Raw wafer shipments up 11%; revenues up 1%.

Silicon wafer area shipments increased 11% in 2014 on 2013, reports SEMI, though silicon wafer revenues increased by only 1%.

Silicon wafer area shipments in 2014 totalled 10,098 million square inches (MSI), up from the 9,067 million square inches shipped during 2013.

The previous market high for silicon area shipments was 9,370 MSI in 2010.

Revenues totalled $7.6 billion slightly up from $7.5 billion posted in 2013, yet 2014 silicon revenues remain 37% below their peak set in 2007.

“After three consecutive flat years, annual semiconductor silicon shipment levels achieved respectable growth last year to reach a market high,” says Hisashi Katahama, chairman of SEMI and technology director of SUMCO, ”However, industry revenues did not experience the same magnitude of recovery.”

Annual MSI shipments and revenue

2007 – 8661 MSI – $12.1bn.

2008 – 8137 – $11.4bn.

2009 6707 $6.7bn.

2010 $9370 – $9.7bn.

2011 – 9043 – $9.9bn.

2012 – 9031 -$8.7bn.

2013 – 9067 – $7.5bn.

2014 – 10098 – $7.6bn.

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