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      "document_title": "SEMI Reports Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase 7.4% Year-on-Year in Q2 2026 | SEMI",
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      "quote": "The SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) reported today, in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry, that worldwide silicon wafer shipments increased 7.4% year-on-year to 3,573 million square inches (MSI) from the 3,327 MSI recorded during the same quarter of 2025.",
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      "apa": "SEMI. (2026). SEMI Reports Worldwide Silicon Wafer Shipments Increase 7.4% Year-on-Year in Q2 2026 | SEMI. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://www.semi.org/en/semi-press-release/semi-reports-worldwide-silicon-wafer-shipments-increase-7.4-percent-year-on-year-in-q2-2026. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_2c726c4101cfb5ba2c8dee15",
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