Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market Size By Type (CMP Equipment, CMP Consumable), By Technology (Leading Edge, More Than Moore’s, Emerging), By Application (Integrated Circuits, Mems And Nems, Compound Semiconductors, Optics), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market Size And Forecast

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market size was valued at USD 795.35 Million in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 1429.08 Million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 7.68% from 2023 to 2030.

The Europe report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market. The rise of the Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market is being driven by the advancement in processing technology, such as chemical mechanical planarization, which has enabled improved performance of semiconductor devices at comparatively lower unit costs.

In the semiconductor industries, chemical mechanical planarization is frequently used for ultra-flat surface processing. The semiconductor industry has adopted it as a standard method in recent years for below 0.35-micrometer surface processing, which is helping to fuel the expansion of the European market. Chemical mechanical planarization has progressed in terms of technology over years. For the contacts and vias in multilayer electronics circuitry, tungsten as slurry is increasingly replacing oxide-based slurry in modern chemical mechanical planarization.

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market Definition

Chemical mechanical planarization is the process used to remove roughness from silicon oxide, metal, and polysilicon surfaces. Surfaces are smoothed using a combination of chemical and mechanical pressures using this hybrid of chemical etching and free abrasive polishing. The technique works on the premise that high points on the surface should be subjected to more pad pressure than lower points to improve removal rates and achieve planarization. At various stages of the production of microchips, the wafer’s surface must be made precisely flat or planarized. This is done to either eliminate excess material or to produce a fully flat foundation for the circuit features that will be added in the following layer.

This is performed by chipmakers using a process called chemical-mechanical planarization. CMP removes and planarizes extra material from the wafer’s front surface by applying exact downforce to the wafer’s backside and forcing a front surface against a rotating pad made of unique material that also contains a combination of chemicals and abrasives. In the semiconductor business, chemical mechanical planarization is used to manufacture compound semiconductors, integrated circuits or chips, and many other products. Additionally, it is employed in the Shallow Trench Isolation procedure, which is used to create semiconductor devices. Photolithographic uses of this technique are found in the production of integrated circuits.

CMP was once considered to be too “dirty” to be used in high-precision production processes because abrasion generates particles and abrasives that contain contaminants. Since then, copper conductors have replaced aluminum conductors in the integrated circuit business. This requires the development of an additive patterning technique that takes advantage of CMP’s special capacity to remove material flatly, uniformly, and repeatedly halt at the interface between the copper and oxide insulating layers. The adoption of CMP processing has led to a significant increase in frequency. CMP techniques have been developed for polishing tungsten, silicon dioxide, and most recently, carbon nanotubes in addition to aluminum and copper.

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market Outlook

Factors such as a shift in lifestyle preferences, and a growing predisposition toward using smart electronic devices are among the primary factors driving the growth of the Europe consumer electronics and semiconductor market. Governments around the world are increasingly supporting digitalization, eventually promoting the usage of various electronic devices among consumers. This is anticipated to support the semiconductor industry along with its parent market i.e., the consumer electronics market in Europe.

The use of chemical mechanical planarization in the semiconductor industry is increasing its scope in the European market as well. The process of CMP is most favorable in miniaturizing the component thus, it can be concluded that the CMP market greatly depends on the semiconductor industry.

As mentioned above, the revenue generation of the semiconductor industry in Europe was observed to be increasing at a faster pace as compared to the past years. Increasing revenue in the semiconductor industry shows growing demands from the semiconductor industry. Thus, it can be concluded that an increment in the penetration of semiconductor devices in the Europe region will also boost the market for chemical mechanical planarization as it is an integral part of semiconductor fabrication and IC device manufacture.

In spite of making sustainable progress, Europe’s chemical mechanical planarization market suffers a fluctuation in raw material cost of the semiconductor industry. Chemical mechanical planarization includes the removal of unwanted dielectric components from the surface of the integrated circuit. The process of CMP is most favorable in miniaturizing the component thus, it can be concluded that the CMP market greatly depends on the semiconductor industry. Thus, the increase in advancement, and the fluctuation in raw material cost is causing instability for the chemical mechanical planarization market in the European region and hindering its growth.

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market Segmentation Analysis

The Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market is segmented based on Type, Technology, Application, And Geography.

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market, By Type

• CMP Equipment
• CMP Consumable

Based on Type, The Market is Bifurcated into CMP Equipment And CMP Consumables. The segment for CMP Consumables is anticipated to develop at the fastest rate throughout the forecast period. Manufacturers must utilize material polishing techniques that can produce intricate designs in smaller footprints due to the high volume of sophisticated semiconductor device fabrication. As a result, consumables are more adaptable and may exert greater control over the quality of the slurry or pad. As a result, consumables are more adaptable and may exert greater control over the quality of the slurry or pad. Also, the usage of pricey components like PPS (polyphenylene sulfide) and PEEK (polyetheretherketone) in various formulations to prevent chipping and extend wear life has become common.

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market, By Technology

• Leading Edge
• More Than Moore’s
• Emerging

Based on Technology, The Market is Bifurcated into Leading Edge, More Than Moore’s, And Emerging. The leading-edge Market is characterized by an unquenchable thirst for improved outcomes. More than Moore’s technology is used by the majority of industries. An unquenchable thirst for greater outcomes characterizes the leading-edge segment. More complicated CMOS circuits can integrate faster speed, less power, more memory, and more functionality. The usual “Moore’s Law” trend has been followed by the devices produced by companies in this sector for nearly 50 years. Although there has been speculation that the mathematical trend is starting to veer off course, the general idea of improved performance at a lower cost per transistor is still very much in force. Demand for these technologies is anticipated to rise along with rising demand from the semiconductor sector.

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market, By Application

• Integrated Circuits
• Mems And Nems
• Compound Semiconductors
• Optics

Based on The Application, The Market is Bifurcated into integrated Circuits, Mems And Nems, Compound Semiconductors, And optics. The segment of the Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market that is anticipated to expand at the fastest rate during the forecast period is integrated circuit manufacturing. Modern consumer electronics such as smartphones, computers, and other related devices are built with integrated circuits. As automation increases, there is a growing market for these.

CMP has become increasingly popular for supporting IC manufacturing uses as a result of the increased use of silicon materials and a shift toward meeting requirements related to tiny devices. Thus, the growing use of smartphones and the rising investment in developing semiconductor fabrication facilities are some of the key factors influencing the need for chemical mechanical planarization methods throughout Integrated circuits manufacturing processes.

Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market, By Geography

• Germany
• France
• UK
• Italy
• Spain
• Rest of Europe

Based on Geography, The Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market is classified into Germany, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, and the Rest of Europe. Germany held the largest revenue share and is expected to maintain the lead throughout the forecast period due to being widely used by CMP technology’s main end users, the semiconductor and electronics industries. The country’s CMP industry is dominated by several major companies, including Wacker Chemie AG, Evonik Industries AG, and BASF SE. The European CMP market is also heavily populated by France, Italy, Spain, and the UK, but Germany presently dominates it owing to its robust industrial base and emphasis on innovation and technology. It’s important to keep in mind that market dynamics can transform over time and that other countries could replace the current top players.

Key Players

The “Europe Chemical Mechanical Planarization Market” study report will provide valuable insight with an emphasis on the Europe market including some of the major players such as Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Applied Materials, Inc., BASF SE, DOW Electronic Materials, DuPont Electronic Solutions, Ebara Corporation, Fujimi Incorporated, Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd., Lapmaster Wolters GmbH, LAM Research Corporation, Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, Okamoto Machine Tool Works, Ltd., Sungmoon Electronics Co. Ltd., Strasbaugh Inc. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

Key Developments

• In February 2022, at its Pyeongtaek plant, Merck declared the completion of a semiconductor CMP slurry manufacturing facility. A crucial component in the planarization of silicon wafers is CMP slurry. Wafers will be refined at the factory for semiconductor firms like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Concerning supplies for mass production, Merck is also in discussions with important domestic clients. They are going to start manufacturing products in the first part of this year.
• In December 2021, for USD 6.5 Million, Entegris decided to purchase CMC Materials to dominate the electronic materials industry. A significant supplier of cutting-edge materials, CMC Materials is especially strong in the semiconductor industry. The leading CMP portfolio from CMC Materials may help Entegris expand its solution set and give a wide range of electronic materials. Because of company’s technological platforms complement one another, Entegris might be able to market a broader variety of cutting-edge, high-value solutions more quickly.
• In October 2021, an agreement between BASF and Entegris for the transfer of BASF’s Precision Microchemicals division to Entegris for USD 90 million was signed. By the end of 2021, the agreement also covered brands, intellectual property, and technologies. The Precision Microchemicals segment of BASF’s Coatings division, which also includes cleaning chemistries and CMP slurries used in the machining and surface conditioning of electronic materials, is a component of the Surface Treatment business unit.

Ace Matrix Analysis

The Ace Matrix provided in the report would help to understand how the major key players involved in this industry are performing as we provide a ranking for these companies based on various factors such as service features & innovations, scalability, innovation of services, industry coverage, industry reach, and growth roadmap. Based on these factors, we rank the companies into four categories as Active, Cutting Edge, Emerging, and Innovators.

Porter’s Five Forces

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