Figure 1.   Sputtering Target Picture
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Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

The sputtering target is a material necessary for the physical vapor deposition (PVD) process step, and is a key material for preparing thin films. The sputtering process uses ions generated by an ion source and is accelerated in a vacuum to form a flow of teller ions. The high-speed particle flow is used to bombard the solid surface, so that the atoms on the solid surface leave the target and deposit on the substrate surface, thereby forming a thin film. The process of forming this film is called sputtering, and the bombarded solid is called the sputtering target. The target is the core material of the sputtering process.

Figure 2.   Sputtering Process Diagram

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

Global Sputtering Target Key Players:

Table 1.   Global Sputtering Target Key Players and Products

Players

Products

JX Nippon Mining   & Metals Corporation

Ti Target(DB)/ Cu   & Cu-Al Alloy Target/ Ta Target(DB)

Honeywell

AI/Ti, Cu/Ta, CoWTiW, TiAL

TOSOH SILICA   CORPORATION

         Cr, Co-Ni-Cr, Co-Nb-Zr, ZAO, ITO,   Ni-Cr-Si, Cr-Si, Al, Al-Cu, Al-Si, Al-Si-Cu, C, Ta, TaSi2, Ti, Ti-W, others.

Praxair

AdvanTage™ tantalum targets/ Fine-grain copper (Cu) and copper   alloy targets/ Fine-grain aluminum (Al) alloy targets/ Ultrafine-grain   aluminum (Al) alloy targets/ Long-life aluminum (Al) targets (RE-Al a PLUS)/ Alumina-Zinc-Oxide   (AZO) targets (ZnO:Al203)/ Standard oxide targets/ Nickel platinum (NiPt)   targets/ Long-life titanium (Ti) targets (Re-Ti™)/ Tungsten W targets   (high-purity, high-density)

Sumitomo Chemical

Aluminum sputtering   target

ULVAC CRYOGENICS INC

Sputtering Targets for ITO/ Sputtering Targets for IGZO

Materion (Heraeus)

SFGTM Sputtering   Targets/ VCTTM Sputtering Targets

Plansee SE

longest sputtering targets

Hitachi Metals

Ta, Ru, Co-Fe-B, WSi,   MoSi, TaSi, Ti-W, W

TiSi, Ni-Cr, CrSi,   Cr-B, Cr-Al

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

Figure 3.   Global Sputtering Target Key Players Market Share in 2019

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

Figure 4.   Global Sputtering Target Key Production Area Share in 2019

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

In the field of sputtering targets, American and Japanese companies occupy a major share of the global market. Sputtering targets are a typical high-tech barrier industry. Since the origin of targets is developed abroad, high-end products are monopolized by foreign companies represented by the United States and Japan. Nippon Metals, Honeywell, Tosoh, Praxair, Sumitomo Chemical, etc. occupy the main share of the global target market.

Sputtering Targets Classifications

There are many types of sputtering targets, and there are different types according to different classification standards. Sputtering targets can be classified by shape, chemical composition and application field.

Table 2.   Sputtering Targets Classifications Standard and Product

Classification Criteria

Product

Classification by   Shape

Long Target, Square   Target, Round Target

Classification by Chemical Composition

Metal targets (pure metal aluminum, titanium, copper, tantalum,   etc.), alloy targets

Materials (nickel-chromium alloy, nickel-cobalt alloy, etc.),   ceramic compound targets

(Oxides, silicides, carbides, sulfides, etc.)

Classification by   Application Field

Semiconductor chip   targets, flat display targets, solar cells

Targets, information   storage targets, tool improvement targets, electronics

Target, other target

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

Sputtering Targets Applications

Sputtering target materials have a wide range of application fields. Due to the different application fields, sputtering target materials have different choices and performance requirements for metal materials. Among them, semiconductor chips have the highest technical requirements for target materials, and have extremely high standards for metal purity and internal microstructure.

Table 3.   Sputtering Targets Applications

Field of   application

Materials

Flat panel displays

Cr, Cr alloys (Cr-Mo   and others); Mo, Mo alloys (Mo-W/Mo-Nb and others); Al, Al alloys (Al-Ti and   others); Ag alloys; Cu, Cu alloys (Cu-Cr and others)

Hard disks

Cr alloys (Cr-Mo, Cr-Ti, Cr-W and others); Ni alloys (Ni-Al, Ni-P   and others); Ru, Ru alloys (Ru-Al and others); Co alloys (Co-Cr-Ta-B and   others), Ti alloys, alloys for soft magnetic films (Fe-Co-B, Fe-Ta-C,   Co-Nb-Zr and others) Cr

Semiconductors

Ta, Ru, Co-Fe-B, WSi,   MoSi, TaSi, Ti-W, W

Other

TiSi, Ni-Cr, CrSi, Cr-B, Cr-Al

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

Figure 5.   China Sputtering Target Application Market Share in 2019

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

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Target Preparation Method

According to different production processes, the preparation of sputtering targets can be divided into melt casting and powder metallurgy.

Melt casting:

The melting casting method is one of the basic methods for preparing magnetron sputtering targets. Commonly used melting methods include vacuum induction melting, vacuum arc melting and vacuum electron bombardment melting. High-purity metals such as Al, Ti, Ni, Cu, Co, Ta, Ag, Pt, etc. have good plasticity. After further melting and casting directly on the original ingot, thermomechanical treatment techniques such as forging, rolling and heat treatment are carried out Organization control and blank forming.

Compared with the powder metallurgy method, the target product produced by the melt casting method has low impurity content and high density, but there is a certain porosity inside the material, and subsequent thermal processing and heat treatment processes are required to reduce its porosity.

Powder metallurgy:

Powder metallurgy is the main preparation method of sputtering target materials at present, which has the advantages of easy to obtain a uniform fine crystal structure, saving raw materials, and high production efficiency. Generally, the melt casting method cannot achieve the preparation of refractory metal sputtering targets. For two or more metals with large differences in melting point and density, it is generally difficult to obtain an alloy target with a uniform composition by using the ordinary melt casting method. For inorganic non-metallic targets and composite targets, the melt casting method is powerless, and the powder metallurgy method is the best way to solve the technical problems of preparing the above targets.

When preparing the target material by powder metallurgy, the key lies in: one is to select high-purity, ultra-fine powder as the raw material; the other is to select the forming and sintering technology that can achieve rapid densification to ensure the low porosity of the target and control the grain size ; The third is to strictly control the introduction of impurity elements in the preparation process.

Figure 6.   Global Sputtering Target Market Size 2015-2026 (US$ Million)

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

Since the COVID-19 virus outbreak in December 2019, the disease has spread to almost 100 countries around the globe with the World Health Organization declaring it a public health emergency. The global impacts of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are already starting to be felt and will significantly affect the Sputtering Target market in 2020.

COVID-19 can affect the global economy in three main ways: by directly affecting production and demand, by creating supply chain and market disruption, and by its financial impact on firms and financial markets.

The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought effects on many aspects, like flight cancellations; travel bans and quarantines; restaurants closed; all indoor events restricted; over forty countries state of emergency declared; massive slowing of the supply chain; stock market volatility; falling business confidence, growing panic among the population, and uncertainty about future.

This report also analyses the impact of Coronavirus COVID-19 on the Sputtering Target industry.

Based on our recent survey, we have several different scenarios about the Sputtering Target YoY growth rate for 2020. The probable scenario is expected to grow by a xx% in 2020 and the revenue will be xx in 2020 from US$ xx million in 2019. The market size of Sputtering Target will reach US$ xx in 2026, with a CAGR of xx% from 2020 to 2026.

Figure 7.   China Sputtering Target Market Size 2015-2026 (US$ Million)

Source: Secondary Sources, Expert Interviews and QYResearch, 2020

From the domestic situation, the domestic high-purity sputtering target market size in 2015 was 6011 million US dollars, and will reach xx million US dollars by 2026. In recent years, with the rapid development of the domestic semiconductor industry, China's fabs have ushered in the peak of investment and construction, and the market size of the semiconductor materials field will grow rapidly

Under the influence of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), some factories in Japan are temporarily closed. China is currently in the late stage of the epidemic, and large-scale resumption of production can be achieved. In Europe, America, and Japan, the situation is serious, China can be the largest substitute The factory carries out production, and, during this period, the prospects of China's semiconductor materials industry have reached a climax.

Development Trend

Due to the irregular role of sputtering ions, the sputtering target is prone to uneven erosion during the sputtering process, resulting in a generally low utilization rate of sputtering targets. In recent years, by improving the sputtering machine and strengthening product development, the utilization rate of sputtering targets has increased, but there is still much room for improvement. How to use the sputtering target is an important direction for future target research.

Sputtering target development towards large size and high purity

The technological development trend of sputtering targets is closely related to the technological innovation in the downstream application field. With the technological progress of the application market in thin film products or components, the sputtering targets need to change accordingly. In the downstream application fields, the semiconductor industry has the highest quality requirements for sputtering targets and sputtering films. As larger-sized silicon wafers are manufactured, the sputtering targets are also required to move toward larger sizes. At the same time, it also puts forward higher requirements for the crystal orientation control of the sputtering target. The purity of the sputtered film is closely related to the purity of the sputtering target. In order to meet the needs of semiconductors with higher precision and finer micron technology, the purity of the sputtering target required continues to rise, even reaching 99.9999% (6N) purity.

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