SEMI Reports 2011 Silicon Wafer Revenues Up Slightly
Worldwide silicon wafer revenues improved by 2 percent in 2011 compared to 2010, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased by 3 percent in 2011 when compared to 2010 area shipments.
Silicon wafer area shipments in 2011 totaled 9,043 million square inches (MSI), down from the 9,370 million square inches shipped during 2010. Revenues reached $9.9 billion up from $9.7 billion posted in 2010.
“While the recovery from the 2009 downturn continued into early 2011,” said Kazuyo Heinink, chairwoman of SEMI SMG and vice president, MEMC. ”Silicon shipments lost momentum as global economic uncertainty increased during the second half of the year.”
Annual Silicon* Industry Trends
| Worldwide Silicon Data | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| Area Shipments (MSI) | 7,996 | 8,661 | 8,137 | 6,707 | 9,370 | 9,043 |
| Revenues ($B) | 10.0 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 9.7 | 9.9 |
*Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications
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