MILPITAS, CA – Worldwide silicon wafer shipments decreased 9.6% quarter-over-quarter to 3.01 billion sq. in. in the third quarter, a 19.5% drop from the 3.74 billion sq. in. recorded during the same quarter last year, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.

"The decline in global silicon shipments continued as a result of the ongoing broad-based inventory correction cycle," said Anna-Riikka Vuorikari-Antikainen, chairman of SEMI SMG and chief commercial officer at Okmetic. "Silicon wafer shipments for the computing, communications, consumer and memory markets saw the most pronounced declines due to a softening in demand and continuing economic uncertainties, while the automotive and industrial sectors were resilient during this period."

Silicon Area Shipment Trends – Semiconductor Applications Only 

  Millions of Square Inches
  2Q 2022 3Q 2022 4Q 2022 1Q 2023 2Q 2023 3Q 2023
Total 3,704 3,741 3,589 3,265 3,331 3,010
Source: SEMI (www.semi.org), November 2023
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