The global surface analysis market has experienced substantial growth over the last couple of years. This market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2015 to 2020. Factors such as growing focus on nanotechnology research, especially in the field of nanomaterials; increasing R&D expenditures of pharmaceutical and medical device companies; increasing use of surface analysis techniques in various industries such as semiconductor, energy, polymers, and life sciences, among others; and favorable government research funding are fuelling the growth of this market. However, high cost of instruments and increasing government taxes, such as 2.3% of excise imposed by the U.S. government on medical devices (microscopes), are restraining the growth of this market.

The global surface analysis market is segmented on the basis of instrumentation technology, industry, end user, and region. Based on instrumentation technology, the market is segmented into microscopy, spectroscopy, surface analyzers, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The microscopy market covers optical microscopy, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, and confocal microscopy. By industry, the market is categorized into semiconductor, energy, polymers, life sciences, metallurgy and metals, and others which include food and beverages, textile, and paper and packaging. By end user, the market is divided into academic institutes, industries, and research organizations.

Geographically, the surface analysis market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World. The Asia-Pacific market is poised to register the highest growth rate in the forecast period owing to the favorable funding for academic research, rising focus of key market players in this region, developing R&D infrastructure, increasing research collaborations with the U.S. and European countries, and increasing R&D expenditures by pharmaceutical companies. Growth in the Asia-Pacific region will be driven by developing countries such as India, China, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan.

The global market is consolidated in nature. In order to maintain their market shares, leading players are continuously developing new technologies and upgrading their existing products to enhance their product portfolios. Increasing competition among major players is expected to drive innovation in the market, thereby helping the industry to overcome existing challenges in various industrial fields, such as pharmaceutical, semiconductor, polymers, and energy, among others, and at the same time address user compliance issues and unmet needs of the market. Major players in this market are Danaher Corporation (U.S.), Olympus Corporation (Japan), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (U.S.), ULVAC-PHI, Inc. (Japan), Bruker Corporation (U.S.), HORIBA, Ltd. (Japan), Nikon Corporation (Japan), Carl Zeiss AG (Germany), FEI Company (U.S.), Shimadzu Corporation (Japan), and JEOL, Ltd. (Japan).

Surface Analysis Market : Scope of the Report

Surface analysis is a technique that provides microscopic chemical and physical properties about the surface region of a sample. This analysis is carried out to gather information on chemical composition, level of trace impurities, and physical structure of the sampled region. Such information is important for researchers or manufactures to improve the quality of a product. Surface analysis techniques are used in the identification of trace elements, new product development, evaluation of production and packaging stability, rapid identification of trace contamination, and quality assessment. These techniques are becoming an integral part of various industries such as semiconductor, polymers, life sciences, and energy, among others, due to surface characterization of materials which is one of the most important characteristics before developing a new product in various industries.

Global Surface Analysis Market

This research report categorizes the surface analysis market into the following segments:

Global Surface Analysis Market, by Instrumentation Technology Microscopy Optical Microscopy Electron Microscopy Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) Confocal Microscopy Spectroscopy Surface Analyzers X-ray Diffraction (XRD)



Global Surface Analysis Market, by Industry Semiconductor Polymers Energy Life Sciences Metallurgy and Minerals Others (Food and Beverages, Textile, and Paper and Packaging)



Global Surface Analysis Market, by End User Academic Institutes Industries Research Organizations



Global Surface Analysis Market, by Region North America U.S. Canada Europe Germany U.K. France Italy Spain Rest of Europe Asia-Pacific Japan China India Rest of Asia-Pacific Rest of the World (RoW) Latin America Middle East and Africa



The surface analysis market is valued at $2,953.4 Million in 2015, $3,989.7 Million by 2020, and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.2% during the forecast period of 2015 to 2020. Market growth can be attributed to factors such as increasing research focus by both public and private organizations in nanotechnology, especially in field of nanomaterials; favorable government research funding; and rising R&D expenditures of pharmaceutical and medical device companies. However, high cost of instruments and increasing tax structures are restricting the growth of this market.

In this report, the surface analysis market is broadly segmented by instrumentation technology, industry, end user, and region. Based on instrumentation technology, the market is segmented into spectroscopy, microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and surface analyzers. The microscopy market covers optical microscopy, electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, and confocal microscopy. By industry, the market is categorized into semiconductor, energy, polymers, life sciences, metallurgy and minerals, and others including food and beverages, textile, and paper and packaging. By end user, the market is divided into academic institutes, industries, and research organizations. On the basis of regions, the market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World (RoW). These regions are further analyzed at country levels.

The academic institutes segment accounted for a major share of the surface analysis market, by end user, followed by industries. This is mainly attributed to the increasing research funding and growing initiatives by the governments of various countries to support nanotechnology projects at university levels. Moreover, the increasing R&D expenditures of various industries such as pharmaceutical, medical implants, semiconductor, and energy, among others, are driving the growth of this market.

In 2014, North America accounted for the largest share of the global market, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW. Growth in the North American market is mainly driven by the increasing research focus in nanotechnology by the both academic as well as private organizations, growing R&D expenditures by medical device companies, and presence of major players in the region. However, the Asia-Pacific market is expected to witness the highest growth during the forecast period, owing to the increasing government support, expansions by key market players, developing R&D infrastructure, increasing research collaborations with the U.S. and European countries, and growing expertise and academic excellence in this region.