Category: Photoresist and Ancillaries

2023 economic slowdown to cause a short-term dip on photoresists & ancillaries San Diego, CA, March 7, 2023:  TECHCET— the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information on semiconductor supply chains — is forecasting the Semiconductor Lithography materials market to dip slightly, declining -2% in 2023, which follows the downward trends of the overall semiconductor market. This slowdown is expected to be short-lived, as 2024 forecasts indicate…

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High EUV manufacturing and increased layer counts contribute towards growth San Diego, CA, October 11, 2022:  TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— reveals that Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) applications have resulted in several photoresist technology platforms including Metal Oxide photoresists, Dry Deposited photoresist, and Multitrigger photoresists, all driven by the process technologies required in advanced chip manufacturing. Combined, these resist platforms will up the market to…

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Will growth slow enough to meet PFAS environmental challenges? San Diego, CA, July 26, 2022:  TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— announced an updated outlook of the Lithography Extension and Ancillary Materials market segments. These advanced chemistries, which include developers, anti-reflective coatings, edge-bead removers, and others, are forecasted to grow by over 6% in 2022, and will approach a US$2.8 Billion market in 2023. As…

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Growth continues strong through 2026 San Diego, CA, July 18, 2022:  TECHCET—the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information— announced an updated outlook for the semiconductor-related Photoresist market. Growth is expected as revenues are predicted to increase by 7.5% in 2022 to reach almost US$2.3 billion. The 2021 to 2026 CAGR for total resists is forecasted to be 5.9%, with the fastest growing products being EUV and…

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TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information—announces that the global market for photoresists needed in commercial semiconductor manufacturing is expected to be worth over US$1.9 billion in 2021. After pandemic-related slowdowns last year, leading semiconductor fabrication lines are now running at full capacities with steady growth expected for the next few years. The fab photoresist market is forecasted to grow 11% year-over-year (Yo) in 2021, as detailed in…

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San Diego, CA, March 9, 2020: TECHCET announced that the global market for Photoresists and Ancillary Materials declined in 2019 due to semiconductor fabrication market challenges. However, growth is forecasted to resume this year, albeit limited by the COVID-19 drag on the global economy. G-Line/I-Line and DUV photoresists should exceed US$1.6 billion in 2020, as detailed in the latest Critical Materials ReportReport™ (CMR) quarterly update on Photoresists & Ancillaries…

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EUV lithography demand small but strategic San Diego, CA, September 28, 2018: TECHCET—the advisory services firm providing electronic materials information— announced that global IC fabrication demand for photoresists and ancillary lithography materials is growing strongly from an estimated market size of US$5.2 billion in 2017 to US$6.8 billion in 2023. Demand for argon-fluoride immersion (ArFi) photoresists is now growing at nearly 10 percent by volume. Extreme Ultra-Violet (EUV) lithography…

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