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Points out that asset reuse, cost-cutting, outsourcing to Asia and consolidation in the Electronics Manufacturing Service (EMS) business are expanding the list of challenges for Agilent Technologies. Challenge on how to continue to service customers, specially when EMS companies have consolidated their production lines, grown bigger and are more demanding in terms of service and advanced equipment. INSET: FINANCIAL WELLBEING.

Points out that surging domestic and overseas demand for electronics equipment is expected to transform China's semiconductor industry into a $42 billion market by 2006. Combination of favorable government policies and tremendous surge in foreign investment; Plans to ramp up integrated circuit-making facilities; Initial public offerings to fuel the ramp up.

Presents news briefs relating to telecommunication and electronics companies in the Asian region, compiled as of June 2004. Sony Corp.'s joint development with Toppan Printing Co. of a paper disc that holds more data than a digital videodisc (DVD); Chinese semiconductor company Green Mountain Integrated's plan to set up an eight-inch wafer facility in Nantong, Jiangsu Province in China; Toshiba Corp.'s budget for displays and semiconductor devices to help make up for its personal computer (PC) business.

Reports that Hewlett-Packard (HP) has beaten Asian market leader Lenovo in terms of total Asian personal computer (PC) sales in the first quarter of 2004. Number of computers shipped by the two companies; Market shares of other vendors such as IBM Corp., Dell and Samsung Electronics; Lenovo's market share in China; Increase in PC sales in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan.

Presents news briefs relating to the Asian electronics industry, compiled as of June 2004. Samsung's goal of making a percentage of its output in China in 2004; Investment to be made by Canon to build a high-end copier plant in Japan; Joint venture called Eudyna Devices launched by Fujitsu and Sumitomo Electric Industries to make compound semiconductors used for home appliances.

Reports that makers of handset components in Taiwan are struggling to supply big mobile phone companies with colour displays and camera lenses. Parts shortage problems of Motorola, Nokia and Siemens.