The silicon wafer reclaim market grew 19% to US$603 million in 2018, following a 18% improve in 2017, in accordance with SEMI.
Growth, nevertheless, is forecast to taper off with the market increasing to US$633 million by 2021, mentioned SEMI. The 2018 complete is properly under the US$703 million market excessive set in 2007.
While Japan-based suppliers continued to dominate the reclaim market by sustaining the most important portion of large-diameter (200mm and 300mm) reclaim capability, the area’s international capability share of large-diameter wafers slipped to 53% in 2018. Reclaim suppliers based mostly in Asia Pacific elevated their international large-diameter capability share to 31%, up from 30% in 2017, whereas firms based mostly in Europe and North America maintained their capability share of 16%. Global large-diameter wafer reclaim capability elevated 3% in 2018, SEMI indicated.
SEMI tracks a rising checklist of reclaim suppliers, now numbering 22. Nine are based mostly in Japan, seven in Asia Pacific, and 6 in North America and Europe. SEMI’s 2018 report consists of Advanced Silicon Technology, a China-based provider of 200mm silicon reclaim. Advanced Energy Technology Solution, a provider of 300mm silicon reclaim in Korea, was added in 2017.
