Silicon wafer shipments in the second quarter rose 6.6% from the previous quarter
Published2016.07.27 13:42The Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) announced in its recently released global wafer industry quarterly report that silicon wafer shipments increased in the second quarter compared to the first quarter.
Silicon area shipments during the second quarter totaled 2.706 billion square inches, up 6.6% from 2.538 billion square inches in the first quarter. This is 0.1% higher than the highest shipment record (2.702 billion square inches) recorded in the second quarter of last year.
Volker Braetsch, Chairman of the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) and VP of Siltronic, said, “While silicon wafer shipments in the first half of this year are similar to the same period last year, quarterly shipments are on a continuous upward trend.”
▲ Quarterly Silicon Wafer Area Shipments (Unit: Million Square Inches)
All data cited in this press release includes polished silicon wafers (including virgin test wafers and epitaxial silicon wafers) and non-polished silicon wafers produced and shipped by wafer manufacturers.
The Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) operates as an independently run Special Interest Group within SEMI, comprising SEMI member companies involved in the manufacturing of polycrystalline silicon, monocrystalline silicon, and silicon wafers. The SMG aims to foster collaborative efforts on matters related to the silicon industry, including the development of market intelligence and statistics regarding the silicon industry and the semiconductor market.
Global silicon wafer shipment statistics released by SEMI can also be found at the following:
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