Global Focus Rings Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Global Focus Rings Market Research Report 2023-Competitive Analysis, Status and Outlook by Type, Downstream Industry, and Geography, Forecast to 2029

Focus rings are commodities used in the etching process of wafer fabrication. Designed to improve etch uniformity at the edge or perimeter of the wafer, the focus ring holds the wafer in place to maintain plasma density and prevent contamination of the wafer's sides. When used with an electrostatic chuck (e-chuck), the wafer rests on the focus ring - held in place by the electrostatic charge. It is usually available in two types, one made using silicon and the other made with silicon carbide.

Market Overview:

The latest research study on the global Focus Rings market finds that the global Focus Rings market reached a value of USD 539.97 million in 2022. It’s expected that the market will achieve USD 1003.0 million by 2028, exhibiting a CAGR of 10.87% during the forecast period.

COVID-19 affects the supply chain of Focus Rings.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has negatively impacted most industries globally. This can be attributed to significant disruptions to their respective manufacturing and supply chain operations due to various precautionary lockdowns and other restrictions imposed by regulators around the world. The same applies to the Focus Rings market in the world. Issues such as reduced trade, traffic paralysis, and factory shutdowns have hindered the industrial chain of Focus Rings, and the production and sales of Focus Rings have been adversely affected. The sudden onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to the imposition of strict lockdown regulations in several countries, resulting in the disruption of import and export activities of Focus Rings.

Impact of COVID-19 on downstream markets.

As a globalized industry, semiconductors will inevitably be affected as the new coronavirus outbreak spreads globally. The global spread of the epidemic is now a probable event. At a time of global integration, the spread of the epidemic is bound to have an impact on the semiconductor industry. As Japan and South Korea have a key position in the global semiconductor supply chain, especially in the areas of memory, semiconductor materials and packaging, the surge in the number of confirmed cases in Japan and South Korea has also created uncertainty in the Japanese and Korean supply chains, which will drag down the growth of the global semiconductor industry this year. The aggravation of the epidemic in South Korea is likely to affect the memory supply chain. It should be noted that the market has recently been frequently rumoured that the price of memory chips may rise sharply. Japan's semiconductor factories, although there is no news about the epidemic disclosure, but Japan's position in the field of semiconductor upstream materials is very important, almost occupying half of the global semiconductor materials market, once affected by the epidemic, the problem will be more serious. This is especially so after Japan, South Korea and Italy announced large numbers of confirmed diagnoses. This shows that Japan and South Korea occupy important nodes in the global semiconductor sector, and should Japan and South Korea be affected by the epidemic and shut down production, then the global semiconductor industry would be significantly disturbed. This in turn would reduce the demand for semiconductor etching equipment and would lead to a reduction in the use of etching equipment and a subsequent reduction in the consumption of focusing rings, resulting in a sharp drop in demand for focusing rings in this downstream market of semiconductor etching equipment. This situation has hit the demand market for focusing rings and the sales market for focusing rings has been further adversely affected.

Significant growth in etching equipment market increases demand for focus rings

With the rapid advancement in information technology in the society, there is a growing demand for accurate miniature semiconductor integrated circuits in the market, which has led to a significant growth in the etching equipment market. The growth in etching equipment has increased the demand for focus rings, which will be the major factor driving the focus rings market.

Silicon carbide has excellent properties as a focus ring

Silicon carbide is one of the raw materials for focus rings, in which silicon is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust. People have proven technology for processing silicon and it is relatively inexpensive. Silicon carbide has stable chemical properties, high thermal conductivity, low coefficient of thermal expansion, and good wear resistance. These excellent properties are expected to drive the growth of the focusing ring market.

Reasons for environment

Due to environmental reasons, the European Union requires reduction in carbon emissions and high pollutant emissions, while the raw materials, manufacturing process and application areas of focusing rings are associated with high energy consumption and pollution, putting a high load on the environment. The government's environmental policies will restrict the industry size of the focus ring, thus hampering the growth of the focus ring market.

Price fluctuations of raw materials

Silicon has hit a new price high in the past few years, with prices soaring 300%, which is very unfavorable for the focus rings industry. The elevated price of silicon increases production costs, which raises the price of focus rings and can have an impact on the sales of focus rings, thus hindering the development of the focus rings market.

Region Overview:

Geographically, China held the largest market share – 40.73% in 2022.

Company Overview:

TCK is one of the major players operating in the Focus Rings market, holding a share of 36.58% in 2022.

TCK

The company's main business is the production of core ceramic components for semiconductors, LEDs and solar cells.

HANA MATERIALS

The business area of HANA Materials is the production of silicon electrodes and rings for Dielectric Etching, as well as fine ceramic parts.

Segmentation Overview:

As for product types, the Si Focus Ring segment held the largest market share in 2022.

Application Overview:

By application, the Dielectric Etch segment occupied the biggest share from 2018 to 2022.

Key Companies in the global Focus Rings market covered in Chapter 3:

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
KNJ
TCK
Hana Materials
IMS Daewon
BCnC
CoorsTek Inc.
Ferrotec
Worldex
Silfex
SKC Solmics

In Chapter 4 and Chapter 14.2, on the basis of types, the Focus Rings market from 2018 to 2029 is primarily split into:

SiC Focus Ring
Si Focus Ring

In Chapter 5 and Chapter 14.3, on the basis of Downstream Industry, the Focus Rings market from 2018 to 2029 covers:

Dielectric Etching Equipment
Conductor Etching Equipment

Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate, historic and forecast (2018-2029) of the following regions are covered in Chapter 8 to Chapter 14:

North America (United States, Canada)
Europe (Germany, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Russia, Netherlands, Turkey, Switzerland, Sweden)
Asia Pacific (China, Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia)
Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa)