电子系统对于我们生活的几乎每个方面都很重要。技术，设计和开发的惊人进步使越来越小的电子设备具备了越来越强大的功能。只需考虑一下您的手机-一部智能手机，它现在可以拨打电话，拍摄和发送图片，无论您身在何处都可以超高速无线上网，并可以下载，播放和存储1000张专辑。它甚至可能具有专业的安全功能，例如指纹识别传感器和语音激活的操作系统。但是，您的智能手机不仅限于此。例如：它可以用于运动发展中，以监测特定的健身参数并帮助运动员提高表现水平；它可以用于医疗保健中，使用允许医生在患者在家时收集，监视和评估临床数据的软件
Electronic systems are important to nearly every aspect of our lives. Spectacular advances in technology, design and development allow increasing capabilities to be put into ever-smaller electronic devices. Just think about your mobile - a smart phone that can now make calls, take and send pictures, give you ultra-fast wireless internet access wherever you are and download, play and store 1000s of albums. It may even have specialist security features like fingerprint identity sensors and voice-activated operating systems. But your smartphone is much more than that. For example- it can be used in sports development to monitor specific fitness parameters and help athletes improve their performance levels, it can be used in healthcare to help with diagnosis using software to allow doctors to gather, monitor and assess clinical data while patients are at home. These are just a couple of examples that showcase the impact and relevance of electronic systems. New approaches within optical computing and nanotechnology provide the potential for even greater advances.