The Semi-Conductor & Electronic Components Mfg. report, published annually by Barnes Reports, contains timely and accurate industry statistics, forecasts and demographics. The report features 2011 current and 2012 forecast estimates on the size of the industry (sales, establishments, employment) nationally and for all 50 U.S. States and over 900 metro areas. New to the report this year are: financial ratios, number of firms and payroll estimates.

Polar lands are the areas spreading across the poles. These areas are permanently covered with ice. In the Arctic Circle, ice floats on the surface of the seas and is just a few meters thick. On the other hand, in the Arctic Circle, ice covers the top of rocky landmasses and at some places it is about 4km thick.

Because of highly unfavorable conditions not many animals live in these areas. The animals living here have thick fur, dense feathers or layers of fats to survive the cold.

Learn all about Electronic Components and Electronic Parts. Electronic components are basic electronic element or electronic parts usually packaged in a discrete form with two or more connecting leads or metallic pads. Some of the main Electronic Components are: resistor, capacitor, transistor, diode, operational amplifier, resistor array, logic gate etc.