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Global 200mm Semiconductor Fab Capacity to Grow 20% to Record High in 2025: SEMI

Adding 13 new 200mm lines as the industry reaches a record high of more than 7 million wafers per month.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Semiconductor manufacturers worldwide are estimated to increase 200mm fab capacity 20% from 2021 through 2025, adding 13 new 200mm lines as the industry reaches a record high of more than 7 million wafers per month (wpm), SEMI announced in its 200mm Fab Outlook to 2025 report. Surging demand for automotive and other applications are driving the capacity expansion for power semiconductors and MEMS. Chipmakers including ASMC, BYD Semiconductor, China Resources Microelectronics, Fuji Electron...

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