ENF Top 10 Etching Equipment Manufacturers


ENF Top 10 Etching Equipment Manufacturers (Oct 12, 2012)

(Table ranked by market share of installed capacity)

Rank Brand Market Share
1 RENA GmbH RENA GmbH 29%
2 48th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 48th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation 26%
3 Shenzhen S.C New Energy Technology Corporation Shenzhen S.C New Energy Technology Corporation 7%
4 Applied Materials, Inc. Applied Materials, Inc. 6%
5 Kuttler Automation System (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. Kuttler Automation System (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. 6%
6 Wuxi Elva-tech Co., Ltd. Wuxi Elva-tech Co., Ltd. 5%
7 C Sun MFG Ltd. C Sun MFG Ltd. 4%
8 Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG Centrotherm Photovoltaics AG 4%
9 Spire Corporation Spire Corporation 3%
10 Gebr. Schmid GmbH Gebr. Schmid GmbH 2%
Companies Surveyed: Panel manufacturers Sample Numbers:
Region(s) Surveyed: Global 102
Region Breakdown: China 90
Taiwan 5
India 2
Europe 5
Data Collected in 2012: 95%
Data Weighted by: 2011 capacity (most reliable data)

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