Report: Spending on nanotech tools to increase

Oct. 8, 2003 — More than 90 percent of nanotech researchers expect spending on nanotechnology tools and other capital equipment to stay the same or increase in the first half of next year, compared to the second of this year, according to a new report.

The Semiconductor Capital Equipment Metrology and Nanotech Tools Study, from nano VC firm Lux Capital LLC and market research firm TheInfoPro, found that 4 percent of academic researchers and 14 percent of corporate researchers expected to spend less money on metrology tools in the first half of 2004.

The study, the first in a planned series from Lux and TheInfoPro, is based on discussions with more than 40 researchers around the world. It includes findings on purchasing trends, vendor ratings, technology road maps and user information.

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