Semi probe card revenue will grow flat for 2012

Published:2012/5/4 0:43:00 Author:Ecco From:SeekIC

According to the market watcher VLSI Research Inc, probe card sales grew by 17 percent in 2011 to reach $1.17 billion, among the highest totals for the segment ever. But 2011 probe card sales came up short of the all time record of $1.36 billion set in 2007. Micronics Japan Co. Ltd. was the top seller of probe cards in 2011 with $203 million in sales. However, VLSI expected that the sales of semiconductor probe cards would be around $1.17 billion in 2012, flat with 2011.

According to VLSI, sales of probe cards for memory applications grew 21 percent last year, while sales for non-memory applications grew 16 percent. The fastest growing major segment was advanced probe cards for non-memory applications, which grew 32 percent in 2011.

Probe card revenue was expected to grow steadily and stay above the billion dollar mark despite severe pricing pressure in the next five years. VLSI indicated that the semiconductor probe card market would reach $1.5 billion by 2016.

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