Tools and Instrumentation for Nanotechnology

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT
• REASONS FOR THIS STUDY
• CONTRIBUTION OF THE STUDY
• SCOPE AND FORMAT
• METHODOLOGY AND SOURCES OF INFORMATION
• AUTHOR'S CREDENTIALS
• RELATED PUBLICATIONS

• Summary Table:

  GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS SALES, 2000 THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

• Summary Figure:

  YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH IN MENTIONS OF THE WORD "NANOTECHNOLOGY" IN THE PRINT MEDIA, 1999-2003

• SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
• SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES
  • ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE
  • SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE
  • NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPE (SNOM OR NSOM)
• Table 1 COMPARATIVE SCANNING MICROSCOPE CAPABILITIES
• Table 2 KEY SCANNING MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS
  • NANOLITHOGRAPHY
    • PHOTORESIST NANOLITHOGRAPHY
    • ELECTRON BEAM (E-BEAM) NANOLITHOGRAPHY
    • ION BEAM NANOLITHOGRAPHY
• Table 3 COMPARATIVE NANOLITHOGRAPHY CAPABILITIES
• Table 4 KEY NANOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS
  • NANOMANIPULATION AND FABRICATION
• Table 5 COMPARATIVE NANOMANIPULATION CAPABILITIES
• Table 6 KEY NANOMANIPULATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS
• Table 6 (CONTINUED)
  • SIMULATION
• Table 7 COMPARATIVE NANOSIMULATION CAPABILITIES
• Table 8 KEY NANOSCALE SIMULATION, MODELING AND SOFTWARE PRODUCERS
  • PROBES, TIPS
• Table 9 COMPARATIVE PROBE CHARACTERISTICS
• Table 9 (CONTINUED)

• OVERVIEW
• Figure 1 RELATIVE MATURITY OF INSTRUMENTATION AND TOOLS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY MARKETS
  • AFM MARKET
  • LITHOGRAPHY
• Table 10 U.S. AND GLOBAL MAJOR NANOTECHNOLOGY MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003 (%)
  • MICROSCOPY MANUFACTURERS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
  • Veeco
  • Acquisitions
• Table 11 NANOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED ACQUISITIONS BY VEECO
  • Asylum Research
• Figure 2 VEECO, INC., STOCK CHART, 2002-2003
  • FEI
• Figure 3 FEI, INC., STOCK CHART, 2002-2003
  • Asylum Research
• Table 12 ASYLUM RESEARCH NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
  • Nanosurf AG
• Table 13 NANOSURF NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
• Table 14 U.S. AND GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY MICROSCOPY MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003 (%)
  • PROBES
  • NPoint
• Table 15 NPOINT NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
  • Nanotools
• Table 16 NANOTOOLS NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
• Table 17 U.S. AND GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY PROBES MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003
  • MANIPULATION AND CONTROL TOOLS
  • Arryx, Inc.
• Table 18 ARRYX NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
  • Zyvex
• Table 19 ZYVEX NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS
• Table 20 U.S. AND GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY MANIPULATION SYSTEMS MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003

• OVERVIEW
  • NANOTECHNOLOGY AND THE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
• Table 21 KEY MARKET SEGMENTS AND MATURITY
• Table 21 (CONTINUED)
  • THE MARKET TODAY
    • PRICE
• Table 22 GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS USER EXPENDITURES, BY MARKET SEGMENT, THROUGH 2008 ($ Millions)
• Figure 4 HISTORICAL YEAR-TO-YEAR AND PROJECTED GROWTH RATES IN EXPENDITURES ON NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS (%)
  • MARKET SIZE
  • Market Drivers
  • Investment
• Figure 5 GROWTH OF INVESTMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. BY INVESTOR TYPE, 2002-2008 ($ BILLIONS)
• Figure 6 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. INVESTMENT FUNDING IN NANOTECHNOLOGY, 1998-2003 (%)
  • Historical Sector Growth and Technology Market Penetration
• Table 23 GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS MARKETS, BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • MICROSCOPY MARKET
• Table 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPE INSTRUMENTS, EXCLUDING LITHOGRAPHY AND MANIPULATIONS/FABRICATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • NANOLITHOGRAPHY
• Table 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • NANOMANIPULATION AND FABRICATION
• Table 26 TOOLS FOR NANOMANIPULATION AND FABRICATION, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • SIMULATION AND MODELING TOOLS
• Table 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MOLECULAR MODELING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • PROBES, TIPS AND ACCESSORIES
• Table 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SCANNING PROBES, TIPS AND ACCESSORIES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT
• Table 29 STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS APPLICATIONS TO INDUSTRY

• VEECO INSTRUMENTS, INC. V. ASYLUM RESEARCH, INC.
• PATENT TRENDS
  • PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE
• Table 30 NANOTECHNOLOGY PATENTS, 1988-2003
• Table 30 (CONTINUED)
• Table 30 (CONTINUED)
• Table 30 (CONTINUED)
• Table 30 (CONTINUED)
• Table 30 (CONTINUED)
• Table 30 (CONTINUED)
  • PATENTS BY COMPANY
• Table 31 PATENTS BY COMPANY, 1988-2003
• Table 31 (CONTINUED)
• Table 31 (CONTINUED)
• Table 31 (CONTINUED)
• Table 31 (CONTINUED)
• Table 31 (CONTINUED)
• Table 31 (CONTINUED)
  • MICROSCOPY COMPANY PATENTS
• Table 32 NUMBER OF PATENTS HELD BY SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS
  • NANOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM COMPANY PATENTS
• Table 33 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR NANOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS
• Table 33 (CONTINUED)
  • NANOMANIPULATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM COMPANY PATENTS
• Table 34 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR NANOMANIPULATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS
  • SIMULATION AND MODELING SOFTWARE COMPANY PATENTS
• Table 35 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR NANOSCALE SIMULATION, MODELING AND SOFTWARE PRODUCERS
  • PROBE AND TIP COMPANY PATENTS
• Table 36 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR PROBE AND TIP PRODUCERS

• 3RDTECH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• ACCURION LLC
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• AGFA-GEVAERT N.V.
  • PRODUCTS
• AGUILA TECHNOLOGIES
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• APTECH SYSTEMS, INC.
  • PRODUCTS
• ARRYX, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• ASYLUM RESEARCH
  • PRODUCTS
• ATOMIC FORCE F&E GMBH
  • PRODUCTS
• ATTOCUBE SYSTEMS
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• BIOFORCE NANOSCIENCES, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• BUDGETSENSORS
  • PRODUCTS
• CENS (CENTER FOR NANOSCIENCE)
  • TECHNOLOGIES-PRODUCTS
• CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NEW MATERIALS
  • TECHNOLOGIES-PRODUCTS
• CRESTEC CORP.
  • PRODUCTS
• FUTURECAMP GMBH
• GENERAL NANOTECHNOLOGY, LLC
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• FOCUS GMBH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• HITACHI SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• HYSITRON INC
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• IBIDI GMBH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING GROUP
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• IN TRA CON
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• JASCO CORP.
  • PRODUCTS
• JEOL, INC.
  • PRODUCTS
• JMAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• JPK INSTRUMENTS AG
  • PRODUCTS
• KLEINDIEK NANOTECHNIK
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• K-TEK INTERNATIONAL INC.
  • PRODUCTS
• LEO ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
  • PRODUCTS
• MAPPER LITHOGRAPHY B.V.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• MOLECULAR IMAGING
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• MOORE NANOTECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANION
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOANALYTICS GMBH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOANDMORE
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• FIRST NANO, INC. (formerly NanoDevices)
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOFAB
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOFACTORY INSTRUMENTS AB
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOFEEL
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOFOCUS MESSTECHNIK GMBH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOINK, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANO INSTRUMENTS / MTS
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOMAGNETICS INSTRUMENTS, LTD.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOMETRICS, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANONICS IMAGING LTD.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANONIS GMBH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOSCAPE AG
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOSENSORS
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOSURF AG
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOTOOLS GMBH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOWAVE, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NANOWORLD AG
  • PRODUCTS
• NETZSCH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NPOINT
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• NT-MDT
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• OMICRON NANOTECHNOLOGY GMBH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• PACIFIC NANOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• PVD PRODUCTS, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• QUANTISCRIPT, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• QUEENSGATE INSTRUMENTS, LTD.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• QUESANT INSTRUMENT CORP.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• RHK TECHNOLOGY, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• REVEO, INC.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• SEIKO INSTRUMENTS
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• SURFACE IMAGING SYSTEMS
  • PRODUCTS
• SWISSPROBE
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• TRIPLE-O MICROSCOPY
  • PRODUCTS
• TRIXELL
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• ULTRATECH
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• VEECO
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• WITEC INSTRUMENTS CORP.
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• ZEISS MICROIMAGING
  • PRODUCTS
• ZYGO CORPORATION
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS
• ZYVEX CORPORATION
  • TECHNOLOGIES
  • PRODUCTS

• ASSOCIATIONS
• CONFERENCES, 2004
  • CONFERENCES, 2004 (CONTINUED)

LIST OF TABLES

Summary Table:

GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS SALES, 2000 THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 1 COMPARATIVE SCANNING MICROSCOPE CAPABILITIES

Table 2 KEY SCANNING MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS

Table 3 COMPARATIVE NANOLITHOGRAPHY CAPABILITIES

Table 4 KEY NANOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS

Table 5 COMPARATIVE NANOMANIPULATION CAPABILITIES

Table 6 KEY NANOMANIPULATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS

Table 7 COMPARATIVE NANOSIMULATION CAPABILITIES

Table 8 KEY NANOSCALE SIMULATION, MODELING AND SOFTWARE PRODUCERS

Table 9 COMPARATIVE PROBE CHARACTERISTICS

Table 10 U.S. AND GLOBAL MAJOR NANOTECHNOLOGY MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003 (%)

Table 11 NANOTECHNOLOGY-RELATED ACQUISITIONS BY VEECO

Table 12 ASYLUM RESEARCH NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS

Table 13 NANOSURF NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS

Table 14 U.S. AND GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY MICROSCOPY MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003 (%)

Table 15 NPOINT NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS

Table 16 NANOTOOLS NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS

Table 17 U.S. AND GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY PROBES MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003

Table 18 ARRYX NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS

Table 19 ZYVEX NANOTECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS

Table 20 U.S. AND GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY MANIPULATION SYSTEMS MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY, 2003

Table 21 KEY MARKET SEGMENTS AND MATURITY

Table 22 GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS USER EXPENDITURES, BY MARKET SEGMENT, THROUGH 2008 ($ Millions)

Table 23 GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS MARKETS, BY SEGMENT, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPE INSTRUMENTS, EXCLUDING LITHOGRAPHY AND MANIPULATIONS/FABRICATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR NANOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 26 TOOLS FOR NANOMANIPULATION AND FABRICATION, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR MOLECULAR MODELING AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR SCANNING PROBES, TIPS AND ACCESSORIES FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS, THROUGH 2008 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 29 STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS APPLICATIONS TO INDUSTRY

Table 30 NANOTECHNOLOGY PATENTS, 1988-2003

Table 31 PATENTS BY COMPANY, 1988-2003

Table 32 NUMBER OF PATENTS HELD BY SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS

Table 33 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR NANOLITHOGRAPHY SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS

Table 34 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR NANOMANIPULATION AND POSITIONING SYSTEM MANUFACTURERS

Table 35 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR NANOSCALE SIMULATION, MODELING AND SOFTWARE PRODUCERS

Table 36 NUMBER OF PATENTS FOR PROBE AND TIP PRODUCERS  

LIST OF FIGURES

Summary Figure:

YEAR-TO-YEAR GROWTH IN MENTIONS OF THE WORD "NANOTECHNOLOGY" IN THE PRINT MEDIA, 1999-2003

Figure 1 RELATIVE MATURITY OF INSTRUMENTATION AND TOOLS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY MARKETS

Figure 2 VEECO, INC., STOCK CHART, 2002-2003

Figure 3 FEI, INC., STOCK CHART, 2002-2003

Figure 4 HISTORICAL YEAR-TO-YEAR AND PROJECTED GROWTH RATES IN EXPENDITURES ON NANOTECHNOLOGY INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS (%)

Figure 5 GROWTH OF INVESTMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE U.S. BY INVESTOR TYPE, 2002-2008 ($ BILLIONS)

Figure 6 DISTRIBUTION OF U.S. INVESTMENT FUNDING IN NANOTECHNOLOGY, 1998-2003 (%)