March 5, 2008 – Demand for electronic gadgets, appliances and equipment is growing briskly and companies are increasingly turning to EMS firms to fill the …
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Wall Street on EMS vs. ODM market share and market segments
Wall Street discusses EMS vs. ODM market share, various market segments, emerging market opportunities and …
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EMS provider Sanmina-SCI exits personal computing
February 19, 2008 – Separately, the Company announced that it has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Lenovo Group Limited to …
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International hourly manufacturing compensation rate costs by country
Information on hourly manufacturing rate compensation costs for international employees by country in production manufacturing begins …
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Flextronics to increase mobile phone integration depth with acquisition
February 7, 2008 – FMP develops and produces product for marketing to the telecommunications sector for …
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2007 EMS industry mergers and acquisitions
February 7, 2008 – As a percentage of total transactions, EMS divestitures rose from 6% to 10% for …
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EMS industrial campus in Milpitas, CA gets mezzanine financing
January 26, 2008 – American Realty Advisors announced today the origination of a mezzanine loan secured by a 499,206 square foot property comprised of nine …
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Gary Shapiro on consumer electronics trends and the CEA
The Consumer Electronics Association CEO says consumer electronics industry executives continue to work toward selling the ‘experience’ rather than simply …
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China’s risk: Bubbles burst, that’s what they do
Combined, all of these issues, and many others are becoming fault lines in the foundation that has allowed China to recover from the economic …
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Acquisition gives Flextronics expanded global footing and capabilities
Until recently, Flextronics’ largest market segment was mobile phones, which accounted for over 30% of revenue. With the acquisition of Solectron this changes the entire landscape of the EMS, and ODM, industries.
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