Global Hard Mask Material Supply, Demand and Key Producers, 2026-2032
Description
The global Hard Mask Material market size is expected to reach $ 4454 million by 2032, rising at a market growth of 14.5% CAGR during the forecast period (2026-2032).
A hardmask is a material used in semiconductor processing as an etch mask instead of a polymer or other organic "soft" resist material.
Global key hard mask material plaers include Samsung SDI, JSR, Merck Group etc. The top 3 companies hold a share about 80%. Asia-Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 70%, followed by North America and Europe with the share about 15% and 10%.
Market Driver:
The use of multilayer hardmasks is now essential for the semiconductor industry to produce devices at ever shrinking dimensions, particularly given recent developments in device architecture, such as FinFET and Intel trigate devices.
Novel SOC materials enable increased aspect ratio 3D device architectures. Indeed, high resolution, high aspect ratio SOC hardmasks will not only benefit semiconductors, they hold the potential to boost nanofabrication capabilities across many markets and applications.
Market Challenge:
The current spin-on approach is to use aromatic polymers for the SOC together with a silicon rich spin-on-glass to form the bottom two layers of the stack. For instance, a Novolac: Hydrogen Silsesquioxane bilayer has achieved 40 nm half-pitch with an aspect ratio of 3.25:1 and isolated 40 nm lines with an aspect ratio of 20:1. However, distortion, (“wiggling”) of the features in the thick carbon layer during the final fluorine silicon etch step, is a significant problem at smaller feature sizes. It is believed that the aliphatic hydrocarbon content of SOCs, and particularly the presence of hydrogen, is responsible for this unwanted effect, and there has been a drive towards even more aromatic polymers based on e.g., polycyclic aromatics such as naphthalene and anthracene.
At present, the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and the enterprise products will face the risk of falling market prices. Whereas volatility in the raw material prices is anticipated to prove a major restraining factor for the market growth over the forecast period.
This report studies the global Hard Mask Material production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for Hard Mask Material and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of Hard Mask Material that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global Hard Mask Material total production and demand, 2021-2032, (Sqm)
Global Hard Mask Material total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global Hard Mask Material production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Sqm), (based on production site)
Global Hard Mask Material consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (Sqm)
U.S. VS China: Hard Mask Material domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global Hard Mask Material production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (Sqm)
Global Hard Mask Material production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Sqm)
Global Hard Mask Material production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Sqm)
This report profiles key players in the global Hard Mask Material market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Samsung SDI, JSR, Merck Group, Nissan Chemical Industries, Shin-Etsu MicroSi, YCCHEM, PiBond, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World Hard Mask Material market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (Sqm) and average price (K US$/Sqm) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global Hard Mask Material Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global Hard Mask Material Market, Segmentation by Type:
Organic Hard Mask Material
Inorganic Hard Mask Material
Global Hard Mask Material Market, Segmentation by Application:
CVD
Spin Coating Process
Companies Profiled:
Samsung SDI
JSR
Merck Group
Nissan Chemical Industries
Shin-Etsu MicroSi
YCCHEM
PiBond
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global Hard Mask Material market?
2. What is the demand of the global Hard Mask Material market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global Hard Mask Material market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global Hard Mask Material market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global Hard Mask Material market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
A hardmask is a material used in semiconductor processing as an etch mask instead of a polymer or other organic "soft" resist material.
Global key hard mask material plaers include Samsung SDI, JSR, Merck Group etc. The top 3 companies hold a share about 80%. Asia-Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 70%, followed by North America and Europe with the share about 15% and 10%.
Market Driver:
The use of multilayer hardmasks is now essential for the semiconductor industry to produce devices at ever shrinking dimensions, particularly given recent developments in device architecture, such as FinFET and Intel trigate devices.
Novel SOC materials enable increased aspect ratio 3D device architectures. Indeed, high resolution, high aspect ratio SOC hardmasks will not only benefit semiconductors, they hold the potential to boost nanofabrication capabilities across many markets and applications.
Market Challenge:
The current spin-on approach is to use aromatic polymers for the SOC together with a silicon rich spin-on-glass to form the bottom two layers of the stack. For instance, a Novolac: Hydrogen Silsesquioxane bilayer has achieved 40 nm half-pitch with an aspect ratio of 3.25:1 and isolated 40 nm lines with an aspect ratio of 20:1. However, distortion, (“wiggling”) of the features in the thick carbon layer during the final fluorine silicon etch step, is a significant problem at smaller feature sizes. It is believed that the aliphatic hydrocarbon content of SOCs, and particularly the presence of hydrogen, is responsible for this unwanted effect, and there has been a drive towards even more aromatic polymers based on e.g., polycyclic aromatics such as naphthalene and anthracene.
At present, the market competition is becoming increasingly fierce, and the enterprise products will face the risk of falling market prices. Whereas volatility in the raw material prices is anticipated to prove a major restraining factor for the market growth over the forecast period.
This report studies the global Hard Mask Material production, demand, key manufacturers, and key regions.
This report is a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the world market for Hard Mask Material and provides market size (US$ million) and Year-over-Year (YoY) Growth, considering 2025 as the base year. This report explores demand trends and competition, as well as details the characteristics of Hard Mask Material that contribute to its increasing demand across many markets.
Highlights and key features of the study
Global Hard Mask Material total production and demand, 2021-2032, (Sqm)
Global Hard Mask Material total production value, 2021-2032, (USD Million)
Global Hard Mask Material production by region & country, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Sqm), (based on production site)
Global Hard Mask Material consumption by region & country, CAGR, 2021-2032 & (Sqm)
U.S. VS China: Hard Mask Material domestic production, consumption, key domestic manufacturers and share
Global Hard Mask Material production by manufacturer, production, price, value and market share 2021-2026, (USD Million) & (Sqm)
Global Hard Mask Material production by Type, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Sqm)
Global Hard Mask Material production by Application, production, value, CAGR, 2021-2032, (USD Million) & (Sqm)
This report profiles key players in the global Hard Mask Material market based on the following parameters - company overview, production, value, price, gross margin, product portfolio, geographical presence, and key developments. Key companies covered as a part of this study include Samsung SDI, JSR, Merck Group, Nissan Chemical Industries, Shin-Etsu MicroSi, YCCHEM, PiBond, etc.
This report also provides key insights about market drivers, restraints, opportunities, new product launches or approvals.
Stakeholders would have ease in decision-making through various strategy matrices used in analyzing the World Hard Mask Material market
Detailed Segmentation:
Each section contains quantitative market data including market by value (US$ Millions), volume (production, consumption) & (Sqm) and average price (K US$/Sqm) by manufacturer, by Type, and by Application. Data is given for the years 2021-2032 by year with 2025 as the base year, 2026 as the estimate year, and 2027-2032 as the forecast year.
Global Hard Mask Material Market, By Region:
United States
China
Europe
Japan
South Korea
ASEAN
India
Rest of World
Global Hard Mask Material Market, Segmentation by Type:
Organic Hard Mask Material
Inorganic Hard Mask Material
Global Hard Mask Material Market, Segmentation by Application:
CVD
Spin Coating Process
Companies Profiled:
Samsung SDI
JSR
Merck Group
Nissan Chemical Industries
Shin-Etsu MicroSi
YCCHEM
PiBond
Key Questions Answered:
1. How big is the global Hard Mask Material market?
2. What is the demand of the global Hard Mask Material market?
3. What is the year over year growth of the global Hard Mask Material market?
4. What is the production and production value of the global Hard Mask Material market?
5. Who are the key producers in the global Hard Mask Material market?
6. What are the growth factors driving the market demand?
Table of Contents
101 Pages
- 1 Supply Summary
- 2 Demand Summary
- 3 World Manufacturers Competitive Analysis
- 4 United States VS China VS Rest of the World
- 5 Market Analysis by Type
- 6 Market Analysis by Application
- 7 Company Profiles
- 8 Industry Chain Analysis
- 9 Research Findings and Conclusion
- 10 Appendix
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