Cleanroom Market News for Sept. 09

Here are the headlines for the months of Sept.'09 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

September 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SEMICONDUCTORS
Global Semiconductor Sales Rise 17 Percent Quarter-on-Quarter
Global Chip Sales Increase 5.3 Percent Month-on-Month
Gartner Says Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue on Pace to Decline 17 Percent in 2009
Silicon Wafer Shipments Grow in Second Quarter 2009
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts July 2009 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.06
Mid-Year McClean Report Update Details Meteoric Rise of Asia-Pacific IC Market

PHARMACEUTICAL
Warner Chilcott Acquires P&G's Global Pharmaceuticals Business

FLAT PANELS
July Large-Area LCD Panel Shipments at Record-High Once Again
Wall Street Journal Reports Three New LCD Plants Planned for China
Larger LCD Fabs to Produce Smaller Panels Says DisplaySearch
PDP Module Shipments Recover to Monthly Average of 1 Million Units
Chi Mei Optoelectronics Reports July 2009 Combined TFT-LCD-Related Revenues of NT$28.7 Billion
Earthquake Causes Minor Disruption in LCD Glass Supply

CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Consumer Confidence Rises in August
Mini-Note PC Shipments Grow at Twice the Rate of Notebook PCs in the Second Quarter of '09
Gartner Says Western Europe PC Market Saw Three Percent Decline in Second Quarter 2009
Smart Phones to Surpass PNDs in Navigation Market in 2014
Gyroscopes Spin Up in Video Games and Cell Phones
Malaysia Deepens Its Electrical and Electronics Sector

SOLAR
Previously-Committed Capacity Expansions Cause Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity to Surge 56 Percent in 2009 despite Falling End-Market Demand
Oversupply to Hurt Solar Market Until 2012
Taiwan Government Encouraging Optoelectronics Market
A-Power Energy Generation Systems Signs MOU to Acquire Thin-Film PV Battery Developer EVATECH of Japan

INDUSTRY NEWS
Scottish Semiconductor Supplier Forum Merges with National Microelectronics Institute
Cleanpak Lays Off 163
Air Innovations Donates ISO Class 3 Cleanroom to Clarkson University



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