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Question 1: Please select your job function:
Buyer
16.9%
Manager
16.9%
Sales
14.6%
Engineer / Technical
47.2%
Other
4.4%
Question 2: Please select your company type
Distributor
18.0%
OEM
28.1%
Contract Manufacturer
18.0%
Engineering Design Services
14.6%
Other
21.3%
Question 3: How do you see the outlook for the Semiconductor Industry in the short term (2005)?
Slow and miserable
2.3%
Slow but promising
25.9%
Just OK - steady as she goes
41.6%
Picking up - very promising
29.2%
Will be a great year all around
1.1%
Question 4: In your opinion, what will be driving competitiveness in the semiconductor industry in 2005-2006? (Rank from 1 to 5; 1 = Very Important, 3 = Average, 5 = Not Important at all)
1
2
3
4
5
A) Component Prices
42.7%
32.6%
15.7%
3.4%
5.6%
B) Availability of Products
53.9%
27.0%
12.4%
4.5%
2.2%
C) Supply Chain Effectiveness
16.9%
43.8%
29.2%
5.6%
4.5%
D) New Product Development
25.8%
34.8%
25.8%
10.1%
3.4%
E) Global Production Ability
14.6%
31.5%
32.6%
16.9%
4.5%
F) Human Resource Cost Containment
7.9%
27.0%
37.1%
20.2%
7.9%
G) Superior Technology
33.7%
34.8%
13.5%
12.4%
5.6%
Question 5: In your opinion, how serious are each of the following issues? (Rank from 1 to 5; 1 = Very Important, 3 = Average, 5 = Not Important at all)
1
2
3
4
5
A) Counterfeit Product Risks
43.8%
23.6%
18.0%
11.2%
3.4%
B) Lead Free Component Redesign Issue
29.2%
38.2%
27.0%
3.4%
2.2%
C) The China Factor (competitiveness impacts)
24.7%
39.3%
20.2%
9.0%
6.7%
D) The India Factor (competitiveness impacts)
20.2%
34.8%
30.3%
12.4%
2.2%
E) Vendor Reliability (ability to deliver)
40.4%
38.2%
12.4%
4.5%
4.5%
F) Customer Reliability (ability to count on demand)
40.4%
31.5%
20.2%
2.2%
5.6%
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