The Swedish market for electronic components is dominated by the telecommunications sector, in which Telefon AB L.M. Ericsson is by far the most significant enterprise. The most promising sub-sectors are semiconductors and connectors due to Ericsson's successes in the telecommunications market. Domestic production, which is highly specialized and low volume, is not a competitive factor for U.S. producers. Most of the leading electronic components manufacturers have a sales office in Sweden, e.g., AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Texas Instruments, Motorola, Intel, Philips, Siemens, SGS-Thomson, National Semiconductor, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, Temic, Toshiba, Fujitsu, NEC, Mitsubishi, Samsung, IDT, Fairchild, International Rectifier and Cypress.
Competition is fierce.
Main competitive factors are technical skill, personal service, accessibility and reliability. It is important to have a good back-up organization, which can provide quick response to modification requests. The Swedish Central Bureau of Statistics. South Korean suppliers are Hyundai and Samsung. Domestic manufacturers of electronic components, Mitel Semiconductor AB, Ericsson Components AB and others are not a competitive threat to U.S. producers.