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Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Reach Record High in 3Q 2021: SEMI

Increased 3.3% to 3,649 million square inches in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 3.3% to 3,649 million square inches in the third quarter of 2021 compared to the previous quarter, a new industry record, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Third-quarter 2021 silicon wafer shipments grew 16.4% from the 3,135 million square inches recorded during the same quarter last year. “Silicon wafer shipments reached a new high in third quarter, with higher shipments in a...

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