New York City, NY, 10 October, 2019/ 24 Market Reports: Also called as non-crystalline inorganic oxides the chemical mechanical polishing/ planarization (CMP) are abrasive materials which are dispersed in water blended with other chemicals and used in CMP processors for semi-conductors. In the CMP process of manufacturing semiconductor, the surfaces of wafers are smoothed and levelled with the help of abrasive slurries. The process is utilized after every deposition-etch step and thus is critical for precise lithography patterning.
Advanced logic & memory device nodes create significant demand for greater performance of CMP processes
Significant demand for greater performance of CMP processers is created by advanced logic & memory device. The impact of the rapid growth in the number of non-metal CMP steps and the increased diversity has resulted in various requirements such as enhanced planarization efficiency, near-zero level defectivity, and decline in the process cost to previous device nodes ratio.
The impact of this has resulted in the increased demand for high tunable as well as dilutable CMP pads & process, to acquire the technical and economic objectives. In the advanced front-end-of line (FEOL) processes, various new CMP steps require tight process control, selective, and different rates for polishing different layer combinations including polysilicon, nitride, and oxide. These valued requirements have necessitated new slurry formations.
CMP slurry market to witness significant growth during the forecast period
Leading CMP slurry producers are identifying requirements for new as well as additional CMP steps, and are delivering new slurry solutions that offer exceptional defectivity and planarization in a stable CMP process. With the help of low point-of-use concentrations of abrasives, exceptional process consumable lifetime, and high removal rates these producers are making the process cost-effective and at the same time are increasingly investing in R&D for achieving advanced performance.
In the forecast period of 2017 to 2026, the global CMP slurry market will is estimated to witness a splendid expansion. Over US$ 3,500 million worth of CMP slurries is expected to be sold across the globe by the end of the forecast period.
APEJ region to register the fastest growth in the CMP slurry market during the forecast period
To cater to the significant demand in consumer electronic products the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) countries such as India, South Korea, and China are making considerable investments. The global export from these countries has resulted in rising due to low wage labour. It is expected for the APEJ region to register the fastest growth in the CMP slurry market during the forecast period. It will also account for the largest revenue share in the market. North America is been forecasted to be the second-largest CMP slurry market by the end of 2026.
