The leading four companies in the global silicon wafers market, namely SUMCO Corporation, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Siltronic AG, and SK Siltron Co., Ltd., account for a whopping 70.0% share in it. Other key players in the market are Okmetic, Wafer World Inc., Global Wafers Co., Ltd., Silicon Materials Inc., Global Wafers Co., Ltd., Sil'tronix Silicon Technologies, and Wafer Works Corporation. A study by Transparency Market Research expects the global silicon wafers market would tread on steady yet not-so-impressive growth path by registering a CAGR of 6.8% over the course of the forecast period during 2017 and 2025. Rising at this pace, the market is projected to become worth US$14.21 mn by 2025. The various sizes in which silicon wafers are available in the market are 100mm, 150mm, 200mm, and 300mm and above. Of them, wafers sized 300 mm and above dominated the market with maximum share in 2016. The segment is also predicted to register maximum growth rate in the next coup...