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Electronics Industry Outlook

Computers & Electronics is a top 3 MN manufacturing industry.₁
Minnesota is one of the top employers in advanced manufacturing, ranking: 2nd in electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus manufacturing (15,593), 3rd in computer storage device manufacturing (1,954 jobs), 4th in computer terminal and other computer peripheral equipment manufacturing (1,809 jobs), and 6th in computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing (6,117 jobs).₁
Minnesota exported an estimated $4.2 billion in IT and telecommunications goods in 2023, with about $2.5 billion in IT-related electrical equipment, $971 million in IT-related optic and medical goods; and $674 million in IT-related machinery.₃
The University of Minnesota's Technological Leadership Institute (TLI), with support from the University's Minnesota Nano Center, announced the launch of the Minnesota Semiconductor Manufacturing Consortium in June 2023, aiming to upskill Minnesota's technical workforce for careers in semiconductor manufacturing.₃

Featured Electronics Content in 2024

Keynote – Sensors in Space: Learnings from Designing NASA's James Webb Telescope with Jonathan Arenberg, Northrop Grumman Space

Using Electrically Conductive Elastomers for Wearable Sensors with Pete Wolf, Robinson Rubber Products

Managing Software Complexity in Connected Medical Devices with Joe Schneider, Dojo Five

Regulatory Considerations for Medical Electronics with Garrett O Lochlainn, Medtronic

Radio Selection for Implants with Chris Anderson, F3 Wireless

Medical Device Software Design Control with Yiming Xu, Becton Dickinson

These sessions are part of the education program at Advanced Manufacturing Minneapolis, bringing together MD&M, ATX, Design & Manufacturing, MinnPack, and Plastec. Click here for more information.