With an abundance of low cost labor and a vast technical workforce, Asia is now the world’s largest Contract Electronic Manufacturing (CEM) market, reports In-Stat. The Asian CEM market was US $73.35 B in 2004, and is expected to reach US $161.90 B by 2009, the high tech market research firm says. “With China and Taiwan already strong in this field, other Asian countries such as India, Thailand and Vietnam are emerging as strong contenders for low cost manufacturing of electronic equipment,” says Prakash Vaswani, In-Stat analyst. “The total CEM capacity in Asia will grow to 65 percent of the world’s CEM capacity by 2009, with China leading the way.” A recent report by In-Stat found the following:
• Many top and mid-tier contract manufacturers are forging closer ties with Asian suppliers and investing in enhanced software programs to improve material management.
• Asian CEM and assembly capacity was almost 52 percent of the global CEM capacity in terms of square footage in 2005.
• With rich technical talent available locally, electronic manufacturers in Asia have the potential to move in design services, thereby improving their margin considerably.
The report, “Asia CEM and Assembly Capacity by Country,” covers the Contract Electronic Manufacturing market in Asia. The report includes a country-by-country breakdown of the CEM market and analysis and forecasts of CEM capacity in Asia. Factors responsible for attracting CEM players in the region, as well as the major application segments that Asia caters to, are also discussed. For more information on this report, visit: www.in-stat.com.