ByMirandaLi
Chinesesemiconductormanufacturershavesigneduptobuildover20large-scalesiliconwaferprojectssince,butsomeareshelvedatahold-uprateofmorethan25%.
AlthoughChina’splannedcapacityfor12-inchsiliconwafersoflarge-sizesiliconfabsunderconstructionexceeds60millionpiecesperyear,theconstructionspeedisrelativelyslowtomeetthedemandintheshortterm,fromthekeypointinaJWInsightsanalystarticleonthesector’sdevelopmentsinChina.
Siliconwaferisaprimarymaterialandaccountsforalargeproportionofproductionmaterialsinsemiconductormanufacturing.Withtheimprovementofmonocrystallinesiliconmanufacturingtechnology,theproducedsizeofsiliconwafersisgraduallyincreasing.
AccordingtoSUMCO’sforecast,theglobal12-inchwafersdemandwillreach9.1millionpermonthby.Themarketisdistributedinsmartphones,datacenters,PCandtablet