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SEMI: 2020 Global Silicon Revenue Remains Stable

Wafer area shipments edge up despite COVID-19 disruption.

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By: Anthony Locicero

Copy editor, New York Post

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2020 increased while revenue remained unchanged from 2019 at $11,170 million, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry.    Silicon shipments totaled 12,407 million square inches (MSI), compared to 11,810 MSI shipped in 2019, a rebound in a volume of 5% year over year, recovering close to the historic high set in 2018.    “2020 silicon wafer shipment growth was driven by healthy 300...

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