Israel's Electronics Industry. This Information is Courtesy of the Investment Promotion Center of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
	Israel's electronics industry contributes some 40% of all industrial exports. In 1993, electronics surpassed polished diamonds as Israel's leading industrial export, and has grown ever since. Between 1997 and 1998 the industry grew by 15%. The electronics industry is also Israel's largest value-added industry, comprising 68% of that sector's total sales. As well, Israel's investment in civilian R&D is a high 3% of GDP, fully half of which is oriented to the electronics industry. The majority of the more than 100 Israeli companies quoted on Wall Street stock exchanges are in the fields of electronics and software. Israel's Electronics Industry excels in the following areas: Micro-electronics, communications, semiconductors, internet applications, medical equipment, smart cards, electro-optics, test equipment and measurement, industrial control, multimedia, textiles, printing, agriculture, defense electronics, computerized and peripheral equipment, environmental diagnostic systems, safety security systems and equipment, aviation and aerospace systems and equipment, information technology and infrastructure. Industry Figures Electronic components (1998) sales: over $1.1 billion, exports: over 1 billion Number of employees in the electronics industry (1998): 45,900 (an increase of 3% since 1997) Number of employees in the electronics industry who have university degrees: 13, 000 Percentage who are engineers, scientists, and technicians: 61% 12 % of employees in the electronics industry are involved in R&D Sales per employee (1998): $179,600 (an increase of 8.4% since 1997) In the last decade, output per employee has increased by 300% From 1984-1998, sales in the electronics industry have increased by 350% International Concerns Performing Significant Work In Electronics In Israel: Acer, Applied Materials, Brother, Carrier, Cisco, Digital, DSI, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel, KLA, Microsoft, Motorola, National Semiconductor, NEC, Northern Telecom, Samsung, Siemens.