Analysis and Trends:

LOPE-C 2012
Organic and Printed Electronics - from Vision to Mainstream 

Final Report
electronica China and productronica China closed their gates with increasing figures 

SIPLACE
Significant regional differences in 2011 

IDTechEX
Printed and potentially printed electronics reach $9.4 Billion in 2012 

LOPE-C 2012
Organic and Printed Electronics – from Vision to Mainstream 

Global Industry Analysts
Global SMT equipment market to reach US$11.2 billion by 2017 

M&M
Global EMC shielding market to hit $3,788.86 million by 2016 

Global Industry Analysts
Global general purpose electronic test and measurement instruments market to reach 4.59 billion dollar by 2017 

Messe München International (MMI)
Final report productronica 2011 - 34 per cent growth 

Messe München International
New trade show Energy Storage - International Trade Fair for Batteries, Energy Storage and Innovative Manufacturing 

productronica 2011
How clean does "clean" have to be - the Clean Room Area at productronica provides answers 

Messe München International (MMI)
High level of bookings for LOPE-C in Munich 

productronica - VDMA
Presentation of the complete production environment of high-performance batteries for the first time 

Messe München
productronica 2011 with top-class supporting programme 

Global Industry Analysts
Global thin layer deposition equipment market to reach $33 billion by 2017 

Global Industry Analysts
Solar a $90 billion global industry by 2017 

IPC
World PCB production shows 19 percent growth in 2010 

IHS
Production of semiconductors on 12-Inch wafers to nearly double by 2015 

IDC
Intelligent systems transforming the embedded industry 

LPKF Laser & Electronics, B2.105
Investment in the future 

Frost
SMT inspection equipment market - Poised for growth  

Messe München, OE-A, IDTechEx
The future of organic and printed electronics lies in Munich 

Yole Development
Temporary bonding equipment market will see 5x growth in value 2011-2016 

productronica 2011
Clearly on a growth path - discernible upwards trend in electronics production 

Frost & Sullivan
Strong government support ensures fast-track growth for the chinese photovoltaic market 

American Standard Circuits
ASC obtains MIL-PRF-5510 & MIL-PRF-31032 polyimide qualification 

MEK
Marantz Business Electronics strengthens innovation commitment following management buyout 

Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik
Financial year 2010/11 ends with strong quarterly results and year-on-year growth of about 30 % 

IPTE FA
First business year ended with remarkable success 

Frost & Sullivan
Investments in manufacturing execution systems will increase dramatically  

productronica 2011
“Your key to trade fair success” - additional services for exhibitors 

LPKF
More space for development and production 

iSuppli
Japanese earthquake to impact component supply and pricing 

Wacker Chemie
Wacker expands polysilicon production 

electronica & Productronica China
The leading show of China’s electronics community celebrates 10th anniversary 

PCB Community Area
productronica 2011 - the central meeting-point for the entire European printed-circuit board industry 

Rittal
Chinese copiers win the "Plagiarius" negative Award for "particularly blatant counterfeiting" 

Balda
New Balda-CEO is optimistic for 2011 

productronica 2011
ZVEI and productronica extend cooperation in the area of innovative electronics production 

SEMI
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry posts November 2010 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.96 

Lux Research
Printed electronics still has promise in displays 

iSupply
Car MEMS Sensors Hit Record High in 2010  

Positive Zwischenbilanz
All key players represented at productronica 2011 

productronica 2011
Special show on the production of batteries and power electronics for electromobility 

SÜSS MicroTec
HamaTech APE extends technological and market leadership of its photomask equipment division 

productronica 2011 taking off
Early Bird discount for the first time 

iSuppli Corp.
Chinese companies dominate solar manufacturing spending in 2010  

AMO und SÜSS MicroTec
Collaboration in the field of nanoimprint on development of UV-SCIL 

iSuppli Corp.
Semiconductor revenue to post only modest gains next year  

Christopher Associates
Christopher Associates sees strong Q4 

SÜSS MicroTec
Q3 order entry of € 55 Million well above forecasts 

JRC's Institute for Energy (IE)
Three quarters of new solar systems worldwide were installed in the EU in 2009 

iSuppli
United Kingdom becomes world’s fastest-growing solar market in 2010 

iSuppli
Electronics contract manufacturers face supply chain pileup  

Siemens
ASM Pacific Technology acquires Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems 

SEMI
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry posts June 2010 Book-To-Bill Ratio of 1.19 

iSuppli
iSuppli raises 2010 semiconductor foundry forecast 

Neue Messe München
productronica 2009 - Confirmation of the TÜV Service tested seal of approval with the grade “Good” 

Frbiz
The LED industry in China shines bright 

VDMA
Further Growth in Organic and Printed Electronics 

VDI/IW
VDI/IW study: Europe needs engineers 

VLSI Research
2009 Top Ten IC Manufacturing Equipment Suppliers 

Manufacturing Market Insider (MMI)
Top 10 EMS Providers 2009 

Final Report
electronica & Productronica China: Leading brand show in Chinese electronics community  

Messe München
productronica sets the course for the future with a new management team 

Gartner
Worldwide Semiconductor Capital Equipment 2010 

IPC
Good News on Economic Recovery 

IC Insights
Top 10 forecast to account for 66% of capital expenditures in 2010 

electronica & Productronica China 2010
Engaging the electronics community in China 

Semi
North American semiconductor equipment industry posts Janury 2010 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.20 

Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems
SIPLACE records noticeable increase in investments in placement machines 

Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Near-field microscope yields high precision optical images of an organic semiconductor with 17 nm resolution 

SEMI
Productivity Transfer Propels Further Growth of China Packaging Industry 

iSuppli
Semiconductor equipment purchasing rebounds in 2010 

IMS Research
PV installations and module shipments up in 2009 

SEMI
Third quarter 2009 worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment figures, billings of US $4.54 Billion 

SEMI ISS 2010 Report
Economists and analysts forecast a better year than expected in 2010  

Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)
The market for consumer electronics is expanding 

DisplaySearch
Worldwide OLED Shipments Explode 

“What job will I do in future?”
Career Information Day during productronica 2009 provides secondary and grammar school students with clear answers 

Andus Electronic
Pneumatronics combines pneumatics and electronics 

Greentech Media
The United States PV Market - project economics, policy, demand, and strategy through 2013 

SEMI: Year-end forecast for chip equipment industry
Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales to grow 53 percent in 2010 

According to iSuppli
Foundries still face challenges despite strong fourth-quarter revenue surge 

Final report
productronica confirms its position as the world’s leading trade fair 

IPC
The world market for EMS will continue to grow in 2010 

According to iSuppli
Solar panel glut peaks in Mid-2009 

First “munich electronics summit”
Innovations as the main driving-force behind growth in the electronics production industry 

iSuppli
Thin-film technology’s share of solar panel market to double by 2013 

iSuppli
Glass supply disruption won’t spur LCD price hike 

Messe München
productronica 2009 provides clear indications of a trend change  

The core areas of productronica 2009
Meeting challenges with innovation - New systems for ever more demanding requirements 

SEMI
Semiconductor Equipment increased considerably throughout the third quarter 

SEMI Europe Standards Merit Award 2009
SEMI Europe Standards Merit Award 2009 presented 

productronica ist Treffpunkt für CEOs aus aller Welt:
Large number of participants to attend the premiere of the munich electronics summit 

Europäische Chemikalienpolitik
Federal Environment Agency recommends review of criteria for substances of very high concern 

iSuppli
Top EMS/ODM vendors gain stability 

Culpepper
2010 Salary Increase Budgets Projected to Rise Worldwide 

According to iSuppli
Foundries play semiconductor survivor in 2010 

iSuppli
MEMS microphones shipments to rise to 1 Billion in 2013 

iSuppli
Top EMS/ODM Vendors Gain Stability 

SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings in the second quarter of 2009 

productronica 2009
Factory of the future will think for itself 

According to iSuppli
First Solar to produce twice as much as leading crystalline solar module suppliers in 2009 

PolyIC, BASF, Evonik Industries, ELANTAS Beck, Siemens
Printed electronics - Joint research project MaDriX accomplishes a cross-company uniform material characterization in components 

Manufacturing ISM Report
Good news for the manufacturing industry 

IMS Research
PV Market rbound in Q2? 

MarketsandMarkets
Global silicon photonics product market worth US$1.95 billion by 2014 

Solarindustrie
Rohwedder makes further headway into solar industry 

Expertenkolumne von Dr. Gerd Linka, ATOTECH Deutschland
Green Manufacturing - "Green is winning" 

Strategy Analytics
GaAs bulk substrate market shrinks in 2009 - strong inventory management restricts decline to 1% 

According to iSuppli
Solar market suffers inventory glut 

According to iSuppli
LCD-TV outsourcing to EMS/ODM falls short of expectations 

IC Insights
Solar PV forecast says industry will bounce back with adjusted priorities 

TÜV Rheinland
World’s largest test centre for solar systems opened in Cologne 

Organic Electronics Association (OE-A)
Organic and printed electronics offer great potential for growth 

SEMI
Total 2009 fab spending expected to decline by 51% 

SEMI
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts May 2009 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.74 

iSuppli
Foundry semiconductor market to rise in the second quarter 

Fraunhofer ILT
Lasers are making solar cells competitive 

Zukunftsweisende Impulse für die Elektronikindustrie
CEOs of leading electronics companies to take part in the first Munich Electronics Summit 

Electronics.ca Publications
The Semiconductor Photomask Market - to $2.7 Billion in 2011 

Electronics.ca Publications
Global market for robotics worth $21.4 Billion in 2014 

iSuppli
Nokia pulls more than $5 Billion in business from contract manufacturers 

According to iSuppli
Russia falls off the Electronics Contract Manufacturing Map 

SEMI
Polysilicon shipment reach 43,901 MT in 2008 

Greentech Media announces a new report: 2009
PV through 2012 - the anatomy of a shakeout II 

Electronics.ca Research
Global market for electronics contract manufacturing worth $519.0 Billion in 2014 

SEMI
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry posts January 2009 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.48 

Electronics.ca Publications' newest release
Fab investment activity during the downturn - Key investments in MPU sector 

According to iSuppli
German/European investment in solar power delivers market leadership 

SEMI
Worldwide MEMS systems market forecasted to reach $72 Billion by 2011 

University of Illinois
New plasma transistor could create sharper displays 

iSuppli’s latest EMS/ODM reports
A slippery slope for contract manufacturers 

PV technology, production and cost, 2009 forecast
PV through 2012 - the anatomy of a shakeout 

Gartner says:
Top 10 OEMs accounted for $92 Billion of semiconductors purchased in 2008 

BlackBerry Storm smart phone
iSuppli teardown reveals $202 materials and manufacturing cost for RIM’s Storm 

IMS Research - Uninterruptible Power Supplies
Power crisis & world cup driving UPS growth in South Africa 

SEMI
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry posts November 2008 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 1.00 

Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Systeme und auelementetechnologie IISB
Electronics from the printer 

VDMA - electronics production
Electronics production equipment manufacturers expect turnover plus of five percent for 2008 

Japan has the highest robot density
In 2011 more than 18 million robots will populate the world 

Lux Research - solar market
Despite price erosion, solar market reaches $100 Billion in 2013 

SEMI reports:
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment: $7.83 billion in the second quarter of 2008 

austriamicrosystems - Full Service Foundry
CMOS, High-Voltage, High-Voltage Flash and RF Multi Project Wafer Service for Foundry Customers 

Metal-free MID technology
New compound: Laser produces electrically conductive structures 

3D-SIC technology
IMEC demonstrates 3D stacked integrated circuits 

Fraunhofer ISE
39.7% – New European Record Efficiency for Solar Cells 

More flexibility and customer orientation
Carve-out of Siemens Electronics Assembly Systems proceeding on schedule 

Essemtec - Kapillar-Underfiller
Jet dispensing technology for capillary underfiller 

SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG)
Silcon wafer shipments contract in third quarter 2008 

SEMI - book-to-bill
North American semiconductor equipment industry posts september 2008 Book-to-Bill Ratio of 0.76 

According to iSuppli:
Electronics contract manufacturing business to stay afloat during recession 

Gartner says
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending to decline 26 Percent in 2008 

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China solar grade wafer or Ingot Industry Research Report 

SEMI - Book-to-Bill ratio
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry posts August 2008 Book-to-Bill ratio of 0.83 

SOPRO
Self-organizing production in future