Annual silicon shipments hit record high, market exceeds $10B

Silicon wafer area shipments in 2018 totaled 12,732 million square inches (MSI), up from the previous market high of 11,810 million square inches shipped during 2017. Revenues totaled USD 11.38 billion, compared to the USD 8.71 billion posted in 2017. "For the fifth year in a row, annual semiconductor silicon volume shipments reached record levels,” said Neil Weaver, chairman of SEMI SMG, and Director, Product Development and Applications Engineering, at Shin-Etsu Handotai America. "Despite strong demand and the impressive gain in revenues last year, the market still remains below the market high set in 2007." Annual Silicon* Industry Trends

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Area Shipments (MSI)	8,661	8,137	6,707	9,370	9,043	9,031	9,067	10,098	10,434	10,738	11,810	12,732
Revenues ($B)	12.1	11.4	6.7	9.7	9.9	8.7	7.5	7.6	7.2	7.2	8.7	11.4

*Total Electronic Grade Silicon Slices Excluding Non-Polished Wafers. Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications.*Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications All data cited includes polished silicon wafers, such as virgin test wafers and epitaxial silicon wafers, as well as non-polished silicon wafers shipped to end users.