State of On-Shoring: Problem of China
Jim O'Reilly, Storage Engineer
EBN (4/14/2016)
When we discuss on shoring, the elephant in the room is always the People's Republic of China (PRC). China's economy is slowing fast enough to raise the issue of its future direction. The PRC has had a good run as a low-cost manufacturer with decent product quality, but labor costs have risen drastically over the last decade making the country vulnerable to re-sourcing decisions that take into account the logistics costs and risks associated with long pipelines.
From a nation-state perspective, China is a poor partner. Trade is very one-sided and, despite promises to open up, most companies find doing business in China very difficult. The state and party require large portions, usually a majority, of ownership to vest into their hands directly or indirectly, while treading through bureaucracy is a nightmare. In the long haul, China's success is unsustainable on this basis alone, especially with labor costs quadrupling in the last decade, bringing costs close to parity with low-wage areas in the US.
E-mail This Article | Printer-Friendly Page |
Related News
- China's Tsinghua Secures $22 Billion in State Backing
- ChipIdea Participated in the State Visit of the President of the Republic of Portugal to China
- Controversial former Arm China CEO founds RISC-V chip startup
- Qualitas Semiconductor Appoints HSRP as its Distributor for the China Markets
- China's Intel, AMD Ban Helps Local Rivals, Analysts Say
Breaking News
- Ceva multi-protocol wireless IP could simplify IoT MCU and SoC development
- Controversial former Arm China CEO founds RISC-V chip startup
- Fundamental Inventions Enable the Best PPA and Most Portable eFPGA/DSP/SDR/AI IP for Adaptable SoCs
- Cadence and TSMC Collaborate on Wide-Ranging Innovations to Transform System and Semiconductor Design
- Numem at the Design & Reuse IP SoC Silicon Valley 2024
Most Popular
- GUC provides 3DIC ASIC total service package to AI/HPC/Networking customers
- Qualitas Semiconductor Appoints HSRP as its Distributor for the China Markets
- Siemens collaborates with TSMC on design tool certifications for the foundry's newest processes and other enablement milestones
- Credo at TSMC 2024 North America Technology Symposium
- Huawei Mate 60 Pro processor made on SMIC 7nm N+2 process