Vacuum coating technology

Vacuum coating technology, also known as thin-film technology, is used in a wide variety of industries, such as fresh-keeping packaging foils in the food industry, anti-corrosion protection films, solar cell production, decorative coatings for bathroom accessories and jewelry, to name a few.

The vacuum coating equipment market has been segmented on the basis of application, technology, and region. In terms of technology, the market is further segmented into chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (excluding sputtering), and sputtering.

The physical vapor deposition part is divided into evaporation and others (pulsed laser, arc laser, etc.). The evaporation segment is expected to show considerable expansion on the research timeline due to the upbeat growth of the semiconductor industry.

Under sputtering, the market is segmented into reactive sputtering, magnetron sputtering (RF magnetron sputtering, etc. (pulsed DC, HIPIMS, DC, etc.)) and others (RF diodes, ion beams, etc.).

The field of magnetron sputtering is steadily expanding, driven by favorable trends related to the manufacturing and electronics industries.

In terms of application, the market is segmented into CVD applications, PVD applications, and sputtering applications. Under PVD application, the market is further segmented into medical devices, microelectronics, cutting tools, storage, solar energy, and others. The storage segment is expected to witness lucrative growth during the analysis period owing to the increasing demand for storage and the growing popularity of SSDs.

Other PVD applications include aerospace components, automotive components, packaging, and more.

Under sputtering applications, the market has been segmented into magnetic films, gas sensors, metallization of microelectronic circuits and chip carriers, corrosion-resistant films, resistive films, optical storage devices, etc.

Under CVD application, the market is segmented into polymer, integrated circuit (IC) and photovoltaic devices, and metal organic frameworks (gas storage, adsorption, storage and purification, gas sensing and low-k dielectrics, catalysis, etc.), and others.