US DATA: Late Mon SEMI said the global semiconductor materials
market increased 25% in 2010 as the industry shipped record units.
“Record device shipments are primarily responsible for the record
revenues experienced by the materials industry, surpassing the previous
high of $42.67 billion set in 2007. Semiconductor materials market
revenues totaled $43.55 billion globally in 2010. Total wafer
fabrication materials and packaging materials were $22.93 billion and
$20.63 billion, respectively.”