KUALA LUMPUR: Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments decreased slightly during the first quarter this year compared to fourth quarter of 2010, according to the Semiconductor Equipment Manufacturers Industry association's (SEMI) quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.
In a statement on its website on May 10, SEMI said total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,287 million square inches during the most recent quarter, a 1% decrease from the 2,302 million square inches shipped during the previous quarter.
New quarterly total area shipments are 3% greater than first quarter 2010 shipments, it said.
The US-based SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries.
SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group chairman and Siltronic AG corporate vice president Dr Volker Braetsch said silicon shipments experienced typical seasonal softening during the most recent quarter.
'Given that 2010 was a record year in terms of volume of silicon shipped, it is encouraging to see quarterly shipments were above levels reported the first quarter last year,' said Braetsch.
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In a statement on its website on May 10, SEMI said total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,287 million square inches during the most recent quarter, a 1% decrease from the 2,302 million square inches shipped during the previous quarter.
New quarterly total area shipments are 3% greater than first quarter 2010 shipments, it said.
The US-based SEMI is the global industry association serving the manufacturing supply chains for the microelectronic, display and photovoltaic industries.
SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group chairman and Siltronic AG corporate vice president Dr Volker Braetsch said silicon shipments experienced typical seasonal softening during the most recent quarter.
'Given that 2010 was a record year in terms of volume of silicon shipped, it is encouraging to see quarterly shipments were above levels reported the first quarter last year,' said Braetsch.
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