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Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Up 2% in Q1 2025: SEMI

Reports 6% YoY growth in 300mm but a decline in 200mm and below wafer sizes.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 2.2% year-on-year (YoY) to 2,896 million square inches (MSI) from the 2,834 MSI recorded during the same quarter of 2024, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Sequentially, shipments contracted 9% quarter-over-quarter from the 3,182 MSI recorded during the fourth quarter of last year impacted, primarily, by seasonality and accumulated inventory levels throughout the supply chain...

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