November 4, 2011 -- Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased 2% quarter-to-quarter in Q3 2011, and dropped 5% year-over-year, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
Total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,354 million square inches during the third quarter.
"Silicon shipments for the most recent quarter are reflecting the general hesitancy of the market,” said Dr. Volker Braetsch, chairman of SEMI SMG and corporate vice president, Siltronic AG. “While total silicon shipments have softened, 300mm diameter wafers actually shipped in record volumes.”
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| Quarterly semiconductor silicon area shipments.* SOURCE: SEMI. | Millions of Square Inches (MSI) |
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Q3 2010 |
Q2 2011 |
Q3 2011 |
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TOTAL |
2,489 |
2,392 |
2,354 |
| *Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications | |||
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 a global industry association serving the nano- and microelectronic manufacturing supply chains. For more information, visit www.semi.org.
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