SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Total silicon wafer area
shipments were 2,174 million square inches during the most recent quarter,
up around 5 percent year-over-year yet essentially flat sequentially
according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly
analysis of the silicon wafer industry. In total, wafer shipments seem to
remain on track to see around 8 percent growth for the year.
"In line with the historic pattern, the pace of wafer area shipments
has slowed slightly for the third quarter," said Dr. Volker Braetsch,
Chairman SEMI SMG and Corporate Vice President of Siltronic AG. "This is
the result of smaller area diameter wafer shipments declining while 300 mm
wafer shipments continued to grow."
Quarterly Silicon Area Shipment Trends
Silicon Shipments - Millions of Square Inches
Millions of Square Inches
Q3 2006 Q2 2007 Q3 2007
TOTAL 2,074 2,201 2,174
Silicon wafers are the fundamental building material for
semiconductors, which in turn, are vital components of virtually all
electronics goods, including computers, telecommunications products, and
consumer electronics. The highly engineered thin round disks are produced
in various diameters (from one inch to 12 inches) and serve as the
substrate material on which most semiconductor devices or "chips" are
fabricated.
All data cited in this release is inclusive of polished silicon wafers,
including virgin test wafers, epitaxial silicon wafers, and non-polished
silicon wafers shipped by the wafer manufacturers to the end-users.
The Silicon Manufacturers Group acts as an independent special interest
group within the SEMI structure and is open to SEMI members involved in
manufacturing polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon or silicon
wafers (e.g., as cut, polished, epi, etc.). The purpose of the group is to
facilitate collective efforts on issues related to the silicon industry
including the development of market information and statistics about the
silicon industry and the semiconductor market.
SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing
supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries.
SEMI member companies are the engine of the future, enabling smarter,
faster and more economical products that improve our lives. Since 1971,
SEMI has been committed to helping members grow more profitably, create new
markets and meet common industry challenges. SEMI maintains offices in
Austin, Beijing, Brussels, Hsinchu, Moscow, San Jose, Seoul, Shanghai,
Singapore, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit
http://www.semi.org.
SOURCE SEMI
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