SHENZHEN, China, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Global Sources
(Nasdaq: GSOL) announces the opening of the 14th International IC-China
Conference & Exhibition (IIC-China, http://www.english.IIC-China.com ), the
only systems design event in mainland China, at Shenzhen Convention and
Exhibition Center through Feb. 27.
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IIC-China is also scheduled to be held in:
-- Xi'an: March 2-3, Xian Greenland PICO International Convention and
Exhibition Centre;
-- Beijing: March 5-6, China World Trade Center; and
-- Shanghai: March 9-10, Shanghai Mart.
For the third year, IIC-China's Shenzhen, Xi'an and Shanghai venues will
also present Components Zone, mainland China's largest electronic components
sourcing event.
"Mainland China's electronics exports may have slowed down from the
double-digit growth we are used to, but they remain robust. Mainland China is
the single largest source of manufactured electronics worldwide. It is an
industry driven by both global and domestic demand," said Mark A. Saunderson,
President of Global Sources' Electronics Business Unit.
"Recent mainland China government policy is expected to expand demand for
consumer electronics in mainland China. The breadth and size of the market,
coupled with favorable policy are expected to support the international
technology companies that supply this industry.
"With the recent dramatic market changes, electronics manufacturers
recognize there is no longer a place for low-price, 'me-too' products. They
are now focusing on quality and innovation to survive and prosper.
"Engineers working for these companies must keep apace of latest design
possibilities and new technology. Their job depends on inspired design, and
inspired design demands new technology -- in a word, innovation; and
innovation is what IIC-China is all about.
"At a time when marketing and promotion are key to survival and growth,
exhibitors use IIC-China to stand out from the crowd and leapfrog competitors
who are pulling back."
Top technology companies keen to penetrate mainland China market
With mainland China ranked as the world's largest IC market, companies
like Altium, Analog Devices, Atmel, Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel, Intersil,
Maxim, Micrel, Microchip Technology, Microsoft Windows Embedded, NEC
Electronics, Numonyx, NXP Semiconductors and Vishay are seizing this
opportunity to exhibit their latest products and services to mainland China's
engineering community.
Intel China's director of embedded sales and marketing group, Terry Sze,
said: "Although the global economic downturn is affecting mainland China, we
are glad to see that so many technology manufactures from around the world are
still participating at IIC-China -- this provides Intel and our fellow
technology companies a great opportunity to network with each other.
"Intel has been promoting the development of industrial and home
automation and embedded ecosystem for over 30 years. Today, we work with our
business partners and over 3,500 clients on developing innovative IA embedded
solutions catering to different applications. The development of embedded
Internet, which is expected to connect over 15 billion embedded computing
devices by 2015, relies on our constant effort to exchange ideas with our
business partners and clients."
IIC-China delivers educational conferences to engineers seeking
inspiration
Industry gurus from leading technology companies are scheduled to deliver
the latest design theories and application methodology on next-generation
communication, embedded systems, automotive electronics and power management
technologies.
Companies to host seminars include Actel, Freescale Semiconductor, Fujitsu
Microelectronics, Future Technology Devices International (FTDI), Infineon
Technologies, International Rectifier and STMicroelectronics.
Saunderson said: "For 14 years, IIC-China has connected great minds,
original ideas and new technology. It has helped mainland China evolve from
being the world's factory to a power house for technologic innovations.
Technology vendors and engineers have always relied on IIC-China as the
perfect channel that delivers solutions for them to cope with different
challenges every step along the way."
Global Sources' design-to-export solution for Greater China and Asia's
electronics industry
IIC-China is an important part of Global Sources' portfolio of electronics
industry media and trade show brands. Combining 29 online and 10 print media,
plus four events which run 13 times across 11 cities, Global Sources provides
Greater China and Asia's electronics industry with end-to-end support - from
product conceptualization through to export of finished products.
Global Sources' key electronics industry event brands also include
International IC-Taiwan Conference & Exhibition
( http://www.english.iic-taiwan.com ) and China Sourcing Fairs: Electronics
and Electronics & Components ( http://www.chinasourcingfair.com ).
For more information about Global Sources, visit
http://www.corporate.globalsources.com .
About Global Sources
Global Sources is a leading business-to-business media company and a
primary facilitator of trade with Greater China. The core business uses
English-language media to facilitate trade from Greater China to the world.
The other business segment utilizes Chinese-language media to enable companies
to sell to, and within Greater China.
The company provides sourcing information to volume buyers and integrated
marketing services to suppliers. It helps a community of over 790,000 active
buyers source more profitably from complex overseas supply markets. With the
goal of providing the most effective ways possible to advertise, market and
sell, Global Sources enables suppliers to sell to hard-to-reach buyers in over
240 countries.
The company offers the most extensive range of media and export marketing
services in the industries it serves. It delivers information on 4.3 million
products and more than 196,000 suppliers annually through 14 online
marketplaces, 13 monthly magazines, over 100 sourcing research reports and 11
specialized trade shows which run 32 times a year across 11 cities.
Suppliers receive more than 53 million sales leads annually from buyers
through Global Sources Online ( http://www.globalsources.com ) alone.
Global Sources has been facilitating global trade for 38 years. Global
Sources' network covers more than 69 cities worldwide. In mainland China,
Global Sources has over 2,800 team members in more than 44 locations, and a
community of over 1 million registered online users and magazine readers for
Chinese-language media.
Global Sources Press Contact in Asia
Camellia So
Tel: +852-2555-5021
Email: cso@globalsources.com
Global Sources Press Contact in U.S.
James W.W. Strachan
Tel: +1-480-664-8309
Email: strachan@globalsources.com
Global Sources Investor Contact in Asia
Investor Relations Department
Tel: +852-2555-4777
Email: investor@globalsources.com
Global Sources Investor Contact in U.S.
Kirsten Chapman & Timothy Dien
Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates, Inc.
Tel: +1-415-433-3777
Email: tdien@lhai.com
