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Global Silicon Wafer Area Shipments Increases 12.6% YoY

Published: May 17,2017

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the first quarter 2017 when compared to fourth quarter 2016 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG).

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Total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,858 million square inches during the most recent quarter, a 3.4 percent increase from the 2,764 million square inches shipped during the previous quarter. New quarterly total area shipments are 12.6 percent higher than first quarter 2016 shipments and are at their highest recorded quarterly level.

"Global silicon wafer volume shipments for the first quarter defied typical seasonal weakening," said Chungwei (C.W.) Lee, chairman of SEMI SMG and spokesman, VP, Corporate Development & chief auditor of GlobalWafers.

"Continued growth on top of previous record quarterly shipments have resulted in another record level of silicon shipped."

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