... electronics; • Computers and business electronics; • Consumer electronics; • Industrial electronics and instrumentation; and • Communication. Today, interconnecting electronics in increasingly ... Key Findings and Conclusions, 50 5 A SYSTEMS APPROACH 51 Findings, 51 Considerations, 52 Manufacturing and Globalization, 53 The Separation of Innovation and Manufacturing, 54 Conclusions ... their investment in China and in other lower-cost manufacturing locations. In 2000, the United States was second only to Japan in production of PrCBs, and these two countries had swapped the...