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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (66217)8/14/1999 5:15:00 PM
From: gnuman  Read Replies (1) of 132070
 
MB, Wafer shortages coming?
August 11, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Input of 200mm wafers at semiconductor makers
worldwide hit an all-time high in April for the second consecutive month, according to
a Nikkei Market Access survey.

At the same time, wafer supplies are becoming tight.

Contrary to the rebounding wafer input, wafer makers' production capacity has been
declining because of manpower shortages and intensifying requirements for precision
technology. Shipments have reached the limit of the output at present........

The shortage of wafers with a diameter of 150mm or less is more serious. Production lines that can handle these wafers are being phased out. In addition, to raise profitability, wafer makers are transferring manpower to production lines that can handle larger wafers.

nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com
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