| For most of us our day starts with a ring tone of | | | | components & devices have been reduced |
| an electric alarm clock. Then as we get ready in | | | | to hand held devices. |
| the morning we use a couple of other devices | | | | Electronics devices are used for everyday |
| ranging from an electric shaver to an electric iron. | | | | functions. Some of these are the ones that are |
| The point here is that we have hardly started our | | | | purely for our interest and entertainment. |
| day and most of our morning is spent using | | | | Electronic devices and components like WiFi |
| various electronic devices and components. The | | | | (Wireless Fidelity) technology, applications such as |
| list of electronic products that we use in a week | | | | Voice Over IP (VoIP), web surfing, movie play |
| would be so long that most of us would be | | | | back, MP3 player, portable gaming devices and |
| shocked on seeing the amount of dependence on | | | | camcorders are some glaring examples which |
| these products. As you must have realized by | | | | provide us entertainment everyday. Items like |
| now, these Electronic products and components | | | | computers and cell phones are now a necessity |
| form a major part of our daily life. They either | | | | rather than a luxury. The consumer electronics |
| provide us a useful function or they entertain us. | | | | segment of devices and components gets |
| Irrespective of the purpose they perform, we all | | | | improved more and more every year to provide |
| would agree that we can't survive without these | | | | us more functionality, convenience and |
| products. | | | | satisfaction. The gap between entertainment and |
| These electronic components have become a | | | | functionality for the usage of these electronic |
| major part of our daily life, whether we think so | | | | products and devices is getting closer every day. |
| or not. Our dependence on these electronic | | | | Electronic devices today are compact, lightweight |
| gizmos is only increasing everyday. Nobody needs | | | | and functional along with a long life cycle due to |
| to be a technology expert to realize that | | | | the high quality electronic components in their |
| electronic components play a major role in our | | | | production. The electronic market is changing |
| lives. | | | | every day and rapidly evolving. |
| In recent years, the electronics segment has | | | | Some of the products being offered today are |
| undergone a tremendous transformation. All this | | | | Portable electronic devices such as Portable Media |
| has contributed to a new way of life. | | | | Players (PMPs), Smartphones, & GPS-PDAs, |
| Miniaturization and integration are the key factors | | | | laptop computers, hand-held devices such as |
| that have fueled the tremendous growth of | | | | cellular telephones, personal media devices including |
| portable electronics technology. Electronic | | | | the iPod from Apple. |