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Electrocomponents

July 2024

  • A wall formed from electronic circuits in Taipei. Taiwan is one of the world's major producers and exporters of semiconductor chips.

    How Taiwan secured semiconductor supremacy – and why it won’t give it up

    Trump has accused Taiwan of ‘taking’ the US chip sector, but Taipei has been at the forefront of the industry for decades, and its future could depend on it

May 2023

  • Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board

    China's war chest
    China’s war chest: how the fight for semiconductors reveals the outlines of a future conflict

    US efforts to stifle China’s chip industry are thought to be part of a wider plan to hinder Beijing’s preparations for war

April 2023

  • Semiconductor chips are seen on a printed circuit board.

    The Guardian view on US-China chip wars: no winners in zero-sum battles

    Editorial: UK policy is to ensure its industry doesn’t suffer collateral damage in the contest for tech supremacy

January 2022

  • Smart meter showing current energy costs for the day.

    Weatherwatch
    High cost of electricity exposes UK energy policy failings

    Some people who turned away from fossil fuels are paying a high price for their commitment

September 2021

  • A chip wafer at a TSMC fab

    Green light
    The computer chip industry has a dirty climate secret

    As demand for chips surges, the semicondutor industry is trying to grapple with its huge carbon foot print

November 2020

  • Amazon boxes stacked for delivery

    Amazon and Apple 'not playing their part' in tackling electronic waste

    Global retailers should help collect, recycle and repair tech products, say MPs

August 2017

  • Samsung executive Jang Chung-gi is grilled over influence-peddling scandal outside the Seoul central district prosecutors’ office in Seoul, South Korea in November 2016. Text messages from journalists to Jang came to light this year. .

    Samsung: leaked texts shed light on company's manipulation of press

    SMS messages revealed in corruption trial show South Korean journalists requesting favours for positive coverage, as watchdogs decry company’s power

January 2017

  • Workers at an electronic waste recycling factory in Jingmen, Hubei province.

    China's booming middle class drives Asia's toxic e-waste mountains

    Sharp rise in discarded electronic goods is generating millions of tonnes of hazardous waste, putting pressure on valuable resources, study shows

November 2016

  • Gold price falls as dollar rises

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE falls with Randgold Resources down as dollar strength hits gold and silver

    Precious metal miners drag leading index lower as US currency strengthens

July 2016

  • Anglo's Mogalakwena mine in South Africa

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE heads for new 11 month high but Anglo American leads miners lower

    Better than expected UK jobs data helps support shares as sentiment improves

June 2016

  • Legoland operator Merlin Entertainments in demand

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE up nearly 2% with Merlin higher but travel shares down after Istanbul

    Alton Towers and Legoland operator boosted by upgrade, while investors hunt for bargains

August 2015

  • Water contaminated with solid and electronic waste at the landfill at Vijyaipura, on the outskirts of Bangalore, India.

    Technology and innovation
    Texas teenager creates $20 water purifier to tackle toxic e-waste pollution

    18-year-old Perry Alagappan recognised at World Water Week 2015 for his renewable heavy metal filter made from graphene that he’s keeping open source

June 2015

  • US shares climb after Fed rate hints.

    Market Forces blog
    FTSE 100 breaks losing streak as miners benefit from weaker dollar

    Hopes of a Greek deal before deadline help support shares

February 2015

  • StoreDot, an Israeli startup that builds technology capable of charging mobile phones in 30 seconds at the company's lab in Tel Aviv.

    The innovators
    Dead phone battery? Welcome to the tiny charger that ends a big problem

    Nanotechnology has been harnessed by Israeli firm StoreDot to develop a battery that can be charged in just 60 seconds

August 2014

  • Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair of Med-El

    The innovators
    The 'bionic ear': the couple who helped the world to hear

    Ingeborg and Erwin Hochmair hope to further advance their cochlear implant credited as the first device ever to replace a sensory organ

May 2014

  • Market Forces blog
    FTSE 100 unchanged on mixed growth data but Arm and Imagination shine

    Busy day for company news sees mixed fortunes for SABMiller and Royal Mail

December 2013

  • (FILES) A man holds an iPod as he sits i

    Electronic waste: we must design gadgets that don't poison the planet

    Observer editorial: We discard huge amounts of electronics every year, creating a toxic wasteland – often in the poorest countries

August 2013

  • MDG : Electronics waste or e-waste in Africa : Teenage boys dismantle computer in Accra, Ghana

    Guardian development network
    Africa will not be Europe's digital dumping ground, say leaders

    African countries demand tougher laws to end influx of electronic waste amid renewed concerns over toxic components

April 2013

  • david youlton

    Other lives
    David Youlton obituary

    Other lives: Key figure in developing technology for the digital TV and film industry

July 2012

  • Market Forces blog
    Electrocomponents lifted as consumers snap up Raspberry Pi computer

    British-designed device helps offset fall in overseas sales for component distributor
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