eBeam initiative surveys report upbeat photomask market outlook

Abstract

The eBeam Initiative has conducted an annual survey of industry luminaries for the past nine years to gather predictions of industry trends. The Luminaries survey was completed in July 2020. At the same time, the eBeam Initiative completed its sixth annual Mask Makers survey with anonymous feedback from 10 captive and merchant photomask manufacturers. Taken together, the surveys in 2020 reflected that the semiconductor mask-making industry is going through transitions on multiple fronts at the same time yet are upbeat about the photomask market outlook.