More than 1 trillion semiconductor devices to ship in 2018
15 November 2017
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Annual semiconductor unit shipments of integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discretes, or O-S-D, devices are expected to grow 9% in 2018 and top one trillion units for the first time, based on a new IC Insights report. For 2018, semiconductor unit shipments are forecast to climb to 1075,1 billion, which equates to 9% growth for the year. Starting in 1978 with 32,6 billion units and going through 2018, the compound annual growth rate for semiconductor units is forecast to be 9,1%, a solid growth figure over the 40 year span.
Over the span of just four years (2004-2007), semiconductor shipments broke through the 400, 500, and 600 billion unit levels before the global financial meltdown caused a big decline in 2008 and 2009. Unit growth rebounded sharply with 25% growth in 2010 and displayed another strong increase in 2017 (14% growth) to climb past the 900 billion level.
The largest annual increase in semiconductor unit growth during the timespan shown was 34% in 1984, and the biggest decline was 19% in 2001 following the dot-com bust. The global financial meltdown and ensuing recession caused semiconductor shipments to fall in both 2008 and 2009; the only time that the industry experienced consecutive years in which unit shipments declined. The 25% increase in 2010 was the second highest growth rate across the time span.
The percentage split of total semiconductor shipments is forecast to remain weighted toward O-S-D devices. In 2018, O-S-D devices are forecast to account for 70% of total semiconductor units compared to 30% for ICs. Thirty-eight years ago in 1980, O-S-D devices accounted for 78% of semiconductor units and ICs represented 22%.
Semiconductor products forecast to have the strongest unit growth rates in 2018 are those that are essential building-block components in smartphones, automotive electronics systems, and within systems that are helping to build out the Internet of Things.
For more information visit www.icinsights.com
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