Analysis | February 03, 2021

2020 global silicon revenue remains stable despite COVID-19 disruption

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2020 increased while revenue remained unchanged from 2019 at USD 11,170 million, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

Silicon shipments totaled 12,407 million square inches (MSI), compared to 11,810 MSI shipped in 2019, a rebound in volume of 5% year over year, recovering close to the historic high set in 2018. "2020 silicon wafer shipment growth was driven by healthy 300mm demand and a strong second half of 2020 despite disruptions to the semiconductor industry caused by COVID-19," said Neil Weaver, chairman SEMI SMG and vice president, Product Development and Applications Engineering at Shin Etsu Handotai America. Annual Silicon* Industry Trends


	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Area Shipments (MSI)	9,370	9,043	9,031	9,067	10,098	10,434	10,738	11,810	12,732	11,810	12,407
Revenues ($Billion)	9.7	9.9	8.7	7.5	7.6	7.2	7.2	8.7	11.4	11.2	11.2

*Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications.