Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 11% in 2014 when compared to 2013 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. However, worldwide silicon revenues increased by just 1% in 2014 compared to 2013.
Silicon wafer area shipments in 2014 totaled 10,098 million square inches (MSI), up from the 9,067 million square inches shipped during 2013. The previous market high for silicon area shipments was 9,370 MSI in 2010. Revenues totaled $7.6 billion, slightly up from $7.5 billion posted in 2013, yet 2014 silicon revenues remain 37% below their peak set in 2007. “After three consecutive flat years, annual semiconductor silicon shipment levels achieved respectable growth last year to reach a market high,” said Hisashi Katahama, chairman of SEMI SMG and director, technology, SUMCO Corp.. ”However, industry revenues did not experience the same magnitude of recovery.”
Annual Silicon* Industry Trends
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2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
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| Area Shipments (MSI) | 8,661 | 8,137 | 6,707 | 9,370 | 9,043 | 9,031 | 9,067 | 10,098 |
| Revenues ($B) | 12.1 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
*Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications
All data cited in this release is inclusive of polished silicon wafers, including virgin test wafers, epitaxial silicon wafers, and non-polished silicon wafers shipped by the wafer manufacturers to the end-users.
The Silicon Manufacturers Group acts as an independent special interest group within the SEMI structure and is open to SEMI members involved in manufacturing polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon or silicon wafers (for example, as cut, polished, epi, etc.). The purpose of the group is to facilitate collective efforts on issues related to the silicon industry including the development of market information and statistics about the silicon industry and the semiconductor market.
