Embindini walo nyaka uphelileyo, i-SEMI yakhupha ingxelo isithi ngenxa yoxinzelelo lohlengahlengiso lweemveliso kwishishini le-semiconductor, imakethi yemizi-mveliso iyabanda, kwaye amalaphu esilicon akahambi kakuhle. Kulindeleke ukuba indawo yokuhanjiswa kwe-silicon wafer ngo-2019 yehle ukusuka kwindawo engokwembali ngo-2018. 6.3%. Okwangoku, kubonakala ngathi indawo yonke yokuthumela yenqanawa ye-silicon efile ngo-2019 isasilela ekufezekiseni ukulindeleka kwesiqingatha sonyaka odlulileyo.
Ngokukhethekileyo, ngo-2018, indawo yokuthumela i-silicon efile yomkhumbi yafikelela kumawaka ezigidi ezili-12,732 zeekhilomitha, irekhodi ephezulu, kodwa eli nani lehla laya kutsho kwi-11.81 yezigidi zezigidi zeesentimitha ngo-2019. Ingeniso yeesiconductor ze-silicon wafers nayo ishiyekile isuka kwi-US $ 11.38 yezigidigidi ngo-2018 ukuya e-US. I- $ 11.15 yezigidigidi ngo-2019, ukuncipha malunga ne-2% ngonyaka-ngonyaka, kwaye ukusebenza bekuzinzile.
Ngokuphathelene noku, uNeil Weaver, usekela-mongameli we-SEMI SMG, wahlalutya ukuba ukwehla kwezothutho ze-silicon zehlabathi ngo-2019 kungenxa yemakethi yememori ebuthathaka kunye nohlengahlengiso lweempahla. Ngaphandle kokuncipha kokuphuma kwemveliso, imali egcinwayo ihlala yomelele. Ngokokuhlaziywa kwe-SEMI, ukuveliswa kwe-silicon wafer kuya kuphinda kukhule ngokukhawuleza kulo nyaka kwaye kuphinde kubhale irekhodi eliphezulu ngo-2022.