eacs attains ISO1401, Carbon Neutral and Carbon Reduced Organisation Certified status in drive to become Net Zero
COP26 needs to deliver a simplified mechanism and support structure to help businesses start their Net Zero journey Next week the COP26 Conference in Glasgow will once again raise how businesses can become more sustainable and support the government’s commitment to becoming Net-Zero by 2050. As of 21 March, a third of the UK’s largest businesses […]
Plexus Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results
NEENAH, WI— Plexus Corp. (PLXS) today announced financial results for our fiscal fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 2, 2021, and guidance for our fiscal first quarter ending January 1, 2022. Fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $843 million, GAAP operating margin of 5.0% and GAAP diluted EPS of $1.16, including $0.23 of stock-based compensation […]
ECIA Posts Workplace Survey Results Webinar Recording
ATLANTA – ECIA has been tracking member responses to workplace disruptions caused by the pandemic by means of a survey conducted with industry company management during early Aug 2021 and again in late Sep 2021. ECIA’s Chief Analyst Dale Ford discusses the survey results in a webinar recording now available at 2021 Oct 19 Results from Survey on Business […]
Supply Chain Constraints Finally Catch Up to the Global Smartphone Market, Contributing to a 6.7% Decline in Third Quarter Shipments, According to IDC
NEEDHAM, Mass. – The double-digit growth in the smartphone market in the early quarters of 2021 came to an end in the third quarter of 2021 (3Q21) as worldwide shipments declined 6.7% year over year. According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 331.2 […]
The role of nanomaterials in electronics
The late twentieth to early twenty-first century is known as the silicon age, and the impact of silicon on the electronics industry is almost too large to quantify. But, silicon electronics are close to their physical limits in terms of efficiency and performance. Research initiative the Graphene Flagship is working on the solution — nanomaterials like graphene and graphene related materials (GRMS). In this article, Sanna Arpiainen, deputy division leader for the 2D Experimental Pilot Line (2D-EPL), explains how layered materials will unveil a new generation of electronics, promising new functionalities and applications.