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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC snaps up SunEdison for USD200m]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Missouri-based wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials is paying USD200m to acquire solar farm developer SunEdison. The value of the deal, which comprises 70% in cash and 30% in MEMC shares, could increase by USD89m if SunEdison meets certain performance targets next year. MEMC will fork out USD17m in cash...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Silicon wafer shipments grow for 6th consecutive year, SEMI says (Electronic News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Robust demand and the 300-mm ramp led to an overall strong  2007 for the silicon industry and it is expected that these  drivers will fundamentally remain in place for 2008,  according to the industry group.   Robust demand and the 300-mm ramp led to an overall...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Waste into energy: IBM repurposes millions of discarded silicon wafers.(Front Line)(International Business Machines Corp.'s a semiconductor wafer reclamation process )]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[IBM announced a semiconductor wafer reclamation process pioneered  at its Burlington, Vt., manufacturing facility. The new process uses a  specialized pattern removal technique to repurpose scrap semiconductor  wafers--thin discs of silicon material use  IBM announced a semiconductor wafer reclamation process pioneered  at its Burlington, Vt.,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEMI: Silicon wafer shipments flatten in Q3 (Electronic News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5934/is_200711/ai_n23911115]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In line with historic patterns, the pace of wafer area shipments slowed slightly in Q3, with silicon wafer area shipments totaling 2.2 billion square inches, up approximately 5 percent year-over-year from 2.1 billion square inches and essentially fl      In line with historic patterns, the pace...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SEMI survey: Silicon wafer shipments to see 9% growth in 2007 (Electronic News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5934/is_200710/ai_n23910976]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Industry watchers agree that the global semiconductor market has taken a hit this year particularly in comparison with 2006, however, according to trade group SEMI http://www.semi.org, the leading silicon wafer suppliers are optimistic for a small r      Industry watchers agree that the global semiconductor market...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Silicon wafer shipments grew 20 percent in 2006 (Electronic News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5934/is_200702/ai_n23908866]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[2006 was yet another good year for the global silicon wafer area market, according to a recent report from trade group Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI http://www.semi.org.      2006 was yet another good year for the global silicon wafer area market, according to a recent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carbon nanotubes grown vertically on silicon wafer.(EMERGING TECHNOLOGY)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A technique for growing individual carbon nanotubes vertically on  top of a silicon wafer has reportedly been developed by engineers at  Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind.    The engineers first created a thin film containing two layers of  aluminu  A technique for growing individual...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[REC ASA wins long-term contract to supply silicon wafers contract to Sharp]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-15 September 2006-REC ASA wins long-term contract to supply silicon wafers contract to SharpC1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wafer Revs, Area Shipments Increase, SEMI Says (Electronic News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5934/is_200602/ai_n23922464]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased by 6 percent in 2005 when compared to 2004 area shipments, the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group SMG reported Tuesday in its year-end analysis of the silicon wafer industry. Revenues also grew by 8 p      Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Q3 Wafer Shipments Jump (Electronic News)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 9 percent sequentially in Q3, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI said late Monday.      Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 9 percent sequentially in Q3, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International SEMI said late Monday.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Denso to Build Additional Silicon Wafer Production Facility at Kota]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo, June 9, 2005 - JCN - Denso (TSE: 6902) announced on June 8 that it will add another facility to produce silicon wafers to its Kota Plant in Aichi Prefecture. The company will begin construction in June. The new facility will be completed in February 2006, and will go...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elpida Memory Develops 90 nm Silicon Wafer Process for High-]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elpida Memory has announced that is has developed a new 90 nm production process for high-performance DRAM products. ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Elpida Memory Develops 90 nm Silicon Wafer Process for High-Performance DDR2 SDRAM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO -- Advanced Process Technology Boosts Production Efficiency for Superior DDR2 Products]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2004 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wafer Area Shipments Rise, SEMI Reports (Electronic News)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5934/is_200408/ai_n23912025]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 6 percent sequentially in Q2 and 27 percent from Q2 2003, according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group SMG in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry.      Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 6 percent sequentially in Q2...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SMIC TO COMPLETE 12'' SILICON WAFER PLANTS IN SHANGHAI AND BEIJING]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AsiaInfo Services    04-09-2003    SMIC to Complete 12'' Silicon Wafer Plants in Shanghai and Beijing    CHINA, Apr 09, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- According to Taiwan-based media, Zhang Rujing, president of SMIC-Semiconductor Manufacturing Internatio  AsiaInfo Services    04-09-2003 ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Entegris Acquires Silicon Wafer and Reticle Carrier Product Lines from Asyst Technologies]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gartner Dataquest Forecasts Increased Demand for Silicon Wafer Market in 2003; Analysts Say Demand to Increase With Startup of 300mm Fabs]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments totaled. (Supply).(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3381/is_200211/ai_n8119229]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[* Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments totaled 1.26 million  square inches in the third quarter, a dip of 0.8% from the second  quarter, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials  International SEMI. Silicon ...    * Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments totaled 1.26 million  square...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wafer shipments drop for first time since 2001 - The Fab Line - Semiconductor Equipment and Materials international report - Industry Trend or Event - Brief Article]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EKF/is_46_48/ai_94327659]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[AFTER THREE STRAIGHT QUARTERS OF SEQUENTIAL improvements beginning with Q4 2001, silicon wafer area shipments dropped slightly in Q3, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials international SEMI. Total silicon wafer area shipments were 1.26 billion square inches during the most recent quarter, nearly flat with the 1.27 billion square inches...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Entegris and Tru-Si Technologies Join Forces in Silicon Wafer Handling Initiative; New Alliance Brings Industry Leaders Together to Create Thin Wafer Handling Solutions]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2002 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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