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Applied continues to gain market share
Applied Materials continued to strengthen its dominance of the semiconductor equipment market by increasing market share in 11 business sectors in 2004, according to market analyst The Information Network (TIN).
Applied Materials continued to strengthen its dominance of the semiconductor equipment market by increasing market share in 11 business sectors in 2004, according to market analyst The Information Network (TIN).
"Based on equipment sectors analysed, Applied increased its share of its served equipment market from 41.7% in 2003 to 45.0% in 2004, the largest increase of any of the top ten front-end companies," said TIN president Dr Robert Castellano.
He went on to say that Applied's rapid expansion was due to its expertise in cutting edge process for next generation semiconductors.
"Growth in the semiconductor equipment industry as it moves to 65nm and 45nm nodes will be driven by front-end of the line (FEOL) processes - ultra-shallow junctions, strained SiGe source/drain and gate stack.
"Only Applied has a complete solution for this technology. Applied has the resources to capture the market for this sequence of processing steps the way it did with its copper processing suite of tools for interconnects, which drove the last upturn."
Despite upward revisions in expected growth for the semiconductor market, TIN is maintaining its position that the semiconductor equipment market will contract by 9.6% in 2005 and by 5.0% in 2006.
"Based on equipment sectors analysed, Applied increased its share of its served equipment market from 41.7% in 2003 to 45.0% in 2004, the largest increase of any of the top ten front-end companies," said TIN president Dr Robert Castellano.
He went on to say that Applied's rapid expansion was due to its expertise in cutting edge process for next generation semiconductors.
"Growth in the semiconductor equipment industry as it moves to 65nm and 45nm nodes will be driven by front-end of the line (FEOL) processes - ultra-shallow junctions, strained SiGe source/drain and gate stack.
"Only Applied has a complete solution for this technology. Applied has the resources to capture the market for this sequence of processing steps the way it did with its copper processing suite of tools for interconnects, which drove the last upturn."
Despite upward revisions in expected growth for the semiconductor market, TIN is maintaining its position that the semiconductor equipment market will contract by 9.6% in 2005 and by 5.0% in 2006.
