accuracy of fabricated photomasks that are used in semiconductor device fabrication.In the semiconductor industry, photomask inspection is a series of electronic data that lays the foundation for lithography steps of the semiconductor device fabrication process. Photomask inspection is a method used before lithography to inspect photomasks for defects during the production of semiconductor wafers and is also used for R&D.

PART 01: Executive summary 5

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

PART 03: Research Methodology 22

PART 04: Introduction 25

Key market highlights 25

Photomask inspection: Overview 26

PART 05: Market landscape 26

PART 06: Market overview 27

Technology type 27

End-users 28

Market size and forecast 29

Five forces analysis 31

PART 07: Market segmentation by technology type 32

Market overview 32

Global photomask inspection market by optical

inspection 33

Global photomask inspection market by e-beam

inspection 34

PART 08: Market segmentation by end-user 36

Market overview 36

Global photomask inspection market by foundries 37

Global photomask inspection market by IDMs 38

PART 09: Geographical segmentation 39

Market overview 39

Photomask inspection market in APAC 40

Photomask inspection market in Americas 41

Photomask inspection market in EMEA 42

PART 10: Key leading countries 44

Market overview 44

US 44

South Korea 45

Taiwan 45

Japan 46

PART 11: Market drivers 47

Increase in number of fabs 47

Growth of wireless computing devices 48

Demand for SoC technology 49

Rising demand for IoT 49

PART 12: Impact of drivers 50

PART 13: Market challenges 51

High initial capital investments 51

Increased inventory levels in supply chain 51

High dependency on few suppliers 52

Increasing complexity of photomask manufacturing

process 52

PART 14: Impact of drivers and challenges 53

PART 15: Market trends 54

Increase in wafer size 54

Constant decrease in lithography wavelength 55

Growing demand for memory devices 55

Proliferation of wearable devices 57

Shorter replacement cycles of electronic gadgets 57

PART 16: Vendor landscape 58

Competitive scenario 58

Other prominent vendors 58

PART 17: Key vendor analysis 62

KLA-Tencor 62

Applied Materials 63

Lasertec 64

PART 18: Appendix 65

List of abbreviations 65

PART 19: Explore Technavio 66