Sputtering targets & evaporation materials market is forecast to reach $3.5 billion by 2025, after growing at a CAGR of 4.0% during 2020-2025. With rise in electronics industries and growing production of electronic products such as Semiconductors and computer chips to create hard-edged thin coatings for a variety of tools using alloys and ceramic targets, the Sputtering targets & evaporation materials market is witnessing an increase in demand. Growing public interest towards electronics products will further enhance the overall market demand for sputtering targets and evaporation materials market during the forecast period.

The report: “Sputtering Targets & Evaporation Materials Market – Forecast (2020-2025)”, by IndustryARC, covers an in-depth analysis of the following segments of the Sputtering Targets & Evaporation Materials Market.

By Type - Sputtering Targets and Evaporation Materials

By Sputtering Method – DC Sputtering, Reactive Sputtering, RF Sputtering, Ion Assisted Sputtering, Magnetron Sputtering, Gas Flow Sputtering, Others.

By Components – Vacuum Pump (Dry Pump, Oil Rotary Pump, Mechanical Booster Pump, Ion Pump, Turbo Molecular Pump, Oil Diffusion Pump, Others), Vacuum Gauge, Process Gas Monitor, Leak Detector, Thin Film Measurement/Deposition Controller (Spectroscopic Ellipsometer, Film Thickness Measurement, Deposition Controller), Optical Process Monitor, Vacuum Valve, Parts of Ultra-High-Vacuum, Transfer Robot, Others.

By Evaporation Method – Thermal Evaporation, Electron-beam Evaporation, Vacuum Evaporation, Reactive Evaporation, Others.

By Material Type – Pure Metals (Precious Metals, Non-Precious Metals), Isotope, Alloys, Compounds (Oxides, Nitrides, Sulphides, Carbides, Others), Others.

By Sputtering Targets – Metallic & Elemental Sputtering Targets, Oxide Sputtering Targets, Alloy Sputtering Targets, Compound Sputtering Targets, Others. 

By Application – Aerospace & Defense, Dentistry, Fine Art Materials, Agriculture, Electronics (Magnetic Data Storage, Displays, Semiconductor, Sensors), Industrial (Automotive, Wear Resistant, Corrosion Resistant, Heat Resistant, Chemical Manufacturing), Energy (Photovoltaic Cell, Fuel Cells, Solar Thermal Collectors, Batteries), Optics (Microscopes, Camera Lenses, Automobile Mirrors), Others.

By Geography – North America, South America, Europe, APAC, RoW

Magnetron sputtering segment holds the largest share in the sputtering targets & evaporation materials market. Magnetron sputtering is carried out for pure metals, semiconductor materials, alloys and compounds such as oxides, carbides, nitrides and so on. This method of sputtering includes industrial applications such as wear-resistant coatings, low friction coatings, corrosion resistant coating; electronic applications, optical and decorative applications and more. Magnetron is a key sputtering method used for thin film deposition. Pure metals are mostly used in this process. 

Process gas monitor is the primary segment in the sputtering targets & evaporation materials market. These process gas monitors are equipped with a highly sensitive sensing element that is powered through connecting leads connected to the circuits. These process gas monitor find extensive application in process and manufacturing industries for detecting various compounds. Factors, such as increasing demand for process gas monitor, high-end features, and technological advancements are accelerating the demand. Governmental standards and regulations concerning emission control in the industrial segment are projected to accelerate the growth of the sputtering targets & evaporation materials market.

Vacuum Evaporation is the most commonly method used for sputtering targets and evaporation materials market. It is a PVD process in which a thin layer of solid material with a thickness less than 10^-6 m is deposited by evaporating the material in vacuum and then precipitating the vapor on a cold substrate till the desired thickness is obtained. In this deposition method, vacuum is used so that the chemical material does not react with air. Moreover, it lowers the sublimation temperature and also provides a smooth and even deposition on the substrate. In vacuum evaporation, gas pressure is less than the ambient atmospheric pressure. 

Pure metals are highly used for sputtering as well as evaporation processes. In all popular geometries, including planar, circular, rectangular, ring, delta, conical, and custom configurations, high purity sputtering targets are manufactured. Pure metal sputtering targets and evaporation materials are used in various thin-film applications which include ferromagnetic thin films, high index films in infrared filters, semiconducting films, capacitor dielectric films, photoconductive films, lubricant films, magnetic films, and many others. Some of the commonly used metal sputtering targets are aluminum, bismuth, iron, lead, lithium, cadmium, boron, indium, silicon, tantalum, and many more.

Metallic & elemental sputtering targets includes a variety of metals, such as niobium, tantalum, tungsten, and molybdenum metals with a strong vertically integrated supply chain to deliver sputter targets for thin film coatings applications. Tantalum is used as a barrier layer on silicon wafers for semiconductor production, it is used in all modern electronics such as in cell phones, DVD and Blu-ray players, laptops and even gaming consoles contain tantalum. Niobium is commonly used in electronics applications and has similar properties to tantalum. It is corrosion resistant due to its oxide film and is considered as superconductor. Titanium is also found in wide variety of conventional products such as watches, laptops, and bicycles, as they are light-weighted and corrosion resistant. This material is also used for wear-resistance and aesthetic design, semiconductors and optical coatings.

Electronics sector has been the primary market for sputtering targets and evaporation materials market. Electronics segment includes magnetic data storage, displays, semiconductors, sensors for sputtering targets and evaporation materials market. Sputtering and evaporation technologies have varied applications in semiconductor industries owing to its benefits. These thin film deposition technologies are used for diffusion barriers, adhesion or seed layers, etching, anti-reflection coatings and primary conductors. By sputtering thin layers of Molybdenum (Mo) alloys using physical vapor deposition techniques the wiring and touch sensor electrodes in touch screen devices are created. Whereas almost all the magnetic storage data devices undergo sputtering or thin film deposition by different methods. The thin film deposition by sputtering and/or other deposition methods enhance the magnetic storage density and data transfer rates.

APAC has dominated the sputtering targets & evaporation materials market. Major countries in this region are China, Japan, South Korea and Others. According to Boeing (Commercial Market Outlook 2018-2037), China will need 7,690 new aircraft over the next 20 years valued at US$1.2 trillion. Around 74 percent of the demand for single-aisle aircraft will be during this period, while for wide-body, the demand will be 21 percent. China also accounts for 15 % of the world's commercial aircraft fleet at present, and by 2037 it will be nearly 20%. In Japan, according to japan automobile manufacturers association, Inc. (JAMA), total number of motor vehicle production was 5,272,068 in 2018 and 3,601,475 in 2019. With the increasing automobile production, sputtering targets & evaporation materials will see an upsurge in its demand, which will then drive the sputtering targets & evaporation materials market during the forecast period.

Sputtering targets and evaporation materials are used in a wide range of applications in semiconductors and electronic devices. According to China’s National Integrated Circuit Development Promotion Outline, the Chinese government will make significant efforts to support the electronics industry, especially the IC manufacturing and design industry. Production of ICs in China will increase at an average annual pace of over 14 percent by 2022. Sputtering targets and evaporation materials are highly adopted in the production of semiconductors and computer chips to create hard-edged thin coatings for a variety of tools using alloys and ceramic targets. Targets such as NiCr, nickel-chromium (NiCrSi), chromium silicon (CrSi), tantalum, and nickel-chromium-aluminum (NiCrAl) are mostly used in the electronic device coating to manufacture thin-film resistors and film capacitors. The growth in the electronics industry thus supports the sputtering targets & evaporation materials market growth

The shift in the people’s living standards has led to the growth of the decorating coatings market, which is supporting the sputtering targets & evaporation materials market. This is because of the preference for these coatings to coat the surface of mobile phones, glasses, sanitary ware, hardware parts, and watches, as it beautifies the color of the substrate, and also provides improved functionalities such as wear-resistance and corrosion resistance for the same. Tooling coatings is one of the main applications of sputtering targets & evaporation materials as it is used to strengthen the surface of tools and molds involved in the manufacturing industry. This coating is efficient in enhancing the quality of life of processed parts, tools, and molds. 

The prices of evaporation materials are relatively more volatile. The price of the end product is directly proportional to the cost involved in their technology development, complex manufacturing process, and targets used in the machine, equipment, or systems. Aluminum, copper, and titanium are the widely used material targets. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aluminum price will rise to $1908/mt in 2021 and correspondingly reach $2, 159/mt by 2024. Whereas, the price of copper is expected to rise up to $6838/mt by 2024. This increase will lead to price rise of the end product. Thus, these factors may restrict the sputtering target and evaporation materials market growth.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The production facilities of the electronics parts have been halted owing to the logistics slowdown and unavailability of the workforce across the globe. On the other hand, various e-commerce companies all across the globe have discontinued the delivery of non-essential items (including most of the electronics products), which is affecting the electronics industry. This will lead to a massive decline in sputtering targets and evaporation materials market in the electronics sector, as this is the major sector for sputtering targets and evaporation materials market.

Technology launches, acquisitions and R&D activities are key strategies adopted by players in the Sputtering targets & evaporation materials market. In 2019, the market of fuel additives has been consolidated by the top five players accounting for 36% of the share. Major players in the Sputtering targets & evaporation materials market are Materion Corporation, SCI Engineered Materials, Inc., Hitachi Metals Ltd., Ulvac, Inc., Treibachner industrie AG, Umicore Thin Film Products AG, Kurt J. Lesker Company, PLANSEE SE, Furuya Metal Co., Ltd., Able Target Ltd. among others.