Worldwide Smartphone Market Up 7.8% in the First Quarter of 2024 as Samsung Moves Back into the Top Position, According to IDC Tracker

NEEDHAM, Mass. – According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker , global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year over year to 289.4 million units in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24). While the industry is not completely out of the woods, as macroeconomic challenges remain in many markets, this marks the […]

Manufacturing Market Insider (MMI) announces that the Top 50 EMS companies worldwide declined to $423 billion in revenue.

  Nevada City, California –  Manufacturing Market Insider, a newsletter specializing in the EMS (electronics manufacturing services) industry, has released its annual MMI Top 50™ list of the world’s largest EMS providers. In 2023, Top 50 sales accounted for $423 billion in revenue—a decline of $26 billion. MMI tabulates its ranking information through an annual […]

Electronics Manufacturing Insights from Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss at APEX 2024

Learn about the upcoming EMSNOW and in4ma On Tour that will explore Tunisia’s electronics manufacturing sector as I, Philip Stoten, alongside industry gurus Eric Miscoll and Dieter Weiss, examine the dynamics at play in North Africa and the United States. Our conversation at APEX 2024 in Anaheim California bridges continents, unveiling Tunisia’s cost-competitive edge, a […]