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THAI LAND OF INVESTMENT THAILAND Overview of the Electronics and ICT Industry Japan-Thailand Forum February 26, 2003

History of Development Thailand Board of Investment

• Import substitution (1960 - 1973) simple assembly from CKD kits • Initial exports (1974 - 1986) NS, Philips, AMD, Minibea, Seagate, Sharp • Expanding exports (1987 - 1992) Thomson, Delta, Sony, Canon, Cal-Comp, Fujitsu • Clusters (1993 - present) IBM Storage & 375+ Companies

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Importance of Electronic and Electrical Industry to Thailand • 25.5% of BOI-promoted projects (2nd after auto industry) • Employment (300,000+ jobs) • Clusters & Technology (1,000+ Companies)

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Thailand ’s Major Electronics Thailand’s & ICT Exports 2002 (mil US$) Computers and Peripherals

5,860

Electronic Components

5,720

Consumer Electronics

3,971

Electrical Products and Parts

1,597

Telecoms and Office Equipment

817

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Current Key Players in E&E Industry • HDD & HDD Parts 9 IBM, Fujitsu, Western Digital Seagate, Read-Rite, Hoya, Minebea, Nidec

• Printer 9 Cal-Comp, Canon, Oki

• PCBA 9 Celestica, Koshin, ACT, SCI Systems, SVI, Hana, Pemstar, PCTT, Mektec

• White Goods (Air Conditioner, Refrigerator) 9 Daikin, Fujitsu General, Mitsubishi, Sharp, Toshiba, Sanyo

2003 Export Projections Thailand Board of Investment

US$ mil.

Computers and parts Electrical Circuits Radios, TVs and parts

2002 7,464

2003 7,539

Growth 1%

3,453

3,625

5%

2,102

2,270

8%

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