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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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2007-12-09 |
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India: Component makers want level-playing
field |
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The Indian electronic hardware industry,
which is fast losing to
imports from other Asian countries because of high cost of
production, seeks a
supportive policy framework to the sector. |
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The Hindu [© The
Hindu] |
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2007-12-01 |
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Making sense of the nuances of manufacturing
in different regions worldwide |
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One of the most profound changes the
electronic components and computer product industries has been the
migration of manufacturing to different regions of the world as
companies search for ways to lower costs, reduce time to market and
gain a competitive edge. Three current hotbeds China, Eastern Europe
and Mexico – each for different reasons, and accordingly, each
attracting different customers. |
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ECN Asia [©
Reed Business Information] |
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2007-11-20 |
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Electronic manufacturing capacity undergoes
global rebalancing |
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In the early 2000’s, manufacturing
capacity abruptly shifted from the high-cost regions of North
America and Western Europe to the low-cost nation of mainland China.
However, in the second half of the decade, electronics contract
manufacturers focuse on other factors beyond labor cost when it
comes to selecting a location for production. |
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evertiq [©
Evertiq New Media AB] |
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2007-11-13 |
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India: Samsung starts second India plant at Sriperumbudur |
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Durables major Samsung India
Electronics has inagurated its second manufacturing facility in the
country at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. The facility has an annual
capacity of 1.5 million flat TVs and 0.3 million LCD TVs. |
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Business
Standard [©
Business Standard Ltd] |
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2007-11-08 |
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South Korea: Samsung begins mass production of DDI chip |
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Samsung Electronics has
begun mass-producing a 16 million-color display driver IC (DDI) chip
for active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AM OLED) displays
for the first time in the industry. |
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The Korea Times [©
KoreaTimes.co.kr] |
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2007-11-01 |
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Brazil: Electronic component suppliers to grow
in Brazil |
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Buyers involved in outsourcing
decisions will be hearing more about Brazil over the next several
years, especially if their companies hope to sell electronics
equipment in Brazil. While Brazil cannot be considered a hotspot for
the global electronics industry, demand for electronics equipment is
growing there and so is the electronics manufacturing services (EMS)
industry. |
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Purchasing.com [©
Reed Business Information] |
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2007-11-01 |
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Central/Eastern Europe becoming LCD-TV
manufacturing hub |
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While China is generally perceived to
be the electronics manufacturing epicenter of the world, varying
market conditions, logistics requirements and government regulations
warrant the formation of a number of regional manufacturing hubs
around the globe. Case in point is Eastern Europe, which has emerged
as one of the world’s most thriving hubs, with an array of
production activities proceeding in the region. |
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evertiq [©
Evertiq New Media AB] |
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2007-10-26 |
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China: Acer Complains of Labor Shortage in
China |
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Acer Inc., the world's third largest
PC vendor suffer from a labor shortage in China that could affect PC
production. Acer's China-based component suppliers and PC assemblers
have in some cases lost 1,000 workers overnight. |
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PCWorld [© PC
World Communications Inc] |
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2007-10-26 |
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India: Global chipmakers find India not so
fab, after all |
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Whilst the government has doled out
huge financial incentives to encourage global chipmakers to set up
fab units in India, leading global IT research firm Gartner in a
recent report titled ‘Roadblocks Ahead for Indian Fabs’ has given
the India’s much-debated chip policy a thumbs down. |
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The Economic
Times [© Times Internet Limited] |
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2007-10-10 |
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Singapore: Local suppliers in electronics must
develop expertise |
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Local suppliers in the electronics and
precision engineering cluster move up the value chain and instead of
just supplying components, go to sub-modules, and then modules and
then sub-systems. They must invest in R&D in product-process
development technology. |
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MediaCorp News [©
MCN International Pte Ltd] |
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2007-10-04 |
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India: Schneider plans big for India |
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Schneider Electric, a French global
major in medium to low voltage electric equipment manufacturing, has
said a big part of industrial investments would come to India and
the Asia Pacific region as they form strong growth centres for the
company. |
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Business
Standard [©
Business Standard Ltd] |
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2007-10-01 |
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Distributors must 'globalize or die' |
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The
structure of the electronics industry has changed dramatically over
the last decade. But there are misunderstandings over the nature of
the change. It is not simply a question of products being designed
in the West and manufactured in the Far East. We see design moving
too, and it will become more portable than manufacturing over the
next few years. |
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ECN Asia [©
Reed Business Information] |
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2007-09-10 |
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After two quarters of sluggish sales,
the electronics industry in Malaysia is experiencing an increase in
the orders for its products for the second half of 2007, as
reflected in the worldwide rise in the sales of semiconductors in
July. |
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thestar online [©
Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd] |
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2007-09-05 |
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China: Foreign companies dominate exports of
IT products |
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Solely
foreign-funded companies together with Sino-foreign joint ventures
in China contributed 83.9 percent to the country's total exports of
electronic information products in the first seven months this year. |
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People's Daily
Online [© People's Daily Online] |
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2007-08-31 |
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Russian electronics first step to conquer the
rest of the world |
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The
RF Government has adopted the development strategy of the Holding
Russian Electronics, which is to create new business enterprises,
i.e. National Fabless Company and the distributor
Spetselectroncomplect design-centers. |
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c-news [©
RBC Holding] |
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2007-08-29 |
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India: Chirag to make components |
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Kolkata-based R P Group, manufacturers
of the Chirag brand of computers, is planning to emerge as an
original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in an attempt to get into
backward integration. |
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Business
Standard [©
Business Standard Ltd] |
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2007-08-22 |
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Taiwanese chip makers upgrade DRam fabs |
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Memory chip manufacturers in Taiwan
are racing to upgrade their production technology to compete with
foreign chip makers. |
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vnunet.com [©
Incisive Media Ltd] |
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2007-08-16 |
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In spite of all technological
difficulties in making electronic components, Russian policy makers
do not agree to use imported stuff and force national manufacturers
to use Russian made components. At the same time the government is
trying to boost national production of the elementary base. |
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PRAVDA.Ru [©
PRAVDA.RU] |
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2007-07-14 |
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Manufacturers of
consumer electronic components and parts can look forward to good
times given the robust growth of the global consumer electronics
sector. According to financial analysts, consumer electronics will
continue to be a prime mover for Malaysia's electrical and
electronic (E&E) exports over the next two years. |
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thestar online [©
Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd] |
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2007-07-09 |
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China: IT industry ― new trends of tech-biz
integration |
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The structural unfitness within
China's electronic information industry is conspicuous, which is
mainly highlighted by the maladjustment between the industrial
structure, foreign trade structure, regional structure as well as
human resource structure and the rapid industrial development. |
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CE.cn [© China
Economic Net] |
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2007-06-25 |
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India: MNC players to debut on India's EMS
turf |
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The electronics manufacturing services
(EMS) industry in India seems to be attracting a lot of attention
from outside. Several global majors, especially North American,
Taiwanese and Japanese EMS companies are seen to be eyeing an entry
into the rapidly growing Indian market through partnerships and
acquisitions. |
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The Economic
Times [© Times Internet Limited] |
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2007-06-06 |
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Vietnam targets electronic exports of 5 bn USD
in 2010 |
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Vietnam has planned to reap 3-5
billion U.S. dollars from exporting electronic goods in 2010,
according to the Vietnam Electronic Industries Association. |
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People's Daily
Online [© People's Daily Online] |
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2007-05-18 |
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MNCs to sell goods 'Made In India' |
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The manufacturing saga is seeing new
turns in the consumer electronics space. Global biggies like LG,
Haier, Electrolux and Whirlpool are finalising plans to sell 'Made
in India' labels in mature markets like Europe and the US. At
present, sourcing from India is largely limited to Saarc, the Middle
East and African nations. |
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The Economic
Times [© Times Internet Limited] |
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2007-05-17 |
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India plans to join ranks of chipmakers |
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Having carved a niche in global
software development and services outsourcing, India’s search for
the next big thing in high-tech could see it take on the rest of
Asia in the crowded chip manufacturing market. |
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Daily Times [©
Daily Times] |
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2007-05-03 |
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India: KSIDC to start electronic hub in Kochi |
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Kerala
State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) will set up an
electronic components manufacturing hub in 250 acres of land in
Ernakulam District. The manufacturing centre is expected to provide
employment to at least 20,000 people. The project will be completed
by 2010. |
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The Hindu [© The
Hindu] |
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2007-05-01 |
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Taiwan: TSMC past success no guarantee for
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Morris Chang was celebrated Monday as
the doyen of the contract chipmaking industry as Taiwan
Semiconductor Manufacturing, the company he helped establish and has
chaired since, marked its 20th anniversary. |
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FT.com [© The Financial Times Limited] |
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2007-04-25 |
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The China price is on the rise, says Charlie
Barnhart |
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Charlie
Barnhart's latest Outsourcing Navigator case study data reveal that
prices for electronics manufacturing services in China increased
sharply in 2006. |
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emsnow [© EMSNow Media LLC] |
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2007-04-20 |
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China: Slowdown in increase of
imports and exports of electronic products |
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According to official
figures released by the Ministry of Information Industry
for January and February, China's exports of electronic
information products are 11.5 percentage points lower
during the same period of last year.
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People's Daily
Online [© People's Daily Online] |
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2007-04-20 |
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China's PCB Industry status and forecast |
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I-CONNECT007 [© ICONNECT007.com] |
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2007-04-12 |
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Fab city in India is good news for Infineon |
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The India - Infineon deal to set up a
ten fab, 'Fab City', looks a very good one both for India and for
Infineon. |
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electronicsweekly.com [©
Reed Business Information Limited] |
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2007-03-23 |
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China chip market back on high growth curve,
says analyst |
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China's IC industry saw positive
developments in both production and sales in 2006, propelling one
research firm to say that the industry has once again entered
high-speed growth. |
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electronicsweekly.com [© Reed
Business Information Limited] |
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