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An Introduction to IndustryLecture 1: Electronics as an Industry
Introduction to the Lecture Series
An introduction to the Electronics Industry
– The different company categories and how they merge and interact
– The variety of fields and sectors
– The Production Cycle
– The various jobs and roles available
– Personality tests and roles within a team
– Applying for jobs
– Starting up a Company
– What working will be like
Lecture Plan
The lectures in this series are:
– Lecture 1: Electronics as an Industry
– Lecture 2: Electronics Industry Overview
– Lecture 3: Industry Sectors
– Lecture 4: Electronics Fields
– Lecture 5: The Component Industry
– Lecture 6: Assembly and Beyond
– Lecture 7: Personality and Position
– Lecture 8: Job Application
– Lecture 9: Entrepreneurship
– Lecture 10: Working in Industry
Lecture 1: Electronics as an Industry
This lecture will cover:
– Why Engineering is Important
– The Global Nature of the Electronics Industry
– Who Are the Real Producers of Electronic Products
The Important of Engineering
How many of these were made by Engineers?
The Importance of Engineering
Why is Engineering Important?
The Importance of Engineering
Some answers:
– Engineers use technology to improve peoples lives
– Engineers continue to develop new and improved technologies
– Without engineers we would not have many things we take for
granted:• Electricity
• Water
• Buildings and Roads
• Transport
• Communication and entertainment
• Medicine
• Clothes
The Importance of Engineering
Why is Electronic and Electrical Engineering Important?
The Importance of Engineering
Some answers:
– Electricity
– Communications
– Automation
– Computers
– Buildings
Definitions
What is an Industry?
– “The production of an economic good or service within an economy”
What is an Economy?
– “The collective focus of the study of money, currency and trade, and
the efficient use of resources.”
Definitions
What is an Industry?
– “The production of goods or services that
can be traded and sold for money.”
What is the Electronics Industry?
– “The production of electronic goods or
services that can be traded and sold for
money.”
The Global Nature of Electronics
Who has NOT heard of these companies?
What do they all have in common?
The Global Nature of Electronics
Some Answers:
– They are all electronics companies.
– They are all multinational companies.
The Global Nature of Electronics
Take this phone:
Who makes it?
Where is it made?
How is it transported?
How is it sold?
The Global Nature of Electronics
Who makes it?
The overall phone is made by Apple but inside…
There are many different parts, each made by different companies
The Global Nature of Electronics
Where is it made?
Apple designs the phone here
But the components are designed and manufactured, and the phone
assembled here
The Global Nature of Electronics
How is it transported?
– Road
– Rail
– Air Freight
– Container Ship
The Global Nature of Electronics
How is it sold?
The Global Nature of Electronics
As you have just seen, multiple companies were needed to design, manufacture, assemble, distribute, and sell this phone.
But it was just one product. The industry is much larger.
Facts and Figures
• The Global Electronics Industry is estimated to be worth $2 Trillion per year
• The Semiconductor Industry alone is worth $300 Billion per year
• The UK Electronics Industry was worth £62.3 Billion in 2007
• The UK Electronics Industry employs 250,000 people in 11,000 companies
• In 2009, out of 333,000 graduates, only 6,000 graduated with Electronic and Electrical Engineering degrees
Sources: BIS,
Annual Business Enquiry, HESA
Summary
This lecture we have covered:
– Why Engineering is Important
– The Global Nature of the Electronics Industry
– Who Are the Real Producers of Electronic Products
Next Lecture
Lecture 2: Electronics Industry Overview
– Company Categories
– Merging Categories
– How they Interact
Any Questions?