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Contributor:
Walt Custer
Walt Custer is the founder and president of Custer Consulting Group. In 2000, he was voted "one of the 10 most influential persons in the PCB industry." He is also on the board of directors for Coretec, Inc. and holds an M.S. degree in Physical Chemistry. ( More... )
Custer's firm, Custer Consulting Group, provides market research, business analysis, and forecasts focused on printed circuit board fabrication and assembly, passive components and semiconductors, and the electronic equipment end markets.
In addition to supplying MarketEye with weekly, in-depth market analyses, Custer also writes CircuiTree magazine's monthly "Market Outlook" column.
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Weekly Market Updates for May 23, 2012
05.23.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
European Update; Comments on U.S. Census Revision on Electronic Shipments, Orders and Inventories; Packaging Substrate Market; 1Q’12 Mobile Phone Shipment; “Mobile Phone “Gray Market”; WDM and SONET/SDH Optical Network Equipment Market; U.S. Leading Indicator and Industrial Production Updates Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for May 16, 2012
05.16.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Taiwan/China April Update; 1Q’12 Electronic Supply Chain Global Growth by Sector; 1Q’12 Silicon Wafer Shipments and 4Q’11 Photovoltaic Equipment Book/Bill; Flexible PCB Forecast for 2012; Semiconductor Probe Card Market Update Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for May 11, 2012
05.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
1Q’12 Growth by Sector for Global Electronic Supply Chain; March Semiconductor Shipments up 1.5% Sequentially; Improved Global Manufacturing Activity in April but Europe Lags; March U.S. Electronics Demand Edges up; 1Q’12 Smartphone Shipments up 42% versus Same Quarter in 2011; U.S. GDP expanded 2.2% in 1Q’12 Keep reading...
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Economic Outlook Improves Slightly
05.02.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Walt Custer provides the “Economic Outlook” portion of the April 2012 edition from Ed Henderson’s monthly Electronic Market Forecast. Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for April 25, 2012
04.25.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Japanese and Global Electronic Equipment and PCB Market Growth; Strong N. America and Japanese SEMI Equipment Shipments; Notebook and Ultrabook Market Projections; 4G Device and OLED Screen Market Forecasts; U.S. Industrial Production Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for April 18, 2012
04.18.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Regional Electronic Equipment Sales Growth; Taiwan/China and Europe Updates; 1Q’12 PC and Media Tablet Market Growth; Fabless Semiconductor 2011 Sales by Company Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for April 11, 2012
04.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Improved Electronics Demand; Global Industrial Production Growth, World PMI Leading Indicator, SIA Comments on February Semiconductor Shipments; Global Printed Electronics Market; World IT Spending Forecast; World Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Market; U.S. and Europe Purchasing Managers Indices Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for April 5, 2012
04.05.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
U.S. Electronics Demand Improves; N America PCB Orders Rise; Semiconductors Showing Signs of Recovery; Global Chip Foundry Market; Touch Screen End Markets; Top Semiconductor Suppliers in 2011; DRAM Forecast Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for March 28, 2012
03.28.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Updated Global Forecasts; Japanese Electronic Supply Chain Performance in January; Improving North American SEMI Equipment Demand; Worldwide SEMI Equipment Spending Forecast; Exchange Rate Updates Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for March 21, 2012
03.21.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Europe and Taiwan/China Updates; Top SEMI Equipment Suppliers in 2011; Upgraded 2012 Semiconductor Forecast; LED Lighting Driving Power Semiconductor Sales; U.S. and Global Industrial Production Growth; 2011 Decline in World TV Sales Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for March 14, 2012
03.14.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
GDP & Electronic Equipment Regional Growth Forecasts, US Electronics Update, Global Semiconductor Shipments by Region, Semiconductor Fab Spending Outlook, Personal Computer Shipment Forecast & 4Q'11 Disk Storage Market by Major Supplier Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for March 7, 2012
03.07.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Soft January Orders for U.S. Electronic Equipment; Global Semiconductor Data Potential Disruption; February PMIs Point to Continued Manufacturing Growth in U.S. and Signs of Stabilization in Europe; Updated Exchange Rates and Metal Prices; North American PCB January Data; 4Q’11 Server Market Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for March 1, 2012
03.01.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Fourth Quarter 2011 Global Electronic Supply Chain Performance; N American & Japanese SEMI Equipment Book/Bills; HDD Capacity Recovery; Notebook & Media Tablet Growth & Supplier Market Shares; Automotive Display, Ethernet Switch and e-Book Reader Markets Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for February 22, 2012
02.22.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
European Electronic Supply Chain and Component Distribution Updates; U.S. Leading Indicator Rises; Optical Network Equipment Suppliers; LED Lighting Supply & Demand; LTE Datacom Equipment; Smartphones & Media Tablet Markets Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for February 15, 2012
02.15.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Taiwan/China January Sales Update; SIA Comments on December Semiconductor Global Chip Shipments; Smartphone & Media Tablet Markets; Hitachi's HDD Production Outlook Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for February 8, 2012
02.08.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
European PCB Industry Update; December Global Semiconductor, U.S. Electronics and North American PCB Data Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for February 3, 2012
02.03.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
U.S. & Japanese Electronics Updates, Improved Chip Demand, HDD Price Trends, Foxconn Hon Hai Product Mix, EMS & ODM Forecast, Top OEM Semiconductor Buyers, Revised PC Market Forecast, 4Q'11 U.S. GDP Growth, U.S. Leading Indicator Rises, German Business Confidence Improves, Ultrabooks vs. Media Tablets Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for January 25, 2012
01.25.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
World & Japanese Printed Circuit Market Growth, U.S. & Global Industrial Production, Flash Memory & DRAM Growth and CAPEX, Chip Foundry Market, Cloud Server Forecast & Current Metal Prices Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for January 18, 2012
01.18.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Upturn in SE Asia, Taiwan & European Market Updates, Stabilized Material Prices, Global Wafer Fab Capacity, 4Q’11 Personal Computer Shipments, Global Handset Shipments for 2011 & 2012 Keep reading...
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Weekly Market Updates for January 11, 2012
01.11.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Leading Indicators, U.S. "Factory Orders", Passive Components, U.S. Electronic Supply Chain Growth, World IT Spending Forecast, Exchange Rates & Metal Prices Keep reading...
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Market Updates
01.04.2012 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
November World Semiconductor Shipments, N American PCB Orders & Shipments, Electronic Materials and Process Equipment Sector Composites, Smartphone Volumes, World PCB Shipments for 2011 and 2012 (projected), U.S. Leading Indicator Increase and HDD Contract Demands for 2012 Keep reading...
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U.S. & Japan Electronics Updates
12.28.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
US & Japan Electronics Updates; Isola Prevails in Patent Suit; Applied Materials Predicts Rebound in 2H’12; Taiwan Flex Makers Benefit from Orders Shifted from Thailand; Japan SEMI Book/Bill Improves; Top 10 Semiconductor Producers in 2011; Global 3Q’11 Media Tablet Sales up 265% in 3Q’11 vs. 3Q’10 Keep reading...
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Latest Market Updates
12.21.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Chinese Electronics Industry Busy Ahead of Lunar New Year; Recent 2012 Forecasts from Japan & Germany; Updated Semiconductor & SEMI Equipment Forecasts; 3Q’11 Wafer Fab Utilization, Capacity and Starts; Semiconductor Packaging Materials Market; U.S. Aerospace Outlook; HDD Supply & Demand Forecast through 4Q’12 Keep reading...
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Market Updates & Forecasts
12.14.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Taiwan/China & U.S. Updates, SEMI Year-end Forecast, SEMI Packaging Market, Component Maker to Supply for Peak Demand before Lunar New Year, External Storage Market Keep reading...
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Latest Market Updates
12.07.2011 // Posted by: Walt Custer // Posted in: Articles, Industry Conditions
Walt Custer provides us with the latest WSTS semiconductor forecast through 2013, the latest world server and mobile device market data, and updated global & regional monthly electronic equipment shipments and PCB monthly shipments data. Keep reading...
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