Philipines Semiconductor and Electronics Convention and Exhibition PSECE 2012

After Thought of Visiting PSECE 2012

Philippines Semiconductor and Electronics Convention and Exhibition PSECE 2012

Organized by Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines, Inc. (SEIPI and support by Major Sponsor ST Microelectronics…

6-8 June 9, 2012 SMX convention centre Manila.

It provided a Presentation platform for technical papers of manufacturing engineers from On Semi and ST other major Semiconductor house in Philippines,  and a glance of the major players and companies supporting the Electronics industry,

Philippines have earned the 4^th most optimistic business leader in the World, after Brazil, Peru and the UAE according to a recent survey conducted by Grant Thornton International Business Report. A global professional business network, The Survey was bases on how business forecast leader foresaw the next 12 months.
Philippines like can have an annual growth of 6.5% which may be the 2^nd highest in Asia. Yet final number will be verified at and of the year.

It is worth a look for business investor to consider the best place for your next Expansion.

China- Rising Salary, hard to find stable work force, political instability, Strong hardware but leak of soft support, . . besides, you can’t put all your investment in one place..

Vietnam- Language and lack of hard soft infrastructure for semiconductor

Thailand- a land of smile, but the last flood does halt a lot of the new expansion plot, as  Rohm decided to close their factory and move to Philippines.

Malaysia – increasing demand for semicon people force them to look for promotion and new job, hard to find stable Middle engineering people. Besides, there is more or less some threat with their political stability and their way to suppress Development of Chinese Society,

Singapore- Industry has been transformed from Manufacturing to Service support and IT 10 years ago basically no more Semicon manufacturing as the other City Hong Kong.

Taiwan- President Ma was blamed not having strong and strategic stimulation to the semiconductor industry; they are now lack of competitive edge as China.

Korea- Focus on 10 big firms who may take up 20% of the Country’s income. Cost of manufacturing forces middle to big company seeks for other business opportunity besides moving overseas like Philippines.

Japan- after 1989, their economic no longer strong as they were in 80's, no Single Electronics Company made real money in 2011. They have to move to other lower cost manufacturing sites like China, Thailand and Philippines.

Myanmar- yet to have any plan to open their market for semicon… may be after Suu Kyi to be the president...

Who will be the next potential candidates for low cost manufacturing consideration?

1. Eastern Europe
2. Ethiopia
3. South Africa

 HK Snob

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