The Global Market for Nanopatterning is Projected to Reach US$19.1 Billion by 2020

Expanding Applications in Semiconductors, Microfluidics & Nano-Optics to Drive the Nanopatterning Market, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.

GIA launches comprehensive analysis of industry segments, trends, growth drivers, market share, size and demand forecasts on the global Nanopatterning market. The global market for Nanopatterning is projected to reach US$19.1 billion by 2020, driven by expanding applications in microfluidics, semiconductors, microelectronics and nano-optics.

Defined as a method or technique to generate functional patterns on a substrate at nanometer scale, Nanopatterning is a high impact and lucrative field of nanotechnology. The science of nanopatterning relates to controlling the behavior and structure of matter at nanoscale level varying between 1nm and 100nm. Nanopatterning is similar to nanolithography, which encompasses several processes based on light or radiation for imprinting nanoscale patterns on surfaces such as silicon chips. Precise and accurate operation is a key advantage offered by nanopatterning technology. Other benefits offered by the technology include high efficiency, cost effectiveness, reliability, and low power consumption. Nanopatterning is an enabling technology with applications across diverse fields including biotechnology, polymer electronics, nanoelectronics, photonics, sensors, hard drives, and microfluidic devices among others.

A number of techniques are used to fabricate patterns on sub-micron length scales, including the complex lithographic processes and the latest advances in chemicals and materials that depend on self-organization. Though optical lithography techniques already exist and are widely used for fabricating integrated circuit chips with features sizes up to sub-100nm, their downside is the very expensive nature of high-tech lithography systems. Nanopatterning, under this scenario, emerges as a low-cost patterning technique that is not only cheap compared to lithographic tools, but compatible with a wide variety of substrate materials, creating endless possibilities for the development of new applications. Applications range from microfluidic devices for clinical diagnostics, to micro-reactors and catalytic surfaces for chemistry, to components (diffraction gratings) for optical communication systems.

As stated by the new market research report on Nanopatterning, Nanoimprint Lithography (NIL) represents the largest market worldwide. Of the NIL technologies, UV nanoimprint lithography ranks as the fastest growing NIL technology exhibiting a CAGR of 56% over the analysis period. While semiconductor and other microelectronics applications represent the largest end-use applications for nanopatterning, other areas with strong growth potential include nano-optics, nanosensors, microfluidics, and electronic devices.

Major players covered in the report include AMO GmbH, Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre, EV Group, IMS Chips, Micro Resist Technology GmbH, Molecular Imprints, Inc., Nanonex Corp., NanoOpto Corp., Nano-Terra, Inc., NIL Technology ApS, NTT Advanced Technology Corporation, Obducat AB, PROFACTOR GmbH, SET Corporation SA, Sigma-Aldrich Corp., SUSS MicroTec AG, SVG Optronics Co., Ltd., Toppan Photomasks, Inc., Transfer Devices, Inc., and Vistec Electron Beam GmbH among others.

The research report titled “Nanopatterning: A Global Market Report” announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, issues, drivers, mergers, acquisitions and other strategic industry activities of global companies. The report provides market estimates and projections for nanopatterning by major technology types including Nanoimprint Lithography (Hot Embossing Lithography, UV Nanoimprint Lithography, Soft Lithography, and Others), Scanning Probe Lithography, and Others (Includes Self-assembled Monolayers, Nanopatterning through phase separation of Polymers, Laser-based Particle Deposition, Sputtering, and Roller Nanoimprint Lithography). The report also analyzes the global nanopatterning market by end-use applications – Semiconductor & Other Microelectronics, and Other End-Use Applications (Includes Microfluidics, Nanosensors, and Nano-Optics).

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