Conformal coating has provided benefits to industry for many years, either in the high reliability market sector or where products have to deal with extreme environmental conditions. In recent years, due to changes in technology and miniaturization, coatings are being used in different industries like telecommunications, automotive and consumer products. Continue Reading…
Electronic Systems Community appoints CEO
Members of the Electronic Systems Community (ESCO, formerly the UK Electronics Alliance) along with representatives from the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) welcome the appointment of Sarah Macken as ESCO CEO. Continue Reading…
Warren East awarded CBE
From New Electronics:
‘Former ARM chief Warren East has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List.
‘The 52-year-old, who retired as the Cambridge-based firm’s chief executive in July, is credited with building the British firm into one of the world’s most successful tech companies. Continue Reading…
ESCO announces next counterfeit awareness seminar
Between 2009 and 2011 alone, reports of counterfeit parts in the electronics supply chain have quadrupled and these parts are infiltrating even the most secure supply chains. This year to date, the Anti Counterfeiting Forum website has received an average of 30 new reports of alleged counterfeit components per week. Continue Reading…
UKEA to become ESCO Executive
The UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA), comprising the leading trade associations and other bodies representing the electronic systems community, is to change its name to the ESCO Executive. The UKEA was formed in response to the DTI Electronics Innovation and Growth Team (EIGT) Report, published in 2005, to create a single body to represent the industry. Continue Reading…
The ESCO Leadership Council continues to take shape
The new Leadership Council has been further strengthened by the addition of Stephen Pattison, Vice President of Public Affairs at ARM Holdings and Joe Willson, Managing Director of Emerson Process Management, who join founder members Warren East, Juergen Maier, Indro Mukerjee, Keith Williams and Sir Hossein Yossaie. Continue Reading…
UK targets 55pc rise in electronic systems to create £120billion industry by 2020
Additional 150,000 skilled jobs across UK if plan is realised
A strategy was today announced by leading members of the UK’s electronic systems industry outlining aims to significantly grow the UK’s electronic systems industry to £120 billion (up 55%) by 2020 and create an additional 150,000 highly-skilled jobs. Continue Reading…
ESCO forms UK Electronic Systems Leadership Council
Following the launch today (Thursday 27 June) of a major report on the future for the UK’s electronic systems sector, the Electronic Systems Leadership Council has been created to take forward the goals set out in the ESCO (Electronic Systems Challenges and Opportunities) report. Continue Reading…