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electronics industry

electronics industry

3 3.5
Companies that make and sell electronic devices like phones and computers
  • noun
  • /ɪˌlɛkˈtrɒnɪks ˈɪndəstri/
translation icon : industria electrónica
  • In this paper, we study a type of supply contract that is frequently used in the electronics industry.

Examples

  • The electronics industry has looked, for example, at possibilities for substituting less toxic materials for the lead in solder.

    Academic text (1994)

  • The whole consumer electronics industry banks and lives on Android.

    Blog text (27)

  • I have been involved in making components for nearly all of the electronics industry since 1976.

    Blog text (2)

  • Organic semiconductors have captured the interest of the electronics industry for good reasons.

    Academic text (2006)

  • The government financed a number of Boston research labs several decades ago in the electronics industry.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Silicon wafers are probably the single most important component in the modern electronics industry.

    Blog text (8)

  • The electronics industry, for example, has looked at possibilities for substituting other materials for lead in solder.

    Academic text (1995)

  • China's success is transforming the marketplace for Asia's electronics industry.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Furthermore, with pressure on manufacturers to develop products that satisfy customers' needs, modular product design concepts, currently used in the electronics industry, will be adopted by other high-tech manufacturers.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The electronics industry is rapidly evolving with the introduction of innovative technologies.

Synonyms

tech industry
vselectronics industry
12 3.1

Companies that make and sell computers, phones and software

is narrower, focusing on firms that design and make physical devices and gadgets

Surface Forms

electronics industry singular
electronics industries plural

Morphology

electronics + industry

The meaning 'the sector of the economy making electronic products' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'electronics' (relating to electronic devices) with 'industry' (a sector producing goods or services). This noun‑noun composition is a regular, predictable compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituent words can infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Electronics industry comes from the simple image of rows of factories and workshops making electric devices like radios and TVs. Here, electronics means electric parts and small devices and industry means the factories and companies, so it refers to 'companies that design, make, and sell electronic products'.