Electronics the hidden sector. Dr Kathryn Walsh Director, Electronics-enabled Products KTN

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1 Electronics the hidden sector Dr Kathryn Walsh Director, Electronics-enabled Products KTN

2 Here to celebrate! The projects The Innovative electronics Manufacturing Research Centre The Industry!

3 Why hidden? Electronics is a cornerstone of modern society pervading most products and services. However, the UK Electronics Industry is difficult to define. It tends to be fragmented into silo-like sub-sectors, lacks strong visibility, and hence fails to influence policy that reflects its importance to the economy. Electronics :2015 Making a visible difference. DTI Electronics Innovation and Growth Team report.

4 Falling into the same trap? Analysis chiefly SIC code based The automotive and aerospace and defence markets were not included in the consultation exercise as they have recently been involved in separate IGT reports. Electronics 2015: Making a visible difference. DTI Electronics Innovation and Growth Team report.

5 Electronics in Automotive sector

6 Value of electronics - Automotive Electronics content 25% and rising.. Automotive Innovation and Growth Team comments on electronics: Manufacturers still face the competitive demands of volume and variety and have sought to differentiate products through technology and branding as a means of protecting margin. 'Added features' particularly electronic devices (GPS, in-car entertainment etc.) have increased. In addition, new electronic innovations have been introduced to manage vehicle sub systems such as the engine and wider applications include broader 'telematics' and vehicle communications. Increased vehicle features and electronics, a Major Challenge from supply chain view Rules on waste electrical and electronic equipment will have a strong, indirect impact on automotive electronics Hybrid vehicles have many technological elements in common with fuel cell vehicles e.g. drive trains and electronic control systems No mention of electronics in latest implementation plan update of 2004

7 Automotive electronics patents Automotive electronics Patents filed US Filings per year % UK Inventors

8 Electronics in aerospace Integration of electronics into defence hardware Security systems Replacement of hydraulics Engine control Collision avoidance systems Fly by wire plus sensory feedback Unmanned autonomous vehicles Entertainment systems

9 Aerospace IGT National Aerospace Technology Strategy Aerospace Technology Validation programmes Air Traffic Management Autonomous Systems Environmentally Friendly Engine INFOAir Integrated Wing More Electric Aircraft + Innovation Networks

10 Aerospace Electronics Patents Aerospace electronics US Filings per year Patent filings % UK Inventors

11 Medical Electronics Patents Medical Electronics Filings per year US Patent Filings % UK Inventors

12 Electronics as enabler. Key to exploitation of many emerging technologies Core platform for integration of multiple technologies Closely integrated with functionality Electronics-enabled products

13 DTI Knowledge Transfer Networks Knowledge Transfer Networks have been established by the DTI to improve the UK s innovation performance by increasing the breadth and depth of the knowledge transfer of technology into UK-based businesses and by accelerating the rate at which this process occurs. The Networks will contribute to the development of the national Technology Strategy helping to shape the distribution of future public funding for research and development. National, thematic - Influence national strategy Signpost across institutions/schemes

14 DTI Knowledge Transfer Networks Aerospace and Defence BioProcess UK Bioscience for Business Chemistry Innovation Electronics-enabled Products Food Processing Low Carbon & Technologies Grid Computing Industrial Mathematics Integrated Pollution Management Location and Timing Materials Health Technologies Photonics Resource Efficiency Sensors UK Displays and Lighting

15 Electronics-enabled products KTN The Challenge Many companies seeking to differentiate their products are increasingly moving to offer products with additional functionality. Such smarter or intelligent products often require the integration of a range of technologies typically underpinned by electronics and more often than not where factors such as geometric constraints, the operating environment and cost of production all pose challenges. The solutions to these issues often cross many different industrial sectors, requiring a range of expertise not available within a single organisation.

16 Electronics-enabled Products KTN Who we are and what we do Evolved from the PRIME Faraday Partnership Established 1998 Facilitated over 80 projects, of value > 50M from variety of funding sources Projects involving >300 companies and >20 Universities Core partners: Loughborough University, University of Nottingham, Pera International, Fraunhofer TEG

17 Network activities: strategy and implementation Technology Watch Sectoral Analysis / strategy formation Capability mapping/ gap analysis Roadmapping Research and knowledge portfolio Stimulation measures Consortium building

18 Current Scope Focus Drivers Component technologies and tools Systems and Integration issues Supply chain issues Automotive Industrial and consumer Aerospace Systems integration in Complex products or process machinery with More electric aircraft automotive electronics capability to interact with environment Legislation (End of Life Vehicle Directive) Safety and security Environmental sustainability Flexible circuits (reduced weight, increased reliability) Polymer technologies Crime prevention (biometrics) Modular radar (collision avoidance) Telematic enabled systems Electric systems supersede hydraulics Drive by wire Electronics functionality integration Telematics (crime prevention, vehicle maintenance, toll collection, congestion avoidance) Electronic control systems for hybrid or alternatively powered vehicles End of life Increased value in electronics systems means increased IP within supply chain Roadmapping and technology scanning High product variety Integrated devices eg healthcare Legislation (WEEE& RoHS) RFID Integration of web-enabling devices Embedded intelligence (hardware/software partitioning) MEMS/Microsystems Polymer technologies Novel actuators and micromachines Small mobile power sources Physics based modelling tools Novel device packaging Reliability and reliability prediction Safety critical applications Product realisation (including MEMS/Microsystems packaging and interfacing) Intelligence in process machinery Multiple technology integration Multiple skills required for product development Globalisation of mass production vs maintenance of local expertise Predominance of smaller companies Innovation emerging at convergence of sectors Increased demand for systems integration skills Roadmapping and technology scanning Increasing energy efficiency Reduction of hydraulic and pneumatic systems Increased reliability High power electronics Electric powered actuation Reliability and reliability prediction Electrical systems architecture Manufacturing of mixed technologies Support of legacy systems Increased demand for systems integration skills Roadmapping and technology scanning

19 Online facilities Technology Watch Reviews Events listings Receive or post job vacancies Notification of funding or collaboration opportunities, some unique to the KTN Access to a network of expertise. The opportunity to attend on-line workshops and seminars on a wide range of issues The ability to influence the future direction of the KTN including suggesting topics for technology & market reviews, on-line seminars, and future discussion groups Roadmapping activities Access to the wider network of DTI Knowledge Transfer Networks Access to a suite of powerful on-line collaboration tools RSS feed available Register now on members and rising fast.

20 Get involved - Roadmapping workshop The next Technology Roadmapping Workshop is being held on: Friday 6th October :00 to 13:00 at Pera, Melton Mowbray Follow up on-line meeting to discuss results Friday 20th October :00 to 12:00 Outputs will: Refresh scope document (and associated capability map) Provide input into future technology strategy Guide the technical areas supported by EPSRC Industrial CASE studentship allocation. Help define Technology Watch reports Define call areas for SPARK awards. Identify seeds of collaboration for future Technology Programme bids

21 Innovate 2006 and DTI Technology Programme Innovate 2006 QEII conference centre, London 2 November 2006 Meet all the KTNs Launch of the Autumn DTI Technology Programme Call