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Sputtering Target Material Market Grows up Rapidly
Sputtering target material market grows up rapidly. Last year's value of domestic production seemed to have expanded to the highest 100 billion yen in the past. This year's sputtering target material market seems to expand by further 20% or more because of a rapid spread of a digital related device including the mobile phone and the personal computer.
The target material is the material that forms various thin films of a digital related product.
The value of domestic production decreased by 10 billion yen to 60 billion yen caused by the collapse of IT bubble. But it increased to 70 billion yen again by the recovery of semiconductor market and the rapid growth of Flat Panel Display industry in 2002. In addition, it seemingly reached 100 billion yen last year.
Semiconductor demand for this year will increase by 28% from the previous year, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics. Flat Panel Display market is also good. World marketplace of thin television equipped with liquid crystal and PDP will increase by 7 million to 12 million, according to the prospect by DisplaySearch.
It is natural that the expansion of the target market be supported by the growth of the semiconductor and the FPD industry. On the other hand, the trends of the materials to be used in each field also increase the value of production.
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 | Sputtering Target Material Market Grows up Rapidly
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