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Industry Trends Highlights 2001 p2 of 7:

• Sales in worldwide semiconductor markets expected to grow in fourth quarter
  NOVEMBER 1--Worldwide sales of semiconductors were $10.22 billion in September, a decrease of 44.6% from $18.44 billion a year ago, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA; San Jose, CA; www.sia.org) has reported.
• Despite economic downturn, trade association continues to grow
  OCTOBER 26--Membership in the Automated Imaging Association (AIA; Ann Arbor, MI; www.machinevisiononline.org), the machine-vision industry's trade group, now stands at a record 230 companies.
• Largest machine-vision show in North America set for Boston
  OCTOBER 25--More than 110 companies occupying some 18,000 square feet of exhibit space will demonstrate the latest machine-vision products at The Vision Show East at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, Oct. 30--Nov. 1, 2001.
• Stanford Resources forecasts expansion of global microdisplay market
  OCTOBER 25--Stanford Resources-iSuppli (San Jose, CA; www.isuppli.com) has released its report Microdisplays 2002, in which the company forecasts that the world market for microdisplays as components will grow from $668 million in 2001 to $1.9 billion in 2007, for a compounded annual growth rate of 19%, with more than 44 million units shipped in 2007.
• Optical Society of America elects a European vice president
  OCTOBER 22--Peter Knight of Imperial College in London, England, beat two other candidates in an election and will serve as vice president of the Optical Society of America (OSA: Washington, DC; www.osa.org) next year.
• UK optics and photonics event scheduled
  OCTOBER 10--The multifaceted Photon02 event, scheduled for 2-5 September 2002 at the Cardiff International Arena, will provide a showcase of leading research conferences, industrial implementations, and applications served by the UK optics and photonics industry, bringing together researchers, developers, applications engineers, manufacturers, distributors, and users from academia and industry.
• IEEE 1394 making strides in tough climate
  OCTOBER 5--Already a staple in many PC models and peripherals, the IEEE 1394 high-speed digital interface is making gains in consumer electronics markets, according to Cahners In-Stat Group (Scottsdale, AZ; www.instat.com).
• Stanford Resources report forecasts major shifts in CRT monitor marketplace
  OCTOBER 5--In its 15th annual Monitor Market Trends report, Stanford Resources-iSuppli (San Jose, CA; www.stanfordresources.com), a market-research firm focusing on the global electronic-display industry, forecasts that slowing PC demand coupled with sharp price declines in flat-panel displays will significantly impact the demand for CRT monitors over the next several years
• Biometrics-industry revenues projected to grow from $399 million to $1.9 billion
  OCTOBER 4--Though biometrics has been used for years in hundreds of high-profile deployments, with millions enrolled in public- and private-sector biometrics systems, the size, composition, and growth of the biometrics industry are not widely known.
• Worldwide semiconductor sales slow to $10.49 billion in August 2001
  OCTOBER 3--Worldwide sales of semiconductors were $10.49 billion in August, a decrease of 42.0% from $18.08 billion a year ago, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA; San Jose, CA; www.semichips.org).

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