Benchmark (NYSE: BHE), a global provider of engineering, design, and manufacturing services, today held a virtual grand opening of its new advanced electronics manufacturing facility in Phoenix. Benchmark’s President and CEO Jeff Benck hosted the live webcast and was joined virtually by several dignitaries including Arizona Governor Doug Ducey and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego.
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Business Confidence in IT Spending Declines Despite Moves to Ease Economic Lockdown, According to IDC COVID-19 Tech Index
Business confidence levels declined in the last week of May, according to the latest update to the IDC COVID-19 Tech Index. IT buyers in the US, Western Europe, and some parts of Asia/Pacific indicated that they now expect total IT spending to decline by more than previously anticipated. This is in spite of a general stabilization in other market indicators over the past month, as many countries prepare to tentatively move into a gradual recovery phase.
Exact Metrology Provides Updates on PolyWorks Inspector and Hexagon Romer
An online tutorial shows how to make sure the Hexagon Romer Absolute Arm is still in calibration.
COVID-19 Decimates Automotive Power Semiconductor Revenue in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on sales of automotive power semiconductors, with falling demand for motor vehicles causing global market revenue to decline by 16 percent in 2020.
Cadence Achieves Digital and Custom/Analog EDA Flow Certification for TSMC N6 and N5 Process Technologies
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that its digital full flow and custom/analog tool suites have been further enhanced to deliver optimal results on TSMC’s N6 and N5 process technologies.
Graphene and 2D Materials Could Move Electronics Beyond ‘Moore’s Law’
A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA has published a new review on a field of computer device development known as spintronics, which could see graphene used as building block for next-generation electronics.
Carbon Nanotube Transistors Make the Leap from Lab to Factory Floor
Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment used to manufacture the silicon-based transistors that are the backbone of today’s computing industry.
Boosting Energy Efficiency of 2D Material Electronics Using Topological Semimetal
Driven by the ever-increasing desires of the consumer market for smaller, lighter and smarter devices, the size of consumer electronics such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, have been continually shrinking while becoming more powerful in terms of performance over the years.
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Announces Go-Live of Newly Integrated Performance Materials Organization
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced an important milestone in its Bright Future transformation program for its Performance Materials business.
Imagination Announces Next-Generation IEEE 802.11ax/Wi-Fi 6 IP for Low-Power Applications
Imagination Technologies announces the launch of IMG iEW400, its latest IP based on Imagination’s Ensigma Wi-Fi technology. iEW400 delivers integrated RF and baseband, designed for low-power and battery-powered applications such as the internet of things (IoT), wearables and hearables.
