Computer & Electronic
Industries in the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector group establishments that manufacture computers, computer peripherals, communications equipment, and similar electronic products, and establishments that manufacture components for such products. The Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing industries have been combined in the hierarchy of NAICS because of the economic significance they have attained.
Their rapid growth suggests that they will become even more important to the economies of all three North American countries in the future, and in addition their manufacturing processes are fundamentally different from the manufacturing processes of other machinery and equipment. The design and use of integrated circuits and the application of highly specialized miniaturization technologies are common elements in the production technologies of the computer and electronic subsector.
Convergence of technology motivates this NAICS subsector. Digitalization of sound recording, for example, causes both the medium (the compact disc) and the equipment to resemble the technologies for recording, storing, transmitting, and manipulating data.
Communications technology and equipment have been converging with computer technology. When technologically-related components are in the same sector, it makes it easier to adjust the classification for future changes, without needing to redefine its basic structure. The creation of the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector will assist in delineating new and emerging industries because the activities that will serve as the probable sources of new industries, such as computer manufacturing and communications equipment manufacturing, or computers and audio equipment, are brought together. As new activities emerge, they are less likely therefore, to cross the subsector boundaries of the classification.
Their rapid growth suggests that they will become even more important to the economies of all three North American countries in the future, and in addition their manufacturing processes are fundamentally different from the manufacturing processes of other machinery and equipment. The design and use of integrated circuits and the application of highly specialized miniaturization technologies are common elements in the production technologies of the computer and electronic subsector.
Convergence of technology motivates this NAICS subsector. Digitalization of sound recording, for example, causes both the medium (the compact disc) and the equipment to resemble the technologies for recording, storing, transmitting, and manipulating data.
Communications technology and equipment have been converging with computer technology. When technologically-related components are in the same sector, it makes it easier to adjust the classification for future changes, without needing to redefine its basic structure. The creation of the Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing subsector will assist in delineating new and emerging industries because the activities that will serve as the probable sources of new industries, such as computer manufacturing and communications equipment manufacturing, or computers and audio equipment, are brought together. As new activities emerge, they are less likely therefore, to cross the subsector boundaries of the classification.
Reports in this Category:
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
Computer Terminal Manufacturing *
Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
Electron Tube Manufacturing *
Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing
Electronic Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing
Electronic Computer Manufacturing
Electronic Connector Manufacturing
Electronic Resistor Manufacturing
Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing *
Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing *
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing *
Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing *
Prerecorded Compact Disc (except Software), Tape, and Record Reproducing *
Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Software Reproducing *
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing
Watch, Clock, and Part Manufacturing
* Reports with links are available for immediate delivery. Reports without links will be delivered in one business day.
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing
Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use
Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing
Computer Terminal Manufacturing *
Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
Electron Tube Manufacturing *
Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing
Electronic Coil, Transformer, and Other Inductor Manufacturing
Electronic Computer Manufacturing
Electronic Connector Manufacturing
Electronic Resistor Manufacturing
Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing *
Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing *
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing *
Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing *
Prerecorded Compact Disc (except Software), Tape, and Record Reproducing *
Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
Software Reproducing *
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing
Totalizing Fluid Meter and Counting Device Manufacturing
Watch, Clock, and Part Manufacturing
* Reports with links are available for immediate delivery. Reports without links will be delivered in one business day.