Europe's electronics industry stands at a genuine inflection point. After years of discussion around supply chain fragility, sovereignty and strategic autonomy, the conversation is shifting from diagnosis to action. That shift sits at the heart of the opening session at Electronics Day EMS Europe, taking place in Paris on 17 September.
There are moments when an industry stops reacting and starts shaping its own future. For European electronics, that moment comes to Paris on 17 September, with Electronics Day EMS Europe, a full day dedicated to the businesses, the people and the policies driving European electronics manufacturing forward.
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Joe Schneider's summary of the most recognized published sources on each of these critical topics: AI-driven memory chip shortage, critical materials constraints and skilled labor gap.
Electronics manufacturing accounts for roughly one in five dollars of global trade — yet the industry faces
a persistent talent shortage. A graying workforce means retirements are looming, and the electronics
industry needs younger workers to fill both currently open roles and those that will open due to
retirements. Sixty percent of electronics companies are actively hiring, but can’t find the talent they need.
To understand the perspectives of students studying fields related to electronics, the Global
Electronics Association surveyed a small group of undergraduate and graduate students, 98% of
whom are studying electrical, mechanical, or another engineering discipline, reaching them through
the Association’s student chapters.
The results show that the industry has a visibility problem even among the students who should have
the most interest, despite offering exactly what they want.
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Chief Technology Officer Matt Kelly's top three reads highlight how emerging technologies are reshaping the future of the electronics industry.
For more than two decades, the electronics industry has talked about India as the next great manufacturing destination. The narrative has been familiar: a vast population, a deep pool of engineering talent, a democratic counterweight to China. And for much of that time, the reality lagged behind the rhetoric.
E-textiles bring together industries that have historically operated with different materials, design rules, performance expectations and vocabularies.
David Hernandez, VP of Education at the Global Electronics Association, introduces a short film the association commissioned and premiered at the Jobs for the Future (JFF) Horizons event. The video aims to reshape public perception of electronics manufacturing.