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Park Systems Corp., a global provider of atomic force microscopy (AFM) and nanometrology solutions, maintained its position as the world's leading AFM manufacturer by revenue for the fourth consecutive year (2022–2025), according to QY Research's Global Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) Market Report, History and Forecast 2021–2032.
Park Systems accounted for 23.8% of global AFM revenue in 2025 and led the industry in unit shipments, with 340 systems sold during the year. The findings place the company first in both revenue and shipment volume in 2025 among manufacturers covered by the study.
The leadership comes as the global AFM market enters a period of significant expansion. QY Research estimates the market reached $508.69 million in 2025 and forecasts it will grow to approximately $1.01 billion by 2032, a compound annual growth rate of 11.23%. Industrial Grade AFM, which the report calls the principal value-growth engine, is forecast to grow even faster, at a 15.72% CAGR over the same period, driven by automated wafer metrology, 200/300 mm wafer handling and other high-value semiconductor process-control functions. The report notes that while Industrial Grade systems represented just 14.54% of global unit shipments in 2025, they generated 43.41% of market revenue, reflecting substantially higher configured system prices.
According to the report, Park Systems' core customer types include fabs, foundries and IDMs, electronics, display and storage companies, as well as universities, national laboratories, and materials and life-science institutions, with semiconductor/electronics representing the largest high-value application. Park Systems also continues to invest in its Research Grade portfolio for scientific research: in April 2026, it launched NX1, a Research Grade AFM designed for atomic-scale imaging under ambient conditions, with a rigid, thermally stable architecture engineered to suppress mechanical noise for reliable, repeatable high-resolution imaging.
Park Systems has also expanded its nanometrology capabilities through strategic acquisitions. According to the report, its 2022 acquisition of Germany-based Accurion GmbH added imaging spectroscopic ellipsometry and active vibration-isolation technologies, while its 2025 acquisition of Lyncée Tec SA of Switzerland added digital holographic microscopy — broadening the company's measurement capabilities beyond AFM for both research and industrial customers.
