Cleanroom Market News For Dec. 08
Here are the headlines for the month of Dec. ‘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
December 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts October 2008 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.93
54-Point Growth Rate Swing within Top 20 Supplier Ranking
Global Semiconductor Alliance and National Microelectronics Institute Form Organizational Alliance
Consumer Confidence Falls According to Latest CEA-CNET Indexes
Global TV Shipments up Six Percent Y/Y in Q4’ 08 But Signs Point to Weaker Fourth Quarter
Gartner Says Western Europe PC Market Grew Twenty-Four Percent in Third Quarter 2008
Slower Growth May Be Trend in the Flat Panel Market, DisplaySearch Says
Large-Sized Panel Shipments Fall by 4.9 Percent to 105.3 Million in Third Quarter Reports WitsView
IMS Health Forecasts 4.5-5.5 Percent Growth for Global Pharmaceutical Market in 2009
French Biotechnology Leaders Optimistic
U.S. Far Behind Europe in Nanotechnology Research
Intel Capital Announces Three New Investments in China
Chi Mei Optoelectronics Announces October Revenues of NT$20.8 Billion
ESD Association and JEDEC Collaborate on Unified Electrostatic Discharge Test Methods
Many projects are detailed in monthly updates under Industry Analysis in this Report’s Chapters.
Disk Drives
Flat Panel Display
Food
Medical Device
Other Electronics
Pharmaceutical
Semiconductor
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