© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Electronic Manufacturing Trends in Medical Industry Contract Manufacturing Spurs Electronic Manufacturers Market Surface Mount Technology Group “The perception among some OEM’s that Asian regions are unreliable, has increased the overall potential for contract manufacturing among smaller participants. This makes the North American medical devices market a very attractive one for EMS providers.”

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Industry Trends Revenue from medical devices is growing at a faster rate in EMS, PCB and component segments as compared to industries like telecom and computing To cut costs, manufacturers are increasingly outsourcing to EMS providers Increasing board densities increase the cost of PCBs and number of components attached per board Lead-free manufacturing requires expensive electronic components and new board layouts Acceptance of micro packages is expected to increase in the medical industry

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Features Frost & Sullivan Provides: An in-depth analysis of the North American medical electronic manufacturing service providers market Geographical and end-user analysis Demand and technology analysis Market drivers, restraints, and challenges Market trends Market share of major medical EMS providers, PCB manufacturers and component manufacturers Major selection criteria for supply chain partners by OEMs

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What We Offer Market Coverage: USA, Mexico and Canada Proven methodology encompassing extensive primary and secondary data and research covering major optoelectronic manufacturers, products and end-user groups Credible revenue forecast based on accurate data and analysis helps you formulate the right market strategies A detailed analysis of current market trends Comprehensive analysis of medical electronic industry, market dynamics and OEMs requirements helps you formulate better business decisions

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit? Current Market Participants Find out how you compare to the competition Assess current and future drivers and restraints Understand the dynamics at work in different manufacturer segments Determine and exploit new market share opportunities Current Market Participants - Suppliers Know the conditions of the North American medical electronics market Understand the market position of each PCB and component supplier and their profiles Understand the market trends and challenges Understand the market strategies

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Who Will Benefit? (Cont’d) Current Market Participants - Customers Know the conditions of the North American medical electronics market Understand the profiles of the suppliers Understand market trends Understand the market challenges and strategies of manufacturers Investment Community Assess current and future drivers and restraints Understand market dynamics, strategy and growth initiatives Identify likely prospects of mergers and acquisitions Assess attractiveness of investing in the North American medical electronics market

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. What’s Included Market drivers, restraints and challenges Market analysis with data on North American medical electronic manufacturers, geographic region and end-user groups Manufacturers’ profiles, competitive analysis and future growth strategies Technological and demand analysis

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Market Participants 3M Alpha Electronics Corp. of America Advance Flex International Advanced Circuit Technology, Inc. ATM Components & Technology, Inc. AVX Corp. BC Components Benchmark Electronics, Inc. Beruaeu Electronics Bourns, Inc. Cadence Design System Celestica Circuit Systems, Inc. Circuit-Wise, Inc. Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. CTS Resistor Electrocomponents Data Circuit Systems, Inc. DDI Circuits, Inc. Delta Circuits, Inc. DYCONEX Elcoteq Network Finmek S.p.A. Flextronics Corp. HADCO Honeywell Jabil Circuit, Inc. KAMAYA ELECTRIC CO., LTD KOA Speer Electronics Manufacturers' Services Ltd. (MSL)

© Copyright 2004 Frost & Sullivan. All Rights Reserved. Key Market Participants (Cont’d) Matsushita Electronic Components MERIX Multek, Inc. Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Nippon Chemicon Panasonic PEMSTAR, Inc. PhotoCircuits, Inc. Plexus ROHM CO., LTD. Samsung Electro Mechanical Sanmina-SCI Corp. Saturn Electronics & Engineering, Inc. SEI Electronics, Inc. SMTC Manufacturing Corp. Solectron Corp. SUSUMU CO., LTD. SYNNEX Corp. Taiyo Yuden (U.S.A.), Inc. TDK Corp. Teradyne, Inc. TT electronics plc Tyco Electronics Universal Scientific Industrial VIASYSTEMS Group, Inc. Vishay VOGT electronic Yageo Corp. Yamamoto Manufacturing

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