Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased by 6% in 2005 when compared to 2004 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG). Revenues also grew by 8% in 2005 compared to 2004. Silicon wafer area shipments in 2005 totaled 6,645 mln square inches (MSI), up from the 6,262 mln square inches shipped during 2004. Revenues grew to $7.9 bln from $7.3 bln posted in 2004. Q4 2005 silicon area shipments increased 4% from the Q3 2004 and were 23% above Q4 2004 shipments.
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Silicon wafer shipments, 2000 – 2005 |
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| Worldwide Silicon Data | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| Area Shipments (MSI) | 5,551 | 3,940 | 4,681 | 5,149 | 6,262 | 6,645 |
| Revenues ($bln) | 7.5 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Source: SMG | ||||||