Summary - Canadian Industry Statistics

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing semiconductors and other electronic components.

The following activities involving printed circuit boards are undertaken in this industry: the production of the laminate material; the manufacture of the bare (rigid or flexible) printed circuit boards without mounted electronic components; and the loading of electronic components onto the boards.

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  Example Activities:
  Capacitors, electronic, fixed and variable, manufacturing
  Chokes for electronic circuitry, manufacturing
  Circuit boards, printed, bare, manufacturing
  Connectors, electronic (e.g., coaxial, cylindrical, printed circuit, rack, panel), manufacturing
  CRT (cathode ray tubes), manufacturing
  Diodes, solid state (e.g., germanium, silicon), manufacturing
  Electron tubes, manufacturing
  Fibre optic connectors, manufacturing
  Inductors, electronic component type (e.g., chokes, coils, transformers), manufacturing
  Integrated microcircuits, manufacturing
  Integrated optical circuits (IOC), manufacturing
  LCD (liquid crystal display) unit screens, manufacturing
  LED's (light emitting diodes), manufacturing
  Loaded computer boards, manufacturing
  Memory boards, manufacturing
  Memory chips, semiconductor, manufacturing
  Microcontroller chips, manufacturing
  Microprocessor chips, manufacturing
  Modems, personal computer, manufacturing
  MOS (metal oxide silicon) devices, manufacturing
  Optoelectronic devices, manufacturing
  Personal computer modems, manufacturing
  Photonic integrated circuits (PIC), manufacturing
  Printed circuit boards, bare (i.e., without mounted electronic components), manufacturing
  Printed circuit laminates, manufacturing
  RAM (random access memory) chips, manufacturing
  Rectifiers, electronic component-type, manufacturing
  Resistors, electronic, manufacturing
  Semiconductor devices, manufacturing
  Silicon waveguides, manufacturing
  Solar cells, manufacturing
  Telephone and telegraph transformers, electronic component type, manufacturing
  Transformers, electronic component type, manufacturing
  Transistors, manufacturing
  Vacuum tubes, manufacturing
  Wafers (i.e., semiconductor devices), manufacturing

  Exclusions

  Establishments primarily engaged in:
  manufacturing X-ray tubes (33451, Navigational, Measuring, Medical and Control Instruments Manufacturing)
  manufacturing wire and cable for electronic, computer and communications application.