text: In Asia-Pacific, Local OEMs Are Biggest Buyers - EBNOnline	In Asia-Pacific, Local OEMs Are Biggest Buyers - EBNOnline
  "Local companies have led, are leading and will lead the Asia-Pacific region in semiconductor spending growth — not the larger OEMs headquartered elsewhere, such as Apple, Hewlett-Packard Co. and Dell Inc.," said Myson Robles-Bruce, senior analyst for semiconductor spending and design activity at IHS. "This is critical given the Asia-Pacific is the largest global region for chip purchasing — and is set to outperform the rest of the world in coming years. Apple is leading the Top 10 in growth and size worldwide during 2012 and 2013, giving it enormous advantages in terms of component supply and pricing. However, the Asia-Pacific players are playing to their home-field advantage, wielding in Asia the same kind of influence that Apple now enjoys globally."