Wafer shipments in 2017 were 11.81 billion square inches (MSI), up from the market high of 10.738 billion square inches in 2016. Revenues totaled 8.71 billion U.S. dollars, up 21% from the 7.21 billion announced in 2016.
"Semiconductor shipments for the year hit record levels for the fourth straight year," said Neil Weaver, chairman of SEMI SMG and director of product development and applications engineering at Shin-Etsu Semiconductor. "In the United States, silicon revenue also increased last year, but Still far below the market high of 10 years ago.
Silicon wafer is used to produce the important raw material of semiconductor components, so the growth of silicon wafer shipments means that the overall shipment of the semiconductor industry and the booming market demand, but also because of the continued growth in demand, the recent silicon wafer Manufacturers have been brewing news of the rumors.
According to market research firm statistics, the situation of semiconductor silicon wafer out of stock to ease until 2021, of which the global demand for 12-inch silicon wafers more robust to 2021 in five years, the annual compound growth rate of about 7.1% As for the 8-inch wafer annual compound growth rate of about 2.1%.