Contract Manufacturing To Capture 27% Of The Electronics and IT Total Available Market by 2006, According to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Combined, electronics manufacturing services (EMS) and original design manufacturers (ODM) captured 20% of the electronics and IT total available market (TAM) in 2001, according to a new study by IDC. The TAM for contract manufacturing services reached $560 billion for the year.

"The fact that only 20% of the TAM has been outsourced underlines the tremendous opportunity for future growth within the contract manufacturing industry. We expect that contract manufacturing will capture 27% of the TAM by 2006," according to Kevin Kane, program manager for IDC's Contract Manufacturing Services.

The EMS market grew 6.0% in the second quarter of this year. Flextronics held the lead during this quarter with 14.2% of total revenue. Solectron was a close second with 13.8%. Sanmina-SCI held the...