SEMI forecasts that shipments of polished and epitaxial silicon wafers will grow by 8.2%  this year measured in square inches. This year shipments will total 11,448 million square inches; in 2018,  11,814 million square inches will be shipped and in 2019, shipments will total 12,235 million square inches. Total wafer shipments this year are expected ...

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