Since entering 2 1 century, the development of global monocrystalline silicon wafer industry has experienced prosperity-downturn-rise again. During the boom, the market scale of this industry once exceeded $654.38+000 billion. However, under the influence of low downstream demand, the price of monocrystalline silicon wafer has been falling again and again, and the industrial scale has been declining, so the 654.38+08-inch monocrystalline silicon wafer technology that has entered the research and development category of many enterprises has also run aground. Since 20 17, the downstream market demand of the industry has increased, and the sales volume of the industry has gradually increased. According to the statistics of the International Semiconductor Industry Association (Semi), in 20 19, the global silicon wafer market sales declined slightly to11200 million US dollars, down about 2% year-on-year, but the overall performance was relatively stable.
The price of industrial products entered the recovery channel, reaching $0.95 per square meter. 20 inches19.
From the perspective of industry prices, the global price of semiconductor silicon wafers was affected by the financial crisis in 2008, and the price fell like a cliff, reaching a low point in the past decade in 20 16. Since 20 16, the price of semiconductor silicon wafer has entered the recovery channel, with a strong upward trend, from 0.67 USD/square. Inches range from 20 16 to 0.95 USD/square. 20 inches19.
Because semiconductor wafer enterprises have reduced production during the last industry downturn, and it usually takes at least two years to reach a new production line, the production capacity of semiconductor wafers cannot be rapidly improved in a short period of time. Chip companies choose to accept the rising price of silicon wafers and avoid the opportunity cost brought by the lack of raw materials. Therefore, the current semiconductor wafer market is still in a tight balance, and the trend of further increase in semiconductor wafer prices will continue.
-For more data, please refer to the Analysis Report on Market Prospect Forecast and Investment Strategic Planning of Semiconductor Silicon Wafer and Epitaxial Wafer Industry issued by Forward-looking Industry Research Institute.