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Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Dip 5% in Q1 2024: SEMI

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments decreased 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to 2,834 million square inches in 1Q 2024.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Worldwide silicon wafer shipments decreased 5.4% quarter-over-quarter to 2,834 million square inches in the first quarter of 2024, a 13.2% drop from the 3,265 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 continuing decline in IC fab utilization and inventory adjustment led to negative growth across all wafer sizes in Q1 2024, with polished wafer shipments fall...

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