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Second Quarter 2020 Silicon Wafer Shipments Up Over First-Quarter, Year-Ago Volumes

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments rose 8%.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments rose 8% to 3,152 million square inches in the second quarter of 2020 compared to the 2,920 million square inches shipped in the first quarter of the year and surpassed second quarter 2019 shipments by 6 percent, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry. 

 

“While the short-term outlook remains uncertain due to coronavirus and geopolitical challenges impacting the broader industry, global silicon wafer shipments accelerated in the second quarter,” said Neil Weaver, chairman SEMI SMG and VP, Product Development and Applications Engineering at Shin Etsu Handotai America. “The strong first half of 2020 trended slightly higher than the first half of 2019.” 
 

Silicon Area Shipment Trends – Semiconductor Applications Only 

 
Millions of Square Inches
 
1Q 2019
2Q 2019
3Q 2019
4Q 2019
1Q 2020
2Q 2020
Total
3,051
2,983
2,932
2,844
2,920 
3,152

 

Source: SEMI (www.semi.org), July 2020

 

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