SEMI "Last Year Global Silicon Wafer Shipments and Sales Both Decreased"

Wafer Shipment Volume 12.6 Billion Square Inches, Down 14.3%
Sales Decrease 10.9% to 12.3 Billion Dollars

Due to the sluggish semiconductor market, both the global shipment volume of silicon material wafers (semiconductor substrates) and related sales revenue decreased by more than 10% last year.

The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) announced on the 14th that the global shipment volume of silicon wafers last year recorded 12.602 billion square inches (in²), a 14.3% decrease. During the same period, wafer sales revenue also fell by 10.9% to $12.3 billion.

Silicon wafer shipment volume and wafer sales revenue steadily increased from 2020 to 2022. However, last year, due to the sluggish market conditions, semiconductor inventory adjustments continued, and demand also declined, making negative growth inevitable.

Li Qingwei, Chairman of SEMI Silicon Manufacturing Group (SMG) and Vice President and Chief Auditor of GlobalWafers, explained, "Last year, shipments of 12-inch polished wafers and epitaxial wafers decreased by 13% and 5%, respectively, compared to the previous year," adding, "especially, shipments in the second half of last year fell by 9% compared to the first half."

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