Global Chips Materials Revenue Topped $64B in 2021: Semi

Revenue in the global semiconductor materials market topped $64 billion last year, a new record, reported Semi Wednesday. The previous high was $55.5 billion, set in 2020, it said. Wafer fabrication materials and packaging materials revenue in 2021 totaled $40.4 billion and $23.9 billion, respectively, for year-over-year increases of 15.5% and 16.5%, said Semi. The silicon, wet chemicals, chemical-mechanical planarization and photomask segments had the strongest growth in the wafer fabrication materials market, while packaging materials market growth was largely driven by the organic substrates, leadframes, and bonding wire segments, it said.