Many mid-sized flexible circuits manufacturers displayed 20 microns pitch and finer circuits for single-sided and double-sided circuits. A few companies employed the semi-additive process for pitches finer than …
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Product Market Segments
Printed circuit board and related materials trends
Chasing EMS value with low-volume / high-mix
Well-done high-mix, low-cost EMS work requires strong process engineering, good systems and infrastructure, and experienced management talent. Many EMS companies, particularly in low-volume / high-mix are continuing to lose money …
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Trend: Embedded components center stage at printed circuits show
Manufacturing companies for rigid circuit boards, flex circuits and modules are the front runners to bring this technology to market. Support for the technology is also coming …
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PC fallout: Rush orders a thing of the past
Except for a few isolated components, lead-times are short for most components. Industry contacts indicated that major OEMs (Dell and HP) are maintaining caution with respect to inventory …
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Dell strategy: Mobile PC outsourcing benefits and drawbacks
Starting from late 2007, Dell began to experiment with a manufacturing approach that had been used by Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer for years, which was to let ODMs ship …
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Taiwan electronics end-market demand trends
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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Mobile phones: Troubled contract manufacturing?
When the economy is strong and market demand is good, this model will help an EMS provider grow because economies of scale can be leveraged and the manufacturing business and the component business can …
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Taiwan IC Design: Netbook opportunities, challenges
Nonetheless, this may not necessarily be viewed as negative for Taiwan fabless companies as the lower IC content should be offset by Taiwan’s nearly 100% market share of the netbook market compared to …
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Indian EMS SMT growth 13.2% through 2012
Telecommunications and automotive are the most prominent industries in India, contributing significantly to the country's GDP, and this expected to continue in the coming years to …
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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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