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Tight supply boosting profits for wafer suppliers
Monica Chen, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES

Silicon wafers will continue to experience tight supply in 2018, driven by robust demand from IC foundries. Taiwan-based GlobalWafers and Formosa Sumco Technology (FST) are both among the beneficiaries including Shin Etsu, Sumco, Siltronic and SK Sil...

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