Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2010 increased 40% from 2009, while revenues grew by 45% over the same period, according to SEMI.
Wafer area shipped in 2010 totaled 9,370 million square inches, up from the 6,707 billion square inches shipped in 2009. Revenues climbed to US$9.7 billion from US$6.7 billion in 2009.
"2010 was clearly a very strong recovery year for the semiconductor industry, resulting in a 40% area growth in wafer demand," said Volker Braetsch, chairman of SEMI SMG and corporate VP of Siltronic AG. "Given current market forecasts, we are expecting solid demand for silicon wafers in 2011, although at a much more modest post-recovery rate."
| SEMI: Worldwide silicon wafer shipments and revenues, 2005-10 | ||||||
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| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Area shipments (m square inches) | 6,645 | 7,996 | 8,661 | 8,137 | 6,707 | 9,370 |
| Revenues (US$b) | 7.9 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 9.7 |
Source: SEMI, compiled by Digitimes, February 2011
Article translated by Jessie Shen
