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Silicon output increases

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Silicon wafer shipments grow in the second quarter.

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased significantly during the second quarter 2009 when compared to the first quarter 2009 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 1,686 million square inches during  the  most recent quarter, a 79 percent increase from the 940 million square  inches  shipped  during  the previous quarter. The new quarterly total area  shipments are 27 percent below second quarter 2008 shipments. 

"Silicon  wafer shipments recovered sharply from the low levels reported in  the  first  quarter,  though remain well below last year’s shipments,” said  Nobuo  Katsuoka, chairman of SEMI SMG and director, SOI process Engineering  Department  for  Shin-Etsu  Handotai  Co.,  Ltd.  ”The  recovery  in  wafer  shipments   is  inline  with  general  trends  reported  elsewhere  in  the  semiconductor industry.”

*Shipments are for semiconductor applications only and do not include solar applications

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.

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