This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Microscopes in US$ Million by the following Product Segments: Optical Microscopes, Charged Particle Microscopes, and Scanning Probe Microscopes. The report also analyzes the world market by the following End-Use Applications: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Materials, Nanotechnology, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 118 companies including many key and niche players such as Bruker Corporation, Carl Zeiss, Inc., FEI Company, Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc., Jeol USA, Inc., Leica Microsystems GmbH, Nikon Corporation, Olympus Corporation, Optiscan Pty. Ltd., Prior Scientific, Inc., Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., WITec GmbH, and Xradia, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.