Cleanroom Market News For August ‘08
Here are the headlines for the month of August ‘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
August 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEMICONDUCTOR
Semiconductor Spending to Reach $49.2 Billion in 2008
SEMI Projects Semiconductor Sales of $34.12 Billion in 2008
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts June Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.85
Capital Spending Cutbacks Put IC Industry on Collision Course
Intel Outlines Plans for New Category of Smarter, Purpose-Built “System on Chip” Designs
Amendments Issued for Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Semiconductor Manufacturing
PHARMACEUTICAL
India and China Are Becoming Centers of Pharmaceutical R&D
More than 300 New Medicines Being Developed for Mental Illness
Over 200 Indian Companies Involved in Bioinformatics
LCDs
TFT-LCD Manufacturing Sales Up 58 Percent to $13 Billion in 2008
Large Area TFT-LCD Market in the Second Quarter Closed in June with Falling Trend
China to Become World’s Second Largest Market for Flat Panel Monitors by 2011
OLEDs
OLED TV and Mini-Note Panels Forecast to Grow the Most
CombOLED EU Research Project Targets Cost-Effective Production
DuPont and Dainippon Screen to Develop Printed OLED Technology for FPDs
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
U.S. Consumer Electronics Industry to Reach $173 Billion in 2008
Global Hotel TV Market to Grow Nearly 11-Fold by 2012
DISK DRIVES
Insatiable Drive Carries HDDs through Recession
LABORATORIES
Laboratory Filtration Equipment Market to Reach $983 Million by 2010
ASSOCIATIONS
Several New Members for LCD TV Association
USDC Expands Mission to Include Flexible Printed Electronics
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