- China's electronics manufacturing
swells.
According to a report released by Electronic Trend Publications (San Jose, CA, www.electronictrendpubs.com), China has emerged as the world's leading manufacturer. China's gross domestic product (GDP) is approaching $1.5 trillion annually--about one-third the size of the Japanese economy and 15% the size of the U.S. economy. Furthermore, China's leadership has ......
- Trends in international electronics manufacturing have
National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative in a state of
flux.
Most industries in the United States have broken down ingrained competitive barriers and have started working cooperatively to develop technology roadmaps, but the granddaddy of all roadmaps is generated by the National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (NEMI). The eight-year-old organization based near Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia has produced its fifth ......
- Comparisons made among Mexico, China and Eastern
Europe for electronics manufacturing.
According to new studies by Technology Forecasters Inc. (TFI, Alameda, CA, www.techforecasters.com), electronics manufacturing companies have more choices than ever for low-cost manufacturing yet also have the most pressure to choose the best-suited regions for manufacturing. Insights on Mexico, China and Eastern Europe's manufacturing costs, strengths and weaknesses were presented ......
- China EMS 'snapshot'
released.
Alameda, CA -- Chinese companies are moving up the value chain in product design, and their engineering teams offer customers an increasing array of technical options and product features. That's according to a new report by Technology Forecasters Inc. (techforecasters.com). Chinese electronics manufacturing and design (EMD) services are forecast to ......
- China EMS, ODM Markets to Grow to $45.5B in 2008, iSuppli Says
Due to production capacity continuing to migrate to China the electronic manufacturing service (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) markets there are expected to grow at more than 20 percent on a compound annual rate, according to El Segundo, Calif.’s iSuppli Corp. EMS revenue in China is predicted to reach ......
- Southern exposure: More EMS heads to Mexico
In the past three years, Jabil Circuit has doubled the revenue from its plants in Mexico while increasing revenue by one fourth from its plants in China. Why is that? "What is driving the Mexico revenue is that customers are taking a lot closer look at the lowest landed cost," ......
- Asia-Pacific’s Power Play
The Asia-Pacific region accounted for 68.6 percent of a $9 billion worldwide power supply and power management IC market in 2005 and is expected to grow to 72 percent in 2010, according to a report from Venture Development Corp. (VDC). The Asia-Pacific market is not only the largest regional segment, ......