A Worldwide Vision
Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world. The company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems.
Amphenol was founded in 1932 and is active in the China region since 1984. In 2001, the revenue of the company reached $1.4 billon (one of the topest 4 connector manufactures) and had 11000 employees globally.
The primary market for the company's products are communication and information processing markets, including cable television, cellular telephone, data communication and information processing systems; aerospace and military electronics; automotive, rail and other transportation as well as industrial applications.
Telecom Infrastructure Market
Amphenol is a leading supplier of RF connectors and cable assemblies, a recognized leader in flat ribbon cable technology as well as a growing provider of 2mm and backplane connectors.
Amphenol has a penetration strategy of all leading infrastructure manufactures both direct and through CEMS and has unique position in products and global presence to support worldwide network technology standards. In China, Amphenol is an expert at localization of cable assemblies and connectors for global OEM customers.
Mobile Phones Market
Amphenol supplied components to 220 million digital handsets in 2000, double compared to 1999. Amphenol set up an alliance relationship with all major handset manufacturers resulting in excellent outlook with the next generation platforms. Even though the market share has shifted at within the -mobile phone manufacturers, Amphenol's broad customer base and product range supports continued growth.
Datacom Market
Amphenol is a core supplier for hard disk connectors and network attached storage products, a leading supplier to the high-end market for servers and storage systems and a interconnect supplier for ADSL system. In addition Amphenol strongly participates in expanding the usagee of fiber optic technology for transmission (SDH) and other applications.
Amphenol also introduces newly engineered interconnect solutions for increased data rates, high density and single integrity.
