On September 9-10, China’s flat panel forum hosted by DisplaySearch, Xie Qinyi, general manager of DisplaySearch Greater China, said that with the acquisition of Sony’s overseas plants by the new Chi Mei Group’s main entity, Hon Hai has become Sony’s. The largest overseas foundry.
This reporter learned that not long ago, the European Commission approved Foxconn Technology Group, a global electronics foundry giant, to acquire Sony’s two LCD TV production facilities in Slovakia and Mexico. At the same time, Hon Hai Group urgently increased its NT$16.641 billion LCD TV factory in Slovakia on July 6 (RMB 3.5 billion).
Related news shows that outsourcing of consumer electronics companies has become a trend. It is understood that the outsourcing ratio of Toshiba's laptops may increase to 80-90% next year, and Sony will increase to over 90%. Fujitsu's outsourcing ratio for laptops may also increase to about 50% next year. Sources estimate that next year Taiwan's ODM manufacturers Compal Electronics and Inventec will receive orders from Toshiba for 30-40% of OEM orders, while Quanta Computer and Pegatron Technology will each receive from Toshiba 10- 15% of OEM orders. In the first half of this year, Toshiba laptop shipments were 9 million units.
The reporter learned from the scene that Weichuang, which is affiliated with the Hon Hai Group, will become Sony's largest overseas foundry for LCD TVs in the near future.
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