CLEANROOM

UPDATE

 

March 2008

 

McIlvaine Company

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FLAT PANEL

Corning Provides LCD Glass Market Growth Expectations

Samsung Electronics Tops in Both Shipments and Revenues

Chinese LCD TV Market to Grow Fifty-Four Percent in 2008

Taiwan FPD Production Predicted to Rise Twenty-Three Percent

Fourteen LCD Lines Damaged in Fire

PHARMACEUTICAL

Challenges for Pharmaceutical Industry in 2008

SEMICONDUCTOR

January Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.89

SEMI Fab Database Reports Show 15 Percent Decline in Equipment Fab Spending for 2008

China's Semiconductor Market Expected to Surpass $28 Billion in 2011

iSuppli Warns of NAND Flash Slowdown in 2008

Ranking of DRAM Suppliers Changes Dramatically

New Chip Could Save Lives

SEMI Publishes Eight New Technical Standards

NANOTECHNOLOGY

EPA Sets Up Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program

QuantumSphere Partners with NIOSH to Define Best Practices

IEST Sets Goals for Nanotechnology Working Groups

NEW PRODUCTS

New Technology Captures Viruses