Statistics

Circulation by function:

• 54 % Research & Development
• 19 % General or Corporate Management
• 11 % Education
• 6 % Consulting
• 4 % Product Management and Sales
• 3 % Manufacturing, Quality and Engineering
• 1 % Purchasing
• 2 % Other

Subscribers purchasing influence

• 51 % are authorised to decide on investments
• 9 % influence decisions on investments
• 40 % do not influence decisions on investments

Circulation by readership

• 61 % Industry (manufacturers, service providers, trade)
• 17 % Universities
• 10 % Research Institute
• 7 % Others
• 5 % Private readers

Circulation of the hardcopy version by region

• 61 % Germany
• 7 % UK
• 6 % BeNelux
• 5 % France
• 20 % Rest of Europe
• 1 % Overseas

Subscribers as providers

• 22 % MST products
• 13 % MST manufacturing/foundry services
• 7 % Packaging/interconnection
• 7 % Manufacturing equipment
• 8 % Materials for MST
• 15 % Design/simulation
• 15 % Consultancy in MST
• 13 % Other