ULTRAPURE WATER WORLD MARKET
UPDATE
March 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEMICONDUCTORS
Semiconductor Industry Posts Record-Breaking Revenues Despite 2011 Challenges
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts December 2011 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.88
International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors Outlines Next 15 Years of Innovation
Semiconductor Industry Revenue to Endure Slow Growth in 2012
TSMC Provides January Sales Report
Samsung Plans Record $41-Billion Investment
With Highest Fab Equipment Capex Forecasted for 2012 Korea Hosts SEMICON Korea
27 of 33 IC Product Categories Will See Market Growth in 2012
North American Companies Held More Than Half of IC Sales in 2011
Wireless Displaces Computers as Top Semiconductor Spending Area for OEMs in 2011
Silicon Wafer Revenues Up in 2011
PHARMACEUTICAL/BIOTECH
More Than Fifty Medicines in Development for COPD
Russian Pharmaceutical Sector Exhibiting Strong Performance
Life Sciences Venture Funding Jumps 21 Percent in 2011 But Quarterly Performance Falls Short, According to the MoneyTree™ Report
Significant Growth Expected in Global Insulin Delivery Systems Market
Biomedical Industry Loses Momentum in California, According to 2012 California Biomedical Industry Report
Biotech Deal Making Gets Off to a Strong Start in 2012
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Consumer Confidence in Overall Economy Highest in Nearly Four Years, According to CEA
Emerging Markets and High Performance Drive Rapid Growth in Tablet Demand
New Sizes Increase LCD TV Area Demand Outlook
TV-Use LCD Panel Shipment Sees the First Negative Growth in 2011
Gartner Says Western European PC Shipments Fell 16 Percent in Fourth Quarter 2011
Smart Appliance Shipments to Exceed 24 Million Units by 2017, but High Prices Remain a Barrier
Global Contract Manufacturing Revenues to Struggle in 2012
Disasters of 2011 Come as Boon for Automotive MEMS Components
Thai Floods Continue to Impact Hard Drive Manufacturing, with High Prices and Short Supplies Lingering
Seagate Technology Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
POWER
Share of Coal in U.S. Power Mix Drops Below 40 Percent, a 35-Year Low
Only One Nuclear Power Plant Online in Japan
New Nuclear Power Plants in UK Cancelled
Thousands of Air Pollution Control Upgrades Underway at Coal-fired Power Plants
Hot Topic Hour on March
1, 2012 reveals progress on Advanced “Ultra Supercritical
Coal-fired Boilers”
Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this report’s chapters.
Disk Drives
Flat Panel Display
Food
Other Electronics
Pharmaceutical
Semiconductor