Electronics Industry

Output for the Spanish electronics industry declined by 0.7% in 2007, the seventh consecutive year since it peaked in 2000. Output is forecast to fall further in the period to 2009 as the full impacts of the global economic crisis impacts the industry. As stated in the report, Electronics Industry in Spain, telecommunications plays a major role in Spain 's electronics industry but has been hit hard by the downturn in the sector since 2000. In 2007, it accounted for 17.4% of the total down from 36% in 2000. Production is expected to decline further in 2008 and 2009 and by the end of the forecast period will have fallen by around 77% since the peak in 2000. Computer equipment accounted for 20.9% of output in 2007 however; production declined by 8.5% during the year in value terms and was expected to show further declines in both 2008 and 2009.


Nanotechnology

Spain possesses a significant number of research centres with applied research activities in nanotechnology, allied to basic research at various universities. Although nanotechnology has been made a strategic funding area by the Spanish government funding is low in comparison to most European countries. Nanomagnetics, nanostructures, nanoparticulate coatings, and nanophotonics are examples of research in Spain.