The global electrical and electronics industry of interest to Bricpoint, comprises a variety of products including aerospace, lighting, light-emitting diodes, mobile phones, laptops, television sets, electrical household appliances, electronic medical equipment, microelectronic components, industrial electronics equipment and automation systems to automotive telematics such as on-board diagnostics (OBD), in-car touch screens, parking sensors, cameras and navigation systems. A strong future driver is expected to be IoT hardware and software for smart homes, cities and factories. Globally, the industry is expected to continue to grow by around four percent per year with 2017 total industry output valued at over US$4 trillion. The outlook for Japan’s electrical and electronics industry continues to be bleak. However, the rest of Asia is predicted to continue to experience strong growth with China currently producing around 50% of the global output.

Bricpoint focus is on emerging materials and engineering technologies for improvements in product performance and/or operational efficiency such as quantum dots, smart coatings, 2D materials, IoT hardware/software, virtual and augmented reality for design, smart devices, robotics and automation.