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In February, barely a year after she was elected to the board of Svensk Elektronik, Sofia Persson Björk took over as chairwoman. Her successor in the position, Elisabet Österlund, also began working full-time for the association. Together, they will make more large companies feel that they must become members. Read the full interview in Elektroniktidningen.  

The pandemic was a wake-up call for the entire electronics industry, where the vulnerabilities in the supply chain became painfully clear. As Elisabet Österlund, CEO of Svensk Elektronik, emphasizes: we must act to strengthen Europe’s semiconductor manufacturing. With the geopolitical situation, war in Ukraine and tensions in Asia, secure supply is the top priority. The EU has already taken major steps with the ”European Chips […]

Swedish Electronics, in collaboration with the industry association IPC and several other actors, has launched the Critical Electronics Supply Initiative, which has been presented to the European Commission. This initiative aims to strengthen Europe's capacity in electronics and ensure a robust supply chain. The EU's independence from electronics has been identified as a critical vulnerability. In response to this, the EU has launched several […]

Read the full report here The trend towards increased digitalization and electrification has had its impact on Swedish industry. Over the past ten years, the country's electronics companies have had a high rate of development. Between 2013 and 2022, the average annual growth rate in the electronics industry was approximately 10 percent. In 2022, growth rose to 30 percent. The figures are shown in a financial […]

Some of the companies in the area that see the need for electronics education at high school are Alltronic AB, Altus AB, Aros electronics AB, Beyond Gravity Sweden AB, Frontside Electronics AB, Marenius Elektronikutveckling AB and Skill. Since the upper secondary school reform GY25 comes into force next year, the focus needs to be directly adapted to the changes that will then come into effect. Svensk Elektroniks section […]

The management of the EU's so-called strategic dependencies is a central part of the work that Teknikföretagen conducts within the framework of the EU's industrial policy and economic security, but also in a national context regarding the role of industry in Sweden's preparedness and total defense capability. Teknikföretagen has an ongoing dialogue with several different parts of the Government Offices, but also directly with […]

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Vinnova is working very intensively on the process surrounding the Chips Act, Competence Centers, Design Platform and Pilot lines. Vinnova is now asking for views on the Design Platform. Svensk Elektronik will provide reflections on the document that describes how the EU Commission plans the upcoming Design Platform within the Chips Act. We are happy to receive comments on the document. The document can be read on the member internal […]

Electronics and the electronics industry are important for Sweden's competitiveness. Electronics are required to make our industries and energy production more efficient so that we can achieve global environmental goals, tackle climate challenges and also be at the forefront of the digital transformation. The electronics industry is highly relevant from a security policy and strategic perspective. By channeling funds to […]

For a long time, subcontractors and smaller companies have complained about how they have to wait a long time to get paid, and thus act as a bank for larger companies. Now the European Commission wants to tighten the tone on payment times. The European Commission has submitted a proposal for a new regulation that, among other things, proposes a maximum limit of 30 days for invoices, as well as […]

We are now following up on our debate article in SvD (2023-07-23) about how China's upcoming export restrictions are becoming an increasingly worrying cloud for the competitiveness of the Swedish electronics industry. China dominates the supply of a number of important rare earth metals, as well as other materials required for the transition to environmentally friendly and renewable energy. The fact that they are now escalating the technology war with the West should […]

ECS will offer selected speakers who will cover important trends and key areas of embedded applications and technologies. The conference program will highlight the newest trends and this year we will want to especially highlight the following areas: – The role of Electronics in the sustainability effort •Power electronics •Battery technology •Sensor technology – […]