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Our selection of news articles is intended to
provide additional insight into the
development of the Electronic Component industry in emerging
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2008-10-06 |
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Turkey: Electronics exports down, imports jump |
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According to the
Turkish Electronics and Information Industries Association, imports
increased by 5.4 percent to USD 11.6 bn in 2007 over 2006, while
exports amounted to USD 5.2 bn, down from USD 5.6 bn the year before.
The Turkish electronics industry occupied a key position in the
country’s economy in 2007, with 45,000 employees. |
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Today's Zaman |
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2008-09-23 |
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Vietnam: Local electronics firms urged to
'rewire' |
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The right direction for Vietnam's
electronics industry to survive in the regional and global
electronics market is specialisation and integration, according to
the Viet Nam Electronics Industries Association (VEIA). |
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VietNamNet |
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2008-09-14 |
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India: Global electronics companies planning
to set up shop in India |
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A rapidly growing consumer electronics
market in India has prompted many leading manufacturers of the world
to seek local partners to set shops in the subcontinent. Those eying
to enter the Indian market in a big way include Japanese testing
firm Saki, Hong Kong’s surface mount technology (SMT) company WKK,
Singapore’s Mydata (SMT) and USA’s Indium (solder paste). |
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2008-09-03 |
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India needs to start manufacturing electronic
components |
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With virtually no
domestic production of electronic components, manufacturers like
Nokia, Elcoteq, Jabil, Dell and others have to import almost all
components and this becomes a major cost factor. Thus, the
advantage of low labour costs gets nullified by the air freight
charges these manufacturers pay for importing components. |
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EFYtimes.com |
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2008-08-08 |
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Taiwan's passive component suppliers enjoy
sales turnaround |
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After experiencing sales recession in
the second quarter of this year, Taiwan's suppliers of passive
components have seen a significant turnaround in sales performance
in July, optimistically expecting a sales boom to hit the sector in
the second half of the year despite intensifying concerns about the
world economic depression and inflation. |
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CENS.com |
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2008-08-02 |
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Vietnam: Electronic goods exports reach USD
1.44 billion |
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According to a General Statistics
Office report, electronic and computer-component exports reached USD
1.44 billion in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year
increase of 29 per cent. Electronics exports have increased sharply
in recent years, from USD 166 million in 2002 to USD 2.15 billion in
2007, and are estimated to reach USD 3 billion by the end of this
year. |
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Viet Nam News |
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2008-07-14 |
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plant to supply Slovakia unit |
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Driven by strong demand for electronic
products in India, Delta Electronics (Thailand) Plc, the country's
biggest listed electronics business, is poised to beef up its
expansion in India, planing to invest about USD 50 million next year. |
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bangkokpost.com |
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2008-07-01 |
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South Korea: Distributors supply solutions,
not just parts |
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Korea’s semiconductor and parts
distribution industry has grown and evolved immensely for the
last 40 years along with the local electronics industry. The trend
of companies relying on doing business Online has greatly affected
the distribution industry in a positive way. |
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ECNASIAmag.com |
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2008-06-02 |
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China's business model innovators |
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The impression of China is of
thousands of super-efficient electronics companies cranking out
components and products with cheap labor. But there’s some really
interesting business model innovation going on within the Chinese
supply chain mega-machine. One such innovator is a company out of
Shenzhen called Cogo Group. |
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2008-05-31 |
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Vietnam: Electronics industry hopes to earn
USD 6 billion by 2010 |
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The goverment has endorsed the master
plan for the development of the electronics industry, targeting
revenues of USD 4-6 billion by 2010, with USD 3-5 billion of that
from exports. To reach these targets, Vietnam will turn out more
lucrative electronic items, including both finished products and
components and spare parts used in informatics, telecommunications,
and medical and industrial equipment. |
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Viet Nam News |
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2008-05-26 |
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China claims sweet spot in tech food chain |
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China's crucial role in the global
technology supply chain, with its numbers of suppliers churning out
parts for computers and TVs and, increasingly, software, will expand
as world economic growth slows and multinationals eye outsourcing to
preserve shrinking margins. "There's going to be an increase in
China outsourcing," according to a senior executive of Fujitsu Ltd.. |
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2008-05-07 |
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Rising costs hit laptop makers |
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Retail prices for laptop computers are
set to rise as contract manufacturers move to raise prices for the
first time in the face of soaring raw material and assembly costs. |
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FT.com |
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2008-04-20 |
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Taiwan sees chip mergers ahead |
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Sluggish times in the global
semiconductor industry are likely to last for the next six to 12
months until consolidation eases an industry glut. |
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Forbes.com |
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2008-04-10 |
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Global semiconductor industry: India taking
the lead |
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Drop in US consumer spending and the
impending market crisis has started hitting the global semiconductor
industry But the Indian semiconductor industry is taking a different
path altogether. |
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ITVoir.com |
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2008-04-03 |
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Vietnam may become the next hot spot for
electronics sourcing |
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Vietnam is increasingly being talked
about as having the potential to become the next low-cost location
for electronics manufacturing and sourcing. |
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Purchasing.com |
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2008-03-24 |
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India: Nokia questions manufacturing
sustainability |
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Reacting to a speech by the minister for communications and information
technology, Nokia India has blasted the government for not
complying with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) it has signed
with the company. |
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EFYtimes.com |
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2008-03-23 |
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Taiwanese PC makers thrive with own brands |
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As profit margins for contract manufacturing have
shrunk, Taiwanese companies have leveraged their manufacturing
strengths to market their own brands ― a trend that has ramped up
competition. |
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ajc.com |
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2008-03-03 |
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China's changing tech manufacturing landscape |
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Rising costs in China and
international competition are starting to force Chinese companies to
seek global partners, diversify their business and build better
products. Two prime examples of this trend are Amoi and Malata, the
leading electronics manufacturers in Xia'men, a city in Fujian
province that has become a high-tech hub. |
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Forbes.com |
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2008-02-25 |
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Sri Lanka: High tech reaches zenith |
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Sri Lanka’s high tech electronics
industry has entered a new era with 30 per cent growth. This will
create ample opportunities of having linkages with the growing
Indian electronics sector. |
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Daily News |
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2008-02-19 |
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India needs 3-4 fabs to face global
competition |
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India should plan to have 3-4
semiconductor fabrication facilities, which should suffice to face
global competition. There is need for India to emerge as a producer
of all kinds of chips (integrated circuits). |
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Sify |
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2008-01-08 |
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China: Investment growth in China’s
electronics and IT industry rebounds |
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The growth of
fixed assets investment in China’s electronics and IT industry
rebounded in the first 11 months of 2007 but still lower than the
average of manufacturing industries in the country. |
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Manufacturing
Business Technology |
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2008-01-05 |
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Vietnam: Domestic electronics rake in export
profits |
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The electronic products and computer
components industry plans to earn US$3.5 billion from export
turnover this year. This is due to increasing demand for electronic
products. Furthermore, Viet Nam has lured many large-scale projects
in this field since becoming a member of the World Trade
Organisation. |
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Viet Nam News |
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