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To: Kirk © who wrote (6191)	5/29/2003 3:17:58 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 25522

Silicon wafer market returned to positive growth Semiconductor Business News (05/29/03 02:15 p.m. EST) STAMFORD, Conn.--Worldwide silicon wafer revenue totaled $5.7 billion in 2002, an increase of 5.2 percent from 2001 revenue of $5.4 billion, according to Gartner Inc. The industry returned to positive growth in 2002, after suffering through 2001 when revenue declined 31 percent, according to the market research firm. Wafer demand on a surface area basis surged 19 percent in 2002 to 4,781 millions of square inches (MSIs), compared with a major decline in 2001. While MSI-based wafer demand recovered strongly in 2002, wafer prices continued to decline. "The high-value-added product, 300mm wafer, steadily penetrated the market, but at the cost of its premium price advantage," said Takashi Ogawa, principal analyst for Gartner's semiconductor manufacturing research group, in a statment. "Despite the decline in prices, the success of vendors in the 300mm wafer business clearly reflects the impact 300mm is having on the industry."