Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - SEMI: Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase 5% in Q2

SAN JOSE, CA – Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments continued to grow, increasing nearly 5% during the second quarter, compared to the first quarter, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group.

Total area shipments were up about 12% year-over-year, said SEMI.

"Despite recent concerns regarding the health of the industry, wafer shipments continue to increase,” said Dr. Volker Braetsch, chairman SEMI SMG and corporate vice president of Siltronic AG. ”Growth is primarily coming from 300 mm shipments, which in the second quarter accounted for roughly 35% of the total silicon area shipped.”