Subject: Cleanroom Market News For June ‘08
Here are the headlines for the month of June ‘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 UPDATE
June 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEMICONDUCTOR
April Semiconductor Sales Up 6 Percent Year-on-Year
Silicon Wafer Shipments Flatten in First Quarter 2008
Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts April Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.81
Market to Hit Bottom by Fourth Quarter of 2008 with Strong Rebound Forecast for 2008
Intel and Micron First to Deliver Sub-40 Nanometer NAND Flash Memory Device
Intel, Samsung Electronics, TSMC Reach Agreement for 450-mm Wafer Manufacturing Transition
Silicon Valley Growing in Guangzhou
SIA Backs Trade Action against European Tariffs
PHARMACEUTICAL
Ernest & Young’s 2008 Global Biotechnology Report Reveals Robust Investment
China Forecast to be Largest Pharmaceutical Market by 2050
Indian Mega Hub Expected to Draw Pharmaceutical Companies
MEDICAL DEVICES
Orthopedics Sector to Benefit from Aging Population
Market for Home-Use Medical Devices Expanding
Polish Medical Devices Market to Expand Fifty Percent by 2010
Singapore is An Attractive Center for Medical Technology Manufacturing
Foster Corporation Launches New White Room in Las Vegas
FLAT PANELS
Worldwide Market for 100/120 Hz TVs to Grow from 3.6 Million in 2007 to 39.3 Million in 2012
Touch-Screen Shipments Expected to Reach 833 Million by 2013
Global PID Market to Grow to $73 Billion by 2012
Samsung Reclaims Top LCD TV Share in North America
Guangdong Province Aims to Become TFT LCD Production Base
SOLAR
Oregon Attracts Solar Manufacturers
Green Energy to Build Solar-Panel Factory in China
Konarka Announces First-Ever Demonstration of InkjetPrinted Solar Cells
NANOTECHNOLOGY
SRC-NRI Announces New Awards for Nanoelectronics Research
What are the Risks of Nanotubes?
COMPANY NEWS
FDA Clears First Medical Product made from Yulex® Natural Rubber
Pall and VWR Renew Master Distributor Supply Agreement
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