Knowledge Sourcing Intelligence Blog

1.   Brooks Automation, Inc. Overview The company is a leading provider of cryogenic and automation solutions for semiconductors and life sciences markets. The engineering competencies and the global services capabilities of the company ensure them the speed to market and get a rapid response from the customers. Brooks has been a leading partner in the worldwide semiconductor provider since 1978. After 2011, Brooks applied its automation and cryogenic expertise in life for meeting the sample storage requirements in the life sciences industry. Product : Wafer Handling Robots solution by the company is Reliance ATR Atmospheric Robot, and MAG 7 B Vacuum Robot 2.  Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.   Overview Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. with its headquarters located in Tokyo, Japan is working mainly on four major industry verticals using heavy machineries namely Mobility (Air, Rail, Marine), Energy (Energy plants, Gas turbines), Industrial Equipment (Hydrauli

The  global wafer handling robots market  is p ro jected to grow at a CAGR of 9.52 % during  the forecast   period of 2017 to 2023 .  Wafer handling robots are used for multiple purposes including cleaning, stacking aligning,  and  packaging among others . The demand for wafer handling robots is projected to rise owing to the boom in the demand for silicon wafers across multiple industries. Furthermore, the rising investment s in automation will further escalate the demand for these robots.  However, the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry will pose a major restraint to the market in the long run. Geographically, the Asia Pacific  is estimated to hold a substantial share in the market owing to the high semiconductor production in countries such as Taiwan, Japan, and Korea   among others. The region al market is further projected to grow at a good CAGR due to the increased investment s in the semiconductor industry and favorable government policies amplifying the s