The global chip manufacturing business is focused on reducing the semiconductor chip size and designs. This has been a trend in the semiconductor industry since 1965, with historical facts suggesting comprehensive growth of the market largely due to the continual reduction of cost per function performed by ICs. Growing improvements in the IC structure, i.e., increasing density of circuits, has resulted in compact and lowcost ICs. In addition, these devices gain better performance capabilities due to growing density (use of 3D architecture) that helps them execute a large number of functions at high speed with low power consumption. Thus, the demand for production equipment capable of producing advanced ICs in high volumes at the lowest possible cost is anticipated to grow during the forecast period.

PART 01: Executive summary

Highlights

PART 02: Scope of the report

Base year

Market coverage

Definition

Market size calculation

Geographical segmentation

Vendor segmentation

Common currency conversion rates

Top-vendor offerings

PART 03: Market research methodology

Research methodology

Economic indicators

PART 04: Introduction

Key market highlights

PART 05: Technology landscape

PART 06: Market landscape

Market overview

Market size and forecast

Five forces analysis

PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user

Global nanolithography equipment market by end-user

2015

Global nanolithography equipment market by end-user

2020

Foundries

Memory manufacturers

IDMs

PART 08: Geographical segmentation

Global nanolithography equipment market by geography

2015

Global nanolithography equipment market by geography

2020

APAC

Americas

EMEA

PART 09: Key leading countries

Taiwan

South Korea

Japan

US

PART 10: Market drivers

Emergence of advanced consumer products

Development in sphere of nanotechnology

Strong demand for miniaturized electronic devices

Rising automation in automobiles

Growth of fabs

PART 11: Impact of drivers

PART 12: Market challenges

Rise in cost of lithography functions

Rapid technological changes

Uncertain global economic conditions

Limited number of customers

Dependency on limited key suppliers

PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges

PART 14: Market trends

Rise in number of fabless semiconductor companies

Strong focus on Internet of Things

Era of wearable technology

Increase in wafer size

PART 15: Vendor landscape

Competitive scenario

Other prominent vendors

PART 16: Appendix

List of abbreviations

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