IDC's Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster is a competitive market model and tool for semiconductor suppliers, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturing (ODM) providers, device OEMs, and investment companies. As a majority of electronics products are produced through contract manufacturing operations, the services offered by EMS and ODM providers, including design, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and fulfillment operations and processes, play a pivotal role in the go-to-market strategies of OEMs and semiconductor firms. Clients subscribing to this service receive a quarterly automated Excel pivot table and presentation with key events, trends, and forecast assumptions that allows users to customize IDC's EMS competitive data in an easy-to-use format. Clients have access to historical EMS quarterly revenue data for 2004-2008 and annual market forecasts for 2009-2013, updated on a quarterly basis for major industry segments and geographic regions. The Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster now also includes analysis of the value chain and OEM consumption of contract manufacturing services for the PC and mobile phone segments.

Because you need trusted, unbiased market data to make the right decisions. Whether you currently compete in one or multiple EMS markets, are evaluating entering into a new market or region, are making an investment decision, are using or considering prospective contract manufacturing partners, or if EMS firms play an important part of your value chain, data from IDC's Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster can help you:

• Evaluate current and potential EMS and ODM partners
• Understand the supply chains for PCs, servers, mobile phones, and other electronics products, as well as the roles played by EMS and ODM providers in the supply chain
• Gain insights into competitors' supply chains
• Evaluate which EMS and ODM vendors are best positioned for future market share growth
• Assess long-term opportunities and understand how product forecasts will shape the EMS landscape in the future

Historical market data:

• Quarterly worldwide company revenue and market share data

Forecast market data:

• Annual electronic manufacturing outsourcing market forecast

OEM consumption data:

• Annual PC and mobile phone OEM-EMS consumption data

Option 1: All-Inclusive Level

• Access to the Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster data updated on a quarterly basis (EMS/ODM market forecast by vendor, geographic region, and product segment)
• Access to periodic research publications highlighting various EMS/ODM research topics and supply chain mapping reports

Option 2: Database-Only Level

• Access to the Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster data updated on a quarterly basis (EMS/ODM market forecast and market share by vendor, geographic region, and product segment)

Option 3: Secondary Market Level - Any single split of the following data

• Annual worldwide EMS market forecast by geographic region
• Annual worldwide EMS market forecast by product segment
• Annual worldwide ODM market forecast by geographic region
• Annual worldwide ODM market forecast by product segment

Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster subscribers receive four updates to IDC's market forecast data and four updates to historical vendor share information per year.

EMS/ODM Market Forecast:

• January 2009
• April 2009
• July 2009
• October 2009

EMS/ODM Market Share:

• December 2008
• March 2009
• June 2009
• September 2009

IDC's Worldwide Electronics Manufacturing Services Forecaster database serves as the basis for all IDC EMS supply-side research, including market forecasts and consulting projects. This database contains revenue data collected from the top 30 EMS/ODM companies for 2004-2007 and market forecasts for 2008-2012. Revenue for nine EMS product segments and three geographic regions is also included in the database.

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