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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.
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.
Most Recent Articles (view complete archive)
| 08.18.2008 |  | Signs of the Times |
| In this issue of MarketEye, Walt Custer discusses the softening of the European and Japanese economies, falling oil prices, the strengthening of the U.S. Dollar, and the status of the electronics industry in Southeast Asia. | ||
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| 08.11.2008 | | Global Business Environment |
| In MarketEye this week, business analyst, Walt Custer provides the first two pages from Ed Henderson’s August Market Forecast. See www.hendersonventures.com for details on how to get Ed’s entire 26-page newsletter, (which includes global forecasts of electronic equipment and semiconductor markets). | ||
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| 08.04.2008 | | Global Electronics Growth – Busy Season Begins |
| Walt Custer, TTI’s resident business analysis, provides a look at the global electronics industry. He notes overall moderate growth. | ||
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| 07.28.2008 | | Global Business Conditions: Charts & Data Do the Talking |
| In this edition of MarketEye business analyst, Walt Custer, reviews a number of key releases that occurred in the global electronics industry last week. | ||
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| 07.21.2008 | | Economic Indicators & SEMI CAPEX; China Feels the Heat; U.S. Dollar Slips Further; Chip Prices May Rise But...A Great Free Book |
| Business analyst Walt Custer provides a global overview of the electronic components industry in this week’s edition of MarketEye. | ||
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| 07.14.2008 | | Taiwan/China - Anemic June Recovery; Chip Foundries and SEMI CAPE "Feel the Pinch" |
| Business analyst, Walt Custer, discusses the Taiwan and China market, metal price increases, chip foundries, and semiconductor spending in this issue of MarketEye. | ||
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| 07.07.2008 | | Soft Domestic Landing in Progress? Or is the U.S. Seasonally-Adjusted DOC Data too Optimistic |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer attempts to determine if the electronic component industry and its end markets are slightly improving. However, he thinks that optimistic data from the Department of Commerce may be skewing the results. | ||
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| 06.30.2008 | | U.S. Durable Goods Update, Exchange Rates, Metal Prices; Computer & Computer Component News ... and more! |
| In this edition of MarketEye, Custer offers a brief overview of the electronic component industry. | ||
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| 06.23.2008 | | Global Electronic Equipment & SEMI Shipments Decline; Reports of Mobile Phone Component Inventory Build in China |
| In the latest edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer reports on the status of the electronic component industry while focusing on mobile phone component inventory, specifically Apple’s 3G iPhone. | ||
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| 06.16.2008 | | Taiwan/China May 2008 Update, Recent Semiconductor and Computer Forecasts, Plus More Market Data & Prognostications |
| Business Analyst, Walt Custer discusses the status of the industry in Taiwan and China. He also offers some market information and predictions in this issue of MarketEye. | ||
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| 06.09.2008 | | Global Economic Outlook (through 2010) |
| Business analyst, Walt Custer shares a portion of Ed Henderson’s Electronic Market Forecast in this edition of MarketEye. | ||
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| 06.02.2008 | | Semiconductor Upturn + Solar/Photovoltaic Panels = Growth Opportunities |
| In this edition of MarketEye, business analyst Walt Custer provides insight to some growth opportunities in the electronic component industry. | ||
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| 05.27.2008 | | Not Robust, but not Disastrous either |
| Industry business analyst, Walt Custer, provides a somewhat negative outlook on the electronic component industry. | ||
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| 05.19.2008 | | End Market Growth by Sector; Elusive SEMI Recovery; Strengthening U.S. Dollar; Stabilized (except tin) Metal Prices and Taiwan/China April Results |
| In this week’s edition of MarketEye, Walt Custer provides a brief overview of the electronic component industry both domestically and globally. | ||
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| 05.12.2008 | | Taiwan/China Update & Global Economic Outlook |
| Business analyst Walt Custer provides an updated look to the global electronics industry, focusing specifically on Taiwan and China. | ||
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| 05.05.2008 | | Global Electronics Food Chain: First Quarter Performance |
| Business analyst Walt Custer provides an overview of the global electronics industry. He notes that the market is mixed, and 2008 will be challenging for the industry. | ||
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| 04.28.2008 | | U.S Electronics Growth Bucks Global Slowdown |
| Walt Custer reports that the electronic equipment and printed circuit board sectors are increasing. | ||
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| 04.21.2008 | | 2008 & 2009 Industry Growth Outlook |
| Walt Custer, MarketEye’s business analyst, discusses the current state of the electronic component industry, including semiconductors, MLCCs, and tin prices. He also predicts moderate growth in the industry for 2008. | ||
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| 04.14.2008 | | Economic Outlook, Europe's End Markets & Taiwan/China's "Mixed" March Recovery |
| Sales in Asia have rebounded, but the general outlook for the electronic component industry is for slowing growth according to business analyst, Walt Custer. | ||
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| 04.07.2008 | | Has the U.S. Electronics Sector "Recovery" Begun? |
| Business analyst, Walt Custer, reports a slight improvement in the electronics industry in this weekly installment of MarketEye. | ||
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