Wafer shipments will grow 2.4% y-o-y in 2020, with growth continuing in 2021 and shipments reaching a record high in 2022, says SEMI.

“Silicon wafer shipments are recovering this year despite pressure from geopolitical tensions, the shifting global semiconductor supply chain and the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Clark Tseng, director of Industry Research and Statistics at SEMI. “With the pandemic accelerating digitization to transform businesses and their delivery of services worldwide, we expect continued growth over the next two years.”
2020 Silicon* Shipment Forecast (MSI = Millions of Square Inches)
Actual    Forecast
2018    2019    2020    2021    2022    2023
MSI    541    11,677    11,957    12,554    13,220    13,761
Annual Growth    8.0%    -6.9%    2.4%    5.0%    5.3%    4.1%
*Total Electronic Grade Silicon Slices – Excludes Non-Polished Wafers

*Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications
Source: SEMI (www.semi.org), September 2020