CLEANROOM WORLD MARKETS
UPDATE
August 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEMICONDUCTORS
Global Semiconductor Sales Increase in May, Remain on Track for Modest Growth in 2012
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts June 2012 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.94
Only Six Major Players Expected to Spend More on Capex in 2012 than in 2011
Gartner Says Worldwide Wafer Fab Equipment Spending to Decline 8.9 Percent in 2012
SEMI Announces Mid-year Consensus Forecast for Chip Equipment Industry
Innovation at Risk: IP Infringement Challenges the Semiconductor Equipment Industry
Intel and ASML Reach Agreements to Accelerate Key Next-Generation Semiconductor Manufacturing Technologies
TSMC Reports June Sales
Air Products to Supply Samsung Electronics’ New Memory Fabs in Western China
SRC and Environmental Research Center Employ Real-Time Monitoring to Slash Water and Energy Usage for Semiconductor Manufacturing
DISK DRIVES
Seagate Technology Announces Selected Preliminary Fiscal Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Seagate and DensBits Announce Strategic Agreement for Development of Solid State Drives for Consumer and Enterprise Markets
PHARMACEUTICAL/MEDICAL
Spending in Pharmerging Markets to Nearly Double while Health Systems in Developed Countries Benefit from Historically Low Spending Growth
HHS Creates New Centers to Develop, Manufacture Medical Countermeasures
Medical Technology Companies Developing Customized Growth Strategies to Penetrate Emerging Markets
U.S. Cardiac Medical Devices Market to Be Worth $17.5 Billion in 2011
Home Monitoring for Seniors Will Drive 36 Million Wearable Wireless Device Market
Nearly 200 Medicines in Development for Mental Illnesses
Venture Capital Investments Experience Double-Digit Increases in Dollars and Deal Volume in Second Quarter 2012
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
Consumers Feeling More Confident About Overall Economy, CEA Index Finds
CE Industry Yearly Revenues Expected to Surpass $200 Billion for First Time
Tablet and Smart Phone Demand to Drive 2012 Touch Screen Revenue to $16 Billion
Consumers in Emerging Markets, Such as China and Brazil, Will Drive TV Demand
Global LCD Shipments Fall for the First Time Ever in First Quarter 2012
In 2016 Demand for AMOLED TV-use Panel is expected to Increase Rapidly
Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipment Growth Was Flat in Second Quarter of 2012
China’s Domestic PC Shipments Rise at Triple the Global Rate in 2012
SIM Card Shipments to Rise to 6.6 Billion by 2017
By 2017 Sixty Percent of New Cars Shipping Globally Will Feature Connected Car Solutions
SOLAR
SEMI Releases First Quarter 2012 Worldwide Photovoltaic Equipment Market Statistics Report
China PV Market Set to Boom as Government Raises 2015 Installation Target to 21 GW
Italian PV Market Set for Disaster as New Incentive Budget Could Be Blown
Solar Module Price Erosion Slows in the Second Half of 2012 as Demand Rises
SEMI and SEIA Formalize Partnership to Grow Solar Industry