(PR) SEMI Reports Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase 13.4% Year-on-Year in Q3 2026
The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported today, in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry, that worldwide silicon wafer…
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The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported today, in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry, that worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 13.4% year-on-year to 3,756 million square inches (MSI) from the 3,313 MSI recorded during the same quarter of 2025. "Silicon wafer shipments increased in the third quarter, supported by strong AI-related demand and improving industrial demand," said Masatsugu Miura, Chairman of SEMI SMG and General Manager of Sales & Marketing Department of Sales & Marketing Division at SUMCO Corporation. "AI-related demand continued to broaden beyond advanced logic and memory to include power devices and photonics.
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