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CMYK CMYK National Computrade News | 15April - 29 April, 2012 24 T oday the Tablet PC market in India is one of the fastest growing markets around the globe. With its introduction in India, the market has witnessed huge growth in terms of demand, shipments and emergence of various players, national & international, in the industry. The figures and the growth rate indicate that the Tablet PC market is still a niche market in India and has huge potential in the coming years. In a strategic move, Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd has increased its Tablet manufacturing capacity to 3 lakhs per month at its manufacturing facilities in India. In order to meet the ever growing demand of Tablet’s in the country from the Corporate and the Government sector, the company has increased its tablet production capacity. Simmtronics has been manufacturing Tablets in India for the past one year. In addition, the company is looking at further increasing its manufacturing capacity to six lakh tablets per month by the end of 2012. Simmtronics has an Order booking of over Rs. 100 crores including Exports. Simmtronics is already exporting its Tablets to Middle East, Europe and other markets. "Our continued success of the tablets, as well as the stronger growth rates of the tablet markets has forced us to increase our tablet manufacturing capacity to 3 lakhs units per month. This will help us to meet the ever growing demand of our products in India. In addition to India, we are also exporting these products to countries like Dubai, Europe and South Africa,” informed Indrajit Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd. Simmtronics has a projection of TABLET orders of 2M Tablets in the year 2012-13. Range includes 7” and 10” Resistive and Capacitive Tablets. Simmtronics technical expertise is that Simmtronics can manufacture the Tablets to the Customers / Users technical specifications and requirements. Simmtronics technical and R&D capability is the highest quality in India. Simmtronics is already competing with the Big Brands in the global market. Tablet PC market in India is a niche market that is quickly picking up the pace in terms of adoption. With growing numbers of affordable Tablets, popularity of the device amongst in focus Simmtronics ramps up its Tablet manufacturing capacity budget-sensitive consumers is expected to increase manifold. Portability & varied utility of the product will drive its adoption in the coming years. Business users also look to adopt Tablet PCs for business & operational usage. Simmtronics is one of the leading manufacturers of Tablets, Motherboards, Desktop PCs, Memory Module and Netbooks in the country. The company has manufacturing facilities in India, Singapore and Dubai and has sales offices in UAE, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, India, UK, USA and Singapore. The company has emerged as leading IT Components to IT products manufacturers across the globe. The company has manufacturing facilities all across and is on a major growth path. The company has already received more than 59 national and international awards for its technology leadership and product superiority. Simmtronics is the only company in the globe which has manufacturing technology to manufacture Computer components and full PC products. There are many new players which are in the development phase of Tablet PC’s specifically designed for the Indian consumers. In the coming Simmtronics has been manufacturing Tablets in India for the past one year. In addition, the company is looking at further increasing its manufacturing capacity to six lakh tablets per month by the end of 2012. years, consumers will have a wide range of Tablet PC’s to choose from. There will be many players in the industry and the shift from laptops and notebooks to Tablet PC’s will strongly contribute to the robust demand of Tablet PC in India which will in turn continue to drive this industry. According to Research Director of TechSci Research, India is a price sensitive market and the only challenge for the Tablet PC’s growth will be the prices for the international players. With increasing penetration of computing devices in India, the sales of Tablet PC’s will definitely increase many folds making it a USD 800 Million market by 2016. "Our continued success of the tablets, as well as the stronger growth rates of the tablet markets has forced us to increase our tablet manufacturing capacity to 3 lakhs units per month. This will help us to meet the ever growing demand of our products." Indrajit Sabharwal, Managing Director, Simmtronics Semiconductors Ltd.
