Cleanroom Market News For Nov. 08

Here are the headlines for the month of Nov. ‘08 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 MARKET

UPDATE

November 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SEMICONDUCTOR

SIA Hails Enactment of Financial Services Rescue Package and Two-Year R&D Tax Credit Extension

Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment Spending to Decline 26 Percent in 2008

Credit Crisis Crunches DRAM Suppliers

August Semiconductor Sales Up 5.5 Percent Year-on-Year

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September 2008 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.76

Process Geometries <80 nm Dominate Global Wafer Fab Capacity

PHARMACEUTICAL

PhRMA Issues Statement on Collaborative Research

Baxa Corporation Announces USP 797 Course to Be Hosted at the STAR Center

Seton Family of Hospitals Selects Simplifi 797 to Help with Compounding Tasks

DISK DRIVES

Intel Ships Enterprise-Class Solid-State Drives

LCDs

LCD-TV to Become Largest Consumer-Electronics Market by 2012

Ultra-Slim Flat Panel TVs Dominate CEATEC Show

Chi Mei Optoelectronics Announces September 2008 Combined TFT-LCD-Related Revenues of NT$30.2 Billion (US$923 Million)

SOLAR

SEMI and SolarTech Announce Strategic Photovoltaic Partnership

PV Industry Struggles with Environmental, Health and Safety Challenges

New SOLARCON Events in Korea, China and Singapore Announced

NEW ROOMS

Semiconductor Industry Association Applauds Announcement of U.S. Foundry

Silicon Border and ING Real Estate Close Science Park Joint Venture Agreement

Bulgarian PV Expansion Continues as Energosolar Ships First Tools to Solarpro

Sigma-Aldrich Gets Tax Credits for Expansion

Millstone Acquires New Massachusetts Facility

COMPANY NEWS

Intel Posts Record Third-Quarter Revenue of $10.2 Billion

Met pro’s Strobic Air Receives Equipment Orders Totaling in Excess of $500,000

Cardinal Health Plans to Spin Off Clinical and Medical Products Businesses

Eagle Group Launches Newly-Enhanced Website

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