While internal, defensive, cost-control issues dominated the companies’ reports; most firms also …
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Cell Phones, Handsets
Taking the pulse of EMS
Taiwan and Indian associations collaborate on semiconductor technology
September 5, 2007 – India boasts the fastest growing mobile phone market in the world, making it an important place for chip makers to set up shop. The nation added …
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Gartner says India mobile phone production to exceed 100 million units in 2011
August 31, 2007 – Gartner indicates this will raise EMS providers' share of total mobile phone production in India to nearly …
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Gartner says electronics equipment production in India to reach $32 billion in 2011
Semiconductor consumption in India will more than double from $2.8 billion in 2006 to $7.2 billion in 2011. The growth in electronic equipment production is being bolstered by the rapidly growing demand for electronics equipments in India.
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$30 billion giant steps out of the woods
June 4, 2007 – The combined company will have a work force of about 200,000, including about 4,000 design engineers, with a combined annual revenue exceeding $30 billion.
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A look at supply chain inventories exiting 2006
March 15, 2007 – Bear Stearns published its updated Inventory Tracker which points to a meaningful decline in inventory days in the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) or, electronics contract manufacturing sector.
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Industry Pulse: Flextronics, Celestica, Nam Tai Electronics, Plexus, Benchmark
Read about Flextronics' deal with Hewlett-Packard involving cell phone imaging and the Company's reduction in work force with a facility in France. Celestica updates guidance believed to be partly related to poor performance of Mexico operations, Nam Tai Electronics announces a new CEO, and more…
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Cell phones, handsets electronics contract manufacturers
With this trend shift, contract manufacturers that are vertically integrated will reap greater benefits than their non-vertically integrated competitors as total outsourced volume increases and the percentage of higher content (i.e., more complex) cell phones decreases.
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Hardware startup strategy for electronics design and manufacturing to market launch
Startup executives can refer to this plan to help them review internal depth and scope capabilities against anticipated company capability requirements so they may then determine at what point it may make sense to consider evaluating and engaging a contract product design partner or contract manufacturing partner.
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