The European Vacuum Technology Association (EVTA), the Association of Vacuum Equipment Manufacturers International (AVEM International), the Japan Vacuum Industry Association (JVIA) and Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) have agreed to collaborate in order to provide their members with detailed vacuum component sales for all regions and market segments each quarter.
For the past two years representatives from these associations have undertaken the arduous task of developing universal data collection forms and reporting procedures in order to provide reliable worldwide data, while protecting individual members’ confidential data. Only reporting members are allowed to view data and only for the categories they reported in. Data from 2002 has been used to test and refine the collection and reporting systems. The four associations expect to publish some trend data starting in 2003.
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