Wafer Shipment Growth to Slow

摘要

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 40% to 9.37 billion in2 last year compared to 2009, says SEMI (semi.org). Revenues improved 45% year-over-year to $9.7 billion. Future growth is expected, but at a slower rate, the trade group said. "[W]e are expecting solid demand for silicon wafers in 2011, although at a much more modest post-recovery rate," said Dr. Volker Braetsch, chairman of SEMI SMG. Wafer shipments are considered a leading indicator for future PCB and electronics assembly orders.