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Global semiconductor materials market sees record sales in 2018, topping 7-year-old mark

April 2, 2019
SEMI—the industry association representing the global electronics product design and manufacturing supply chain—announced the findings of its latest SEMI Materials Market Data Subscription, showing that the global semiconductor materials market reached a record-high in 2018.

The figures show that the global semiconductor materials market grew 10.6% in 2018, boosting its 12-month revenue to $51.9 billion, surpassing the previous high of $47.1 billion set in 2011. SEMI said 2018's chip market revenue of $468.8 billion was also an all-time high, topping 2017's $412.2 billion, according to World Semiconductor Trade Statistics.

SEMI recorded that 2018 water fabrication materials and packaging materials revenues totaled $32.2 billion and $19.7 billion, respectively, with those two segments posting year-over-year increases of 15.9% and 3.0%.

Taiwan was the world's largest consumer of semiconductor materials for a ninth-straight year, which SEMI attributes to the country's large foundry and advanced packaging base. Korea was second and China was third, flipping from 2017. The materials markets in South Korea (+16%), Europe (+14%), Taiwan (+11%), and China (+11%) had the strongest revenue growth in 2018, while North America (+6%), Rest of World (+7%), and Japan (+9%) all had single-digit growth. The Rest of World region is defined as Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, other areas of Southeast Asia and smaller global markets.

About the Author

Mike Hockett | Former Editor

Mike Hockett was Editor in Chief for EE from September 2018 to Sept. 2019. Previously he served as editor for two manufacturing trade publications: Industrial Distribution, and Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation. He began in sports writing for a trio of newspapers in Wisconsin and Iowa and earned a BA degree in print journalism from UW-Eau Claire.

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