586 respondents were asked about expectations regarding the current and future business environment. Attitudes and positions measured across the supply chain say consumer electronics companies are most optimistic. Read why your company is seeing pricing and volume changes from technology vendors and suppliers. Are you planning accordingly?
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Trends & Observations
2010 Q1 / spring electronics supply chain survey reveals guarded optimism
EMS as a growth industry and reasons for optimism
EMS industry underestimated. Growth opportunities seen at numerous EMS companies. Sanmina-SCI in major identity makeover. Flextronics disproportionate beneficiary in computing. Clean tech aids non-traditional EMS sectors. OEMs reevaluate strategies.
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Foxconn, Flextronics, Jabil, Celestica top chip spenders 2010
2010 chip spend for EMS providers to total $38 billion. OEMs to outsource other product types. OEM semiconductor spend to rise 13%.
PC market share viewpoint: Acer rises and Dell dives
Tables 1 and 2 display ranking of the top 5 PC makers. Hewlett-Packard retained its No. 1 ranking in the fourth quarter of 2009, with shipments of 17.2 million and a market share of 19.4%. The top 5 include …
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IMI CEO Arthur Tan talks EMS, acquisitions, markets and challenges
You will understand in reading this interview how the Philippine-based EMS provider Integrated Microelectronics sees the changing EMS landscape, plans their CEO Arthur Tan has for expansion and more as he shares his vision with you and talks about …
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False start for semiconductor recovery?
Spending aimed at technologies to support competitive positioning, rather than capacity expansion. Semiconductor suppliers raising prices to meeting profits goals. Most categories will decline 2% sequentially first half 2010.
Dissecting the 2010 worldwide semiconductor chip market forecast
Q1 sales to wireless communications market will be up 53% from same period 2009. Memory will be strongest segment during Q1. Global semiconductor revenue will rise 21.5% to $279.7 billion versus 2009 sales.
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Little EMS presence at 2010 INTERNEPCON Japan
Majority of floor space is still reserved for circuit board assembling. Equipment manufacturers unable differentiate themselves. Attending EMS providers declining over the years.
Tech market segment inventories could spell hesitation
38.8 days average inventory. EMS inventory value up 6%, inventory days down 2. Value of semiconductor inventory up 6.6%. Component distributors inventory value up 8%.
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Ford and Flextronics automotive EMS
By employing an EMS contract manufacturer, rather than a traditional automotive supplier, Ford is behaving like most modern consumer electronics firms, which predominately outsource the production and design of their products to …
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