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In the past year, Flextronics have established optics know-how at its Swedish sites. The company had hoped to deliver its first optics components early last autumn. However, the slowdown means that the optics venture will not take off for at least another six months.
"The harsh economic climate has slowed development in the optics sector, the market is flat at the moment," says Peter Kim, deputy MD for Flextronics' European optics operation.
Flextronics aim to attract business from Sweden's growing optics sector as and when the companies get ready for volume production. At Flextronics' site in Stockholm, about a hundred people are developing production and test processes for smaller prototype series. In Västerås, the company also has resources for developing prototypes and for producing small pilot series.
However, so far demand just isn't there.
"In the current situation, optics companies are using their own resources for as long as they can," says Peter Kim.
He thinks it is going to be at least six months before Flextronics starts to develop optics components for their customers.
Elektroniktidningen has talked to two Swedish optics companies, Zarlink and Optillion, and neither of them have any immediate plans to turn to a contract manufacturer for production of optics components. In fact, Zarlink marketing manager Roland Andersson believes that it will take at least a couple of years before volumes grow enough to warrant contract manufacturing.
Flextronics aim to attract business from Sweden's growing optics sector as and when the companies get ready for volume production. At Flextronics' site in Stockholm, about a hundred people are developing production and test processes for smaller prototype series. In Västerås, the company also has resources for developing prototypes and for producing small pilot series.
However, so far demand just isn't there.
"In the current situation, optics companies are using their own resources for as long as they can," says Peter Kim.
He thinks it is going to be at least six months before Flextronics starts to develop optics components for their customers.
Elektroniktidningen has talked to two Swedish optics companies, Zarlink and Optillion, and neither of them have any immediate plans to turn to a contract manufacturer for production of optics components. In fact, Zarlink marketing manager Roland Andersson believes that it will take at least a couple of years before volumes grow enough to warrant contract manufacturing.
Gittan Cedervall
