Maphakathi nonyaka ophelile, i-SEMI yakhipha umbiko ithi ngenxa yengcindezi yokulungiswa kwezinto ezikhona embonini yama-semiconductor, imakethe yezimboni iyabanda, futhi izindwangu ze-silicon wafer azisebenzi kahle. Kulindelwe ukuthi indawo yokuthunyelwa kwama-silicon wafer ngonyaka ka-2019 izokwehla ukusuka phezulu ngokomlando ngonyaka we-2018. 6.3%. Njengamanje, kubonakala sengathi yonke indawo okuhanjiswa kuyo ama-silicon wafers ngo-2019 isahluleka ukufeza lokho obekulindelwe yingxenye yonyaka edlule.
Ngokukhethekile, ngonyaka we-2018, indawo yokuthunyelwa kwe-silicon efile yomhlaba wonke yafika kuma-intshi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-12,732, irekhodi eliphakeme, kepha leli nani lehla laya ezigidini eziyizigidi eziyizinkulungwane eziyi-11.81 ngo-2019. Imali engenayo yama-semiconductor silicon wafers nayo isuke ku-US $ 11.38 billion ngo-2018 kuya e-US. $ 11.15 billion ngo-2019, ukwehla cishe kwe-2% ngonyaka-ngonyaka, futhi ukusebenza bekuzinzile.
Mayelana nalokhu, uNeil Weaver, iphini likamongameli we-SEMI SMG, wahlaziya ukuthi ukwehla kweziteleka ze-silicon zomhlaba wonke ngo-2019 kungenxa yemakethe yememori ebuthakathaka nokulungiswa kwezimpawu. Ngaphandle kokwehla kokukhishwayo, imali etholwayo isalokhu iqinile. Ngokusho kokuhlaziywa kwe-SEMI, ukukhiqizwa kwe-silicon wafer kuzophinda kukhule umfutho kulo nyaka kuphinde kubhale irekhodi eliphezulu ngo-2022.