advanced manufacturing in santa clara county: july 2013 snapshot

6/27/2013

work2future Snapshot of Advance Manufacturing in Santa Clara County

Summary of Snapshot| Bige Yilmaz, PhD Special Projects Team

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Advanced Manufacturing

July 2013

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Advanced Manufacturing in Santa Clara County

Since the beginning of the 2010 the United States has gained manufacturing jobs which has increased hopes for the future of the

industry. Cognizant of the strong relationship between innovation and the manufacturing industry, the manufacturing movement

placed increased attention on advanced manufacturing, identified technology as the source of the competitive power and targeted

sustained employment gain as a longer term trend.

In our study, due to data and comparability purposes, we used 161 detailed NAICS industries to define advanced manufacturing

cluster in Santa Clara County, which have been identified as advanced product and process intense and research relevant in other

studies conducted in Michigan, Iowa and New Jersey.

San Jose metro area, which includes Santa Clara County, ranks #2 of the top 100 metro areas nationally for specialization in

manufacturing. It also ranks #1 of the top 100 metro areas for GDP growth (20.7 %) between 2009 and 2011. Thirty-two

manufacturing subsectors in Santa Clara County are considered highly “specialized”, meaning they are significantly more

concentrated here than the national average. In March 2013, advanced manufacturing subsectors comprised 89.3 % of all

manufacturing sectors in Santa Clara County. The ratio was 61.8% for the state of California.

In March 2013, the top ten most important subsectors for the local economy that showed regional specialization compared to

California were:

- semiconductor and related device manufacturing;

- computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment manufacturing;

- custom computer programming services;

- computer systems design services;

- printed circuit assembly;

- instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity;

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- radio and television broadcasting;

- computer storage device manufacturing;

- surgical and medical instrument manufacturing; and

- analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing subsectors.

Four of these sectors (computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment manufacturing; printed circuit assembly;

instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity; analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing) are among the

industries that have gained the highest number of jobs in the past year.

Here are two working definitions of Advanced Manufacturing

City of San Jose Office of Economic Development definition of Advanced Manufacturing:

“Advanced Manufacturing is “a family of activities that (a) depend on the use and coordination of information, automation,

computation, software, sensing, and networking, and/or (b) make use of cutting edge materials and emerging capabilities enabled by

the physical and biological sciences, for example nanotechnology, chemistry, and biology. This involves both new ways to

manufacture existing products, and especially the manufacture of new products emerging from new advanced technologies.”

National Council for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) defines advanced manufacturing as an entity that:

"Makes extensive use of computer, high precision, and information technologies integrated with a high performance workforce in a

production system capable of furnishing a heterogeneous mix of products in small or large volumes with both the efficiency of mass

production and the flexibility of custom manufacturing in order to respond rapidly to customer demands." (Fowler, 2010)

For the Advanced Manufacturing Snapshot go to http://www.work2future.biz/content/labor-market-information_research-studies-and-

reports/

Sources:

Helper, S., T. Krueger and H. Wial, Locating American Manufacturing: Trends in the Geography of Production, MPP at Brookings, May 2012.

STPI, White Papers on Advanced Manufacturing Questions, April 2010.

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Santa Clara County: Advanced Manufacturing

Manufacturing Highlights

Manufacturing employment in Santa Clara County has declined from

34% of all jobs in 1990 to 30% in 2000 and 19% in 2013. The sector

experienced a 48.5% decline in employment between 1990 and 2013

and a 22% decline between 2008 and 2013. Manufacturing has

51,339 fewer jobs compared to five years ago in Santa Clara County.

Among Santa Clara County cities, while Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and

Mountain View have lost significant number of manufacturing jobs, the

city of San Jose has gained 31,568 jobs since 1990. However, almost

every city, including San Jose (-30,077), Santa Clara (-33,918),

Sunnyvale (-26,933) and Milpitas (-15,284) have lost jobs during the

last five years.

Source: EconoVue Services 2011-2013

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Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing, -18,320, 4.68, 29,280

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment

Manufacturing, +12,260, 5.15, 22,250

Custom Computer Programming Services,

-10,014, 2.26, 25,769

Computer Systems Design Services,

-1,949, 1.98, 22,552

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly)

Manufacturing, +12,916, 4.47, 13,345

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity

and Electrical Signals, +2,327, 4.16, 7,835

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications

Equipment Manufacturing, -200, 2.65, 8,100

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing,

-1,217, 2.65, 5,122

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing,

-6,578, 1.96, 5,884

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing,

-824, 2.50, 4,585

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing,

+2,995, 6.72, 3,004

Electronic Computer Manufacturing,

-10,482, 2.11, 4,440

Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing,

-2,423, 3.55, 3,054

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing,

+2,312, 6.98, 2,469

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus

Manufacturing, + 1,114, 2.29, 3,286

Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing,

-662, 5.43, 1,679

Other Electronic Component Manufacturing,

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Advanced Manufacturing Industries in Santa Clara County 2008-2013

The three numbers underneath each industry title represent the number of jobs gained or lost (x-axis), the employment concentration (LQ) (y-axis)and the employment size (bubble size) Included Industries: Employment size and employment concentration > 1,000 and 1 respectively.


Advanced Manufacturing Highlights 161 out of 473 NAICS based industries are classified as advanced

manufacturing in Santa Clara County through the analysis of studies

conducted in other states such as Michigan, Iowa and New Jersey.

In 2013 March, there were 8,560 businesses and 213,107 people

employed in advanced manufacturing (including engineering and

research related industries) in Santa Clara County.

Nearly 90% of all manufacturing employment in Santa Clara county

occurred in advanced industries in 2013. Compared to the state of

California, Santa Clara County has a very high representation of

advanced manufacturing industries.


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2013 2012 2010 2008

89.28% 89.30% 89.04% 88.62%

61.79% 60.94% 59.96% 58.13%

Advanced Manufacturing as a Percentage of Total Manufacturing Employment

Santa Clara County

California

** Engineering and research related sectors are included in the advanced manufacturing

When engineering and research related sectors are not

included within the advanced manufacturing classification,

the percentage of advanced manufacturing within total

manufacturing decreases to 86%.

Compared to five years ago, there is 1,097 fewer advanced

manufacturing businesses and 59,573 fewer jobs in Santa

Clara County. However, the percentage of advanced

manufacturing jobs within total manufacturing jobs has

increased over the last five years

0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000

2013

2012

2010

2008

8,560

8,516

7,691

9,657

213,107

215,605

198,952

272,680

Advanced Manufacturing Employment and Buisnesses in Santa Clara County



12,916

12,260

2,995

2,327

2,312

1,754

1,424

1,230

1,114

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Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) …

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment …

Nitrogenous Fertilizer Manufacturing

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing …

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing

Aircraft Manufacturing

Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus …

Motor and Generator Manufacturing

Highest Employment Gain in Advanced Manufacturing Sectors in Santa Clara

County 2008-2013 March

-1,949

-2,180

-2,298

-2,345

-2,423

-2,466

-4,333

-6,578

-8,016

-10,014

-10,482

-17,639

-18,320

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Computer Systems Design Services

Industrial Design Services

Other Electronic Component …

Pharmaceutical Preparation …

Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing

Search, Detection, Navigation, …

Engineering Services

Surgical and Medical Instrument …

Guided Missile and Space Vehicle …

Custom Computer Programming …

Electronic Computer Manufacturing

Bare Printed Circuit Board …

Semiconductor and Related Device …

Highest Employment Loss in Advanced Manufacturing Sectors in Santa Clara County

2008-2013 March



4,115

2,995

2,316

1,808

1,517

1,440

1,285

548

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0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity …



Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment …


Aircraft Manufacturing

Custom Computer Programming Services

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing

Motor and Generator Manufacturing

Highest Employment Gain in Advanced Manufacturing Sectors in Santa Clara


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Instruments Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and …

Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance System and …

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing


All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component …

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

Highest Employment Loss in Advanced Manufacturing Sectors in Santa Clara


Butte County California

The accompanying figures reveal which

advance manufacturing subsectors are

strong in Santa Clara County relative to

California. These sectors, if lost, would

constitute the greatest impact on the

local economy. The sub sectors which

show regional specialization are:

semiconductor and related device

manufacturing; computer terminal and

other computer peripheral equipment

manufacturing; custom computer

programming services; computer

systems design services; printed circuit

assembly; instrument manufacturing for

measuring and testing electricity; radio

and television broadcasting; computer

storage device manufacturing; surgical

and medical instrument manufacturing;

analytical laboratory instrument

manufacturing, etc. 6 of these important

sectors are among the industries with the

highest employment loss between 2008-

2013, including: semiconductor and

related device manufacturing; electronic

computer manufacturing; custom

computer programming services, and

computer systems design services.

These sectors should be given special

attention. Source: EconoVue Services 2011-2013


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Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

Computer Terminal and Other Computer …

Custom Computer Programming Services

Computer Systems Design Services


Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and …

Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless …

Computer Storage Device Manufacturing

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing



Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing


Semiconductor Machinery Manufacturing

Other Electronic Component Manufacturing

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5.15

2.26

1.98

4.47

4.16

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2.65

1.96

2.50

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2.11

3.55

6.98

2.29

5.43

1.41

Employment Concentration in Advanced Manufacturing Sectors in Santa Clara County March 2013


Santa Clara County: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing

Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing is one of the

most important advanced manufacturing sectors in Santa Clara

County. The sector comprises 554 firms and 29,280 jobs. Relative

to California, it shows a high employment concentration (LQ=4.67).

Unfortunately, the sector has lost 10,418 jobs since March 2012

and 18,320 jobs since 2008.

Employment 2013 March Frequency Percent Cumulative Percent

1-10 177 31.9 31.9

11-49 118 21.3 53.2

50-100 38 6.9 60.1

101-250 26 4.7 64.8

251-500 14 2.5 67.3

501-1000 12 2.2 69.5

1001-2500 2 .4 69.9

Missing 167 30.1 100.0

Total 554 100.0

The breakdown of the size of the semiconductor and related device

manufacturing firms in Santa Clara County shows that 53% of firms

have less than 50 employees. Only 5% of the firms (28) have more

than 250 employees and they account for 64% of the total

employment in the semiconductor manufacturing sector.

There is 54 semiconductor manufacturing firms with employment

larger than 100 in Santa Clara County. These firms, even though

constitutes 9.7% of the firms, make up 78.7% of total employment

in the sector.

37% of the semiconductor and related device manufacturing firms

are located in the city of San Jose followed after the cities Santa

Clara (24%), Sunnyvale (17%) and Milpitas (7%).

San Jose 204 37%

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Santa Clara 130 24%

Sunnyvale 96

17%

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Milpitas 37 7%

San Jose

Palo Alto

Campbell

Cupertino

Monte Sereno

Morgan Hill

Saratoga

Santa Clara

Sunnyvale

Firms in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Milpitas

constitutes 49.3%, 23%, 11% and 11% of total industry employment

respectively. These figures indicates that San Jose and Milpitas

home to firms with higher employment concentration compared to

other cities in Santa Clara County.

Major employers (employment>750) in the semiconductor and

related device manufacturing sector are as follows:

San Jose: LSI Corporation (2,400), Hewlett-Packard Company

(1,000), Xilinx Inc. (988), Maxim Integrated Products Inc (956),

Cypress Semiconductor Corp (930).Santa Clara: National

Semiconductor Corp (1,700), Marvell Semiconductor Inc . (900)

Sunnyvale: Solar Semiconductor Inc (1,000).Milpitas: Linear

Technology Corporation (900), Intersil Communications Inc. (750)


Santa Clara County: Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

Computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment

manufacturing is one of the most important advanced

manufacturing sectors in Santa Clara County. The sector

comprises 159 firms and 22,250 jobs. Relative to California, it

shows a high employment concentration (LQ=5.15).

The sector has gained 1,517 jobs since March 2012 and 12,260

jobs since 2008.

The breakdown of the size of the computer terminal manufacturing

firms in Santa Clara County shows that 67% of firms have less

than 50 employees. Only 10.6% of the firms (17) have more than

250 employees and they account for 87% of the total employment

in the computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment

manufacturing sector.

In Santa Clara County, there are 24 computer terminal

manufacturing firms with employment larger than 100 .These firms,

even though constitutes 15% of the firms, make up 93% of total

employment in the sector.

61% of the computer terminal and other peripheral equipment

manufacturing firms are located in the city of San Jose followed after

the cities Santa Clara (14%), Sunnyvale (14%) and Milpitas (11%).

Firms in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Milpitas

constitutes 64%, 3.6%, 17% and 11% of total industry employment

respectively. These figures indicates that city of San Jose has a

dominance in the industry (because of Cisco Systems Inc) and the

city of Santa Clara homes to smaller size firms relative to other cities

in the county.

Major employers (employment>750) in the computer terminal and

other peripheral equipment manufacturing sector are as follows:

San Jose: Cisco Systems Inc (800), Brocade Communications

Systems Inc (800)Sunnyvale: Juniper Networks Inc (2,000)

Employment 2013 March Frequency Percent

Cumulative

Percent

1-10 70 44.0 44.0

11-49 37 23.3 67.3

50-100 8 5.0 72.3

101-250 7 4.4 76.7

251-500 4 2.5 79.2

501-1000 11 6.9 86.2

1001-2500 1 .6 86.8

8000-10000 1 .6 87.4

Missing 20 12.6 100.0

Total 159 100.0

San Jose 61

38%

9 6%

5 2 1 3

Santa Clara 23

14%

Sunnyvale 22

14%

9 6%

4

1 2 Milpitas 17

11%

San Jose

Palo Alto

Campbell

Cupertino

Morgan Hill

Saratoga

Santa Clara

Sunnyvale

Mountain View

Los Gatos


Santa Clara County: Custom Computer Programming Services

Custom computer programming services is one of the most

important advanced manufacturing sectors in Santa Clara County.

The sector comprises 1,652 firms and 25,769 jobs. Relative to

California, it shows an employment concentration of 2.26.

The sector has shown a slight recovery by adding 548 jobs since

March 2012 which still is not enough to clear the effects of 10,014

lost jobs since 2008.

The breakdown of the size of the custom computer programming

services firms in Santa Clara County shows that 74% of firms

(1,227) have less than 10 employees and they make 15% of the

industry employment. Less than 1% of the firms (13) have more

than 250 employees and they account for 29% of the total

employment in the custom computer programming services

sector. There is 38 custom computer programming services firms

with employment larger than 100 in Santa Clara County. These

firms, even though constitutes only 0.1% of the firms, make up

45% of total employment in the sector.

27.5% of the custom computer programming services firms are

located in the city of San Jose followed after the cities Palo Alto

and Sunnyvale (both 13.4%), Santa Clara (11.9%) and Mountain

View (9.8%).

Firms in the city of San Jose, Palo Alto, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara,

constitutes 29%, 12%, 14% and 16% of total industry employment

respectively. These figures indicates that custom computer

programming services industry in Palo Alto is mostly dominated by

small sized firms in comparison to other cities in the county.

Major employers in the custom computer programming services are

as follows:

San Jose: International Bus Mchs Corp (1,500), Bea Systems

Inc.(1,000), Magma Design Automation Inc (410) Santa Clara:

Oracle America Inc (1,100), Cignex Technologies Inc (325)

Sunnyvale: Access Systems Americas Inc (518), Horizon

Technologies Inc (213), Hcl America Inc (200) Palo Alto: Cloudera

Inc (301), Sap Labs LLC (300), Palantir Usg Inc (190) Mountain

View: Bristlecone Incorporated (1,000), Synopsys Inc (500), Group

Avantica Inc (260)

Employment 2013 March Frequency Percent Cumulative Percent

1-10 1227 74.3 74.3

11-49 244 14.8 89.0

50-100 66 4.0 93.0

101-250 25 1.5 94.6

251-500 8 .5 95.0

501-1000 3 .2 95.2

1001-2500 2 .1 95.3

Missing 77 4.7 100.0

Total 1652 100.0

Palo Alto 221 13%

Sunnyvale 222 13%

45 3%

56 3% 57

3%

90 5% 70

4% 19 1%

Mountain View 162 10%

San Jose 455 28%

Santa Clara 197 12%

39 2%

Palo Alto

Sunnyvale

Los Gatos

Milpitas

Campbell

Cupertino

Gilroy

Los Altos


Santa Clara County: Computer Systems and Design Services

Computer Systems and design services is one of the most

important advanced manufacturing sectors in Santa Clara County.

The sector comprises1542 firms and 22,552jobs. Relative to

California, it shows an employment concentration of 1.98.

Unfortunately, the sector has lost 1,949 jobs since 2008 with a

slight recovery of 141 jobs during the last year.

The breakdown of the size of the computer systems and design

services firms in Santa Clara County shows that 92% of firms have

less than 50 employees. Only 1% of the firms (16) have more than

250 employees and they account for 41% of the total employment

in the computer systems and design services sector.

There is 35 computer systems and design services firms with

employment larger than 100 in Santa Clara County. These firms,

even though constitutes 2.3% of the firms, make up 53.5% of total


35% of the computer systems and design services firms are

located in the city of San Jose followed after the cities Sunnyvale

(12%), Santa Clara (11%), Palo Alto(9%) and Mountain View (8%).

Firms in the city of San Jose, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, and Palo Alto


respectively. These figures indicate that especially San Jose and

Sunnyvale home to firms with larger employment in the computer

systems an design services sector compared to other cities in Santa

Clara County.

Major employers in the computer systems and design services

sector are as follows:

San Jose: Ericsson Inc (2,200), Lockheed Martin Corporation

(1,018), Northrop Grmmn Spce & Mssn Sys (600).Sunnyvale:

Netapp Inc (1,600), Fujitsu America Inc (400) Santa Clara:

Intellipro Group Inc (380), Predictive Systems Inc (312) Mountain

View: Mozilla Corporation (425), Milpitas: At Road Inc (350),

Oracle America Inc (251), Los Gatos: Infogain Corporation (186),

Cupertino: Brigade Inc (110), Campbell: Intellectsoft LLC (120)


Cumulative

Percent

1-10 1251 81.1 81.1

11-49 161 10.4 91.6

50-100 46 3.0 94.6

101-250 21 1.4 95.9

251-500 9 .6 96.5

501-1000 2 .1 96.6

1001-2500 3 .2 96.8

Missing 49 3.2 100.0

Total 1542 100.0

San Jose 533 35%

Palo Alto 139 9%

44 101

26 35

Santa Clara 170 11%

Sunnyvale 191 12%

Mountain View 119 8%

53 51

57 San Jose

Palo Alto

Campbell

Cupertino

Monte Sereno

Morgan Hill

Saratoga

San Martin

Santa Clara

Sunnyvale


Santa Clara County: Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly)

Manufacturing

Printed circuit assembly is one of the most important advanced

manufacturing sectors in Santa Clara County. The sector comprises

129 firms and 13,345 jobs. Relative to California, it shows an

employment concentration of 4.47.

The sector has shown a huge employment gain by adding 12,916

jobs since 2008, 2,316 of which has been added since March 2012.

The breakdown of the size of the printed circuit assembly firms in

Santa Clara County shows that 50% of firms (64) have less than 50

employees and they make only 7.6% of the industry employment.

10% of the firms (13) have more than 250 employees and they

account for 66% of the total employment in the printed circuit

assembly sector. There is 26 printed circuit assembly firms with

employment larger than 100 in Santa Clara County. These firms,

even though constitute 20% of the firms, compose 85% of total


42.6% of the printed circuit assembly firms are located in the city of

San Jose followed after the cities Santa Clara (29%) and Milpitas

(14%).

Firms in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara, Milpitas and Sunnyvale


respectively.

Major employers in the printed circuit assembly sector are as

follows:

San Jose: Smtc Manufacturing Corp Cal (1,875), Flextronics Intl

USA Inc (892), Jabil Circuit Inc (500), Sanmina-SCI Corporation

(375), Sanmina Corporation (318),Santa Clara: Hadco Santa Clara

Inc (2,000), Sanmina-SCI Corporation (1,200),Sunnyvale: Sierra

Circuits Inc (105), Westak Inc (100),Milpitas: Flextronics Intl USA

Inc (530), Ddi Milpitas Corp (210), Morgan Hill: Paramit

Corporation (260)


Cumulative

Percent

1-10 30 23.3 23.3

11-49 34 26.4 49.6

50-100 14 10.9 60.5

101-250 13 10.1 70.5

251-500 9 7.0 77.5

501-1000 1 .8 78.3

1001-2500 3 2.3 80.6

Missing 25 19.4 100.0

Total 129 100.0

Milpitas 18

14%

San Jose 55

42%

Santa Clara 37

29%

Sunnyvale 11 8%

Campbell

Gilroy

Los Gatos

Milpitas

Morgan Hill

Mountain View

Palo Alto

San Jose

Santa Clara

Saratoga

Sunnyvale


Santa Clara County: Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing

Electricity and Electrical Signals Instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and

electrical signals is one of the most important advanced

manufacturing sectors in Santa Clara County. The sector

comprises 152 firms and 7,835 jobs. Relative to California, it shows

an employment concentration of 4.16.

The sector has shown a huge employment gain by adding 2,327

jobs since 2008. The gain is even higher as 4,115 since March

2012.

The breakdown of the size of the instrument manufacturing for

measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals firms in

Santa Clara County shows that 78% of firms (119) have less than

50 employees and they make 13% of the industry employment.

Only 2.7% of the firms (4) have more than 250 employees and they

account for 66% of the total employment in the sector. There is10

firms with employment larger than 100 in Santa Clara County.

These firms, even though constitutes only 6.6% of the firms, make

up 79% of total employment in the sector.

31.6% of the instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing

electricity and electrical signals firms are located in the city of San

Jose followed after the city of Santa Clara (28.9%).

Firms in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale and Milpitas,


respectively. These figures indicate that the city of Santa Clara

dominate the instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing

electricity and electrical signals industry because of the presence of

Agilent and Sangfor Technologies firms.

Major employers in the custom computer programming services are

as follows:

San Jose: Teradyne Inc (225), Echelon Corporation (185), Photon

Dynamics Inc (112), S V Probe Inc (100),Santa Clara: Agilent

Technologies Inc (3275), Sangfor Technologies (900), Infiniti

Solutions Usa Inc (100) Morgan Hill: Anritsu US Holding Inc (500),

Milpitas: KLA-Tencor Corporation (150), Cupertino: Verigy (us)

Development Inc (99)

Employment 2013

March Frequency Percent

Cumulative

Percent

1-10 88 57.9 57.9

11-49 31 20.4 78.3

50-100 9 5.9 84.2

101-250 6 3.9 88.2

251-500 2 1.3 89.5

501-1000 1 .7 90.1

2501-5000 1 .7 90.8

Missing 14 9.2 100.0

Total 152 100.0

Milpitas 11 7%

San Jose 48

32%

Santa Clara 44

29%

Sunnyvale 11 7%

Campbell

Cupertino

Los Altos Hills

Los Gatos

Milpitas

Morgan Hill

Mountain View

Palo Alto

San Jose

Santa Clara

Saratoga

Sunnyvale

Butte County California



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