The semiconductor market is shifting toward complex and miniaturized devices. Semiconductor device manufacturers need higher inspection sensitivity as they move toward lower node sizes (10nm and beyond). The migration will introduce complex structures and designs, as well as new materials.

PART 01: Executive summary

Highlights

PART 02: Scope of the report

Definition

Source year and forecast period 6

Market coverage

Market size computation

Geographical segmentation

Vendor segmentation

Top-vendor offerings

PART 03: Market research methodology

Research methodology

Economic indicators

PART 04: Introduction

Key market highlights

PART 05: Market landscape

Market overview

PART 06: Process diagnostics in semiconductor industry

Wafer inspection

Mask inspection

Process monitoring and curve tracers

Material monitoring

Market size and forecast of mask inspection

equipment

Five forces analysis

PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user

Global mask inspection equipment market by end-user

2015

Global mask inspection equipment market by end-user

2020

Captive mask shops

Merchant mask shops

PART 08: Market segmentation by type

Mask inspection equipment market by technology

PART 09: Geographical segmentation

Global mask inspection equipment market by region

APAC

Americas

Europe

PART 10: Market drivers

Increase in number of fabs

Growing demand for SoC technology

High precision requirement in miniaturized electronic

devices

Explosive growth of wireless computing devices

Lack of alternatives to photomask technology in

semiconductor device fabrication

PART 11: Impact of drivers

PART 12: Market challenges

Need for high initial capital investment

High inventory levels in supply chain

Dependency on limited key suppliers

Rising complexity of masks

PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 14: Market trends

Constant decline in lithography wavelength

Evolution of IoT

Growing demand for memory devices

Proliferation of wearable devices

Increase in wafer size

Short replacement cycle of mobile devices

Development of smart cities

PART 15: Vendor landscape

Competitive scenario

Key vendors

Other prominent vendors

PART 16: Appendix

List of abbreviations

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