August 21, 2008 - Industry News
More TV makers will outsource to EMS providers and ODMs
Increased outsourcing by major television OEMs may result in tighter electronics manufacturing capacity. Buyers at computer and ...
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August 15, 2008 - Industry News
Buyers can expect more price declines for LEDs despite robust demand
Buyers can expect continued price declines for high-brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs), despite strong unit demand growth, as LEDs are ...
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August 8, 2008 - Top Story News
Growth rate for electronics outsourcing to slow
While the growth rate of the global electronics outsourcing market will slow down, total revenue will still rise from $305.5 billion in 2007 ...
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July 18, 2008 - Industry News
Chip prices could be going up in 2009 due to capex cutback
Semiconductor foundries, which are doing an increasing amount of chip manufacturing, are cutting back on capital expenditures. If they don't ...
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July 9, 2008 - Top Story News
Talkback on RoHS cost
When the European Union (EU) announced it would ban the use of lead and five other substances from electronics equipment, many industry ...
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June 19, 2008 - Industry News
Strong demand for notebook computers is driving PC unit growth
Global shipments of personal computers will grow 12.5% to 297 million units in 2008, driven by strong demand for notebook PCs, according to ...
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June 18, 2008 - Industry News
Rohm and Haas to cut North American production capacity
Specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas said this week it plans to reduce its workforce and cut its installed capacity in the company’s ...
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June 13, 2008 - Top Story News
RoHS cost: $32 billion and counting
When the European Union (EU) announced it would ban the use of lead and five other substances from electronics equipment, many industry ...
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May 23, 2008 - Industry News
LCD market poised for strong growth
The global large-sized liquid crystal display (LCD) market will expand to $88.9 billion in 2008, up about 20% from $74.1 billion in 2007. ...
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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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