Electronics MNCs seeing growth in China ops.San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- End-market demand remains relatively healthy, driven by robust growth in handsets, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a December December: see month. report from Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank AG (IPA: /'dɔɪ.tʃə/[1]) (ISIN: DE0005140008, NYSE: DB) (English: German Bank (db.com). Following meetings with Flextronics, Jabil, Amphenol and Nam Tai Electronics Inc., the firm announced that "handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. demand remains robust, while other high volume programs appear to be trending inline to slightly above plan." Flextronics' 3.1 million sq. ft. site in Doumen is trending "slightly above plan" for the December quarter, DB said, with demand coming from handsets, Xbox and graphic cards. Amphenol's Shenzhen facility, which builds parts for storage, handsets, consumer electronics and communications infrastructure, is performing "well above" guidance for the quarter and should continue to deliver solid sales and profit growth in 2006 as a result of several new product wins, DB said. The site, which has shown a return on invested capital of greater than 50% for the past four years, is responsible for about 4% of the company's total revenue, DB estimates. Meanwhile, Jabil's facility in Huangpu, is running ahead of plan in the November quarter on strong demand from HP and Nokia, DB said. DB estimates the plant is responsible for about 10% of Jabil's revenue. Edited by Mike Buetow |
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