Global Semiconductor Manufacturing Ends 2024 Strong, Cautious Optimism for 2025

In its Q4 2024 Semiconductor Manufacturing Monitor (SMM) Report, released in collaboration with TechInsights, SEMI announced that the global semiconductor manufacturing industry closed the fourth quarter of 2024 with strong performance and solid year-over-year (YoY) growth across most key sectors. Looking ahead to early 2025, the industry maintains a cautiously optimistic outlook. While AI-driven investments remain a key growth driver, seasonal trends and macroeconomic uncertainties could temper short-term momentum.

In Q4 2024, electronics sales grew 4% YoY, with a projected 1% YoY increase in Q1 2025. Integrated circuit (IC) sales surged 29% YoY in Q4 2024 and are expected to continue growing at 23% YoY in Q1 2025, fueled by sustained demand for AI-driven high-performance computing (HPC) and data center storage chips.

China remains a significant player in the wafer fab equipment (WFE) market. In the backend equipment segment, test equipment saw a 5% quarter-over-quarter (QoQ) increase and a 55% YoY surge, while assembly and packaging equipment recorded 15% YoY growth. Both segments are projected to see 6–8% QoQ growth in Q1 2025.

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