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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (3801)	10/30/2002 7:22:12 PM
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Silicon wafer shipments decline in Q3, says SEMI Semiconductor Business News (10/30/02 04:25 p.m. EST) SAN JOSE--Worldwide silicon wafer shipments totaled 1.263 billion square inches for the third quarter of 2002, a slight decline from 1.273 billion in the previous period, according to the latest figures from the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) trade organization here today. The new quarterly total area shipments represent a 53% improvement compared to the third quarter of 2001, but are 13% below the peak of 1.427 billion square inches in the third quarter of 2000, according to SEMI of San Jose. "The relatively flat wafer shipment figure for this quarter was to be expected given the weakness in the broader technology sector," said Stanley T. Myers, president and CEO of SEMI, in a statement. "2002 has proven to be another difficult year for the entire semiconductor industry, and investment by the wafer manufacturers to satisfy escalating wafer product diversity will continue to be a challenge," he said.