Higher Asia utilization rate prompts footprint expansion plans in region. Business development nets 16 wins. Market trends and revenue breakdown reveal Plexus strategy insight. Anticipated increases in operating expenses spell growth.
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Plexus F1Q reveals Company roadmap, reflects EMS trends
China consumer tech spending trends
Looking at LCD flat screen TV brands most likely to be purchased, consumers like Sharp and Sony (both 10%) most, followed by Samsung (8%), among the LCD TV brands. PC brands most likely to be purchased, consumers prefer Lenovo (20%), followed by HP (11%), unbranded computers (9%) and…Dell (7%).
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Jabil Circuit and different Wall Street viewpoints
Jabil’s networking segment fell below expectations. Perhaps, partly from component shortages and partly from competitive pressures at a European customer believes to be wireless technology company, Option. However, the Wall Street analyst says …
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False rays of hope for semiconductors?
The reduced floor size reserved by the show was enough to accommodate the crowd that filled the aisles and open areas. This created the illusion the show seemed just as busy as previous years due to the downsized area and …
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EMS computing eyes Acer, HP battle PC shipments, market share
Aggressive pricing helps Asian PC makers as OEM captures first time No. 2 position. Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba contribute to 79.9 million PC units shipped third quarter. Flextronics, Hon Hai take top market positions in EMS computing sector.
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EMS and billions spent by tech-savvy students this year
US college students to spend all-time high in 2009. Computer and consumer electronics account for majority EMS and ODM revenues. Companies with large EMS consumer electronics market shares include Hon Hai, Flextronics, Foxconn, High Tech Computer …
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iPhone market share: Enterprise demand may buck trends
There is growing evidence that the iPhone is making inroads into the enterprise. Although Apple has a relatively small position today, some on Wall Street expect Apple to gain considerable share in the enterprise market over the next several years, possibly driving upside to many Street estimates.
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25% of cars with cell phone remote control embedded telematics by 2016
Worldwide shipments of cars equipped with systems capable of remote control via a cell phone or other device are set to rise to 20.7 million units in 2016, up from 85,000 in …
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Asia market trends in printed circuit boards
Unfortunately, the flowers are not in full bloom for Japanese printed circuit board manufacturers. They continue to dig themselves out of a hole while their Asian counterparts …
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The Street on EMS demand, forecast, trends, insight: FLEX, JBL, SANM, BHE, PLXS
As of the posting of this exclusive VentureOutsource.com interview, the electronics manufacturing services (EMS) sector’s most up to date market value is estimated at $233 billion for 2009 (with an annual growth rate of -16.9% compared to 2008) …
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