ULTRAPURE WATER MARKET
UPDATE
February 2013

SEMICONDUCTORS
Global Semiconductor Sales Post Best Month of 2012 in November
Semiconductor Leaders See Massive Industry Transformation
Fables IC Company Sales Shine While IDM IC Sales Slump in 2012
TSMC Reports a 2012 Sales Increase of 18.5 Percent Over 2011

PHARMACEUTICAL/BIOMEDICAL
Big Pharma Will Increasingly Tap M&A to Close $100 Billion Growth Gap
Eight FDA Approval in December Boosts 2012 to Banner Year for New Drugs
California Biomedical Companies Report Higher Product Approvals; Fewer Delays
2012 Brings a Lot of Uncertainty to the Medical Device Industry
Foster Wheeler Acquires Pharma/Biotech Construction Management Company
Abbott Completes Separation of Research-Based Pharmaceuticals Business

STORAGE
Seagate Showcases Innovations at CES 2013

CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
CE Industry Revenues to Reach Record-High $209 Billion in 2013
Tablet PC Market Forecast to Surpass Notebooks in 2013
Gartner Says Declining Worldwide PC Shipments in Fourth Quarter of 2012 Signal Structural Shift of PC Market
Over One Billion Cameras Shipped in Smartphones and Tablets During 2012
4K LCD TVs Expected to Outpace OLED TV Shipments

SOLAR
SEMI Releases Third Quarter 2012 Worldwide Photovoltaic Equipment Market Statistics Report
Photovoltaic Module Shipments Surge in the Fourth Quarter of 2012
Number of Companies in the Solar Supply Chain Set to Plunge this Year