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Integrating multiple functionalities within a single entity promises simpler, more efficient devices without compromising capability. Smartphones are a great example, with maps, diaries, phones, cameras, games consoles, and more integrated into a single, compact device.

Acting as a bridge between the analogue and digital worlds, integrated circuits (ICs) are crucial to any ‘smart’ process, where real life conditions need to be interpreted to trigger the appropriate digital response.

The consumer electronics manufacturing industry is a potentially profitable but highly competitive sector. Today’s customers have more devices in their homes than ever, but as more businesses try to capitalise on this shift, the market is becoming increasingly crowded.

Tech layoffs from major firms have disrupted the tech industry throughout 2022 and into 2023, making the hiring boom of 2021 feel like a lifetime ago.

Moore’s Law tells us that the speed and capability of computers will double every two years due to the growing number of transistors that a microchip can contain.

Exports of MedTech products represent 8% of Ireland’s total merchandise exports, making Ireland the second largest exporter of medical technology in Europe, according to IDA Ireland.

Acting as a bridge between the analogue and digital worlds, integrated circuits (ICs) are crucial to any ‘smart’ process, where real life conditions need to be interpreted to trigger the appropriate digital response.

The FTSE 100 share index soared to its highest closing level since August 2018 at the beginning of the week, with this blue-chip index subsequently gaining 0.4% after hitting a peak of 7772 points.

The power-density advantages of smaller and lighter designs are particularly evident in space-constrained and/or mobile usages such as electric vehicles, but compact power electronics are more broadly desirable as well.

For every 100,000 electric vehicles, there are about 25 fires each year, according to a study by Autoinsurance EZ.