U.S. House Approves Measure to Promote R&D on Lead-Free Electronics in Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Medical Sectors
IPC, the global trade association for the electronics industry, is applauding the U.S. House of Representatives for approving a measure that would promote research and development into the performance of lead-free electronics in high-reliability sectors such as aerospace, defense, automotive, and medical equipment. The House this week voted 327-101 to approve an amendment to the National Defense […]
Pent-up Demand for Mobile Connectivity from Rural Communities Primes US$ 20.2 Billion in Rural Cell-site Expenditure in 2019
Singapore – There is a growing divide in terms of the quality of mobile broadband coverage between rural and urban communities. Mobile operators are responding to local community and state regulatory pressure to ensure mobile cellular coverage is not just ‘voice-capable’ but also ‘mobile broadband-capable’. In 2019, an estimated US$20.2 billion will be invested in developed […]
G2 and Beyond: Taiwan should target top-end manufacturing, says Katerra CEO Michael Marks
Michael E Marks, incumbent chairman of Katerra and former CEO of Flextronics has pointed out that Taiwan should focus on the manufacturing of products with premium values instead of mass production of entry-level devices. Marks made the comments at the G2 and Beyond forum that Digitimes organized in Taipei on June 22, which also featured […]
EMSNOW Executive Interview: Benchmark’s CEO, Jeff Benck
Jeff Benck took over the reins of Benchmark in March of this year. Jeff is an engineer who spent his early years as a development engineer at IBM and went go on to hold various engineering, marketing and project management roles at the company over 18 years. EMSNOW caught up with Jeff recently to learn more…