FEBRUARY 2020 CONTENTS COVER STORY 10-11
ELECTRONIC EDUCATION
With fears arising over the electronics industry’s future, UKESF discusses how it will prepare the next generation
12 THE BIG CONCERN
Brexit is on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But the question on everyone’s minds: how can a company protect its contracts?
26 COLLABORATIVE COMBAT
One suspects that technology will replace the military - Thales argues that it will be a more cooperative affair
32 Pickering Electronics
Reed relays, their assembly and the benefits that they offer switching applications are the focus of Pickering Electronics
NEWS
4. The coronavirus - How it threatens Chinese manufacturing
9. GaN-on-Si of relief - Reports show growth for the technology
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