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Industry Trends Highlights 2002 p11 of 12:

• IU and GE launch institute for digital radiology imaging education and research
  FEBRUARY 26--The REWARDS research and learning center has been formed by Indiana University School of Medicine (IU; Indianapolis) and GE Medical Systems Information Technologies (www.gemedicalsystems.com).
• North American book-to-bill ratio rises
  FEBRUARY 25--The North American book-to-bill ratio went up in January 2002, as orders rose slightly and billings dropped a bit, according to the latest report by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI; www.semi.org).
• iSuppli forecasts CMOS image sensors to gain market share
  FEBRUARY 13--In the next few years, CMOS image sensors will take market share away from CCD devices, according to market-research company iSuppli Corp.
• Fourth-quarter 2001 is first quarter without drop in chip sales
  FEBRUARY 12--Worldwide sales of semiconductors in 4Q01 were the same as 3Q01 at $30.5 billion, ending three quarters of double-digit declines, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (San Jose, CA; www.sia.org).
• IPC releases attendance numbers for APEX 2002
  FEBRUARY 12--In its third year, APEX (held January 22-24 in the San Diego Convention Center) attracted more than 11,000 total visitors (attendees and exhibitors), reports IPC-Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Northbrook, IL).
• Assembly East provides access to automated and manual assembly solutions
  FEBRUARY 8--More than 200 suppliers to the assembly market will be demonstrating their newest products at Assembly East, which will take place May 1-2, 2002, at the Fort Washington Expo Center in Fort Washington, PA.
• SIA reports $139 billion in sales for 2001 global chip market
  FEBRUARY 5--Worldwide sales of semiconductors in the fourth quarter of 2001 were unchanged from the third quarter at $30.5 billion, ending three quarters of double-digit declines, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA; San Jose, CA; www.sia.org).
• Gartner Dataquest says worldwide security-software market will grow 18% in 2002
  FEBRUARY 5--Despite tight IT spending budgets, the worldwide security-software market is expected to reach $4.3 billion in 2002, an 18% increase over revenue of $3.6 billion in 2001, according to Dataquest Inc., a unit of Gartner Inc. (San Jose, CA; www.gartner.com/security).
• December orders, billings, book to bill all rise
  JANUARY 29--The North American book-to-bill ratio rose again for the month of December, reaching 0.78, up from November's 0.73, according to the December 2001 Express Report, published by Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI; San Jose, CA; www.semi.org).
• 1394 Trade Association names Dave Sroka and Brian Eble to marketing posts
  JANUARY 29--The 1394 Trade Association (www.1394ta.org/) named David Sroka of Philips Semiconductors as its new marketing chairman and Brian Eble as the association's new director of marketing and communications.

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