Electronic components connector and cable assembly prospects
With the global electronic manufacturing service providers (EMS) moving to the Chinese market, China is becoming the world's electronics manufacturing center. As a large consumer of electronic components, China's total imports of connector products in 2001 reached 1.62 billion U.S. dollars. In the meantime, the suppliers of connector and cable components also followed their customers to mainland China and strengthened their connector and cable manufacturing capabilities in China. According to data from professional research companies, the total output value of China's connectors, cable assemblies and backplanes reached US $ 8.6 billion in 2001, accounting for 26.9% of the global total. It is estimated that by 2006, the total output value of such products in China Will reach 17.4 billion U.S. dollars, accounting for 36.6% of the world's total output.
Nearly a quarter of connector manufacturers support more than a quarter of the world's production. According to statistics from the Ministry of Information Industry, there are currently over 600 regular manufacturers of connectors and cable assemblies in Mainland China, of which Taiwan-funded companies account for 37.5%, European and American companies account for 14.1% and overseas brands exceed 50%. This brings great competitive pressure to local connectors and cable manufacturers. Local mainland connector companies are generally smaller, mainly in labor-intensive products such as harnesses, end pieces, micro-switches, power lines, plug jacks and other products. High-end products are mainly controlled by manufacturers in Taiwan and Europe and the United States. As more and more international companies enter China, the Chinese connector market is expected to see the survival of the fittest and a large number of mergers and acquisitions. The trend of development is that the total output will keep rising while the number of suppliers will decrease.
Faced with a large number of brands and products, China's connector procurement staff on the one hand, there are more opportunities for choice, but on the other hand, they face the wave of products do not know where to start. Although the connector is not the protagonist of the device, but it is an important supporting role. IC is like the heart of the device, connectors and cables are the hands and feet of the device, hands and feet play an important role for the full functionality of the device.
As electronic devices have evolved to higher speeds and smaller sizes, connectors have also followed this trend. The future is expected to be the hottest product for the future of chip connectors, fiber optic connectors, IEEE1394 and USB2.0 high speed connectors, cable broadband connectors and fine pitch connectors for a variety of portable / wireless products.
Nearly a quarter of connector manufacturers support more than a quarter of the world's production. According to statistics from the Ministry of Information Industry, there are currently over 600 regular manufacturers of connectors and cable assemblies in Mainland China, of which Taiwan-funded companies account for 37.5%, European and American companies account for 14.1% and overseas brands exceed 50%. This brings great competitive pressure to local connectors and cable manufacturers. Local mainland connector companies are generally smaller, mainly in labor-intensive products such as harnesses, end pieces, micro-switches, power lines, plug jacks and other products. High-end products are mainly controlled by manufacturers in Taiwan and Europe and the United States. As more and more international companies enter China, the Chinese connector market is expected to see the survival of the fittest and a large number of mergers and acquisitions. The trend of development is that the total output will keep rising while the number of suppliers will decrease.
Faced with a large number of brands and products, China's connector procurement staff on the one hand, there are more opportunities for choice, but on the other hand, they face the wave of products do not know where to start. Although the connector is not the protagonist of the device, but it is an important supporting role. IC is like the heart of the device, connectors and cables are the hands and feet of the device, hands and feet play an important role for the full functionality of the device.
As electronic devices have evolved to higher speeds and smaller sizes, connectors have also followed this trend. The future is expected to be the hottest product for the future of chip connectors, fiber optic connectors, IEEE1394 and USB2.0 high speed connectors, cable broadband connectors and fine pitch connectors for a variety of portable / wireless products.
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