Electrostatic Chucks Market: Introduction
- Electrostatic chuck is a chuck that absorbs and fixes the work piece by electrostatic force. This is achieved by using the electrical force, which causes objects to attract to each other with the help of static electricity. The electric charges in the work piece moves to attract the internal electrodes, when the positive as well as negative voltage are applied to the internal electrodes.
- Electrostatic chucks are primarily of two types: Coulomb force type and Johnsen-rahbek force type. The former uses the insulating material as the dielectric, while the latter is induced by the small current that is flowing in a small gap between the object and the dielectric.
- Electrostatic chucks are suited for gripping very delicate work pieces such as metal foils and films. This is due to no use of physical constraints. Furthermore, the electrostatic chuck is utilized in the manufacture of semiconductors, wireless communications, electronics, and medical devices.
Rise in demand for semiconductor wafers
- Increase in demand for semiconductor wafers is fueling the demand for electrostatic chucks, as it offers technical advantage in terms of wafer planarity, high reliability, and non-edge exclusion. Additionally, electrostatic chucks are preferred by consumers due to its adoption in various tools used in high temperature.
- The purpose of the electrostatic chucks in the semiconductor industry is to absorb the heating and cooling of wafers. These factors are fueling the demand for electrostatic chucks in semiconductor wafers, which in turn is boosting the electrostatic chucks market.
Advantages of electrostatic chucks over mechanical chucking
- Electrostatic chucks offer various benefits such as negligible abrasion and particle generation, thermal invariance, substrate holder of highest evenness, particle risk minimized due to pin structured surface, and light weight. These benefits are fueling the electrostatic chucks market.
- Moreover, use of electrostatic chucks in a wide range of applications such as semiconductor manufacturing equipment and flat panel vacuum bonding devices is further driving the market
Market in Asia Pacific to expand significantly
- In terms of region, the global electrostatic chuck market can be divided into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, and Middle East & Africa
- The electrostatic chuck market in Asia Pacific is anticipated to expand at a significant CAGR during the forecast period
- This expansion is attributed to a wide range of applications, expansion of the consumer electronics industry, rising adoption of advanced technologies in major countries such as Japan, Taiwan, and China. Thus, these factors are expected to increase the demand for electrostatic chucks.
- The electrostatic chucks market in North America and Europe is expected to expand at a considerable rate due to the presence of major players and increased competition among them in the region. The market in Middle East & Africa is likely to expand at consistent growth rate during the forecast period.
Key Players Operating in Global Market
The global electrostatic chucks market is highly fragmented as large number of medium and large enterprises are present. Prominent players operating in the global market are focusing on product launch and technological developments to meet the growing demand.
Key players operating in the global electrostatic chucks market include:
- Matsusada Precision Inc.
- Entegris
- KYOCERA Corporation
- NTK CERATEC CO., LTD.
Global Electrostatic Chucks Market: Research Scope
Global Electrostatic Chucks Market, by Type
- Coulomb-Force
- Johnsen-Rahbek Force
Global Electrostatic Chucks Market, by Application
- Semiconductor
- Wireless Communications
- Electronics
- Medical devices
Global Electrostatic Chucks Market, by Region
- North America
- Europe
- Germany
- France
- U.K.
- Italy
- Spain
- Russia & CIS
- Rest of Europe
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- ASEAN
- Rest of Asia Pacific
- South America
- Brazil
- Mexico
- Rest of South America
- Middle East & Africa
- GCC
- South Africa
- Rest of Middle East & Africa
