Made in China: Opportunities and Challenges for Smart Phones

Loyola Marymount University's Center for Asian Business will present a lecture on smart phone technology.

The Center for Asian Business welcomes David Hoffman, director of New Product Introduction for Motorola Mobility's Home Products division, to the LMU campus on Wednesday, October 19 at 6:00 p.m. in Hilton 100. Hoffman's lecture, "Made in China: Opportunities and Challenges for Manufacturing Smart Phones," will explore what "made in China" means within the electronics industry and discuss current and future trends. He will also discuss smart phone sales, which are expected to be 500 million units this year. Many of these devices are made in mega-factories in China, some with over 100,000 employees.

Hoffman has extensive experience over the last seven years working with China manufacturing as a quality director covering both product and component levels manufacturing. Hoffman has a master's degree in engineering management from Marquette University and is a certified master black belt.

Motorola Mobility is a $7B company that provides innovative technologies, products and services that enable a broad range of mobile and wireline, digital communication, information and entertainment experiences. Its product portfolio primarily includes mobile devices, wireless accessories, set-up boxes and video distribution systems, and wireline broadband infrastructure products and associated customer premises equipment.