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Benchmark Electronics

Benchmark Electronics Inc. is an American electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. The company provides engineering, design, manufacturing, testing, and supply chain services for original equipment manufacturers serving the aerospace and defense, medical, industrial, semiconductor capital equipment, advanced computing, and communications industries.

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Article summary

Benchmark Electronics Inc. is an American electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company headquartered in Tempe, Arizona. The company provides engineering, design, manufacturing, testing, and supply chain services for original equipment manufacturers serving the aerospace and defense, medical, industrial, semiconductor capital equipment, advanced computing, and communications industries.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1979 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1979". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370368288

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.