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To: Proud_Infidel who wrote (11650)	10/7/2004 7:30:48 PM
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Year-end wafer shipments to rise, says SMG By Spencer Chin EE Times 10/07/2004, 6:17 PM ET MANHASSET, N.Y. — Leading suppliers of silicon wafers forecast year-end wafer shipments for 2004 to be 23 percent higher than in 2003, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) Consensus Forecast. The Consensus Forecast, obtained through surveying SMG members, also projects total wafer shipments to increase by about 5 percent in 2005. According to the survey forecast, silicon shipments are projected to increase from 6,313 million square inches in 2004 to 6,596 million square inches in 2005. Shipments are expected to rise to 6,784 million square inches in 2006, and 7,201 million square inches in 2007. "The silicon wafer capacity continued to be in balance with the demand through the first half of 2004 and we foresee continued moderate year-on-year growth that will result in cautious expansion and a tight supply scenario that should lead to an improved financial outlook for the silicon industry," said John Kauffmann, vice president of marketing for MEMC and chairman of the SMG, in a statement.