Our exhaustive primary research methods are central to the value that MIC delivers. A combination of questionnaires and on-site visits to the major manufacturers provides a first view of the latest data and trends. Information is subsequently validated by interviews with the manufacturers' suppliers and customers. This process is backed up by a cross-domain team-based approach, creating an interlaced network across numerous interrelated components and system-level devices to ensure statistical integrity.

Complementing our primary research is a running database of industry and market information in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Dedicated research into the macro-environmental trends shaping the ICT space, from societal, economic, legal, and political shifts, to advances issuing from the scientific community, also allows us to properly contextualize events and anticipate future trends. Offices and research missions in Taipei, Shanghai, Tokyo, Seoul, San Jose, and Dusseldorf, as well as partnerships with research organizations across Asia, further enable our on-the-ground approach.