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Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Up 7.1% in Q2 2024: SEMI

Still was an 8.9% decline from the 3,331 million square inches recorded during the same quarter last year.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to 3,035 million square inches (MSI) in the second quarter of 2024, but saw an 8.9% decline from the 3,331 million square inches recorded during the same quarter last year, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry. “The silicon wafer market is recovering driven by strong demand related to products for data centers and generative AI,” said Lee Chungwei, chair...

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