Metric · General Industry
Wafer-equivalent
A normalisation that converts capacity or volume at one wafer size into the equivalent count at another, usually 300mm, by silicon area. Analysts use it so that fleets of 150mm, 200mm and 300mm tools can be summed meaningfully.
- Also known as
- 300mm-equivalent, 200mm-equivalent
- Type
- Metric
- Domain
- General Industry, Units and scale
Notes
SEMI and most market trackers report global capacity in 200mm-equivalent wafer starts per month.
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