SEMI Market Intelligence Methodology
SEMI Market Intelligence develops its market research through a combination of confidential industry data collection, proprietary market databases, analyst research, industry engagement, and forecast modeling. This multi-source approach helps SEMI provide timely, reliable, and market-relevant insights across the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing supply chain.
SEMI Data Collection Programs are a key foundation of this methodology. Through these programs, participating companies provide confidential data on sales, shipments, and related market activity. SEMI aggregates and validates the data to produce market-level reports that help participants benchmark industry trends while protecting individual company information.
Why Participate in a Program?
SEMI's Data Collection Program promotes understanding of the industry through collection and distribution of accurate, timely, and specific market data on industry sales, order input, and other trends and provides program participants a basis for identifying industry trends and monitoring their own performance within the industry as a whole as well as within specific product segments.
Summary of the Data Programs
| Category | Publish Frequency | Regions | Coverage |
| Semiconductor Capital Equipment | Monthly | North America, Japan, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, China, Rest of World | Billings data for 22 equipment categories |
| Polysilicon | Monthly | Worldwide | Monthly volume shipments (for both solar and semiconductor applications) |
| Silicon Wafers | Monthly/Quarterly | North America, Japan, Europe, Taiwan, Other Pacific | Monthly shipments and quarterly revenues |
| Electronic Gases | Quarterly | North America, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, China, Rest of World | Revenue for bulk vs. specialty gases quarterly and annual breakdown of specific bulk gases and five specialty gas categories |
| Photoresist and Ancillary Products | Quarterly | North America, Japan, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, China, Rest of World | Revenue for negative, positive and advanced photoresists; revenue for developers, removal materials, anti-reflective coatings and others |
| Mass Flow Controllers | Monthly | North America, Japan, Europe, Taiwan, Korea, Rest of World | Revenue by type of MFC (OEM vs. End User); Units |
| Leadframes | Monthly | Japan, Rest of World | Monthly units integrated circuit and transistor leadframes |
| Electronic System Design-Related Software | Quarterly | Americas, EMEA, Japan, APAC | Revenue for CAE, Services, PCM & MCM, IC Physical Design and Verification, Semiconductor IP Products & Tools |
How to Join a SEMI Data Collection Program
Joining is easy and requires a small time commitment (monthly or quarterly). Most programs are global and covers over 80% of the industry, with regional breakdowns available. This is a service SEMI provides to its members. In exchange for regular data submissions, participants receive a copy of the final report. All reports focus on "Ship-to" market regions — SEMI does not track supplier market share.
- Choose your program.
- Contact SEMI Industry Research & Statistics to express interest.
- Review the program’s policies, procedures, and category definitions.
- Identify your data and reporting contacts.
- A SEMI analyst will follow up.
In exchange for regular data submissions, participants receive the final report. If your segment isn’t listed, email [email protected]—programs are regularly expanded.