Subject: Cleanroom Market News For Jan. ‘07
Here are the headlines for the month of January ’07 in the Updates to World Cleanroom Markets. The updates reflect only some of the new additions. The analysis and revenues are constantly revised. For more information on World Cleanroom Markets, click on: http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/brochures/cleanroom.html
CLEANROOM
UPDATE
JANUARY 2007
ELECTRONICS
CEA Forecasts Electronics Revenue Will Surpass $155 Billion in 2007
But Strategy Analytics Says Boom Times Are Over
Organic Electronics Market to Reach $19.7 Billion According to NanoMarkets
Plastic Logic Plans to Build Plastic Electronics on a Commercial Scale
Pioneer Aims to Sell 7000 PDP TVs in Taiwan This Year
SEMICONDUCTOR
Semiconductor Market Takes a Breather Ahead of a Stronger 2008
November Chip Sales Up 11.3 Percent
Fab Equipment Investments to Total $150 Billion Over Next Four Years
Rim Semiconductor Selects World's Largest Independent Chip Fabricator to Make Product
Seagate Receives an Award for Energy Efficiency
JSR Set to Produce High-Quality Lithography Materials for Next Generation
MEMS
Seventy-Seven MEMS Fabs in Europe
SOLAR
Sumitomo Forms JV to Develop and Manufacture Full Spectrum Solar Cells
Wafer Handling Technology Eliminates Breakage
RESEARCH INSTITUTES
ATI Brings Together Many Disciplines
Students Receive Hands-on Experience at the University of Albany
W.L. Gore to Provide Garments for Purdue's Birck Center
COMPANY NEWS
NNE Purchases Pharmaplan
Sartorius Acquires Toha Plast
Cardinal Health Plans to Sell Pharmaceutical Technologies and Services Segment
Biotrace Gives Pall the Right to Market Ascotec Products
DuPont to Double Capacity for Electronic Chemicals
Domnick Hunter Establishes a Team to Focus on Biopharmaceutical
Alfa Laval Divests its Engineering Activity for the Biopharm Industry
Reliability of Fujitsu Mag EraSURE® Validated
Strong Sales for Second-Hand Equipment
UniFirst Declares Regular Cash Dividends
NEW ROOMS
Pac Tech Opens New Asian Facility
AMD Signs Agreement for New FAB Option
GlaxoSmithKline to Invest in French Product Line
Lonza and Bio*One to Build Facility in Singapore
Mold Designer Moves into Larger Quarters
PRODUCT NEWS
Ecolab Has Developed First Commercial Sterilant for Low-Acid Aseptic Packaging
Parker Hannifin Filter Housing Suitable for Demanding Applications
Shimadzu Offers High-Precision Fatigue and Endurance Testing
Asymtek Introduces New Axiom for Cleanroom Dispensing
Heineken Tap System Made in a Cleanroom
CALENDAR
ESTECH 2007 Offers two new Certificate Programs
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