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Report: World PCB Automatic Test Equipment Markets
January 6, 2009 |Estimated reading time: Less than a minute
DUBLIN Research and Markets released "World Printed Circuit Board Automatic Test Equipment Markets 2008," detailing the worldwide markets for printed circuit board (PCB) automatic test equipment (ATE). This research service focuses on ATE used by the electronics industries: in-circuit test (ICT), functional test (FT), boundary scan, and manufacturing defect analyzers (MDAs).
The ATE market has, over the years, evolved rapidly to meet the demands of end users, the company asserts. During the process of this evolution, test equipment improved considerably in performance, as has the range of applications and industrial uses served. Use of ATE covers almost all the manufacturing areas in existence today, Research and Markets reports.
The study includes a market overview, definitions and measurements, challenges and drivers for the ATE industry, and forecasts. The analyst firm presents forecasts for revenue, end users, trends in technology, and pricing. A geographic analysis divides the markets into North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and the Rest-of-World. Each test product group ICT, FT, boundary scan, and MDA also is broken out into these analysis patterns.
For the full report, visit www.researchandmarkets.com.