An Introduction to IndustryLecture 4: Electronics Fields

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Lecture Plan

The lectures in this series are:

– Lecture 1: Electronics as an Industry

– Lecture 2: Electronics Industry Overview

– Lecture 3: Industry Sectors

– Lecture 4: Electronics Fields

– Lecture 5: The Component Industry

– Lecture 6: Assembly and Beyond

– Lecture 7: Personality and Position

– Lecture 8: Job Application

– Lecture 9: Entrepreneurship

– Lecture 10: Working in Industry

Review - Industry Sectors

Last lecture we covered:

– Engineering Industry Sectors

– The Production Cycle and Systems Design

– Company Profile: BAE Systems

Lecture 4: Electronics Fields

This lecture will cover:

– Company Profile: Cambridge Consultants Ltd

– Electrical and Electronic Design Fields

– The Production Cycle and Subsystems Design

Company Profile

Interview Video

Independent Design House (IDH)

• Founded in 1960 by 3 Cambridge University graduates

• Now employs 350 people in both the Cambridge in the UK and the Cambridge in Boston, USA.

Products and Services

These include:

– Design and Development

– Intellectual Property

– Consultation

Design and Development

Sectors:

– Military and Security

– Consumer Electronics

– Transportation

– Medical

– Telecommunications

Intellectual Property

Product areas consist of:

– XAP Processors

– UMI Smart Metering

– Products and Systems

– Medical Technologies

– Wireless

Consultation

Services include:

– Innovation management

– Performance improvement

– Market strategy

– Transaction support

– Technology consulting

Employment – Graduate Engineer

Benefits– Good salaries, based on merit and reviewed annually

– Profit share

– Free lunches and refreshments

– Private medical insurance and company sickness scheme

– Pension scheme including free life assurance

– 25 days annual holiday plus bank holidays

– Active social committee

– Well equipped and pleasantly situated building on the Cambridge Science Park

– Real responsibility for real business problems with good career prospects based on merit

– Excellent career development and training opportunities

Electronic and Electrical Fields

The main fields are:

– Power and Power Electronics

– Electrical Systems

– Control Systems

– RF and Microwave

– Embedded Systems

– Digital Communications

– Software

Electronic VS Electrical

What is the difference between

“Electronic Engineering”

and

“Electrical Engineering”?

Electronic VS Electrical

Electrical refers to Power

Electronic refers to Data Signals

• Power Generation

– Turbine

– Engine-Generators

• Conversion

• Transmission

• Storage

Power

Power Electronics

• Generation• Conversion:

– AC-DC

– DC-AC

– DC-DC

– AC-AC

• Transmission• Storage

Electrical Systems

• Lighting

• Heating

• Ventilation

• Air Conditioning

Control Systems

• Logic Control

• Linear Control

RF and Microwave

• Communications

• Sensors

Digital Communications

• Combines Embedded Systems and RF

• Multiple technologies

• Integrated Circuits

• Other Components

• PCB

• Programming

Embedded Systems

Software

• Operating Systems

• Drivers

• Middleware

• Web Development

Application Software:

– Enterprise Software

– Infrastructure Software

– Information Worker Software

– Content Access Software

– Educational Software

– Media Development

– Engineering Software

– Simulation Software

– Games

Software

Subsystems Design

Remember this?

What Electronics Fields were required in the design of the iPhone?

And Inside…

What fields would you need to design all of this?

What did each of the fields design?

Answers:

– Embedded Systems• Microcontrollers

• DSP

– Digital Communications

– RF/Microwave

– Power Electronics

– Software

Cambridge Consultants Ltd

Specialisation VS Generalisation

Is anyone truly specialised?

Multiple field knowledge is required during design.

Summary

This lecture we have covered:

– Company Profile: Cambridge Consultants Ltd

– Electrical and Electronic Design Fields

– The Production Cycle and Subsystems Design

Next Lecture

Lecture 5: The Component Industry

– Component Design and Manufacture

– Semiconductors

– Company Profile: Freescale

Any Questions