Industry Overview
Scotland has been a major player in the electronic technologies industry for more than 50 years, producing and attracting some of the world’s most innovative, passionate and well educated engineers. Two of our most valuable natural resources have been the intellect of our engineering community and our commitment to leading-edge work. At the forefront of Scotland's electronic technologies industry are our universities, which are world renowned for their strengths in engineering and electronics teaching and research. We’re building on a record of service, a support infrastructure and world-class research and development. That's why more and more local and world-leading companies in the electronic technologies industry are finding success in Scotland. Register with TalentScotland to search for jobs in the electronic technologies industry Scotland has a tradition of excellence in microelectronics that spans 30 years. We’re at the forefront of the microelectronics evolution in the electronic technologies industry, from traditional manufacturing to a knowledge-driven industry, producing next-generation technology in system-level integration and system-on-chip design and development. Scotland's electronic technologies industry also excels in advanced silicon devices, MEMS and sensors, compound semiconductors and organometallic compounds, as well as surface analysis, plasma technology and all aspects of electronics design. From the development of flat-screen technology to the world’s first camera on a chip, Scotland is committed to investing its resources in the designs of the future. This commitment, coupled with our many institutes and support centres, provides an infrastructure that accommodates many of the global electronic technologies industry's leading companies, including National Semiconductor, Xilinx, Linn and ST Microelectronics. Since the inception of the optoelectronics field in the electronic technologies industry, scientists in Scotland have pioneered research, yielding marketable ideas and products across all facets of this sector. We are internationally recognised in the fields of lasers, fibre optic communication, medical, microdisplays and imaging/sensors. And our links with oil and gas, life sciences and bio-pharmaceuticals are stronger than ever. Scottish-based innovation in these electronic technologies industry fields includes: - Advanced lasers
- Sol-gel glass processes
- 3D underwater cameras
- Evanescent wave sensors
- Optical DNA sensors
- Holographic and molecular research systems
The combined strength of our six leading universities ranks us among the world’s top three for quality university research and gives us the largest concentration of optoelectronics research in the United Kingdom. These leading-edge capabilities, coupled with a substantial academic support infrastructure, ensure Scotland is strongly positioned to commercialise products resulting from research in the electronic technologies industry. Despite competitive rivalries in the private sector, our culture encourages collaboration for mutual benefit. This makes Scotland a destination of choice for companies like BAE Systems and Coherent. And with the establishment of the Scottish Optoelectronics Association in 1994, we’ve proven our commitment to the strong track record of innovation that has been the hallmark of the optoelectronics industry in the past century and a major growth engine for the next. Scotland’s communication technologies sector is enormously successful, incorporating WAP application design, radio frequency, wireless, mobile phones, base stations, Bluetooth, digital analogue and mixed signal. We’re at the forefront of research and development in this area of the electronic technologies industry and employ over 12,000 workers with leading-edge skills in design, application, network services, equipment and components. We show global strength with a multinational base that includes Agilent, Motorola and 3Com, as well as indigenous companies like Axeon and Kamelian. Finding jobs in the electronic technologies industry in Scotland TalentScotland can help you find jobs in the electronic technologies industry in Scotland. Register with us today and you can sign up to receive email newsletter updates and job alerts.
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