CLEANROOM WORLD MARKETS

UPDATE

October 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SEMICONDUCTORS

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase Slightly in July

Front-End Fab Equipment Spending to Grow 17 Percent in 2013

SEMI Reports Second Quarter 2012 Worldwide Semiconductor Equipment Billings of $10.3 Billion

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts July 2012 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.87

IHS Downgrades Semiconductor Market Outlook — Revenue Decline Now Expected for 2012

Five Companies to Account for 64 Percent of $61.4 Billion Semiconductor Capex in 2012

TSMC Reports August 2012 Sales

Semiconductor Spending to Hit Record-High 53.4 Billion in 2012

DISK DRIVES

Western Digital Shakes off Thai Flood Impact, Retakes Hard Drive Market Lead in Second Quarter

Gartner Says Worldwide External Controller-Based Disk Storage Market Grew 6.7 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2012

PHARMACEUTICALS

Record 4.02 Billion Prescriptions in United States in 2011

GE Healthcare Launches Modular Biopharmaceutical Factory, KUBio

VWR International, LLC Acquires Sovereign Group

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS

Consumer Confidence Down from July to August; Tech Spending Higher Year-Over-Year Since 2007

Tablet Market on Track to Exceed 100 Million Shipments in 2012

Tablets and Smartphones Help Power Management Chip Market to Rebound in Second Quarter

Smartphone Shipments to Pass One Billion in 2016

Global Flat-Panel TV Shipments Return to Growth in Second Quarter

Global TV Shipments Decline for Second Straight Quarter

Gartner Says India PC Market Grew 17 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2012

Asia Pacific PC Shipments Declined 2.6 Percent in Second Quarter of 2012

SOLAR

Americas PV Market Grew 120 Percent in First Half of 2012

Microinverters & Power Optimizers Outpace PV Inverters in 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

New Fabrics Enable U.S. Manufacturers to Rethink Cleanroom Garments

Adept Mobile Technology Delivers Full Transport Solutions for Demanding Cleanroom Production

Agilent Technologies Opens Regional Applications and Training Center for Bio-analytical Instruments in South Korea

Cleanrooms Adopting a New Slimmer Insulation that Can Reduce Cleanroom Size Requirements and Eliminate Downtime Costs

Cleanroom Part of Battery Innovation Center Facility