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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 indust...

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