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Monday 27 April 2009
Rules change in the mobile handset outsourcing business, says iSuppli
With the structure of the mobile handset supply chain upended by the global economic crisis, the old rules for the contract manufacturing of wireless devices have been overturned,...
Thursday 23 April 2009
Taiwan maker Kenmec expanding electronics business operation
Taiwan-based Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has stepped into making TFT-LCD and photovoltaic (PV) equipment, Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and touch panels, according to company chairman...
Monday 20 April 2009
LCD equipment maker Kenmec enhancing EMS business
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering recently announced its investment in Loyalty Founder Enterprise (LFE), a Taiwan-based PC and system chassis manufacturer. The TFT-LCD equipment maker...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
RIM may add Foxconn as new EMS partner for smartphones, say sources
Research in Motion (RIM) is reportedly seeking an EMS partner for the production of its smartphones in Asia Pacific, with Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry)...
Monday 6 April 2009
EMS and PCBA companies expected to increase investment in testing equipment as notebook HDI demand picks up
EMS and PCB assembly (PCBA) companies are purchasing testing equipment including AOI and AXI equipment in anticipation of increased demand for notebook-use high-density interconnect...
Monday 30 March 2009
Nokia pulls more than US$5 billion in business from contract manufacturers, iSuppli says
Nokia has stopped using outside contract manufacturers for the assembly of its phones, dealing yet another blow to the beleaguered electronics contract manufacturing business that...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Russia falls off the EMS map, says iSuppli
Once viewed as a promising emerging market with massive growth potential for the global electronics contract manufacturing business, Russia now is facing a cessation of new investment,...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Dell says smartphone to be released on schedule
Dell will not delay the launch of its new smartphone lineup and is on schedule to release devices in line with its internal roadmap, company CEO Michael Dell said recently in Taipei...
Wednesday 11 March 2009
Revenues of top EMS providers shrink in 2008, says iSuppli
After years of single-handedly powering the robust growth of the global electronics manufacturing services (EMS) business, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) achieved...
Tuesday 10 March 2009
Commentary: Global slowdown takes tolls on EMS firms
The losses posted by the EMS firm Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), the Hong Kong-listed handset subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), for the second...
Friday 27 February 2009
Nokia seeks Taiwan partners for netbook production
Nokia is currently in talks with Taiwan notebook makers and EMS companies for cooperation on its plans to possibly enter the netbook market, according to sources at Taiwan notebook...
Wednesday 11 February 2009
iSuppli downgrades forecast for contract manufacturing
Conditions in the global electronics contract manufacturing business are continuing to deteriorate due to the recession and the weakening high-tech industry, prompting iSuppli to...
Thursday 22 January 2009
Taiwan makers conservative over possible Flextronics policy shift against Nortel
Taiwan-based EMS (electronics manufacturing service) companies and network equipment makers are conservative over a possible change in the supply chain of Nortel Networks, following...
Wednesday 3 September 2008
Cal-Comp says operations unaffected by Thailand turmoil
Cal-Comp Electronics, the Thailand-based EMS subsidiary of Taiwan's Kinpo group, has reported that its operations remain unaffected by the ongoing political turmoil that has prompted...
Thursday 21 August 2008
More LCD TV outsourcing expected, says iSuppli
Hard economic times actually may be a boon for contract manufacturers serving the LCD TV market, as brand names increasingly outsource production to reduce risk, according to iSupp...