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Silicon Wafer Shipments Drop to Lowest Level Since 4Q 2017

Shipments declined 5.6% during the first quarter of 2019.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments dropped 5.6% during the first quarter 2019 when compared to the fourth quarter 2018 and are now at their lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2017 after silicon wafer shipments for the most recent quarter declined 1% quarter-over-quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.   Total silicon wafer area shipments fell to 3,051 million square inches during the first quarter from 3,...

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