Thin-film deposition tools will still manage 18.3% growth in 2001, says report
Semiconductor Business News
(03/23/01 16:00 p.m. PST)
NEW TRIPOLI, Pa. -- The market for semiconductor equipment used to deposit thin films in wafer fabs will grow 18.3% in 2001, after surging 80% in 2000, according to a new report from The Information Network here.
The market research firm predicts that thin-film deposition system sales will reach $8.4 billion worldwide in 2001 despite a recession in other semiconductor tool segments. In 2000, the market totaled $7.1 billion worldwide, said the report issued today (March 23).
In 2000, physical vapor deposition (PVD) revenues jumped 98%, while chemical vapor deposition (CVD) sales were up 69%, said the research firm. The report said Applied Materials Inc. dominated the market in 2000 with an 83% share of the PVD revenues, a 70% share in metal CVD systems, and a 67% share in dielectric CVD sales last year.
"Applied Materials continues to set the standard for technology and service in the deposition market," said analyst Robert Castellano, president of The Information Network. He estimated that Applied Materials increased its share in electrochemical deposition (ECD)--also know as electroplating--from just 2% in 1999 to 30% in 2000. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Applied was relatively late to enter the copper electroplating segment, compared to rivals Semitool Inc. in Kalispell, Mont., and Novellus Systems Inc. of San Jose. |
