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Silicon wafer shipments increase in third quarter 2006

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Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased over 5 percent during the third quarter 2006 when compared to the second quarter 2006 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased over 5 percent during the third quarter 2006 when compared to the second quarter 2006 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

Total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,074 million square inches during the most recent quarter, an increase from the 1,966 million square inches shipped during the previous quarter. The new quarterly total area shipments are over 18 percent above third quarter 2005 shipments.

"We have seen tremendous growth in demand for silicon wafer shipments over the past year", said Tatsuhiko Shigematsu, chairman SEMI SMG and technology officer of SUMCO Corporation. "Going forward, we expect the growth rate to be in the single digits next year, but anticipate double digit growth in 2008 according to the recent SMG consensus forecast."

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Silicon wafers are the fundamental building material for semiconductors, which in turn, are vital components of virtually all electronics goods, including computers, telecommunications products, and consumer electronics. The highly engineered thin round disks are produced in various diameters (from one inch to 12 inches) and serve as the substrate material on which most semiconductor devices or "chips" are fabricated.

All data cited in here is inclusive of polished silicon wafers, including virgin test wafers, epitaxial silicon wafers, and non-polished silicon wafers shipped by the wafer manufacturers to the end-users.

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