Global semiconductor silicon wafer market is expected to witness a high growth on account growing microfabrication industry. The core base for most of the electronic devices are these silicon wafers. It is a thin slice of semiconductor material used for fabrication of integrated circuits. Wafer works as a substrate for microfabrication process including doping, ion implementation, etching and deposition of various materials. Electronic device performance is dependent on the quality of these substrates. Therefore, high purity and defect free crystalline materials are used for its production. They are widely used in industries such as integrated circuits, detectors, sensors, MEMS fabrication and optoelectronic components. Silicon wafers are the basic block as semiconductor devices or chips are assembled on these substrates. Electronic devices including computers, consumer electronics, mobile devices and tablets are major instruments where these substrates find major applications.
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Growing demand for these
electronic goods is expected to propel the global industry growth over the
forecast period. New devices are being introduced into the market such as smart
watch, electronic glasses which uses microelectronic components. Changing
consumer lifestyle mainly in Asia Pacific is expected to drive global industry
growth in future. Integrated circuits are a part of durable electronic devices,
which include digital cameras and automatic washing machines, television sets
and refrigerators. Consumer market for these goods have shown a good
growth and therefore significantly contributing wafer cleaning equipment
demand. Silicon wafers manufacturers have been known to offer some
environmental threats on account of by-products released during the
manufacturing process.
Recycling is a costly process and
increases the overall production cost. These factors are expected to pose a
challenge to the overall industry growth. Use of alternatives such as silicon
thin films is further hampering the demand. Silicon thin films are light in
weight, less bulky and more economical in production and usage Such favourable
features are expected to restrain global industry demand in the future. Solar
cell manufacturing requires monocrystalline of multi crystalline solar
wafers Solar energy market is expected to provide great opportunity to global
market growth over the forecast period.
Segmentation is done based on
size and dimension which include a diameter of 150 mm, 200 mm, 300 mm and 450
mm. The diameters have been gradually increasing to improve throughput and
reduce cost. Thickness varies for these materials although they must be having
the same diameter. They must have enough thickness in order to support their
own weight to avoid cracking during handling.
Asia Pacific dominated the global
market. The demand in the region is driven by increasing mobile and PC
manufacturing especially in China, South Korea and Taiwan. Digital displays in
consumer electronic goods has also contributed significantly in increasing the
demand for this industry in recent years. The region also dominated overall industry
in terms of production. Regional demand is followed by North America. The U.S.
also accounted for higher demand mainly on account of healthcare device
manufacturing coupled with well-developed automobile and industrial
areas.
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South America and Africa are
expected to witness a slow growth over the forecast period on account of
absence of significant fabrication industry growth. Key players dominating the
global market are SunEdison, Shin-Etsu Handotai Co. Ltd, Siltronic AG, LG
Siltron Inc and SUMCO Corp. Other players include Wafer Works Corporation,
Sino-American Silicon Products, Shanghai Simgui Technology and Okmetic. LG
Siltron is a subsidiary of LG Corporation, which deals with consumer electronic
appliances manufacturing.
Trends have shown that mergers
and acquisitions are rare in this industry. However, one major acquisition was
by MEMC Electronic Materials in 2009. MEMC acquired privately owned SunEdison
and renamed itself in 2013 as SunEdison Inc. Collaboration with customers is a
popular strategy observed in the global market. In 2011, MEMC collaborated with
Samsung fine chemicals to build a polysilicon production plant in South
Korea. To reduce transportation cost and provide better after sales
service, companies have been implementing production centres expansion mainly
in developing regions including Asia Pacific.
Organisations have been investing
heavily in research and development considering the rapid growth in the
fabrication process. Demand for 150 diameters has been reducing constantly with
the development of new 450 mm. On account of these trends, Siltronic closed
down its 150 mm production line in 2012 at Portland, the U.S. The aim was to
concentrate the production of low demand products at a single sight, therefore enhancing
plant capacity and improving fixed cost coverage. Major companies work in
accordance to ISO 9001: 2008 standards, which specifies the requirement for
quality management system. SEMI, headquartered in the U.S., is an independent
special interest group whose members are those manufacturing polycrystalline or
monocrystalline silicon wafers. SEMI organises annual meet to showcase best
practices in the industry and boost knowledge transfer for technology
development. They have been also conducting workshops for working professionals
in the field of semiconductors.
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