SEMI says global silicon wafer shipments rose 13.4% year on year in third quarter
SEMI announced that global silicon wafer shipments reached 3.756 billion square inches in the third quarter of 2026, up 13.4% from a year earlier and 5.1% from the previous quarter. Masatsugu Miura, chairman of SEMI's Silicon Manufacturers Group, attributed the increase to robust AI-related demand and improving industrial demand.