2021 a record year for semi materials sales

Author: EIS Release Date: Mar 29, 2022

Semiconductor materials revenues grew 15.9% to $64.3 billion in 2021, beating  the previous market high of $55.5 billion set in 2020, says SEMI.

 

Wafer fab materials and packaging materials revenues in 2021 totaled $40.4 billion and $23.9 billion, respectively, for y-o-y increases of 15.5% and 16.5%.

 

The silicon, wet chemicals, chemical-mechanical planarization (CMP), and photomask segments showed the strongest growth in the wafer fabrication materials market, while packaging materials market growth was largely driven by the organic substrates, leadframes, and bonding wire segments.

 

“The global semiconductor materials market saw exceptional growth in 2021 on the strength of robust secular demand for chips and the industry’s expansion of production capacity,” says SEMI CEO Ajit Manocha, “all regions registered double-digit or high single-digit growth last year to meet historic demand for electronics as digital transformation continues apace.”

 

For the 12th consecutive year, Taiwan, at $14.7 billion, was the world’s largest consumer of semiconductor materials on the strength of its foundry capacity and advanced packaging base.

 

China registered the strongest absolute y-o-y