Josephine Lien, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 10 February 2010]
Eighteen-inch wafers will replace 12-inch as the mainstream in 2015, according to Joo-Tai Moon, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics. Moon made the remarks during the SEMICON Korea trade show held February 2 through February 5. Moon also noted that Asia is the fastest growing semiconductor market, and will digest 70% of global IC production by the end of 2011.
