Several factors point to potential significant growth in excimer laser gases like ArF, KrF and F2 to meet advancing technology demands:
- Chip manufacturing – Scaling transistor size and rising chip complexity require excimer laser innovation to drive Moore’s Law.
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Commercialization of EUV lithography – Promising technology still needs F2 for specialized mask production.
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Expanding OLED display production – Large-area ablation improves manufacturing yield.
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High-power laser development – New architectures increase rare gas consumption.
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Medical technology investment – More advanced healthcare globally drives excimer laser uptake.
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Micromachining techniques – High-precision ablation enables microfluidics, micronozzles, and other microsystems.
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Renewable energy – Excimer texturing improves solar cell efficiency.
With such diverse and growing applications, excimer gas usage appears primed for steady expansion in the long term.
Post time: Nov-30-2023