TOKYO – Electronics production in Japan will fell in 2005 but will rebound
in 2006. That’s according to the Japan
Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association.
JEITA forecast domestic production of $161.4 billion for 2005, down 3.5%
from revised 2004 figures. The trade group had previously guided for a 2.8%
gain.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL – The automotive electronics market is primed for outsourcing,
Jabil Circuit CEO Tim Main said in an interview published this week.
Main told Forbes.com that the combination of higher electronics content in vehicles and “an intense need” for auto makers and their suppliers to cut costs bodes well for “great long-term growth.”
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Rick Tsai, president and chief executive of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and David McCormick, undersecretary Bureau of Industry & Security, U.S. Department of Commerce
will speak next month on challenges and opportunities presented by the increasing integration of the U.S., Taiwan and China semiconductor markets.
The Taiwan + China
Semiconductor Outlook 2006 will be held Jan. 12, in Santa Clara,
CA. The US-Taiwan Business Council is host of the event, the third in a serie. The SIA is a cosponsor.
Visit www.taiwan-china-outlook.com for more information.