Roundup From ECIA Barbara Jorgensen 10/31/2011 (7) comments Some takeaways from the recent conference: The US economy will expand in the second half of this year and next year, and employment is expected to rise moderately this year.
AMD Reports Q3 Data EBN Newswire 10/28/2011 Post a comment Advanced Micro Devices reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2011.
Demand Is the Alpha Dog, Not Supply Bolaji Ojo 10/28/2011 (24) comments Winning OEMs like Apple sell products for which demand is guaranteed, but losers supply products for which demand is an item on a wish list.
Motorola Mobility Posts Q3 Data EBN Newswire 10/27/2011 Post a comment Motorola Mobility Holdings reported its financial results for the third quarter, including a revenue increase.
So Far, This Downturn Is Different Barbara Jorgensen 10/27/2011 (12) comments Channel partners are not spending a lot of time discussing canceling backlog, taking back parts, and swapping out inventory like they did in 2009.
TSMC Posts Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/27/2011 Post a comment Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported financial results for the third quarter, including declines in revenue and net income.
Bel Reports Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/27/2011 Post a comment Bel Fuse Inc. announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2011.
Molex Reports Q1 Data EBN Newswire 10/26/2011 Post a comment Molex Incorporated reported results for its first quarter, including record revenue and earnings per share.
Arrow Sets Financial Marks EBN Newswire 10/26/2011 Post a comment Arrow Electronics posted record revenue and earnings per share for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Lattice Posts Q3 Figures EBN Newswire 10/21/2011 Post a comment Lattice Semiconductor Corporation published its third-quarter financial results, including a drop in revenue.
Celestica Reports Q3 Data EBN Newswire 10/21/2011 Post a comment Celestica Inc. reported its third-quarter financial results, including increases in earnings and revenue.
Big Blue's Near-Term Sales vs. Long-Term Strategy Logical Link 10/21/2011 (9) comments IBM, in the face of much criticism, has consistently created new opportunities for itself and willingly walked away from low-margin business that no longer made sense.
Altera Announces Q3 Figures EBN Newswire 10/20/2011 Post a comment Altera Corporation announced its third-quarter financial results, including drop in sales and net income.
Freescale Posts Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/20/2011 Post a comment Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I released its financial results for the third quarter of 2011.
Amphenol Reports Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/20/2011 Post a comment Amphenol Corporation reported third-quarter financial data, including a charge relating to flood damage.
Cirrus Posts Q2 Revenue EBN Newswire 10/19/2011 Post a comment Cirrus Logic reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter, including revenue of $101.6M.
Six Takeaways From Intel's Q3 Results Bolaji Ojo 10/19/2011 (13) comments Intel's results show the PC market is changing, inventories are under control, firms are hiring, and the industry is (still) flush with cash.
Avoiding Another Dotcom Disaster Barbara Jorgensen 10/14/2011 (11) comments Even though a pull-back in VC funding adds to the general malaise around the economy, it could help avert a disaster like the last over-hyped tech bubble.
RIM Needs to Dump the PlayBook Bolaji Ojo 10/10/2011 (18) comments The tablet PC market is a distraction for RIM. It needs to dump the PlayBook for now and rebuild its core Blackberry smartphone business.
Paying for the Digital Life Matteo Bertozzi 10/10/2011 (6) comments Do you know how big a digital fingerprint your business is leaving online as part of the cost of transferring operations to the Web?
Savings in Your Backyard Ken Bradley 10/10/2011 (2) comments Electronics equipment makers can easily squeeze out savings from operations by cleaning up their databases and eliminating duplications.
Euro Crisis Cuts Japanese OEMs Both Ways Marc Herman 10/7/2011 (8) comments The European debt crisis offers Japanese OEMs huge cost savings, but it is also cutting into sales due to the expensive yen and weak demand.
Supply Chain Turmoil Looms Bruce Rayner 10/6/2011 (10) comments Despite improvements in inventory management techniques, inaccurate forecasting remains the bane of the IC and electronics market.
Estonia: Tech's New Innovation Hub Logical Link 10/5/2011 (6) comments Estonia is forgoing being a tech manufacturing hub and marketing itself as a center for innovation and next-gen product development.
450mm: It's Different This Time Malcolm Penn 10/4/2011 (3) comments A different semiconductor industry will emerge in a decade due to profound changes taking place in next-generation wafer production.
When Taking Less Is Better Virtual Vantage 10/3/2011 (4) comments The broker channel offers manufacturers and holders of excess parts the opportunity to transform a potential loss into a reasonable gain.
HP Needs a Higher Bar for Whitman Bolaji Ojo 10/3/2011 (5) comments HP will pay new CEO Meg Whitman $1 per year, but what investors need is a detailed plan for reviving sales and profit growth at the company.
Articles and Blog Posts
Roundup From ECIA Barbara Jorgensen 10/31/2011 (7) comments Some takeaways from the recent conference: The US economy will expand in the second half of this year and next year, and employment is expected to rise moderately this year.
AMD Reports Q3 Data EBN Newswire 10/28/2011 Post a comment Advanced Micro Devices reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2011.
Demand Is the Alpha Dog, Not Supply Bolaji Ojo 10/28/2011 (24) comments Winning OEMs like Apple sell products for which demand is guaranteed, but losers supply products for which demand is an item on a wish list.
Motorola Mobility Posts Q3 Data EBN Newswire 10/27/2011 Post a comment Motorola Mobility Holdings reported its financial results for the third quarter, including a revenue increase.
So Far, This Downturn Is Different Barbara Jorgensen 10/27/2011 (12) comments Channel partners are not spending a lot of time discussing canceling backlog, taking back parts, and swapping out inventory like they did in 2009.
TSMC Posts Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/27/2011 Post a comment Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing reported financial results for the third quarter, including declines in revenue and net income.
Bel Reports Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/27/2011 Post a comment Bel Fuse Inc. announced preliminary financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2011.
Molex Reports Q1 Data EBN Newswire 10/26/2011 Post a comment Molex Incorporated reported results for its first quarter, including record revenue and earnings per share.
Arrow Sets Financial Marks EBN Newswire 10/26/2011 Post a comment Arrow Electronics posted record revenue and earnings per share for the sixth consecutive quarter.
Lattice Posts Q3 Figures EBN Newswire 10/21/2011 Post a comment Lattice Semiconductor Corporation published its third-quarter financial results, including a drop in revenue.
Celestica Reports Q3 Data EBN Newswire 10/21/2011 Post a comment Celestica Inc. reported its third-quarter financial results, including increases in earnings and revenue.
Big Blue's Near-Term Sales vs. Long-Term Strategy Logical Link 10/21/2011 (9) comments IBM, in the face of much criticism, has consistently created new opportunities for itself and willingly walked away from low-margin business that no longer made sense.
Altera Announces Q3 Figures EBN Newswire 10/20/2011 Post a comment Altera Corporation announced its third-quarter financial results, including drop in sales and net income.
Freescale Posts Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/20/2011 Post a comment Freescale Semiconductor Holdings I released its financial results for the third quarter of 2011.
Amphenol Reports Q3 Results EBN Newswire 10/20/2011 Post a comment Amphenol Corporation reported third-quarter financial data, including a charge relating to flood damage.
Cirrus Posts Q2 Revenue EBN Newswire 10/19/2011 Post a comment Cirrus Logic reported financial results for its fiscal second quarter, including revenue of $101.6M.
Six Takeaways From Intel's Q3 Results Bolaji Ojo 10/19/2011 (13) comments Intel's results show the PC market is changing, inventories are under control, firms are hiring, and the industry is (still) flush with cash.
Avoiding Another Dotcom Disaster Barbara Jorgensen 10/14/2011 (11) comments Even though a pull-back in VC funding adds to the general malaise around the economy, it could help avert a disaster like the last over-hyped tech bubble.
RIM Needs to Dump the PlayBook Bolaji Ojo 10/10/2011 (18) comments The tablet PC market is a distraction for RIM. It needs to dump the PlayBook for now and rebuild its core Blackberry smartphone business.
Paying for the Digital Life Matteo Bertozzi 10/10/2011 (6) comments Do you know how big a digital fingerprint your business is leaving online as part of the cost of transferring operations to the Web?
Savings in Your Backyard Ken Bradley 10/10/2011 (2) comments Electronics equipment makers can easily squeeze out savings from operations by cleaning up their databases and eliminating duplications.
Euro Crisis Cuts Japanese OEMs Both Ways Marc Herman 10/7/2011 (8) comments The European debt crisis offers Japanese OEMs huge cost savings, but it is also cutting into sales due to the expensive yen and weak demand.
Supply Chain Turmoil Looms Bruce Rayner 10/6/2011 (10) comments Despite improvements in inventory management techniques, inaccurate forecasting remains the bane of the IC and electronics market.
Estonia: Tech's New Innovation Hub Logical Link 10/5/2011 (6) comments Estonia is forgoing being a tech manufacturing hub and marketing itself as a center for innovation and next-gen product development.
450mm: It's Different This Time Malcolm Penn 10/4/2011 (3) comments A different semiconductor industry will emerge in a decade due to profound changes taking place in next-generation wafer production.
When Taking Less Is Better Virtual Vantage 10/3/2011 (4) comments The broker channel offers manufacturers and holders of excess parts the opportunity to transform a potential loss into a reasonable gain.
HP Needs a Higher Bar for Whitman Bolaji Ojo 10/3/2011 (5) comments HP will pay new CEO Meg Whitman $1 per year, but what investors need is a detailed plan for reviving sales and profit growth at the company.
EBN Dialogue enables and encourages you to participate in live chats with notable leaders and luminaries. Not only editors and journalists, but the entire EBN community is able to comment and ask questions. Listed below are upcoming and archived chats.
Archived Dialogues
Thailand Stages a Comeback Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Euro-Crisis: What It Means for High-Tech Firms Join EBN Editor in Chief Bolaji Ojo and Contributing Editor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday, July 12, at 10:00 a.m. EDT for a Live Chat on high-tech and Europe's economic difficulties.
Microsoft Surface: Potential Winners & Losers What are the implications for the electronics industry supply chain of Microsoft Corp.'s decision to launch its own tablet PC? Join industry veteran and EE Times' systems and OEM expert Rick Merritt on Tuesday, July 3, at 12:00 pm EDT for a Live Chat on this subject.
Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Peter Drucker famously said "Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window." Yet in the razor's-edge world of electronics—with a lean supply chain and just-in-time demands—the need to know the future is vital.
While no one really can accurately predict the future, we can take guidance from another Drucker saying which is the best way to predict the future is to create it.
You've heard the saying "the No. 1 supply chain risk is your people." That hasn't always been the case. But today's complex global supply chain requires a new type of multitalented employee. It's one who understands, finance, marketing, economics, is savvy with technology, graceful with relationships and can think analytically.
Where are these people? Are universities properly preparing the next generation supply chain professionals? How do train your existing workforce for these new, demanding positions?
Brian Fuller, editor-in-chief of EBN, will lead a 60-minute Avnet Velocity panel discussion that will ask and answer these and other questions swirling around today's supply-chain talent challenges.
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