Plasma Etching Equipment Industry Overview
The plasma etching equipment market is competitive. There is enormous competition among the vendors owing to the intense market penetration of some existing players in the market expected to grow further. Some major players include Applied Materials Inc., Lam Research Corporation, and Tokyo Electron Ltd., among others.
- March 2022 - Samco, an etching, deposition, and surface treatment processing equipment manufacturer, introduced the new plasma etching cluster tool 'Cluster H.' By leveraging its cutting-edge plasma technology, Cluster H provides the full-scale production capabilities for compound semiconductor devices such as SiC/GaN power devices, high-frequency filters, GaAs VCSELs, CMOS image sensors, micro-OLED/LED, and advanced packaging.
- March 2022 - APTC, a dry etching equipment maker, announced that it is developing a 300mm oxide etching equipment to offer for a demo text in 2023. APTC offered etching equipment that uses a plasma source to etch polysilicon first. With this, the company focuses on further expanding its presence in the dry etching equipment market.
Plasma Etching Equipment Market Leaders
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Lam Research Corporation
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Applied Materials Inc.
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Tokyo Electron Ltd
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SPTS Technologies (KLA company)
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Oxford Instruments PLC
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
