11
October 2014
ELECTRONICA
P
REVIEW
CEO round-table participants 2012 (from left): Gregg A. Lowe (President and CEO, Freescale
Semiconductor), Carlo Bozotti (President and CEO, STMicroelectronics), Rick Clemmer (Pre-
sident and CEO, NXP Semiconductors), Dr. Reinhard Ploss (Chairman, Infineon Technologies)
and Moderator Killian Reichert. They will meet this year again to discuss actual trends in the
electronics industry.
The world’s leading trade fair
for the electronics industry is 50
At its launch 50 years ago, electronica faced stiff competition from major trade fairs in
Europe. Interestingly it was several major US electronics companies who were the driving
force behind the introduction of electronica. They recognized that Germany was becoming a
major consumer of electronic components and systems and were keen to be in at the begin-
ning of Europe’s biggest potential market for their products and services.
The rest, as they say, is history. electronica quickly became a sell-out event which resulted
in sections of it emerging as new events. LASER World of PHOTONICS was launched as a
separate show in 1973, followed by productronica (which alternates every other year with
electronica) in 1975. Even with these two significant industry sectors departing electronica,
the show continued to expand, finally outgrowing Munich’s original exhibition grounds and
in 1998, electronica moved to a new, purpose-designed exhibition and conference center built
by Munich and the State of Bavaria to house its major trade fairs.
electronica 2014: Facts and figures at a glance
Date:
Tuesday – Friday, November 11 – 14
Times:
Tuesday – Thursday: 9:00 – 18:00 and Friday: 9:00 – 17:00
Price of admission:
1-day ticket starting at EUR 27.50 (online)
The catalog is included in the price of admission (while supplies last).
Tickets may be ordered online at
Conference dates:
electronica automotive conference:
Monday November 10
(ICM – International Congress Center München)
embedded platforms conference:
Wednesday – Thursday, November 12 – 13
(Press Center East)
IT2Industry:
Tuesday, November 11
(Press Center East)
Wireless Congress:
Wednesday – Thursday, November 12 – 13
(ICM – International Congress Center München)
electronica event database:
