The field of microscopy has undergone an enormous evolution since the earliest optical microscopes were developed in the 1600s. The optical microscope has been refined continuously since its introduction, resulting in today’s superb scientific instruments. However, the optical microscope is ultimately limited in the minimum size and nature of the features it can resolve by manufacturability constraints and, ultimately, the physics of light itself.

New microscopy technologies have been developed to overcome these limitations, such as electron, scanning probe, and focused ion beam microscopy. The field of microscopy continues to evolve rapidly as new requirements and imaging technologies are developed. While optical microscopes once accounted for the bulk of all microscopes sold around the world today, they are in the minority today.

While microscopes today are a billion-dollar industry, their true importance lies in the activities they make possible, such as life sciences research, microelectronics, and advanced-materials science. Microscopy is particularly important to the expanding field of nanotechnology.  

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

This report is an updated version of an earlier study published in 2009. The goal of this study is to provide the reader with an understanding of recent developments in microscopy technologies and applications and their impact on the future size and structure of the market for various types of microscopes and microscope accessories. Specific study objectives include identifying segments of the microscopy market with the greatest commercial potential in the near- to mid-term (2011 to 2016), identifying and, where possible, quantifying the key demand drivers, projecting future demand for different types of microscopes, and evaluating the technical and other challenges that must be overcome for the market to realize its full potential.

INTENDED AUDIENCE

The report is intended especially for manufacturers and vendors of microscopes and related accessories. Other readers who should find it particularly useful include entrepreneurs, investors, venture capitalists, and other readers with a need to know where the microscopy market is headed over the next 5 years.  

The report should also be of interest to end users such as nanotechnology companies whose technology road maps may make critical assumptions about the availability and performance of different materials characterization technologies, including microscopes. Other potential readers include members of technical and professional organizations such as ASM International and the American Society for Nondestructive Testing.

SCOPE AND FORMAT OF REPORT

The report addresses the global market for microscopes and microscope accessories over the period from 2010 through 2016, including:

• Optical (light) microscopes
• Electron microscopes
• Scanning probe microscopes
• Other types of microscope (e.g., focused ion beam, confocal)
• Microscope accessories.

The report includes the following major elements:

• Executive summary
• Definitions
• Brief history of microscopy
• Microscope technologies
• Patent analysis
• Major end uses and applications
• Global market trends by type of instrument, end-user segment, and geographical region
• Technology trends, limits, and challenges
• Industry structure (e.g., firm size and financial performance, ownership, market shares).

Highlights of the Report

• The global market for microscopes and accessories was worth about $3.1 billion in 2010. Sales are projected to exceed $3.2 billion in 2011 and $4.1 billion in 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5% for 2011 to 2016.
• The market for microscopes is estimated to reach nearly $2.7 billion in 2011 and is expected to increase at a 4.9% compound annual growth rate to reach nearly $3.4 billion in 2016.
• The market for accessories and supplies is valued at nearly $488 million in 2011. This should reach nearly $632 million in 2016, for a CAGR of 5.3%.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter- 1: INTRODUCTION -- Complimentary

    STUDY BACKGROUND 1
    STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 1
    INTENDED AUDIENCE 1
    SCOPE OF REPORT 2
    METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 2
    ANALYST CREDENTIALS 3
    DISCLAIMER 4

Chapter-2: SUMMARY

    SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 5
    SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 5
    SUMMARY (CONTINUED) 6

Chapter-3: MICROSCOPY OVERVIEW

    GENERAL DESCRIPTION 7
    DEFINITIONS 7
    Charged Particle 7
    Compound Microscope 7
    Confocal Microscope 7
    Depth of Field 7
    Dispersion 8
    Eyepiece 8
    Inverted Microscope 8
    Immersion Media 8
    Lens 8
    FIGURE 1 MAGNIFYING LENS PRINCIPLES 9
    Magnification 9
    Nanoscale 9
    Near Field 10
    Numerical Aperture 10
    Objective 10
    Phase Shift 10
    FIGURE 2 LIGHT WAVE PHASES 11
    Polarization 11
    FIGURE 3 POLARIZATION 12
    Reflected Light Microscopes 12
    Reflecting Microscope 12
    Refraction 13
    FIGURE 4 REFRACTION 13
    Resolution 13
    Scanning Probe 14
    Stereoscopic 14
    Tunneling Current 14
    Wavelength 14
    FIGURE 5 LIGHT WAVE 15
    FIGURE 6 WAVELENGTHS USED IN OPTICAL MICROSOCOPY (NM) 15
    BRIEF HISTORY OF MICROSCOPY 16
    Brief History of Microscopy (Continued) 16
    TYPES OF MICROSCOPE 17
    OPTICAL MICROSCOPES 18
    Description and Applications 18
    TABLE 1 TYPES OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS 18
    Upright (Compound) Microscopes 18
    Binocular Stereomicroscopes 19
    Polarizing Microscopes 19
    Metallographic Microscopes 20
    Reflecting Microscopes 20
    FIGURE 7 REFLECTING MICROSCOPE 21
    Phase-Contrast Microscopes 21
    FIGURE 8 BASIC PRINCIPLE OF A PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPE 22
    Fluorescence Microscope 23
    FIGURE 9 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY PRINCIPLES 23
    FIGURE 10 FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE LAYOUT 24
    Confocal Microscopes 25
    FIGURE 11 PRINCIPLES OF CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY 26
    Confocal ...(continued) 27
    Near-Field Scanning Optical Microscopes 28
    FIGURE 12 29
    SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPE PRINCIPLES 29
    Inverted Microscopes 30
    Other Types of Optical Microscope 30
    " Advanced Confocal Microscopy 31
    " Phase-Sensitive Scatter-Field Optical Imaging 31
    " Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy 31
    " Stimulated Emission Depletion Microscopy 32
    " Structured Illumination Microscopy 32
    " Second Harmonic Generation Microscopy 32
    Patent Analysis 33
    Technologies 33
    TABLE 2 U.S. OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS (NUMBER OF PATENTS/PATENT APPLICATIONS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY) 33
    FIGURE 13 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS AS OF JUNE 1, 2009) 34
    Trends over Time 34
    TABLE 3 OPTICAL MICROSOCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2004-2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 35
    FIGURE 14 OPTICAL MICROSOCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2004-2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 35
    Patent Holders 36
    TABLE 4 PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS 36
    FIGURE 15 MAJOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS (%) 37
    TABLE 5 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 37
    FIGURE 16 MAJOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL PATENTS) 38
    Manufacturers 39
    TABLE 6 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS 39
    CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES 40
    Description and Applications 40
    TABLE 7 TYPES OF CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS 40
    TABLE 7 (CONTINUED) 41
    Transmission Electron Microscopes 41
    Transmission ... (Continued) 42
    FIGURE 17 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE 43
    Scanning Electron Microscopes 44
    FIGURE 18 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE 45
    FIGURE 19 SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE-SAMPLE INTERACTION 46
    " Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM) 47
    " Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopes (FESEM) 47
    " Field Ion Microscopes (FIM) 48
    Other Types of Electron Microscope 48
    " Electron-Probe Microanalyzer (EPMA) 48
    " Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopes 49
    " High-voltage Electron Microscopes 49
    " Focused Ion Beam (FIB) Microscopes 50
    " Reflection Electron Microscope 51
    " Low Energy Electron Microscopy 51
    " Photo-Electron Emission Microscope 52
    Patent Analysis 52
    Technologies 52
    TABLE 8 U.S. CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS (NUMBER AND PERCENT OF U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH JUNE 1, 2009) 52
    TABLE 8 (CONTINUED) 53
    FIGURE 20 U.S. CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH JUNE 1, 2009) 53
    Trends over Time 54
    TABLE 9 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSOCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2004-2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 54
    FIGURE 21 CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2004-2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY) 55
    Patent Holders 55
    TABLE 10 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPY U.S. PATENTS PATENTS ISSUED AND APPLICATIONS PENDING THROUGH JUNE 1, 2009) 56
    FIGURE 22 CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPE U.S. PATENT HOLDERS (% OF TOTAL PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH JUNE 1, 2009) 56
    TABLE 11 CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS, BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 57
    FIGURE 23 MAJOR CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS, BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL PATENTS) 57
    FIGURE 23 (CONTINUED) 58
    Manufacturers 58
    TABLE 12 CHARGED-PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS 58
    TABLE 12 (CONTINUED) 59
    SCANNING-PROBE MICROSCOPES 59
    Description and Applications 59
    FIGURE 24 SCANNING-PROBE MICROSCOPE 60
    TABLE 13 TYPES OF SCANNING-PROBE MICROSCOPES AND THEIR MAIN APPLICATIONS 61
    Scanning Tunneling Microscopes 61
    Atomic Force Microscopes 62
    FIGURE 25 ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE PROBE 63
    Other Types of Scanning Probe Microscope 64
    " Magnetic Force Microscopes 65
    " Electric Force Microscopes 65
    " Scanning Thermal Microscopy 66
    Patent Analysis 66
    Technologies 67
    TABLE 14 U.S. SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS 67
    FIGURE 26 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY (PERCENT OF ISSUED PATENTS AS OF JUNE 1, 2009) 67
    Trends over Time 68
    TABLE 15 SCANNING PROBE MICROSOCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2004-2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 68
    FIGURE 27 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, 2004-2008 (NUMBER OF PATENTS ISSUED ANNUALLY) 69
    Patent Holders 69
    TABLE 16 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY U.S. PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS 70
    FIGURE 28 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE PATENT HOLDERS (% OF TOTAL U.S. PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH JUNE 1, 2009) 70
    TABLE 17 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 71
    FIGURE 29 MAJOR SPM PATENT HOLDERS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL PATENTS) 71
    FIGURE 29 (CONTINUED) 72
    Manufacturers 72
    TABLE 18 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MANUFACTURERS 72
    ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES 73
    Description and Applications 73
    TABLE 19 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND THEIR MAIN FUNCTIONS 73
    Photo-microscopy Equipment 73
    Illumination Systems 74
    Microscope Stages and Accessories 74
    Eyepieces 75
    Objectives 75
    Scanning Probes 75
    Consumables 76
    Patent Analysis 76
    Accessory Types 76
    TABLE 20 U.S. MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS 77
    FIGURE 30 U.S. MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENTS BY ACCESSORY TYPE (PERCENT OF TOTAL PATENTS ISSUED AS OF JUNE 1, 2009) 77
    Patent Holders 78
    TABLE 21 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY U.S. PATENT HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS 78
    FIGURE 31 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY PATENT HOLDERS (PERCENT OF PATENTS ISSUED THROUGH JUNE 1, 2009) 78
    Manufacturers 79
    TABLE 22 MICROSCOPE ACCESSORY MANUFACTURERS 79
    END USERS 79
    TABLE 23 MICROSCOPE END-USER INDUSTRIES 80
    SEMICONDUCTORS 81
    Optical Microscopes 81
    Charged Particle Microscopes 82
    Scanning Probe Microscopes 83
    LIFE SCIENCES 83
    TABLE 24 GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES SALES, 2008 ($ BILLIONS) 83
    Optical Microscopes 84
    Charged Particle Microscopes 84
    MATERIALS SCIENCE 85
    FIGURE 32 MATERIALS SCIENCE INSTRUMENT MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 86
    Optical Microscopes 86
    Charged Particle Microscopes 87
    Scanning Probe Microscopes 88
    NANOTECHNOLOGY 89
    Charged Particle Microscopes 89
    Scanning Probe Microscopes 89
    OTHER END USERS 89
    Education 90
    Optical Microscopes 90
    Other Types of Microscopes 90
    Environmental Science 90
    Optical Microscopes 90
    Charged Particle Microscope 91
    Forensics 91
    Optical Microscopes 91
    Charged Particle Microscopes 92
    Food Processing 92
    Optical Microscopes 92
    Charged Particle Microscopes 92

Chapter-4: GLOBAL MARKET FOR MICROSCOPES AND ACCESSORIES 2008 TO 2014 40

    OVERALL MARKET SIZE AND SEGMENTATION 93
    DETAILED MARKET ANALYSIS AND PROJECTIONS 93
    MARKET BY TYPE OF INSTRUMENT 93
    TABLE 25 PROJECTED GLOBAL MICROSCOPE SALES BY PRODUCT TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 93
    FIGURE 33 TRENDS IN GLOBAL SALES OF MICROSCOPES, ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, 2008-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 94
    FIGURE 34 GLOBAL MICROSCOPY MAJOR MARKET SEGMENTS, 2008 VS. 2014 (%) 95
    Optical Microscopes 96
    Optical Microscope Market Size and Segmentation 96
    TABLE 26 GLOBAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SALES, 2008 ($ MILLIONS) 96
    FIGURE 35 GLOBAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2008 (% OF TOTAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE SALES) 97
    Market Drivers 97
    " Spending on Educational Equipment 98
    TABLE 27 U.S. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES, THROUGH 2006 ($ BILLIONS) 98
    FIGURE 36 TRENDS IN U.S. EDUCATIONAL EXPENDITURES, 1997-2006 ($ BILLIONS) 98
    " Trends in Infrared Spectroscopy 99
    TABLE 28 GLOBAL MOLECULAR SPECTROMETRY SALES, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 99
    " Life Sciences R & D and Healthcare Spending 99
    TABLE 29 GLOBAL LIFE SCIENCES R&D SPENDING THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 100
    FIGURE 37 GLOBAL TRENDS IN LIFE SCIENCES R&D SPENDING 2008-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 100
    TABLE 30 GLOBAL SPENDING ON MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION INSTRUMENTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 101
    FIGURE 38 GLOBAL MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION INSTRUMENT SALES TRENDS, 2008-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 101
    " Technology Shift Away From Compound Optical Microscopy 102
    Future Market for Optical Microscopes 102
    TABLE 31 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF OPTICAL MICROSCOPES THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 102
    TABLE 32 PROJECTED GROWTH RATE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR STEREOSCOPIC MICROSCOPES, 2008-2014 (PERCENT CAGR) 103
    TABLE 33 PROJECTED GROWTH RATE OF GLOBAL MARKET FOR SCANNING NEAR FIELD OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, 2008-2014 (PERCENT CAGR) 104
    FIGURE 39 GLOBAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2014 (%) 104
    Charged Particle Microscopes 105
    Charged Particle Microscope Market Size and Segmentation 105
    TABLE 34 GLOBAL CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SALES, 2008 ($ MILLIONS) 105
    FIGURE 40 GLOBAL CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2008 (%) 106
    Market Drivers 106
    " Semiconductor Industry Investment Trends 106
    FIGURE 41 GLOBAL MARKETS FOR SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES, 2008 (PERCENTAGES OF TOTAL SEM SALES) 107
    TABLE 35 SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING PROJECTIONS THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 108
    FIGURE 42 PROJECTED GROWTH IN SEMICONDUCTOR CAPITAL EQUIPMENT SPENDING, 2008-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 108
    " Technology Shifts 109
    FIGURE 43 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE SALES GROWTH VS. GROWTH IN MAJOR UNDERLYING MARKETS, 2003-2008 (CAGR %) 109
    Future Market for Charged Particle Microscopes 110
    TABLE 36 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 111
    TABLE 37 PROJECTED GLOBAL GROWTH RATE OF SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE SALES TO THE LIFE AND MATERIALS SCIENCES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 112
    FIGURE 44 GLOBAL CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2014 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 113
    Scanning Probe Microscopes 113
    Scanning Probe Microscope Market Size and Segmentation 114
    FIGURE 45 GLOBAL SPM MARKET PRODUCT SEGMENTS, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 114
    Market Drivers 114
    " Trends in Nanoscale Applications 115
    " Technology Shifts 115
    Future Market for Scanning Probe Microscopes 115
    TABLE 38 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 116
    FIGURE 46 GLOBAL SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MARKET SEGMENTS, 2014 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES) 116
    Accessories and Supplies 117
    Market Size and Segmentation 117
    TABLE 39 GLOBAL SALES OF MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES, 2008 117
    FIGURE 47 GLOBAL MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES MARKET SEGMENTATION, 2008 (%) 118
    Market Drivers 118
    " Number of Microscopes in Use Worldwide 118
    TABLE 40 NUMBER OF MICROSCOPES IN USE WORLDWIDE THROUGH 2014 (MILLION UNITS) 118
    FIGURE 48 TRENDS IN NUMBER OF MICROSCOPES IN USE WORLDWIDE, 2008-2014 (MILLION UNITS) 119
    Future Markets for Microscope Accessories and Supplies 119
    TABLE 41 PROJECTED GLOBAL SALES OF MICROSCOPE ACCESSORIES AND SUPPLIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 119
    MARKETS BY END-USER SEGMENT 120
    Optical Microscopes 120
    TABLE 42 GLOBAL END-USER MARKETS FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 120
    FIGURE 49 GLOBAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENTAGE OF SALES) 121
    Charged Particle Microscopes 122
    FIGURE 50 GLOBAL CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENTAGE OF SALES) 122
    FIGURE 50 (CONTINUED) 123
    Scanning Probe Microscopes 123
    All Types of Microscopes 123
    TABLE 43 GLOBAL END-USER MARKETS FOR ALL TYPES OF MICROSCOPE*, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 123
    FIGURE 51 GLOBAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENTAGE OF SALES) 124
    GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS 125
    Optical Microscopes 125
    TABLE 44 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR OPTICAL MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2014* ($ MILLIONS) 125
    FIGURE 52 OPTICAL MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES) 126
    Charged Particle Microscopes 127
    TABLE 45 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2014* ($ MILLIONS) 127
    FIGURE 53 CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES) 128
    Scanning Probe Microscopes 129
    TABLE 46 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES, THROUGH 2014* ($ MILLIONS) 129
    FIGURE 54 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE GEOGRAPHICAL MARKET SHARES, 2008 VS. 2014 (PERCENTAGE OF GLOBAL SALES) 129
    FIGURE 54 (CONTINUED) 130
    All Types of Microscopes 130
    TABLE 47 GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR ALL TYPES OF MICROSOPE, THROUGH 2014* 131
    FIGURE 55 GEOGRAPHICAL MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2008 VS. 2014* 131
    FIGURE 55 (CONTINUED) 132

Chapter-5: INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 5

    MARKET SHARES 133
    OPTICAL MICROSCOPES 133
    FIGURE 56 OPTICAL MICROSCOPY MARKET SHARES, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE) 133
    CHARGED PARTICLE MICROSCOPES 134
    Electron Microscopes 134
    FIGURE 57 ELECTRON MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE) 134
    Focused Ion Beam Microscopes 134
    FIGURE 58 FOCUSED ION BEAM MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE) 135
    SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES 135
    FIGURE 59 SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPE MARKET SHARES, 2008 (PERCENT OF TOTAL SALES BY VALUE) 136
    OWNERSHIP TRENDS 136
    OWNERSHIP TRENDS (CONTINUED) 137

Chapter-6: COMPANY PROFILES 10

    APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 138
    BRUKER OPTICS INC 138
    BUEHLER INC. 138
    CAMECA SA 139
    DANISH MICRO ENGINEERING A/S 139
    FEI COMPANY 139
    GATAN, INC. 140
    HITACH HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 140
    JASCO INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD. 141
    JEOL LTD. 141
    LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 141
    MIS INC. 142
    NANONICS IMAGING LTD. 142
    NIKON CORP. 142
    NT-MDT CO 143
    OBDUCAT-CAMSCAN LTD. 143
    OLYMPUS CORPORATION 143
    OMICRON NANOTECHNOLOGY GMB 144
    PACIFIC NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 144
    PERKIN ELMER, INC. 144
    PARK SYSTEMS CORP. 144
    QUESANT INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 145
    QUESTAR CORP. 145
    SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA INC. 145
    SHIMADZU CORP. 145
    SII NANOTECHNOLOGY INC. 146
    THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC CORP. 146
    VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. 146
    WITEC WISSENSCHAFTLICHE INSTRUMENTE UND TECHNOLOGIE GMBH 147
    CARL ZEISS NTS GMBH 147