Photomask Market: Drivers and Challenges

The major growth drivers of the Photomask market include increasing demand for high density chip, the increasing need and demand for System-on-chip (SoC), a chip that holds all of the necessary hardware and electronic circuitry for a complete system. In addition, Growth of global Flat panel display (FPD) market will drive the growth of Photomask market, due to increasing companies’ usage of operational amplifiers in flat panel display. Increasing importance of captive mask shops has led to growth of the Photomask across the globe.

Major challenges of Photomask market are technological sophistication, the continuous shrinking geometries of semiconductor ICs, worldwide financial uncertainty and macroeconomic situations such as currency exchange rates and economic difficulties are some of the major factors which are hindering the growth of Photomask Market.

Asia Pacific is holding the largest market share for Photomask market due to technological advancements in semiconductor industry and increasing need and demand for SoC. Due to development of chips with high circuit density North America will hold maximum market share for Photomask in near future. Europe is fastest growing market for Photomask due to increase in adaptation of advanced Photomasks in semiconductor and electronics industry. Sturdy economic progress, driving the growth of Photomask market in MEA region. The Demand for Photomask market has risen dramatically over the past two years globally.