The largest players in contract assembly toughed out last year. This one might be worse.

No matter what happened in 2019, it will be remembered as the end of a bull run. On financial charts, it will look 2001 and 2006, the last spike before the ensuing crash. As it now stands, it will take a significant surge over the rest of 2020 to make the year look respectable compared to the past several. Thanks, coronavirus.

As we roll out the CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY Top 50 EMS Companies list, we chronicle the past calendar year, where M&A activity rose, and many manufacturers spoke of tightening their profit belts.

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