Michael Dell says he wants to save the company bearing his name, again. In perhaps his strongest defense of the now contentious offer to take the company private, the founder of Dell Inc. argued that the move would help the PC and enterprise computing manufacturer complete a critical transition it must make in the face…
Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Inc., argued his case for taking the company private as opposed to a leveraged buyout proposed by billionaire Carl Icahn, in a presentation to investors filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, June 21, 2013. The following is the formatted pdf text of Dell’s presentation:…
The LED market in recent months has benefited from inventory demand and lighting market orders, according to TrendForce‘s research division LEDinside. In May, 2013, Taiwanese listed LED manufacturers’ total sales revenue increased to NTD10.96 billion (+6.8%MoM，+23.8%YoY). Meanwhile, Taiwanese listed LED chip manufacturers’ total sales revenue reached NTD4.44 billion (+6.7%MoM，+10.9%YoY). Moreover, that of Taiwanese listed LED package…
Readers who have followed my writing in blogs and whitepapers may find this blog out of character. Its premise is that the value delivered by EMS companies (contract manufacturers) is higher than the amount they charge for services. While my message is pay for value, it often comes across as too many are paying too…
Perhaps because they are generally unpredictable and uncontrollable, natural disasters would seem to top the list of events that could deliver the most destructive shocks to the global economy and the electronics supply chain. Empirical evidence indicates this may not be the case, however. A compilation of the most severe historical shocks to the world…