ABOUT SICAS   

SICAS Semiconductor International Capacity Statistics is the only world-wide statistics program, which provides statistical data on semiconductor wafer fab capacity and its utilisation. It was set up in 1994 by the world's leading semiconductor industry associations and has been sponsored by these associations ever since, but the program is run and managed by a committee of industry representatives.

SICAS data are pure statistics based on data supplied by its participating companies.
Collections of companies' data take place confidentially. Participation is voluntary,
and it is open to all merchant semiconductor manufacturers. Currently 33
manufacturers are participating. These represent the majority of the world's important
semiconductor manufacturers, and all leading companies are included.

SICAS statistics are collected and published quarterly. The statistics
become available to the participating companies 6 weeks after the
end of a quarter, and are published about one week later by the
sponsoring industry associations and on this web site.

SICAS statistics cover monolithic C-MOS and Bipolar integrated
circuit, and discrete semiconductor wafer fabs. The C-MOS data are
sub-divided into several line-width technologies, different wafer sizes,
and foundry/non-foundry manufacture. 

SICAS statistics are world-wide, that means they contain no details
about geographic locations of wafer fabs.