Current Sponsors

BT : British Telecom is one of Europe's leading providers of telecommunications services. Its principal activities include local, national and international telecommunications services, higher-value broadband and internet products and services, and IT solutions. In the UK, BT serves over 21 million corporate and residential customers with more than 28 million exchange lines, as well as providing network services to other licensed operators. www.bt.com

DTI : The Department of Trade and Industry aims to promote enterprise, innovation and increased productivity - in particular by encouraging successful business start-ups, and by increasing the capacity of business, including SMEs, to grow, to invest, to develop skills, to adopt best practice, and to exploit opportunities abroad, recognising the development of the knowledge economy and taking account of regional differences. www.dti.gov.uk

SEMTA is the Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies. An employer-led, UK wide charity owned by industry, it has been licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills to drive forward the effort to improve theUK's productivity through improvements in its sector's skills base. SEMTA represents the sectors of: aerospace , electrical engineering , electronics, including semi-conductor , mechanical engineering and metal trades, motor vehicles, shipbuilding, bio technology, nano technology, mathematics, forensic science. www.semta.org.uk

IEE : The Institution of Electrical Engineers, registered as a charity in the UK, is an innovative international organisation for electronics, electrical, manufacturing and IT professionals, with specifically tailored products, services and qualifications to meet the needs of today's technology industry. www.iee.org.uk

Electronics Weekly forms part of the Reed Electronics Group, the global electronics information provider. With over 40 years experience at the centre of the UK electronics industry, Electronics Weekly has become the only weekly publication in the UK market. Both the magazine and its online representation, ElectronicsWeekly.com, have gained an unrivalled reputation for delivering high quality, technical information valued by the electronics community. www.electronicsweekly.co.uk

Intellect is the UK trade body for the Information Technology, Telecommunications and the Electronics Industry. With over 1000 members companies, Intellect’s role is to :

• Accelerate industry growth and prosperity in the UK,
  
  
• Present its industry's agenda to government and the private sector,
  
  
• Raise media awareness of the importance of the industry,
  
  
• Provide members with industry knowledge, advice and best value services & financial packages

www.intellect.org.uk

National Semiconductor is the premier analog company driving the information age. Combining real-world analog and state-of-the-art digital technology, the company is focused on analog-based semiconductor products, which include stand-alone devices and subsystems in the areas of power management, imaging, display drivers, audio, amplifiers and data conversion. www.national.com

ST Microelectronics is a global independent semiconductor company and is a leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivaled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence trends. www.st.com