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Global Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment Market Growth 2025-2031

Published Jul 10, 2025
Length 161 Pages
SKU # LPI20177464

Description

The global Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment market size is predicted to grow from US$ million in 2025 to US$ million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of %from 2025 to 2031.

Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment is one of the core equipment in the integrated circuit production process and is the key to ensuring the yield rate of chip production. There are many steps in the integrated circuit manufacturing process and the process is extremely complex. There are hundreds of processes in the integrated circuit front-end manufacturing process alone. With the improvement of integrated circuit process nodes, the steps of the manufacturing process will continue to increase, and the number of fatal defects generated in the process will also increase. Therefore, the yield rate of each process must be maintained at an extremely high level of almost "zero defects" Only in this way can the yield rate of the final chip be guaranteed. Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment is mainly used in wafer manufacturing and advanced packaging. It mainly uses non-contact methods such as optical and electron beams for photolithography, etching, thin film deposition, cleaning, CMP, rewiring structures, bumps and Through silicon vias and other links are tested.

Inspection refers to detecting whether there are heterogeneous conditions on the wafer surface or in the circuit structure, such as particle contamination, surface scratches, open and short circuits and other characteristic structural defects that have a negative impact on the chip process performance;

Metrology refers to the quantitative description of the structural dimensions and material properties of the observed wafer circuit, such as the measurement of physical parameters such as film thickness, critical dimensions, etching depth, and surface morphology.

According to the SEMI, global sales of semiconductor equipment was US$ 109 billion in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 5.6%. Mainland China is the largest semiconductor equipment market in the world. For the third consecutive year, China remained the largest semiconductor equipment market in 2022 despite a 5% slowdown in the pace of investments in the region year over year, accounting for $28.3 billion in billings. China Taiwan, the second-largest destination for equipment spending, recorded an increase of 8% to $26.8 billion, marking the fourth straight year of growth for the region. Equipment sales to Korea contracted 14% to $21.5 billion. Annual semiconductor equipment investments in Europe surged 93%, while North America logged a 38% increase. Sales to the Rest of World and Japan increased 34% and 7% year over year, respectively.

LP Information, Inc. (LPI) ' newest research report, the “Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment sales for 2025 through 2031. With Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:
Inspection Equipment
Metrology Equipment

Segmentation by Application:
8 Inch Wafer
12-Inch Wafer
Others

This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
KLA Corporation
Applied Materials
Hitachi High-Tech
NanoSystem Solutions
Onto Innovation
Camtek
Park System
ASML
ZEISS
Microtronic
Lasertec
Toray Engineering
Muetec
UnitySC
Takano Corporation
Wuhan Jingce Electronic Group
Shenzhen Nanolighting Technology
Zhongdao Optoelectronic Equipment
RSIC scientific instrument
Suzhou Secote Precision Electronic
Dongfang Jingyuan Electron
Yuwei Semiconductor Technology
Shenzhen Angstrom Excellence Technology
Nanjing Zhongan Semiconductor Equipment

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment market?

What factors are driving Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment market growth, globally and by region?

Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?

How do Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment market opportunities vary by end market size?

How does Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment break out by Type, by Application?

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Table of Contents

161 Pages
*This is a tentative TOC and the final deliverable is subject to change.*
1 Scope of the Report
2 Executive Summary
3 Global by Company
4 World Historic Review for Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment by Geographic Region
5 Americas
6 APAC
7 Europe
8 Middle East & Africa
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology Equipment by Geographic Region
13 Key Players Analysis
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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