Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 10% in 2017 when compared to 2016 area shipments, while silicon revenues grew 21% on year, according to SEMI.
Silicon wafer area shipments in 2017 totaled 11.81 billion square inches, up from the previous market high of 10.738 billion square inches shipped during 2016, said SEMI. Revenues totaled US$8.71 billion, 21% higher from the US$7.21 billion posted in 2016.
"Annual semiconductor silicon volume shipments reached record levels for the fourth year in a row," said Neil Weaver, chairman of SEMI SMG, and director of product development and applications engineering at Shin-Etsu Handotai America. "Annual silicon revenue also increased last year but remains well below the market high set 10 years ago."
