In this group are companies like Jabil Circuit, Flextronics International, Celestica, Sanmina-SCI and other specialized players.

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Four years ago, Hon Hai was smaller by revenue than Nasdaq-listed Flextronics International Ltd.

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He points to SpinCircuit, a company HP funded along with Cadence Design Systems, and contract manufacturer Flextronics International.

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That poses problems for Palm's contract manufacturer, Flextronics International (nasdaq: FLEX - news - people ).

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The surge in outsourcing has made fortunes for shareholders in such companies as Solectron in Milpitas, California, and Flextronics International in Singapore.

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That poses problems for Palm's contract manufacturer, Flextronics International--especially after Sept. 11.

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Walter Shimoon, 39, has been fired from his San Diego job at Flextronics International, where he was a senior director of business development.

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Flextronics International in Singapore and Jabil Circuit in St.

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Customers of Flextronics International (nasdaq: FLEX - news - people ), whose products include printers for Hewlett-Packard (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) and the Xbox for Microsoft (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ), have asked for contingency plans in case manufacturing is disrupted in China.

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