Stage 6 of 12Equipment
Semiconductor equipment
The tools that build chips.
What happens here?
Equipment makers supply the lithography, deposition, etch, implant, planarization, and metrology tools a fab needs. These are among the most complex machines ever built, and a handful of suppliers dominate each category.
How it connects
- Lithography (process)
- EUV scanner (equipment)
- Photoresist (materials)
- Foundry (company)
- Device (concept)
Who participates
- Equipment (tool) makers
- Component & subsystem suppliers
Technologies involved
- Lithography (EUV/DUV)
- Deposition (CVD/PVD/ALD)
- Etch
- Metrology & inspection
Equipment required
- Precision manufacturing & assembly
- Tool calibration & metrology
Materials required
- Precision optics
- Vacuum / plasma subsystems
- Specialty components
Skills required
- Precision optics
- Mechatronics
- Vacuum & plasma physics
- Control systems
Research happening
- High-NA EUV
- Atomic-layer processing
- AI-based metrology
Companies operating here
From Semitree's directory (a curated sample) — types: Semiconductor equipment.
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- Geographic concentration· planned
- Supply-chain risk· planned
- Capacity· planned
- Investments· planned
- Technology dependencies· planned