Microscopy: The Global Market

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES,; ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES,; ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS)
MICROSCOPY OVERVIEW GENERAL DESCRIPTION DEFINITIONS Charged Particle Compound Microscope Depth of Field Dispersion Eyepiece Inverted Microscope Immersion Media Lens: FIGURE 1 MAGNIFYING LENS PRINCIPLES

Magnification

Nanoscale

Near Field

Numerical Aperture

Objective

Phase Shift; FIGURE 2 LIGHT WAVE PHASES

Polarization; FIGURE 3 POLARIZATION

Reflected Light Microscopes

Reflecting Microscope

Refraction; FIGURE 4 REFRACTION

Resolution

Scanning Probe

Stereoscopic

Tunneling Current

Wavelength; FIGURE 5 LIGHT WAVE; FIGURE 6 WAVELENGTHS USED IN OPTICAL MICOSOCOPY

BRIEF HISTORY OF MICROSCOPY

Brief History of Microscopy (Continued)

TYPES OF MICROSCOPE

OPTICAL MICROSCOPES

Description and Applications; TABLE 1 TYPES OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS; TABLE 1 (CONTINUED)

Upright (Compound) Microscopes

Binocular Stereomicroscopes

Polarizing Microscopes

Metallographic Microscopes

Reflecting Microscopes; FIGURE 7 REFLECTING MICROSCOPE

Phase-Contrast Microscopes; FIGURE 8 BASIC PRINCIPLE OF A PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE

Fluorescence Microscope; FIGURE 9 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY PRINCIPLES; FIGURE 10 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE LAYOUT

Confocal Microscopes; FIGURE 11 PRINCIPLES OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY

Confocal Microscopes (Continued)

Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopes; FIGURE 12 SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE PRINCIPLES

Inverted Microscopes

Other Types of Optical Microscope

Advanced Confocal Microscopy

Phase-Sensitive Scatter-Field Optical Imaging

Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy

Patent Analysis

Technologies; TABLE 2 U.S. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS (NUMBER OF PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY); FIGURE 13 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS AS OF MID-MAY 2007)

Trends over Time; TABLE 3 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS); FIGURE 14 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS)

Patent Holders; TABLE 4 PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; FIGURE 15 MAJOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS; TABLE 5 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS, BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS); FIGURE 16 MAJOR OPTICAL MICRSOCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL PATENTS)

Manufacturers; TABLE 6 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS

CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES

Description and Applications; TABLE 7 TYPES OF CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS; TABLE 7 (CONTINUED)

Transmission Electron Microscopes

Transmission �(Continued); FIGURE 17 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE

Scanning Electron Microscopes; FIGURE 18 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FIGURE 19 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE-SAMPLE INTERACTION

Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM)

Field Emission Scanning Electron

Microscopes (FESEM)

Field Ion Microscopes (FIM)

Other Types of Electron Microscope

Electron-Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA)

Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopes

High-Voltage Electron Microscopes

Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Microscopes

Reflection Electron Microscope

Low Energy Electron Microscopy

Photo-Electron Emission Microscope

Patent Analysis

Technologies; TABLE 8 U.S. CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS; FIGURE 20 U.S. CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH MAY 15, 2007)

Trends over Time; TABLE 9 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS); FIGURE 21 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY)

Patent Holders; TABLE 10 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; FIGURE 22 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS); TABLE 11 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS, BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS); FIGURE 23 MAJOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PATENTS)

Manufacturers; TABLE 12 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS

SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES

Description and Applications; FIGURE 24 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE; TABLE 13 TYPES OF SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS

Scanning Tunneling Microscopes

Atomic Force Microscopes; FIGURE 25 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE PROBE

Other Types of Scanning Probe Microscope

Magnetic Force Microscopes

Electric Force Microscopes

Scanning Thermal Microscopy

Patent Analysis

Technologies; TABLE 14 U.S. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS; FIGURE 26 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS AS OF MAY 15, 2007)

Trends over Time; TABLE 15 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS); FIGURE 27 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY)

Patent Holders; TABLE 16 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; FIGURE 28 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF TOTAL U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH MAY 15, 2007); TABLE 17 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS); FIGURE 29 MAJOR SPM PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL PATENTS); TABLE 18 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES

Description and Applications; TABLE 19 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND THEIR MAIN FUNCTIONS

Photomicroscopy Equipment

Illumination Systems

Microscope Stages and Accessories

Eyepieces

Objectives

Scanning Probes

Consumables

Patent Analysis

Accessory Types; TABLE 20 U.S. MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS; FIGURE 30 U.S. MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENTS BY ACCESSORY TYPE (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS ISSUED AS OF MAY 15, 2007)

Patent Holders; TABLE 21 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; FIGURE 31 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH MAY 15, 2007)

Manufacturers; TABLE 22 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY MANUFACTURERS

END USERS; TABLE 23 MICROSCOPE END USER INDUSTRIES

SEMICONDUCTORS

Optical Microscopes

Charged Particle Microscopes

Scanning Probe Microscopes

LIFE SCIENCES; TABLE 24 GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SALES, 2006 ($ BILLIONS)

Optical Microscopes

Charged Particle Microscopes

MATERIALS SCIENCE; FIGURE 32 MATERIALS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)

Optical Microscopes

Charged Particle Microscopes

Scanning Probe Microscopes

NANOTECHNOLOGY

Charged Particle Microscopes

Scanning Probe Microscopes

OTHER END USERS

Education

Optical Microscopes

Other Types of Microscope

Environmental Science

Optical Microscopes

Charged Particle Microscope

Forensics

Optical Microscopes

Charged Particle Microscopes

Food Processing

Optical Microscopes

Charged Particle Microscopes
GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES AND ACCESSORIES, 2006-2012 OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION DETAILED MARKET ANALYSIS AND PROJECTIONS MARKET BY TYPE OF INSTRUMENT: TABLE 25 PROJECTED GLOBAL MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY PRODUCT TYPE ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 33 TRENDS IN GLOBAL SALES OF MICROSCOPES, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 34 MICROSCOPY MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS, 2006 VS. 2012 (%)

Optical Microscope Market Size and Segmentation; TABLE 26 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SALES, 2006 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 35 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SALES)

Market Drivers

Spending on Educational Equipment; TABLE 27 U.S. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES, 1997-2003 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 36 TRENDS IN U.S. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES, 1997-2003 ($ BILLIONS)

Trends in Infrared Spectroscopy; TABLE 28 GLOBAL MOLECULAR SPECTROMETRY SALES, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS)

Life Sciences R & D and Healthcare Spending; TABLE 29 LIFE SCIENCES R&D SPENDING, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 37 TRENDS IN LIFE SCIENCES R&D SPENDING, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS)

Materials Science Instrument Spending; TABLE 30 GLOBAL SPENDING ON MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 38 MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION INSTRUMENTS SALES TRENDS, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS)

Technology Shift Away From Compound

Optical Microscopy

Future Market for Optical Microscopes; TABLE 31 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 32 PROJECTED GROWTH RATE OF MARKET FOR STERESCOPIC MICROSCOPES, 2006-2012 (PERCENT CAGR); TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SCANNING NEARFIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPES MICROSCOPES, 2006-2012 (PERCENT CAGR); FIGURE 39 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2012 (%); FIGURE 39 (CONTINUED)

Charged Particle Microscopes

Charged Particle Microscope Market Size and

Segmentation; TABLE 34 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SALES, 2006 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 40 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2006 (%)

Market Drivers

Semiconductor Industry Investment Trends; FIGURE 41 MARKETS FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES, 2006 (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL SEM SALES); TABLE 35 SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 42 PROJECTED GROWTH IN SEMICONDUCTOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 36 SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS)

Technology Shifts; FIGURE 43 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SALES GROWTH VERSUS GROWTH IN MAJOR UNDERLYING MARKETS, 2003-2006 (CAGR%)

Future Market for Charged Particle Microscopes; TABLE 37 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 38 PROJECTED GROWTH RATE OF SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SALES TO THE LIFE AND MATERIALS SCIENCES ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 44 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2012 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES)

Scanning Probe Microscopes

Scanning Probe Microscope Market Size and

Segmentation; FIGURE 45 SPM MARKET PRODUCT SEGMENTS, 2006 (%)

Market Drivers

Trends in Nanoscale Applications; TABLE 39 GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY MARKET PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 46 MARKET TRENDS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS)

Technology Shifts

Future Market for Scanning Probe Microscopes; TABLE 40 PROJECTED SALES OF SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES THROUGH 2012; FIGURE 47 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2012 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES); FIGURE 47 (CONTINUED)

Accessories and Supplies

Market Size and Segmentation; TABLE 41 SALES OF MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES, 2006 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 48 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2006 (%)

Market Drivers

Number of Microscopes in Use Worldwide; TABLE 42 NUMBER OF MICROSCOPES IN USE WORLDWIDE, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION UNITS); FIGURE 49 TRENDS IN NUMBER OF MICROSCOPES IN USE WORLDWIDE THROUGH 2012 (MILLION UNITS)

Future Markets for Microscope Accessories and

Supplies; TABLE 43 PROJECTED SALES OF MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

MARKETS BY END USER SEGMENT

Optical Microscopes; TABLE 44 END USER MARKETS FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 50 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT, 2006 VS. 2012 (%); FIGURE 50 (CONTINUED)

Charged Particle Microscopes; TABLE 45 END USER MARKET FORECAST FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 51 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT, 2006 VS. 2012 (%)

Scanning Probe Microscopes

All Types of Microscopes; TABLE 46 END USER MARKETS FOR ALL TYPES OF MICROSOPE ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 52 MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT 2006 VS. 2012

GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS

Optical Microscopes; TABLE 47 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 53 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES 2006 VS. 2012 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES)

Charged Particle Microscopes; TABLE 48 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 54 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES, 2006 VS. 2012 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES)

Scanning Probe Microscopes; TABLE 49 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 55 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES, 2006 VS. 2102 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES

All Types of Microscopes; TABLE 50 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR ALL TYPES OF MICROSOPE THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 56 MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT 2006 VS. 2012 (%)

FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE LONG-TERM MARKET

FOR MICROSCOPES AND ACCESSORIES

GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK; TABLE 51 GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (PERCENT ANNUAL CHANGE)

SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY TRENDS; TABLE 52 GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 57 TRENDS IN GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SHIPMENTS, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS)
INDUSTRY STRUCTURE MARKET SHARES OPTICAL MICROSCOPES: FIGURE 58 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE); FIGURE 58 (CONTINUED)

CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES

Electron Microscopes; FIGURE 59 ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE); FIGURE 59 (CONTINUED)

Focused Ion Beam Microscopes; FIGURE 60 FOCUSED ION BEAM MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE)

SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES; FIGURE 61 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE)

OWNERSHIP TRENDS

OWNERSHIP TRENDS (CONTINUED)

O OWNERSHIP TRENDS (CONTINUED)

WNERSHIP TRENDS (CONTINUED)
COMPANY PROFILES APPLIED MATERIALS, INC BRUKER OPTICS, INC BUEHLER, INC CAMECA SA DANISH MICRO ENGINEERING A/S FEI COMPANY GATAN, INC. HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORP. JASCO INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. JEOL, LTD. LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG MIS, INC. NANONICS IMAGING, LTD. NIKON CORP. NT-MDT CO. OBDUCAT-CAMSCAN, LTD. OLYMPUS CORP. OMICRON NANOTECHNOLOGY GMBH PACIFIC NANOTECHNOLOGY, INC. PERKIN ELMER, INC. PSIA CORP. QUESANT INSTRUMENT CORP. QUESTAR CORP. SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA, INC SHIMADZU CORP SII NANOTECHNOLOGY, INC. THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC CORP. VEECO INSTRUMENTS, INC. WITEC WISSENSCHAFTLICHE INSTRUMENTE UND TECHNOLOGIE GMBH CARL ZEISS NTS GMBH
LIST OF TABLES: SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 1 TYPES OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS; TABLE 2 U.S. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS (NUMBER OF PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY); TABLE 3 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED; ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS); TABLE 4 PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; TABLE 5 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS, BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS); TABLE 6 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS; TABLE 7 TYPES OF CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS; TABLE 8 U.S. CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS; TABLE 9 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS); TABLE 10 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; TABLE 11 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS, BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS); TABLE 12 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS; TABLE 13 TYPES OF SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS; TABLE 14 U.S. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS; TABLE 15 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2002-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS); TABLE 16 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; TABLE 17 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS); TABLE 18 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS; TABLE 19 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND THEIR MAIN FUNCTIONS; TABLE 20 U.S. MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS; TABLE 21 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS; TABLE 22 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY MANUFACTURERS; TABLE 23 MICROSCOPE END USER INDUSTRIES; TABLE 24 GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SALES, 2006 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 25 PROJECTED GLOBAL MICROSCOPE MARKET, BY PRODUCT TYPE ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 26 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SALES, 2006 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 27 U.S. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES, 1997-2003 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 28 GLOBAL MOLECULAR SPECTROMETRY SALES, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 29 LIFE SCIENCES R&D SPENDING, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 30 GLOBAL SPENDING ON MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 31 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 32 PROJECTED GROWTH RATE OF MARKET FOR STERESCOPIC MICROSCOPES, 2006-2012 (PERCENT CAGR); TABLE 33 GLOBAL MARKET FORECAST FOR SCANNING NEAR-FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPES MICROSCOPES, 2006-2012 (PERCENT CAGR); TABLE 34 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SALES, 2006 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 35 SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 36 SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 37 PROJECTED GLOBAL MARKET FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 38 PROJECTED GROWTH RATE OF SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SALES TO THE LIFE AND MATERIALS SCIENCES ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 39 GLOBAL NANOTECHNOLOGY MARKET PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 40 PROJECTED SALES OF SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES THROUGH 2012; TABLE 41 SALES OF MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES, 2006 ($ BILLIONS); TABLE 42 NUMBER OF MICROSCOPES IN USE WORLDWIDE, THROUGH 2012 (MILLION UNITS); TABLE 43 PROJECTED SALES OF MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 44 END USER MARKETS FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 45 END USER MARKET FORECAST FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 46 END USER MARKETS FOR ALL TYPES OF MICROSOPE ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 47 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 48 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 49 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 50 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR ALL TYPES OF MICROSOPE THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS); TABLE 51 GLOBAL ECONOMIC OUTLOOK (PERCENT ANNUAL CHANGE); TABLE 52 GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2012 ($ BILLIONS)
LIST OF FIGURES: SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 1 MAGNIFYING LENS PRINCIPLES; FIGURE 2 LIGHT WAVE PHASES; FIGURE 3 POLARIZATION; FIGURE 4 REFRACTION; FIGURE 5 LIGHT WAVE; FIGURE 6 WAVELENGTHS USED IN OPTICAL MICOSOCOPY; FIGURE 7 REFLECTING MICROSCOPE; FIGURE 8 BASIC PRINCIPLE OF A PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE; FIGURE 9 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY PRINCIPLES; FIGURE 10 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE LAYOUT; FIGURE 11 PRINCIPLES OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FIGURE 12 SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE PRINCIPLES; FIGURE 13 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS AS OF MID-MAY 2007); FIGURE 14 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS); FIGURE 15 MAJOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS; FIGURE 16 MAJOR OPTICAL MICRSOCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL PATENTS); FIGURE 17 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FIGURE 18 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FIGURE 19 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE-SAMPLE INTERACTION; FIGURE 20 U.S. CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH MAY 15, 2007); FIGURE 21 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY); FIGURE 22 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS); FIGURE 23 MAJOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PATENTS); FIGURE 24 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE; FIGURE 25 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE PROBE; FIGURE 26 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS AS OF MAY 15, 2007); FIGURE 27 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2006 (NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY); FIGURE 28 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF TOTAL U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH MAY 15, 2007); FIGURE 29 MAJOR SPM PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL PATENTS); FIGURE 30 U.S. MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENTS BY ACCESSORY TYPE (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS ISSUED AS OF MAY 15, 2007); FIGURE 31 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH MAY 15, 2007); FIGURE 32 MATERIALS SCIENCE INSTRUMENTS MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES); FIGURE 33 TRENDS IN GLOBAL SALES OF MICROSCOPES, ACCESSORIES, AND SUPPLIES, 2006-2012 ($ MILLIONS); FIGURE 34 MICROSCOPY MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS, 2006 VS. 2012 (%); FIGURE 35 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SALES); FIGURE 36 TRENDS IN U.S. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES, 1997-2003 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 37 TRENDS IN LIFE SCIENCES R&D SPENDING, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 38 MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION INSTRUMENTS SALES TRENDS, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 39 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2012 (%); FIGURE 40 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2006 (%); FIGURE 41 MARKETS FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES, 2006 (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL SEM SALES); FIGURE 42 PROJECTED GROWTH IN SEMICONDUCTOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 43 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SALES GROWTH VERSUS GROWTH IN MAJOR UNDERLYING MARKETS, 2003-2006 (CAGR%); FIGURE 44 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2012 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES); FIGURE 45 SPM MARKET PRODUCT SEGMENTS, 2006 (%); FIGURE 46 MARKET TRENDS FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 47 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2012 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES); FIGURE 48 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2006 (%); FIGURE 49 TRENDS IN NUMBER OF MICROSCOPES IN USE WORLDWIDE THROUGH 2012 (MILLION UNITS); FIGURE 50 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT, 2006 VS. 2012 (%); FIGURE 51 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT, 2006 VS. 2012 (%); FIGURE 52 MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT 2006 VS. 2012; FIGURE 53 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES 2006 VS. 2012 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES); FIGURE 54 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES, 2006 VS. 2012 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES); FIGURE 55 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES, 2006 VS. 2102 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES; FIGURE 56 MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END USER SEGMENT 2006 VS. 2012 (%); FIGURE 57 TRENDS IN GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR SHIPMENTS, 2006-2012 ($ BILLIONS); FIGURE 58 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE); FIGURE 59 ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE); FIGURE 60 FOCUSED ION BEAM MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE); FIGURE 61 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2006 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE)