Silicon wafer supply increased by 29% than last year future problem is how to ensure the polysilicon

SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International), announced that the first quarter of 2006 (January to March) of the global silicon wafer supply area of 29% increase over the same period last year, reaching 1 billion 884 million square inches. An increase of 3% over the previous quarter. SEMI SMG (Silicon Manufacturers Group) President Shigematsu Dahiko said, the first quarter of silicon wafer supply in all wafer sizes have maintained a good momentum. In order to meet the future wafer demand, the current concern is: can ensure the polysilicon as the raw material of silicon wafers". (reporter: Akasaka Asami) silicon wafer supply area trend (the first quarter of 2004 to the first quarter of 2006, unit: million square inches)