Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments in 2019 declined 7% from the 2018 record high while revenue remained above the $11 billion mark despite a global silicon revenue slip of 2% over the same period, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Silicon wafer area shipments in 2019 totaled 11,810 million square inches (MSI), while the indus-try logged shipments of 12,732 million square inches in 2018. Revenues in 2019 totaled $11.15...