May 2, 2008 - Industry News
Flash-based drives will contribute to NAND market growth
The global NAND flash memory market will grow from $15 billion in 2007 to $29.6 billion in 2011 as more flash will be used in more electronics ...
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May 2, 2008 - Industry News
Next stop could be Vietnam for some electronics distributors
Many electronics distributors are thinking about Vietnam as the next potential growth area for their global businesses. The problem is so ...
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April 24, 2008 - Technology News
Hard disk drives aren’t dead yet
Worldwide (HDD) unit shipments grew 18.9% to 516 million units in 2007 up from 434 million from the year before, according to researcher ...
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April 21, 2008 - Top Story News
RoHS has cost the electronics industry more than $32 billion
A survey of OEMs, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers and component manufacturers finds that initial compliance to the ...
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April 11, 2008 - Top Story News
Nortel pushes the outsourcing envelope
In 2000, the Toronto-based communications OEM decided to outsource printed circuit board assembly. Then in 2004 it sold factories to EMS ...
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April 10, 2008 - Industry News
Plexus expands its U.S. facilities
Plexus Corp. says it will expand its North American manufacturing footprint. The electronics manufacturing services provider says it ...
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April 10, 2008 - Industry News
Spirent chooses Celestica as EMS provider
Spirent Communications, a global provider of performance analysis and service management solutions, has selected Celestica to manufacture ...
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March 17, 2008 - Top Story News
Small EMS provider faces the same strategic sourcing challenges as the big firms
Contract manufacturer offering injection molding, magnetics, metal stampings, printed circuit-board assembly, box build and engineering ...
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March 13, 2008 - Industry News
LCD-TV panel shipments to nearly double
Expect more liquid crystal display (LCD) panel production capacity to be devoted toward large-size panels because of skyrocketing demand for ...
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February 15, 2008 - Industry News
Buyers focus on shrinking power
When electronics buyers measure the performance of suppliers, factors such as cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness are often the ...
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February 1, 2008 - Top Story News
EMS industry sees medical as the next frontier
The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry is expected to grow 12% per year through 2010, but some EMS providers will eclipse ...
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January 18, 2008 - Industry News
Chinese chip market surpasses $50 billion
The amount of semiconductors purchased in China in 2008 will rise 12% to $58 billion after growing 15% in 2007, according to researcher ...
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January 7, 2008 - Industry News
Chinese chip market surpasses $50 billion
The amount of semiconductors purchased in China in 2008 will rise 12% to $58 billion after growing 15% in 2007, according to researcher ...
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December 14, 2007 - Industry News
Buyers say leadtimes lengthen; overseas materials a big problem
The delivery performance of suppliers has been below buyers' expectations for nine consecutive months based on Purchasing's ...
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December 14, 2007 - Industry News
Technology-spending growth looks to slow
Technology-spending will grow in 2008 but not at the rate of previous years, according to downwardly revised growth forecasts by such ...
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December 13, 2007 - Industry News
Electronics buyers weigh pros and cons of India
India has grabbed a great deal of attention lately as a possible electronics center. Electronics manufacturing services (EMS) ...
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December 7, 2007 - Industry News
Electronics distributors need a plan for counterfeit parts
Counterfeit electronic components are a “plague” on the electronics industry and more must be done to stop their proliferation in the ...
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November 6, 2007 - Industry News
Electronic component suppliers to grow in Brazil
Buyers involved in outsourcing decisions will be hearing more about Brazil over the next several years, especially if their companies ...
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October 19, 2007 - Industry News
EMS industry goes car shopping
The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry enjoys double-digit growth nearly every year, but contract manufacturers will be ...
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October 19, 2007 - Industry News
Memory IC price erosion weakens semiconductor industry's growth
The dramatic decrease in integrated circuit prices in the first half of 2007 has caused market researcher iSuppli to revise its semiconductor ...
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October 5, 2007 - Industry News
EMS providers expand globally
To grow revenue in a very competitive industry, many electronics manufacturing services providers are expanding to new countries or ...
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September 14, 2007 - Industry News
EMS industry targets mechatronics systems
The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry made a name for itself in the supply chain by building printed circuit boards ...
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September 14, 2007 - Industry News
Look for more price pressure on memory, microprocessors
Buyers can expect more price erosion for memory chips over the next six months although the rate of decline will ease compared to the first ...
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September 7, 2007 - Industry News
EMS watches LCD-TV revenue grow
Liquid crystal display televisions are proving to be a major growth segment for electronics contract manufacturers, according to a new ...
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August 17, 2007 - Industry News
Electronics buyers turn to distributors for design help
Design in some parts of the electronics supply chain is shifting from manufacturers to their distributors, putting pressure on buyers to ...
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