High Growth Forecasted for the World Thin Layer Deposition Equipment Market

Business Wire, Dec 19, 2008

Table 9: Leading Players In The Worldwide Plasma Enhanced CVD Market (2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Market Share For Applied Materials, Novellus, Asmi, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-7 High Density Plasma CVD (HDP CVD) Market Leaders II-8

Table 10: Leading Players In The Worldwide High Density Plasma CVD Market (2005) - Percentage Breakdown By Market Share For Applied Materials And Novellus II-8 Non-Tube CVD Market Leaders II-8

Table 11: Leading Players in the Worldwide Non-Tube CVD Market (2004 & 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Market Share for Applied Materials, Novellus,Tokyo Electron Ltd., ASMI, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-8 Low Pressure CVD (LP CVD) Market Leaders II-9

Table 12: Leading Players in the Worldwide Low Pressure CVD Market (2004 & 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Market Share for Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron Ltd., Novellus, ASMI, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-9 Sub-Atmospheric CVD (SA CVD) Market Leaders II-9

Table 13: Leading Players in the Worldwide Sub-Atmospheric CVD Market (2004 & 2005) - Percentage Breakdown by Market for Applied Materials and Aviza Technology II-9

4. End Use Markets II-10 A Peek into TFD Materials & Technologies for Various Industry Segments II-10 Microelectronics Industry II-11 Driven by IT II-11 Integrated Metrology: A Rising Trend II-11 Semiconductor Industry II-11 Applications of CVD and PVD Technologies II-12 Key TFD Technologies Employed II-12 Optoelectronic Components II-12 Applications of TFD Equipment II-12 CVD Equipment & Thin Film Materials for the FPD Industry II-13 Key Technologies II-13 Trends II-13 Digital/HDLCD TVs Spike PECVD Systems' Use in Flat Panel Display Industry II-13 OLED: 'The Future' of TFD in FPDs II-13 Medical Technology II-13 Surgical Tools - A Host of Performance Parameters to Satisfy II-14 Orthopedic Prostheses - A Quest for Higher S Quality of Life II-14 Biocompatibility - A Key Stipulation II-14 TFD Techniques Used II-14 Process Fallacies to be Addressed II-14 Other Areas of Application II-15 Major Influencers II-15 Industrial Market II-15 Key TFD Technologies Used II-15 Automotive & Architectural Glass - A Major End Use II-15 High Concentration of Glass Manufacturers - Depriving Margins II-16 Industrial Machining - High Volume Applications II-16 Critical Requirements of Tool Coatings II-16 Decorative Coatings: Bountiful Opportunities II-16 Major Influencers II-16 Cutting Tools II-16 Trends II-16 Cost-Efficiency Expands the Volume of Cutting Tools Coated II-16 Chromium Nitride Emerges the Preferred Coating II-17 Thin Film Diamond Coatings for the 'Cutting Edge' II-17 Dry Cutting Props TFD Coatings II-17 Data Storage II-17 Trends II-17 High-Volume End Use Applications Shape the Data Storage Industry's Demand II-17 High-Density Thin Films Improve Areal Densities of Magnetic Recording Heads II-18 Optics Industry II-18 Specialty Packaging II-18 Typical Structure of a Flexible Package II-18 Package Productivity Rises with Thin Film Coating II-19 Market Drivers II-19 Demand for Consumer Goods & State of Economy II-19 Package Innovations & Consumer Preferences for Package Convenience and Shelf Life II-19 Package's Visual Appeal II-19 E-Commerce II-19 Labeling Requirements II-20 Recyclability of Package II-20 Other Applications II-20