Agilent Technologies has reportedly maintained its leadership in board test and inspection equipment, according to the 2003 market-share study recently completed by Prime Research. Agilent commands more than 34% of the $294m global in-circuit test (ICT) market, 66% of the global automated X-ray inspection (AXI) market and more than 19% of the $244m (excluding Japan) imaging inspection market. Agilent has been the market leader in the in-circuit and imaging markets since 2000. “After a precipitous decline in the global ICT market in 2001 and 2002, the industry rebounded by 5% in 2003, while Agilent’s ICT business grew by 10%“, said VP John Spofford. “With nearly 35% of market share, Agilent maintains its position as the largest supplier of in-circuit test systems – 10% more than its nearest competitor“.
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