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This space is reserved for US Competitors. Perhaps a blip on the radar screen, but not yet ready to ride off into the sunset. My horse and I are concerned about the future of the US electronics because of the strong global competition in this market. Our concerns are directly related to outsourcing of manufacturing (subcontracting by original equipment manufacturers). Of course, much of this is taking place offshore, eg: Taiwan, Peoples Republic of China, Eastern Europe. Turn-key design-build is also beginning to take shape, where OEMs outsource design and full system assembly. In a global marketplace, these are the facts of life. Perhaps no where else in our economy are such deflationary factors so advanced. Many OEMs, forced into this outsourcing mode, now see significant advantages to this. Downsizing of personnel. Low cost labor. Freeing up capital to strengthen market share. But these trends must be detailed and understood. Their impact on important domestic activities should be known, eg: company-funded university research, graduate school demographics, direct company R&D spending, direct company capital investment, industry employment. With electronics as one of the largest contributors to employment, capital spending and GDP, what do these trends mean to the US economy down the road? | |||||||||||||||||||
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In the interim, anyone with first-hand knowledge on this subject is strongly encouraged to respond. Give me your thoughts by e-mail below: eg: Restructuring, plant closures, job losses due to outsourcing R&D shifts or cutbacks at OEM level University R&D shifts or down-spending on hardware related curricula Financing or venture capital issues Impact on small businesses dependent on domestic mfg by Fortune 500 companies Government program needs or abandonment of hardware/packaging related research Other important issues | |||||||||||||||||||
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Industry or company data Expressions of company or university support industry assoc/consortia support Expressions of int'l cooperation from those who value a continued vibrant US mfg sector Papers/theses on this general subject matter Natl Electronic Mfg Initiative American Electronics Association IPC and its Electronic Mfg Services (EMS) initiative NIST/ATP & mfg extensions DARPA Federal Labs programs US Companies (Compaq, IBM, Intel, Motorola, etc) by: John MacWilliams 302-235-2726 phone 810-277-1991 fax [email protected] | |||||||||||||||||||
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