After contributing to a fact-based electronics industry feasibility analysis managed by IDC on various concerns any nation might likely face, should that nation without a thriving electronics industry want to create one, below I share with readers some excerpts from the final report.
As governments and company executives wanting to create a successful regional electronics industry ask themselves: “What do we need to know?” let’s begin by looking at a typical supply chain world map as it might pertain to a desktop PC. (See Figure 1)
Figure 1
The electronics industry has a global value chain encompassing product design; semiconductor fabrication and packaging, components and subsystems, and final product assembly. (See Figure 2)
Figure 2
And, for the most part, each of the supply chain components mentioned above can be drilled down further revealing even more detail.
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Electronics industry performance drivers and outlook
To help paint a picture of the economic drivers for performance that contribute to the overall health of the global electronics supply chain, let’s look at four primary base constituents that make-up this global supply chain while noting the importance of understanding that while the four constituents are related, they each still have distinct personalities impacting relative performance.
