According to industry researchers, after just two months of relatively strong, above seasonal performance, Taiwan monthly sales were just slightly ahead of seasonal. The report breaks down trends for each of the following end-markets …
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Trends & Observations
Taiwan electronics end-market demand trends
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IT survey results: Tech rebounding?
Survey questions focusing on indicators of respondent satisfaction or emphasis were posed with a scoring basis of 1 to 10 (1 = very negative experience or expectations and 10 = very positive experience or expectations). Electronics OEM companies responded with …
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28.3% drop in printed circuit board shipments
Sales and orders improved in March over the first two months of the year due to seasonal effects, but year-on-year growth in rigid PCBs is still down significantly due …
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REPORT: EMS March struggle
The focus of EMS provider Jabil Electronics' earnings call last month was more about whether the market has seen, or will see, the bottom in demand, versus …
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Low attendance at IPC APEX 2009
There were a high number of companies whose product lines included assembling machines and soldering machines. The latest models for assembling machines featured flexible capabilities for different …
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Taiwan electronics industry poised for quick rebound?
The reason for the possible rebound are two predominant product front runners that have emerged from the ashes. The first product is the Net Book PC …
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Career guru Marty Nemko on U.S. job loss and America’s opportunity
The American auto industry is a prime example of poor, union-influenced manufacturing management policies derailed by even poorer product quality.
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Japan commentary on AIG bonuses, Japanese executives
Large, publicly-traded Japanese companies typically elect one of their long-time employees as an honorary president. Most of these executives have …
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Electronics manufacturing services value is not cost reductions
Real problem with EMS industry is inability to effectively communicate its value proposition. Pressure on EMS firms relates to the mistaken belief the core value proposition of outsourced manufacturing is cost reductions.
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