SAN
JOSE, Calif., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The markets
for nano materials, tools and equipment for nanoelectronics
totaled US$1,827 million in 2005 and are forecasted
to reach $4,219 million by the year 2010, according
to Global Nanoelectronics Markets and Opportunities,
a comprehensive new market research report that is
now available from SEMI. Revolutionary nano materials,
tools and equipment accounted for 10 percent of the
market or $189 million in 2005 and are expected to
reach $866 million in 2010 led by growth in carbon
nanotubes (CNT), nano imprint and extreme ultra-violet
lithography.
Global Markets and Forecasts for Nano Materials,
Tools and Equipment for Nanoelectronics *
All figures
in Millions of U.S. dollars Compound Annual
Markets
2004 2010 Growth Rate
Nano Materials $161 $1,134
39%
Nano Tools and Equipment $1,287 $3,085
16%
Total $1,448 $4,219 20%
Nanoelectronic development activities in five electronics
industry sectors, including semiconductors, displays,
hard disk storage, optoelectronics/sensors and micro/nano-electromechanical
systems (MEMS/NEMS) are reviewed in this report,
along with timelines for commercialization. Over
the next five years, display products such as CNT
backlights and CNT field emission displays (FED),
as well as a number of polymer and transmission films
using nano materials will be commercialized. The
use of nano materials in the display sector will
also allow the use of new manufacturing techniques
such as ink-jet and screen printing technologies.
Additionally, NEMS based memory devices incorporating
nano wires and novel forms of semiconductor memory
using a variety of nano materials, are also expected
to be commercialized.
"The electronics industry is leading the commercialization
of nanotechnology. While the semiconductor and hard
disk storage industries have used nano scale features
and materials for several years, nanotechnology is
expected to play an increasingly disruptive role
across the broader electronics industry," said Lubab
Sheet, senior director of Nanotechnology at SEMI. "However,
few of the companies surveyed that are developing
these nanoelectronics devices were able to articulate
specific nano materials and equipment technical requirements,
which creates a problem given the lengthy development
cycles required to develop production quality nano
materials and tools. The report tries to fill this
gap by summarizing the nano materials and tools needed
in each industry sector for each type of nanoelectronic
device, to help bring some clarity to the space and
highlight the opportunity areas for SEMI members."
The report includes definitions for nano materials,
tools and equipment for nanoelectronics, highlights
requirements by application area, provides market
sizes and forecasts for the global nano materials,
tools and equipment markets by segment and summarizes
the opportunities for materials and equipment suppliers.
Some of the key findings include:
-- Industries that are more focused on technology
challenges including the semiconductor industry,
are generally more conservative in adopting new
technologies, while those focused more on cost
challenges such as displays and hard disk storage
are more willing to try new approaches.
-- Start-up
companies face high barriers to entry in the nano
materials, tools and equipment markets due to large
R&D budgets,
challenging market timing, stringent technical
requirements and demanding customer service and
applications support. Start-ups will establish
footholds by licensing proven technologies or aligning
with key suppliers to help facilitate faster adoption
of nano materials, tools and equipment in the market
place.
-- The largest opportunities for nano materials
suppliers are actually outside of the nanoelectronic
industry over the next five years. Industries
such as construction materials, automotive and
industrial chemicals and sporting goods require
significant volumes of nano materials with significantly
lower technical requirements than electronics applications.
-- Over the next 15 to 20 years, there will be
an integration of nanoelectronics with biology
and medicine, which will result in the development
of a wide range of new markets. The first step
is integration across nanoelectronic sectors
which has already begun.
Covering industry nanotechnology R&D activities,
timelines for device and application commercialization
as well as the technical and market implications
for nano materials, tools and equipment markets,
the 53-page report contains more than 45 tables,
detailed facts and figures based on over 135 in-depth
interviews conducted with both domestic and international
organizations. Interviews were conducted with semiconductor,
display, hard disk storage, optoelectronics/sensor
and MEMS/NEMS manufacturers; electronics industry
manufacturing consortia; materials suppliers and
equipment suppliers.
The report was developed in cooperation with and
support from the Semiconductor Industry Association
(SIA). Additional support was provided by Industrial
Economics & Knowledge Center (IEK) -- a division
of the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI),
Intercoverage, Lux Research and Wicht Technologie
Consultancy.
The report is available for purchase from SEMI for
US$4,000 for SEMI and SIA members/single user, and
US$5,000 for non-members/single user. A company-
wide site license is available for US$12,500 for
SEMI and SIA corporate members companies and US$15,000
for non-members. For more information, or to order
the report, call SEMI Global Sales and Services at
1-877-746-7788 (U.S. toll-free) or 1-408-943-6901.
SEMI is a global industry association serving companies
that provide equipment, materials and services used
to manufacture semiconductors, displays, nano-scaled
structures, micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
and related technologies. SEMI maintains offices
in Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San
Jose (Calif.), Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo
and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.semi.org .
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