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The World Market for Electron
and Scanning Probe
Microscopes (AFM, SEM,
TEM)
Publication date: July 2010 Technology Reports
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY................................................................................5
2 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE (AFM) ........................................................ 9
2.1 Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) world market ........................................................................ 10
2.2 World market revenues, 2008-2015............................................................................................ 11
2.3 Market overview (competitors, distribution, structure, end user markets, drivers and
restraints) .................................................................................................................................................. 11
2.4 Companies and products..............................................................................................................12
2.5 Sales of AFMs, by market .............................................................................................................14
2.6 Sales of AFMs, by region ..............................................................................................................14
3 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (SEM) ............................................ 16
3.1 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) world market .................................................................17
3.2 World market revenues, 2008-2015............................................................................................18
3.3 Companies and products............................................................................................................. 20
3.4 Sales of SEMs, by market .............................................................................................................21
3.5 Sales of SEMs, by region ............................................................................................................. 22
4 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE (TEM) ....................................24
4.1 Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) world market......................................................... 24
4.2 World market revenues, 2008-2015........................................................................................... 25
4.3 Companies and products............................................................................................................. 26
4.4 Sales of TEMs, by market ............................................................................................................ 27
4.5 Sales of TEMs, by region ............................................................................................................. 28
5 COMPANY PROFILES .................................................................................29
5.1 Agilent Technologies ................................................................................................................... 29
5.2 Applied Materials, Inc. ................................................................................................................ 30
5.3 Aspex Corporation ........................................................................................................................31
5.4 Asylum Research ......................................................................................................................... 32
5.5 Bruker Nano GmbH..................................................................................................................... 33
5.6 Camscan Electron Optics, Ltd..................................................................................................... 34
5.7 Carl Zeiss SMT ............................................................................................................................. 35
5.8 Evex Analytical............................................................................................................................. 36
5.9 FEI Company ............................................................................................................................... 37
5.10 Hitachi High-Technologies ......................................................................................................... 39
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5.11 JEOL Ltd. ..................................................................................................................................... 40
5.12 JPK Instruments AG.................................................................................................................... 42
5.13 Nanonic Imaging, Ltd.................................................................................................................. 43
5.14 Nanosurf AG ................................................................................................................................ 43
5.15 NovelX, Inc................................................................................................................................... 44
5.16 NT-MDT Co.................................................................................................................................. 45
5.17 Omicron Nanotechnology GmbH ............................................................................................... 46
5.18 Park Systems ................................................................................................................................ 46
5.19 SII NanoTechnology, Inc............................................................................................................. 47
5.20 Tescan........................................................................................................................................... 48
5.21 Veeco Instruments....................................................................................................................... 48
5.22 Witec............................................................................................................................................. 49
6 REFERENCES ............................................................................................. 51
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The electron and scanning probe microscopes market, encompassing Atomic Force Microscopes
(AFM), Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM)
accounted for US$376.3 million in revenues in 2009. Revenues will rise to approximately
US$681.7 million by 2015.
Electron and scanning probe microscopy is increasingly important in materials research and
development, across a raft of industries from semiconductors to life sciences. Market drivers
include the increases in the complexity and performance level of devices used in electronic
products, reduction of manufacturing costs, increased resolution, increasing device complexity
and shrinking geometries in materials research.
The microscopes market is dominated by global companies offering a wide range of products
across a variety of platforms, including FEI Company, Hitachi High-Technologies, JEOL and Carl
Zeiss SMT.
Table 1: Market Structure-Electron and Scanning Probe Microscopes Market
Market size total 2009 376.3
(Millions US$)
Market size total 2015 681.7
(Millions US$)
Companies • Agilent
• Applied Materials, Inc
• Aspex Corporation
• Asylum Research
• Bruker Nano
• Camscan
• Carl Zeiss SMT
• Evex
• FEI Company
• Hitachi-High Technologies
• JEOL
• JPK Instruments
• NTMDT
• Multiprobe Inc
• Nanonics Imaging
• Nanosurf
• Nanotech Electronica