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Industry Trends Highlights 2002 p10 of 12:

• AIA Business Conference foresees business turnaround
  MARCH 15--The Automated Imaging Association (AIA; Ann Arbor, MI; www.machinevisiononline.org), the North American trade group of more than 230 machine-vision member companies, held its tenth Annual Business Conference in Las Vegas, NV, in February.
• Bus&Board Show tracks technology trends
  MARCH 15--The dismal national economy wasn't enough to keep exhibitors and attendees from trekking to Long Beach, CA, last January for the Bus&Board/2002 Conference (www.busandboard.com).
• Monitor market hits all-time high; LG. Philips sets record
  MARCH 13--According to Massachusetts-based market-research firm International Data Corporation in PC Displays Year in Review, the LCD monitor market had its fastest growth in 2001.
• VISION 2002: New date, old exhibition hall
  MARCH 12--The date of VISION 2002, 15th International Trade Fair for Machine Vision and Identification Technologies, has been changed to 12--14 November 2002.
• January chip sales see seasonal downtick
  MARCH 11--Worldwide sales of semiconductors dropped in January to $10.01 billion, a decrease of 1.7% from December's $10.18 billion, according to the latest Global Sales Report from the Semiconductor Industry Association (www.semichips.org/home.cfm).
• DisplaySearch reports indicate weakness in small/medium display markets
  MARCH 8--DisplaySearch (Austin, TX;www.displaysearch.com), FPD market research and consulting firm, revealed its latest pricing and shipment results for small/medium display applications in two recently published reports.
• January electronic-component orders up slightly according to the ECA
  MARCH 4--Electronic-component orders were up slightly in January 2002 compared to December 2001, but the 12-month moving average appears to be flat, according to the monthly index from the Electronic Components, Assemblies, and Materials Association (ECA; Arlington, VA; www.ec-central.org).
• Semiconductor sales revenues drop, electronic-display shipments forecast to grow
  FEBRUARY 28--According to a soon-to-be-released study, RGB-262 New Chips for New Applications, from Business Communications Co. Inc. (Norwalk, CT; www.bccresearch.com), semiconductor sales revenues dropped by 32% in 2001.
• IPC releases book-to-bill ratio and PCB business report for January 2002
  FEBRUARY 27--IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Northbrook, IL) has released findings from its monthly Statistical Program.
• January electronic-component orders up slightly
  FEBRUARY 26--Electronic-component orders were up slightly in January 2002 compared to December 2001, but the 12-month moving average appears to be flat, according to the monthly index from the Electronic Components, Assemblies and Materials Association (ECA; Arlington, VA; www.ec-central.org).

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