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Industry Trends Highlights 2003 p4 of 9:

• Industry Automation Architecture for the Future
  MAY 29--ARC Advisory Group (Dedham, MA; www.ARCweb.com) reports that around $115 billion in existing discrete automation systems remain in use today and a substantial portion is rapidly reaching the end of its usable lifetime.
• European CRT and LCD desktop-monitor market shows consolidation
  MAY 21--Preliminary data from Meko (www.meko.co.uk) indicates that the European CRT and LCD desktop-monitor market in Q1 2003 showed further consolidation, with the top five players accounting for nearly 50% of sales by volume.
• Worldwide semiconductor market to experience 8% growth in 2003
  MAY 20--The worldwide semiconductor market is forecast to grow 8.3% in 2003, with revenues totaling $168 billion, up from $152 billion in 2002, according to Gartner Inc. (Stamford, CT; www.gartner.com).
• Semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio drops to 0.86
  MAY 20--North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $737 million in orders in April 2003 and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.86, according to Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI; San Jose, CA; www.semi.org).
• World Semiconductor Council meets in France
  MAY 19--The World Semiconductor Council (www.semiconductorcouncil.org) is in Nice, France, for its seventh annual meeting and has issued strong recommendations on a range of policy objectives of importance to the global semiconductor industry.
• Gartner projects worldwide PC industry to undergo single-digit growth in Q2-03
  MAY 14--Despite economic uncertainty, worldwide PC shipments and revenues are estimated to experience a slight increase in the second quarter of 2003, according to a preliminary forecast by Gartner Inc. (Stamford, CT; www.gartner.com).
• IMS/PCB book-to-bill ratio up slightly for March 2003
  MAY 14--IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Northbrook, IL; www.ipc.org) reports that the US IMS/PCB industry book-to-bill ratio for March 2003 was 1.04.
• TI officials predict upturn
  MAY 8--Officials of Texas Instruments (TI; Richardson, TX; www.ti.com) say the semiconductor company is coming out of a long slump in the technology industry with improving revenue and profits.
• IPC provides technology roadmap for electronic interconnections
  MAY 6--IPC--Association Connecting Electronics Industries (Northbrook, IL; www.ipc.org) has released its 2002/2003 National Technology Roadmap for Electronic Interconnections.
• Forecast lowered for global chip sales
  APRIL 30--Instead of waiting until mid-year to revise its forecast, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA; San Jose, CA; www.sia-online.org) has already decreased its forecast of global chip-sales growth for 2003 from nearly 20% to 10% to 15%.

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