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TAP TIMES      -36-                                         JUNE 2025

         Lithography materials may reach $5.06 billion this year — TECHCET



        SAN DIEGO — Calif. —  Advisory                          EUV, has been steadily increasing due to
        service TECHCET forecasts a 7%                          the growth in advanced node processes,
        increase in photolithography                            while traditional photoresists such as
        materials, reaching $5.06 million,                      KrF and ArF increased use for 3D NAND
        driven by a semiconductor market                        also contributed to the market’s positive
        recovery.                                               performance.

        This growth will be led by a signifi cant rise          Moving forward, photolithography market
        in the demand for advanced photoresists,                growth will be infl uenced by supply chain
        particularly EUV, which is expected to see              localization, with new facilities being built
        a 30% growth YoY.                                       in the U.S., South Korea, Taiwan, and
                                                                China. Geopolitical tensions, particularly
        Ancillary and extension materials will                  restrictions on advanced materials
        also experience robust growth as chip                   and China’s development of advanced
        production volumes rise especially for                  lithography technologies, will impact
        advanced nodes devices in the logic and                 material availability.
        DRAM chip segments.
                                                                Innovations are crucial
        6% CAGR forecast through 2029                           Innovations like dry photoresist deposition
        Looking even further ahead, the                         and nanoimprint lithography will also
        lithography materials market is projected               be crucial in meeting the demand for
        to grow at a 6% CAGR through 2029                       advanced nodes, while the industry adapts
        according to TECHCET’s 2025 Critical                    to challenges such as the shift away from
        Materials Report on Lithography Materials.              PFAS-related chemicals.


        In 2024, photolithography materials saw                 At least one large photoresist company
        a modest 1.6% revenue growth, reaching                  has developed a good performing non-
        $4.74 billion. Photoresists grew by 1%,                 PFAS KrF resist.
        with EUV showing the largest increase at
        20% YoY.                                                For more details on lithography market
                                                                segments and growth trajectory, including
        Ancillaries and extensions performed well,              profi les on JSR, DuPont/Qnity, Fujifi lm,
        growing by 2% each, respectively. The                   EMD/Merck, Dongjin, Brewer Science,
        demand for photoresists, particularly                   Kehua Microelectronics and more, go to:

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