Worldwide silicon wafer shipments elevated 5.9 % quarter-over-quarter to three,214 million sq. inches (MSI) within the third quarter of 2024 and registered 6.8 % development from the three,010 million sq. inches recorded throughout the identical quarter final yr, the SEMI Silicon Producers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly evaluation of the silicon wafer trade.
Lee Chungwei, chairman of SEMI SMG and vice chairman and chief auditor at GlobalWafers, says: “The third quarter wafer cargo outcomes continued the upward pattern which began within the second quarter of this yr.
“Stock ranges have declined all through the availability chain however usually stay excessive. Demand for superior wafers used for AI continues to be sturdy.
“Nonetheless, the silicon wafer demand for automotive and industrial makes use of continues to be muted, whereas the demand for silicon used for handset and different client merchandise has seen some areas of enchancment.
“Because of this, 2025 is prone to proceed upward traits, however complete shipments should not but anticipated to return to the height ranges of 2022.”
Silicon wafers are the basic constructing materials for almost all of semiconductors, that are important parts of all digital gadgets. The extremely engineered skinny disks are produced in diameters of as much as 300 mm and function the substrate materials on which most semiconductors are fabricated.
The SMG is a sub-committee of the SEMI Digital Supplies Group (EMG) and is open to SEMI members concerned in manufacturing polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon or silicon wafers (and, as reduce, polished, epi).
The SMG facilitates collective efforts on points associated to the silicon trade together with the event of market info and statistics in regards to the silicon trade and the semiconductor market.
