Bisinfotech Magazine April 2019 by Bis Infotech

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10 COVER STORY

HIVING IOT WITH MCUS DEVELOPERS DESK

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06 ENGINEER'S DESK

HYBRID ENERGY STORAGE CAPACITOR USER EXPERIENCE

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32 AUTOMOTIVE LEDE

MAKING ROADS SAFER WITH V2X WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY

34 LED FEATURE

SMART HOME LIGHTING SYSTEMS: SAVE ENERGY & MONEY

48 DIGITAL INDIA

REDIRECTING TOWARDS A NON-BUFFERING TRILLION DREAMS!

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SANDEEP PRABHAKAR PRODUCT MARKETING MANAGER |MOXA

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ANOOP KUNHANANDAN FIELD APPLICATIONS ENGINEER | ADI

22 AUTOMOTIVE FEATURE FINALLY, A 12 V TO 12 V DUAL BATTERYAUTOMOTIVE BIDIRECTIONAL DC-TO-DC CONTROLLER FOR REDUNDANCY

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KRITIKESH KUMAR BUSINESS HEAD-SOUTH ASIA | T&M BUSINESS DIVISION | YOKOGAWA

COUNTRIBUTORS BRUCE HAUG Analog Devices

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SRINIVASA APPALLA SR.PRODUCT SPECIALIST â&#x20AC;&#x201C; OSCILLOSCOPE & VALUE INSTRUMENTS|R&S

THEO VAN DE STEEG Product Marketing Manager, Vishay Intertechnology

16 WOMEN'S DAY SPECIAL

WOMEN IN TECH BALANCE - ALWAYS BEEN OUR GAME

HOUMAN ZARRINKOUB Senior Wireless Product Manager, MathWorks

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ENGINEER'S DESK

Hybrid Energy Storage Capacitor User Experience: A CPAP Alarm Feature Brings Better Sleep-And More Peace of Mind Theo van de Steeg

Product Marketing Manager | Vishay Intertechnology

Theo van de Steeg currently holds the title of Product Marketing Manager for Vishay Intertechnology. A member of KIVI/NIRIA, he holds a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from TU Eindhoven and an M.B.A. from the Rotterdam School of Management. Joanna’s story

Just before 2 a.m., Joanna awakened from deep sleep at the sound of the CPAP machine’s alarm. “It’s the electricity again!” she thought drowsily. She sat up in bed and removed her CPAP mask. Power outages were a regular occurrence in her Upper Michigan community. A longtime CPAP user for her sleep apnea, Joanna used to worry about what might happen if the machine lost power during the night. Would she wake up on her own? Would her body “remember” to keep breathing if she didn’t? Although her old CPAP machine worked well, the new machine was giving her more peace of mind. Already it had woken her up during three power outages. Just knowing she could rely on its alarm was helping her to sleep even better.

Matt’s story

Even with his 15 years of experience engineering various breathing support devices, Matt had difficulties reconciling the requirements from product marketing for his company’s new CPAP machine. Marketing had decided that the new model should be no larger than the previous model, that it should have a humidifier and a power failure alarm that would sound loud and long enough to awaken a user, even from deep sleep. The tank for the new humidifier used up half the volume that was available for the electronics of the previous model. Originally, Matt intended to use a simple battery box with a few AA batteries to supply the backup power, but the humidifier feature made this impossible. The alarm required only a few hundred milliwatts of power to work for at least two minutes, according to the specification from product marketing. But if a rechargeable battery were used, it still had to be

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fairly large to supply the required current. Matt was also unsure whether a rechargeable battery could handle the number of power outage alarm cycles needed for the 10 year life span of the new model. At one point it seemed as if the best solution would be a high-value double layer supercapacitor. Such a device would fit within the available space and could easily supply the required current, but, to Matt’s disappointment, it would drain too quickly to meet the alarm duration requirement. Also, Matt didn’t like the fact that the system voltage went down when the supercapacitor was discharged. At one point it seemed like he needed an energy storage device that didn’t seem to exist: small in size, with a high current capability that wouldn’t degrade from repeated charge/ discharge cycles. Then Matt recalled having read about something called a hybrid energy storage capacitor. In fact he had torn the article out of a magazine and had stored it in his file of "interesting components." Finding more product details online, Matt realized the capacitor could solve all his design requirements. It was small and flat and capable of a high number of recharge cycles. Moreover, the device delivered the high energy density, high current handling, and relatively stable working voltage the CPAP design needed. Particularly important for a medical grade end product, there were no hazardous chemicals in the hybrid capacitor’s material composition and no risk of incineration. The next day, Matt ordered device samples and a reference board from the manufacturer. After several weeks of testing that proved the hybrid capacitor’s capabilities, the device was designed into the new CPAP machine—which went on to become a great success on the market.

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Robotic

Revolution The Age of Automation! Industrial robots and robotics engineering are optimizing industrial processes. Various key industrial automation companies are continuously innovating Robotics in their product offerings to meet the evolving customer requirements. We below draw few undeniable trends which is set to hit the global technology space making ‘Robotics’ a reality for mainstream.

Robots-As-A-Service

With the rising digital innovation and increasing digital literacy of the consumers across the globe, there has been a significant emergence of efficient business models such as Robots-As-A-Service (RAAS) enabling companies operating in industries ranging from manufacturing to healthcare to complete larger tasks done in a shorter time through virtual agents. RAAS allows the customers in saving upfront investments and operating expenses even before venturing into highly operational businesses. This business model can be used as rental or on lease, further augmenting the global industrial robotics rental market. Consequently, over 30% of the commercial robotic applications will follow the “Robot-as-a-Service” business model to reduce the costs incurred in the deployment of robots significantly.

Automation of Robots

Owing to the increasing demand for optimized processes and surging need for reducing the errors due to labor forces, industries predominantly the manufacturing sector has been emphasizing on the usage of automated process, resulting in the

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increasing robotic automation. Not only the manufacturing sector, automated robots are the considered the most viable choice for improving efficiency in the current supply chain, warehousing operations, and other logistic processes. Additionally, the applications of robotic engineering are likely to advance considerably for the global automation and robotics market in the automotive industry.

Cobots Gaining Traction

End-user industries, particularly, in the emerging economies across the globe are still highly dependable on the staff and labor forces, which, eventually, encourage them to opt for Cobots or Collaborative Robots. These robotic machines work along with their human counterparts for increasing the efficiency and enhancing the overall productivity. Various SMEs in the automotive sector, rubber and plastic industry, food and beverage sector are leveraging the benefits such as lower costs, and convenience in programming and integration, offered by collaborative robots. Technavio’s global collaborative robots market research report predicts the rising adoption of cobots by these industries as one of the key factors leading the market to register a CAGR over 60% by 2021.

3D Technology and AI Robots

3D technology and Artificial Intelligence has been becoming mainstream in the robotics industry in the recent years and the trend is likely to continue even during the forthcoming years. 3D machine vision

will help the robots to feed data into AI technology. For instance, AI has been translating the visual information obtained from the 3D vision, eventually boosting the growth of the 3D robotics market. Furthermore, the emerging DIY and the Maker Movement across the advanced economies of the globe have fostered the growth of 3D technology-enabled robotics, further fuelling the robotics engineering systems.

Robots on the Edge

Robots made ideal platforms for edge computing – building sensors into the extremities of automated systems, where machines meet the real-world environments they are built to influence. During 2019 we can expect to see advances in smart sensors – sensors with inbuilt artificial intelligence – reducing the need for information to be sent to the cloud or centralized servers for processing, before it can be acted on. New companies will enter the robotics market resulting in more robots, cheaper machines and larger variety. The number of companies developing and marketing robots will increase significantly in 2019, especially in Germany, China and the U.S. In 2019 industrial manufacturers will have a wide choice of machines -- some will be task-specific and others will be generalist robots. Key factors will continue to be reliability, safety, speed, precision and ease of use. As with the early personal computer market, robots will be used for applications the manufacturers did not imagine.

HIVING IOT WITH

MCUs MARCELO WILLIAMS SILVA Product Marketing Manager, Industrial MCUs, Infineon Technologies AG

LUCIO DI JASIO

MCU8 Business Development Europe, Microchip Technology Inc.

HAJIME SUZUKI

MCU Marketing Team Leader, LAPIS Semiconductor Co., ltd.

he global IoT MCU Market is forecasted to reach USD 4.61 Billion by 2026. APAC is expected to hold the largest market and is forecasted to reach USD 1.61 Billion in 2026, at the highest CAGR of 15.28% during

the forecast period followed by North America. This is mainly accredited to advancement in technology innovation and increasing adoption of the automation technologies in various industry verticals.

DEVELOPERS DESK

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MCU in an IoT

At the heart of IoT systems is a processor unit or microcontroller (MCU) that processes data and runs software stacks interfaced to a wireless device for connectivity. Requirements for both the MCU and wireless device are specific to the end application and system requirements. Advanced IoT sensor nodes consolidate sensor functions and use either an 8-bit MCU or a 32-bit device to run a small radio frequency (RF) protocol stack. These devices are typically battery powered and connect to gateways where heavier processing and data transmission occurs.

The 8-Bit and The 4-Bit Driving Factor of IoT MCUs

The development of IoT microcontroller unit is powered by the rising demand for smart houses, smart wearable, mobile phones, tablets and computers among others. The use of MCU with IoT to handle various operations like automobiles, processing needs and applications has increased rapidly and acts as an integral part of the smart grid systems. The market segment for automotive is the major contributor in the market share for 8-bit IoT microcontrollers, with a market size of USD 2.25 billion in 2018, and will continue to dominate the market throughout the forecast period with a projected growth rate of 5.77%. The market for smart home applications for 4-Bit type IoT MCUs is forecasted to reach USD 4.2 million in 2026, at the highest CAGR of 8.41% during the forecast period. Ahead, churning every facet of IoT MCUs, we got along the experts from Infineon, Microchip and LAPIS Semiconductor(A ROHM Group Company) of this domain, who have been facilitating to encore the rise of next-gen IoT MCUs. So when planning any element of your design, this article congregating, Marcelo Williams Silva | Product Marketing Manager for Industrial Microcontrollers | Infineon Technologies AG; Lucio Di Jasio | MCU8 Business Development Europe | Microchip Technology Inc. & Hajime Suzuki|MCU Marketing Team Leader | LAPIS Semiconductor Co., ltd. takes you to the unheard tour of IoT MCUs, keeping your design mood afresh.

Challenges for MCUs in the World of IoT

Today, not just have a good silicon is enough. We have to extend tools and ecosystem. This is where Infineon MCUs are focusing this year, states Marcelo. Lucio pens, I believe there is a general agreement that security is the number one concern in IoT, and this has important consequences on how developers choose a MCU and software architecture. This presents developers with a major challenge, as most embedded developers already see the networking and cloud aspects of the IoT design as hard. Security just compounds the difficulty. Because security cannot be an afterthought and must be considered at every step of the development cycle, no shortcuts can be taken. The fact that most developers also seek a single chip (or single package) solution makes things even worse, creating a software stack that has way too many layers and too many poorly understood interactions among them. Citing about their inception and focus, Hajime says, LAPIS

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Semiconductor was established through a spin-off of the semiconductor business of Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2008. With the establishment, we made a new start as a member of the ROHM group. LAPIS have been developing MCU which work for sensing (input), calculating/ processing (cpu) and indicating/sending (output) in IoT. For example, analog functions and performances such as A/D Converter, Comparator, voltage detector and LCD driver enhancement are continued to support IoT applications. IoT means everything connects to internet and stores data on server as big data. So, whenever IoT is mentioned, server and high-speed network is focused. However, LAPIS MCU target is human interface and sensing of edges for IoT applications. LAPIS have a plan to develop 16bit MCU with original CPU core as general purpose and ASSP.

Developers Corner – Choosing Your MCUs for IoT Development

Citing his expertise, Lucio mentions, I believe that development should be “partitioned,” separating development concerns as much as possible through a modular approach in both software and hardware. Instead of adding cryptographical support to every MCU, we advocate the use of secure elements (i.e. CryptoAuthentication™ ICs, such as our ATECC608A). These devices provide the necessary cryptographical performance through custom hardware blocks, delivering more energy efficiency and protecting the application’s “secrets” (e.g. private keys, certificates). The ATECC608A physically separates the keys from the rest of the application and stores them in custom-designed non-volatile memory structures, protecting the keys from tampering better than they ever could be in general purpose processors (MCUs). Because the IoT is a matrix of many wired and wireless options, connectivity should also be modularized so that the stacks (TCP/IP, GATT etc.) are managed by smart controllers (i.e. modems or Wi-Fi® modules, such as our WINC1500). What is left in the application is supervision and sensor/ actuator management, which can be performed by very low-power, low-cost processors such as Microchip’s PIC® and AVR MCUs. Whereas, Marcelo thinks, Great IoT MCUs, need to have great connectivity features for sure, but its not enough. IoT runs around adoption. Cloud providers like Amazon AWS and Google Cloud facilitate the adoption for these markets and push the silicon providers together. The supplier must be listed on the major IoT suppliers as authorized device to facilitate the way for the user and the supplier. Specifying on what customers want to do in IoT environment, Hajime said, LAPIS think that they want to detect surrounding situation (sensing) and to calculate the data to summarize result. One of the important things, noise immunity should be considered for industrial. Noise resistance of LAPIS MCU is very high and is available to work at 5V voltage and high temperature environment. And, to support customer considering how to sense, how to operate, how to calculate and how to output, LAPIS provide general purpose MCU lineup and unique ASSP MCU products.

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Benchmarks and Design Processes to Consider insecure solutions. We need rapid development tools, such Performance and Energy Efficiency in IoT MCUs as Microchip’s MPLAB® Code Configurator and Atmel START, Marcelo underlines on the application end, stating, there are 2 major application focus on IoT: concentrators and end points. On end points, usually the device is battery powered based. For that power consumption, size and integration are key of success. On the concentrator side power consumption is not a major feature since they are usually direct connected to power, but connectivity and processing power. Infineon is focusing on the concentrator market, where we have the XMC4000 series with multiple CAN and serial communication channels for these IoT applications. Harping about their offering, Hajime said, LAPIS original CPU nX-U16/100 is RISC processor and is capable of efficient instruction execution in 1-intruction 1-clock mode by 3-stage pipeline architecture. LAPIS Provide, - Almost same performance as other vendor's CPU core including Arm M0+.- High noise immunity (IEC61000-4-2 ESD noise testing) and safety function (IEC60730/IEC60335). - VDD 5V power supply support. - Low and enough power consumption for industrial sector. - Data flash for logging data because a logging becomes important for analysis operating history and conditions in industrial sector IoT. Lucio believes, it depends on the project at hand, as IoT is a very generic term. Some applications are very sensitive to power consumption, while some require extreme precision sensing or actuating capabilities. In the modular approach (described above) we can focus on the needs of the application and spend time selecting the perfect MCU for the task without sacrificing (or limiting) the solution from a connectivity and/or security perspective.

Tapping the Emerging Markets

For ROHM, One of LAPIS MCU target markets and key applications are monitoring application such as data logging and machine health, in logistics, warehouse and factory. Those markets need to change their management by monitoring and to improve the management efficiency. On the other hand, our MCU is already working in household application, air conditioner, gas-equipment, lighting and FAN, etc. Of course, those applications are our strong target application, Hajime noted. Sensing the sensors, Lucio believes, I believe the future of IoT is made of very small sensors/actuators. Like capillaries in a very large system, they are going to be ubiquitous, and although individually they will produce very small streams of data (few bytes per minute), their number will be huge, as in billions. The cloud will be able to digest the resulting aggregate volume of data and extract insight from it using AI and machine learning, but the challenge is in the scalability of the design process. There are millions of embedded applications that have been developed in the past 25 years, and if we are to redesign them all from scratch using brand new MCUs, it will either take us years, or we are going to end up with some really inefficient and/or

and we need a modular approach to scale up! Positioning Infineon’s focus, Marcelo specifies, home Appliances, home & factory automation and lighting are the “traditional” and biggest markets today. There are new exploring markets for AI, which will bring more possibilities for IoT and different needs, like more power processing for voice and image recognition. Infineon is addressing these markets currently with our connectivity kit, that enables the Infineon customer to have full cloud experience.www.infineon.com/ connectivitykit We will have AURIX coming soon to this IoT applications that need more performance.

Products to Look Out For

At Microchip, we don’t believe in silver bullets. We have a large portfolio of solutions that range from the smallest PIC® and AVR® MCUs to dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSPs), and MIPS/Arm®-based 32-bit MCUs and MPUs. Within this portfolio, we can offer fully integrated solutions (SiP/SoC) as well the smarter modular ones described above. In other words, to cover the entire IoT matrix you need all of the above options, and then you must multiply that by a number of wired and wireless connectivity options. To summarize, I’ll present a range of products/technologies that offer different benefits for various IoT applications. To start, we have the compact ATECC608A secure element, featured on our new MCU-based AVR-IoT WG and PIC-IoT WG development boards. Next, we have our latest SAM L10/11 32-bit MCUs, based on the Arm®-Cortex-M23 core. And finally, we have our SAMA5D21 System on Module (SOM). Combine all these options with a range of connectivity solutions, and you have various smart, connected and secure options to suit your IoT design’s needs, said Lucio. Marcelo cites, Our main product for the IoT concentrator side is the XMC4000 family. On this family we have our connectivity kit, which create a great first impression to our customers. www.infineon.com/connectivitykit . Besides the hardware, Infineon is partnering with Amazon AWS, Google cloud and AliOS to enhance the customer experience and facilitate the way to be connected to the cloud. Hajime concluded, LAPIS recently announced the availability of the ML62Q1300 / 1500 / 1700 Group of general-purpose microcontrollers featuring an original 16-bit CPU core ideal for consumer and home appliances, alarms, security devices, and small industrial equipment. Please refer to our pressrelease on LAPIS web site. http://www.lapis-semi.com/en/company/news/news2019/ r201903_1.html As ASSP, LAPIS have unique 32-bit products. One is ML630Q46x for which is data logger. This MCU features special memory for data logging and security IP to protect logging data. Another is ML630Q791 for which is sensor hub. This MCU is customized for sensor-fusion. Please see our web site in detail. -NILOY@BISINFOTECH.COM n

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BIG PICTURE

WE ARE NOT TRYING TO PROVIDE JUST MORE GENERAL-PURPOSE OSCILLOSCOPES Next-Gen oscilloscopes are been shelved with the advent of EVs and 5G moving ahead from test-beds. Testing these new technologies needs more sophisticated system control, serial bus communication technology. Speaking during an exclusive interview with Niloy Banerjee, BISinfotech, Kritikesh Kumar, Business Head – South Asia, Test & Measurement Business Division, Yokogawa India Limited traverses across Yokogawa’s stance and strategies to tap these emerging trends and how they have been providing comprehensive solutions in this field. Edited Nub.

KRITIKESH KUMAR

Business Head – South Asia | Test & Measurement Business Division | Yokogawa

Firstly, the automotive sector has been deemed to be the driving growth for the oscilloscopes market. What is your opinion on this? Any other domain that you reckon where oscilloscopes are making a mark. Yes, the automotive sector has been one of the most important drivers for the oscilloscope market and it will be in the future too. As a company, we are focusing on the overall power electronics industry, which includes various sectors such as automotive, industrial robots, HVAC, clean energy and others. All those industries are important for us, but the automotive industry is particularly so because of the volume and wealth of measurement opportunities, such as battery, inverter, and motor testing in electric vehicles (EVs) and in-vehicle serial bus communication evaluation.

What opportunities do you reckon will advent with the arrival of 5G technology? We believe that 5G is an emerging technological area, but it is not currently a target of our oscilloscope business.

Few trends that will be popular in the oscilloscope market? Led by the demand of more sophisticated system control, serial bus communication technology will advance. It will become faster and more diversified. Therefore, the solutions for serial bus analysis features of oscilloscopes will also need to be What key factors do you predict will enhanced in general. be a challenge to the industry? Yokogawa has anticipated this trend One of the biggest challenges is to realize and has been providing comprehensive both energy efficiency and reliability of the solutions to this field. One type of solution system. For example, in EV development is oscilloscopes with powerful serial and testing, as the electrical energy used bus analysis features. Another one is in EVs increases and new fast-switching, ScopeCorder (explained below) with energy-efficient power devices get used bus monitoring features for multi-channel, more widely, then the noise environment high-speed, long time data logging.

becomes more severe and it can affect controlling signals used in EVs. Yokogawa provides comprehensive solutions from oscilloscopes for control and communication signal measurement to power analyzers for energy efficiency measurement.

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What new development is your company working on aligning with the current market trends? We are not trying to provide just more general-purpose oscilloscopes. What we would like to do is to solve the problems of our target customers through providing optimized measurement instruments for them. Yokogawa oscilloscopes have been developed based on the needs of automotive and other industries where we have been providing total measurement solutions along with the other measurement instruments for a long time. As a result, our oscilloscopes have got to have outstanding, unique, and sophisticated features that contribute to productivity improvement, such as ultra-long memory and a wealth of input channels that realize comprehensiveness in measurement, intelligent analysis functions for dedicated applications such as in-vehicle serial bus measurement, and many other features. We also provide isolated input, modular type oscilloscope products called â&#x20AC;&#x153;ScopeCorderâ&#x20AC;?. The concept of this series of products is very unique. They not only have high speed sampling capability like oscilloscopes but can also record for a long time like recorders. A variety of input modules enables multichannel, comprehensive measurement in one unit. The ScopeCorder devices can accept a wide variety of signals including voltage, current (measured via probes), temperature, frequency, rotation, vibration, acceleration, strain and others. Even analog values carried by the CAN/LIN/SENT bus can be extracted, then displayed and recorded along with other analog waveforms. ScopeCorder units also have a powerful, real-time calculating function with dedicated processors realizing instantaneous conversion of the measurement signals into more valuable ones such as energy, rotating position, efficiency, and others.

data acquisition. Major applications include motor characteristic and efficiency testing, high efficiency inverter design and manufacturing, testing of engines in the transportation sector, and data acquisition at high speeds.

What are the key offerings for the Indian market? Yokogawa oscilloscopes combine a mixed signal oscilloscope and portable data acquisition recorder into a modular platform designed to capture both highspeed transients and low-speed trends. They also include standard math and several advanced real-time analysis functions are available. They are basically designed for engineers working in the automotive and railway industry where a common measurement challenge is to combine measurements of electrical signals and physical performance parameters indicated by sensors together with CAN/CAN FD bus, LIN bus or SENT data transmitted by the powertrain management system. We address the challenge of combining the measurement of all signals to provide thorough insight into the dynamic behavior of the electromechanical system. The result is a considerable time saving compared to other approaches such as analysis on PCs or other software.

Finally, what are your insights into the Indian T&M market? Major investments in the renewable power sector by the Government of India calls for higher efficiency products, which could be tested by our power analyzers for efficiency, our ScopeCorders for long term data monitoring and acquisition, and basic instruments for maintenance. Also, the introduction of EVs in the public transport systems under the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles in India) scheme creates demand for our power analyzers to measure the inverter efficiency and mechanical efficiency of the motors, high What are Yokogawa Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus speed recorders for multi-channel longareas and strategies to capture this term data monitoring and acquisition, bullish market? and basic instruments for field use. The We are focusing on automotive electronics, government will also set up incubation motors and drive manufacturers, centers for start-ups working in the EV education, and semiconductor and space, which will support demand embedded-system technologies, for T&M products with value-added especially for precise measurement and functionality.

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WOMEN'S DAY SPECIAL

Women in Tech BALANCE - ALWAYS BEEN OUR GAME

he current world female population as of now is 49.6 %, the record is just 0.4 % higher for men. The era we live in is different. If on one hand, women are protesting for their rights, on the other, there are women who are here to prove that they are capable of doing greater things. There’s no stopping a woman with a vision. They are here to make decisions, be it on the chair inside the cubicle at work or simply, the kitchen table. Especially, in the tech field where many still consider it as a man’s playground. Women are making progress. A survey* revealed that many tech firms consider employing women to be twice productive for their company. Women leaders in these firms were also able to make profits and also bring change in the conventional work environment. Taking all these in the picture, who would have thought once when women were deprived from the right to vote, would see a present wherein many of them are spearheading the industry and making histories. The theme for Women’s Day 2019 is ‘Balance for Better’. Honestly, we believe that, maintaining balance has always been a women’s game. BIS Infotech in this special story honors women all around the world, whose stories will further inspire many. They are a proof that gender roles can be re-written. An example of how the achievers will achieve, with determination and hard work. It gives us immense pride that we have so many inspirational women to look up to. Therefore, here it is- an ode to those empowering female figures and their stories.

DAPHNE TIEN

VP, Marketing & Business Development -APAC, Mouser Electronics Profile and Bio

Daphne Tien leads the growing team and directs the dayto-day marketing and business development for the APAC region. Over the past eight years, Tien’s vision has helped grow Mouser’s APAC revenue and customer base to new levels. Tien has over 25 years of experience in business development and strategic marketing in the electronics industry.

Journey of Being a ‘Woman in Tech’

Always love what you do and keep a young mind. The technologies are evolving and changing rapidly. With a young open eye and mind, I usually find new opportunities along with the change. To be the leader in this industry you need to always think ahead, which keeps me fresh, It’s important to know what your target audiences are thinking and caring about. When people ask me why I haven’t aged too much, I think this is one of the reasons.

Achievements

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In 2011, Tien joined Mouser Electronics to build the APAC marketing team from scratch. She acts as Mouser’s spokesperson in APAC. 2013 nomination for “Pioneer of the Industry in China”, “Best Marketer of the Year” in 2016, and “Chinese Brand Influencer of the Year “ in 2017, “Top 10 Innovators in Chinese industry” in 2017 & 2018, and “2018 Top 10 Model of Innovation in China”.

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ROSHANA ATMARAM

Director and HoD Digital Security solutions at Infineon, Bangalore Profile and Bio

My name is Roshana Atmaram and I am an IT professional working and living in Bangalore with my family. Over the past two decades of being in the field of software development for multiple products, I have had the privilege of working in different organizations and have been a part of diverse teams.

Journey of Being a ‘Woman in Tech’

My journey started with being a developer for Consumer electronics products and it has taken me through experiences that helped me grow professionally into a lead role and personally into a confident individual. Today, I lead a team of 120+ engineers that build some of the best in class security solutions for our customers.

Achievements

I am most proud of being able to mentor young women who need guidance and encouragement to enter professional careers or business ventures. As an optimist, I see an opportunity in every problem and a chance to be creative in finding the right solution. I am a person who believes in the value of experiences.

POORNIMA SHENOY

Co-Founder & CEO,THE GAIN (also IESA EC) Profile and Bio

Poornima Shenoy, Co-Founder & CEO, THE GAIN (also IESA EC). Independent Board Member of DIXON TECHNOLOGIES (I) PVT. LTD. And Independent Board Director of Moschip.Founder & CEO of Latitude/Manipal Digital Systems.

Journey of Being a ‘Woman in Tech’

I have had two earlier start-ups Nexus and Latitude and the current one is THE GAIN with STPI Director(former) B V Naidu. In addition, I started the marketing division at Manipal Global, set up NASSCOM’s first office in South India besides being the founding President of the India Electronics & Semiconductor Association IESA. I am also on the Board of two NSE listed companies. I sit on the Board of the India Electronics & Semiconductor Association IESA as an elected member and not as a woman nominee.

Advice for Women in Tech and entrepreneurs? Work hard-really hard. That is essential. Get good mentors and a strong support system.

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VESPER HU

Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager, APAC | Heilind Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) Limited Profile and Bio

Holding the Master degree of Corporate Communication from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Vesper Hu had joined Heilind Electronics Inc. for more than 6 years as the Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager APAC. Besides online and offline marketing promotions, her team also take care of company branding.

Journey of Being a ‘Woman in Tech’

Although we are the largest interconnect distributor in North America for more than four decades history, and had been awarded the Best Distributor for 6 consecutive years by Bishop and Associates, The other main challenge is Asia Pacific covers many countries/regions, in which the market situation & culture is quite different and hard to figure out the most suitable promotion ways/ platforms in a limited time.

Achievements

Having received more than 20 awards from media, suppliers and customers all over Asia, Vesper and her team will continue to work on enhancing these good relationships.

CHERYL GEORGE

Technical Marketing Engineer, NetApp India Profile and Bio

I work as a Technical Marketing Engineer at NetApp, with over 16 years of experience in everything application, database, data protection and storage. Being in Product Management, I aid in building state-of-the-art products and enterprise solutions which help solve real-world customer and business problems. Customer engagements is what I enjoy the most. On the personal front, married for 12 years with 2 rambunctious children. I’m a music enthusiast, maintain my Zen through yoga and mindful walking. I love to travel but the irony is that it mostly happens in the head.

Journey of Being a ‘Woman in Tech’

When I started working, I was still wondering whether this is what I wanted to do. Was I really so technical? And then it was the role of my boss to motivate me, driving me to push my boundaries and understand my potential. In my own way, I participate in recruitment drives to encourage young girls in technology. Because a woman should back another woman and stand by them, as they succeed the career ladder.

Achievements

Technical Speaker at NetApp Insight 2018

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WOMEN'S DAY SPECIAL

Madhu Bindiganavalae Manjunath Director Engineering, NetApp India Profile and Bio

Over the last 24 years, I have held global leadership positions at NetApp, EMC and i2 Technologies and driven teams across USA, Israel and India and led the QE strategy, product delivery, organizational change and business transformation.

Journey of Being a ‘Woman in Tech’

I I have burnt a lot of midnight oil while transitioning from a student to a mother to a working professional, and then back to be a student again as I pursued my “Master’s in Computer Applications and Business Management”, while being a working mother. Currently lead the Women in Technology Initiative at NetApp India.

Achievements

• I have successfully led the Quality Engineering of several critical and complex products. • I received the Customer Satisfaction award consecutively for 3 years at i2 Technologies and won the prestigious RSA ACT NOW and Total Customer Experience award at EMC. • I am a professionally trained vocalist and a playback singer.

SRAVANTI VULLIKANTI

Design Verification Lead, Texas Instruments India Profile and Bio

I have received my M.Sc. degree with a specialization in Integrated Circuit design from a joint program of TUM, Germany and NTU, Singapore in 2007. I have started my career as Analog Designer in OKI Techno center in Singapore and then relocated to Bangalore and joined Texas Instruments, in 2011. Currently, I am working as Design Verification Lead for the past 7 years. In this role, I conceptualize and implement design verification methodologies with high quality and efficiency across different TI product portfolios.

Journey of Being a ‘Woman in Tech’

Being a design verification which is an important role in most of the semiconductor companies to help meet requirements of getting high quality silicon and be the first to market. I have faced many competitive and dynamic scenarios.

Achievements

In 2019, I was elected in the Texas Instruments tech ladder as MGTS (Member Group of Technical Staff).

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SANDEEP PRABHAKAR

Product Marketing Manager |Moxa

AT MOXA, WE BELIEVE ENABLING CONNECTIVITY FOR THE IIOT Some of the key trends impacting the growth of global industrial ethernet market are Smart cities, Smart grid, interconnected factories, Smart shop floors, Industrial Cybersecurity, remote asset monitoring, big data and artificial intelligence, quotes Sandeep Prabhakar, Product Marketing Manager, Moxa. Further, in an extensive interview with Niloy Banerjee, BISinfotech, the hotshot further typifies on the Industrial Ethernet market, trends, and its potential in the indigenous market. Edited Nub.

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What are the key factors driving the global industrial Ethernet market?

With rapid globalization and information digitalization, industrial operators have begun to adopt IIoT applications for enhanced operational efficiency and maximum profits. OT and IT convergence is necessary to transform data into useful information. However, the fundamental differences between OT and IT convergence is challenging and hence a reliable Ethernet backbone connectivity is need of the hour.

What are the key trends impacting the growth of the global industrial Ethernet market? At Moxa, we believe enabling connectivity for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Many industries are transforming their traditional systems to Industry 4.0 platform in order to maximize their operational efficiency, increased productivity and quality of the products. Some of the key trends impacting the growth of global industrial ethernet market are Smart cities, Smart grid, interconnected factories, Smart shop floors, Industrial Cybersecurity, remote asset monitoring, big data and artificial intelligence.

What are the challenges to market growth?

Some of the challenges which we see are: i. Scalability - Scalability of the Ethernet network which is redundancy and high bandwidth network connectivity solution from wired to wireless. ii. S ecurity - Security of industrial Ethernet standards which needs to be followed when the network expands. iii. M anaged Services - Easy to use Cloud-based Remote Access solutions for new IIoT business models. iv. Time Sensitive Networking - In order to move toward to the IIoT, the segmented data flow is not suitable for time-sensitive IIoT applications and data connectivity becomes more important than ever in IIoT world and newer technologies have to be implemented.

What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global industrial Ethernet market? One of the key challenges for industrial Ethernet market despite the significant advances in Ethernet over the past 30 years is connecting legacy devices and expanding into larger control networks through legacy-to-Ethernet integration. It is difficult to transfer the network of old systems to a new protocol; thus, the management becomes more complex and network performance becomes highly critical.

To India’s scenario, what key market strategies will drive the growth in this indigenous market? Some of the key strategies that will drive

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OT and IT convergence is necessary to transform data into useful information.

the growth is “Make in India” program which is being actively promoted by the Govt of India. Producing the goods in India will enable employment and increase indigenous capabilities. Another factor is Smart Cities Mission which enables intelligent transportation systems and CCTV surveillance which requires a stable industrial Ethernet backbone.

Key offering of your company in this domain?

Moxa provides a wide range of industrial Ethernet switches that feature industrialgrade reliability, network redundancy, strengthened security, easy management, and competitive price-to-performance ratios. Our comprehensive portfolio includes unmanaged switches, managed switches, PoE switches, rackmount switches, and switches designed for use in the rail industry that meet parts of the EN 50155 standard.

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Finally, A 12 V to 12 V Dual Battery Automotive Bidirectional DC-to-DC Controller for Redundancy

Background

The signs are everywhere that the self-driving car revolution is about to shift into full gear. Automotive companies are joining up with tech giants like Google and Uber, as well as prominent start-ups, to develop the nextgeneration autonomous vehicles that will alter our roads and throughways and lay the framework for future smart cities. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re harnessing technological advances such as machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the cloud in order to accelerate this development. More significantly, autonomous vehicles will advance the industry disruption already set in motion by popular ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. The pieces are coming together to create a world where intelligent and driverless vehicles become the future of transportation. Eventually, all self-driving cars will employ a combination of sensors, cameras, radar, high performance GPS, light detection and ranging (lidar), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning to achieve a level of autonomy. Connectivity to secure and scalable IoT, data management, and cloud solutions are also important to the mix, as they provide a resilient and high performance foundation on which to collect, manage, and analyze sensor data. The rise of the connected vehicle has far-reaching societal implications, from environmental benefits to improved safety.

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Fewer cars on the road also means a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, leading to lower energy consumption and better air quality. For both self-driving cars and smart roadway systems, endpoint telemetry, smart software, and the cloud are essential enablers. The onboard cameras and sensors in autonomous vehicles collect vast amounts of data, which must be processed in real time to keep the vehicle in the right lane and operating safely as it heads to its destination. Cloud-based networking and connectivity is another important part of the mix. Autonomous vehicles will be outfitted with onboard systems that support machine-to-machine communications, allowing them to learn from other vehicles on the road in order to make adjustments that account for weather changes and shifting road conditions such as detours and in-path debris. Advanced algorithms and deep learning systems are central to ensuring that self-driving cars can quickly and automatically adapt to changing scenarios. Beyond the specific components, such as scalability of cloud computing infrastructure and intelligent data management, there is a need for redundancy of mission critical systems, including power sources. There are previously released redundant battery solutions available, like the LTC3871 which works with two batteries that have different voltage ratings,

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between two batteries and prevents system shutdown should one of the batteries fail. This device can also be used in 48 V/12 V and 48 V/24 V dual battery systems. The LT8708 uses a single inductor and operates over an input voltage range from 2.8 V to 80 V while producing an output voltage from 1.3 V to 80 V, delivering up to several kilowatts of power depending on the choice of external components and number of phases. It simplifies bidirectional power conversion in battery/capacitor backup systems that need regulation of VOUT, VIN, and/or IOUT, IIN, both in the forward or reverse direction. This device’s six independent forms of regulation allow it to be used in numerous applications. The LT8708-1 is used in parallel with the LT8708 to add power and phases. The LT8708-1 always operates as a slave to the master LT8708, can be clocked out-of-phase, and has the capability to deliver as much power as the master. Up to 12 slaves can be connected to a single master, proportionally increasing the power and current capabilities of the system. Forward and reverse current can be monitored and limited for the input and output sides of the converter. All four current limits (forward input, reverse input, forward output, and reverse output) can be set independently using four resistors. In combination with the direction (DIR) pin, the chip can be configured to process power from VIN to VOUT or from VOUT to VIN, ideal for automotive, solar, telecom, and battery-powered systems. The LT8708 is available in a 5 mm × 8 mm, 40-lead QFN package. Three temperature grades are available, with operation from –40°C to +125°C for the extended and industrial grades and a high temperature automotive range of –40°C to +150°C. Figure 1 shows a simplified LT8708 block diagram. such as a 48 V Li-Ion and 12 V lead-acid battery. However, most of these existing solutions do not provide redundancy for same battery voltages, like two 12 V, 24 V, or 48 V batteries. Up until now, that is. Clearly there is a need for a bidirectional buck-boost dc-to-dc converter that can go between two 12 V batteries. Such a dc-to-dc converter could be used to charge either battery and allow both batteries to supply current to the same load. Furthermore, if one of these batteries should fail, that failure needs to be detected and isolated from the other battery, so that the other battery continues to provide power to the load without any disruption. The recently released LT8708 bidirectional dc-to-dc controller from Analog Devices solves this critical function of allowing two batteries with the same voltage to be hooked up by utilizing the LT8708 controller.

A Single Bidirectional IC Solution

The LT8708 is a 98% efficient bidirectional buck-boost switching regulator controller that can operate between two batteries that have the same voltage, which is ideal for redundancy in self-driving cars. It can operate from an input voltage that can be above, below, or equal to the output voltage, making it well-suited for two 12 V, 24 V, or 48 V batteries commonly found in electric and hybrid vehicles. The LT8708 operates

Complete Solution

The block diagram in Figure 2 shows the other parts required to complete the circuit for dual battery redundancy in an automotive application. As shown, the LT8708 works with two LT8708-1 parts to form a 3-phase solution design that can deliver up to 60 A in either direction. Additional LT8708-1 devices can be added for higher power applications up to and exceeding 12 phases. The AD8417 is a bidirectional current sense amplifier that senses the current flowing into and out of the batteries. And when this current exceeds a preset value, the LTC7001 high-side NMOS static switch driver opens the back-to-back MOSFETs to isolate either battery from the circuit. The LTC6810-2 monitors and controls the Li-Ion battery. It accurately measures the battery cells with a total measurement error of less than 1.8 mV. Connecting multiple LTC6810-2 devices in parallel to the host processor will create additional redundancy for monitoring other voltages within the circuit. The LTC6810-2 has an isoSPI™ interface for high speed, RF immune, long distance communications, and it supports bidirectional operation. The device also includes passive balancing with PWM duty cycle control for each cell and the ability to perform redundant cell measurements.

Control Overview

The LT8708 provides an output voltage that can be above,

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below, or equal to the input voltage. It also provides bidirectional current monitoring and regulation capabilities at both the input and the output. The ADI proprietary control architecture employs an inductor current-sensing resistor in buck, boost, or buck-boost regions of operation. The inductor current is controlled by the voltage on the VC pin, which is the combined output of six internal error amplifiers, EA1 to EA6. These amplifiers can be used to limit or regulate their respective voltages or currents as shown in Table 1. Table 1. Error Amplifiers (EA1 to EA6)

Figure 2. A dual battery redundancy block diagram for a complete solution.

The VC voltage typically has a min-max range of about 1.2 V. The maximum VC voltage commands the most positive inductor current and, thus, commands the most power flow from VIN to VOUT. The minimum VC voltage commands the most negative inductor current and, thus, commands the most power flow from VOUT to VIN. In a simple example of VOUT regulation, the FBOUT pin receives the VOUT voltage feedback signal, which is compared to the internal reference voltage using EA4. Low VOUT voltage raises VC and, thus, more current flows into VOUT. Conversely, higher VOUT reduces VC, thus, reducing the current into VOUT or even drawing current and power from VOUT.

direction and reverse directions (EA5 and EA1, respectively). In a common application, VOUT might be regulated using EA4, while the remaining error amplifiers are monitoring for excessive input or output current, or an input undervoltage condition. In other applications, such as a battery backup system, a battery connected to VOUT might be charged with constant current (EA6) to a maximum voltage (EA4) and can also be reversed, at times, to supply power back to VIN using the other error amplifiers to regulate VIN and limit the maximum current. See the LT8708 data sheet for additional information on this subject.

Conclusion

The LT8708-1 brings a new level of performance, control, and simplification to same voltage dual-battery dc-to-dc automotive systems. Whether using it for energy transfer between two power sources for redundancy, or for backup power in mission critical applications, the LT8708 allows users the ability to operate from two batteries or supercapacitors that have the same voltage. This capability allows automotive systems engineers to help pave the way for new advancements in automotive electronics, enabling cars to be safer and more efficient.

Bruce Haug Figure 1. LT8708 simplified bidirectional dual 12 V battery application schematic.

As previously mentioned, the LT8708 also provides bidirectional current regulation capabilities at both the input and the output. The VOUT current can be regulated or limited in the forward and reverse directions (EA6 and EA2, respectively). The VIN current can also be regulated or limited in the forward

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Bruce Haug [bruce.haug@analog.com] received his B.S.E.E. from San Jose State University in 1980. He joined Linear Technology (now a part of Analog Devices) as a product marketing engineer in April 2006. Bruceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past experience includes stints at Cherokee International, Digital Power, and Ford Aerospace. He is an avid sports participant. n

FUTURE EYE

ELECTRONICS AT THE NANOSCALE Molecular nanowires can be used for many applications, from LED lights to medical devices. Silver, gold and copper nanowires are leading contenders for next-generation nanoscale devices, however greater understanding of how they work and improved production methods are needed before they can be widely used, explains a recent review in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. “Metal nanowires are used for numerous applications, but our understanding of their mechanical properties remains elusive,” says Nurul Akmal Che Lah, engineer at Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Lah and Colleague Sonia Trigueros at the University of Oxford reviewed methods for synthesising and analysing silver, gold and copper nanowires for molecularbased electronics. Molecular electronics uses single molecules, or nanoscale collections of molecules, to create electronic components too small to be seen with the naked eye. For example, molecular wires are one-dimensional chains of

single metal atoms which conduct electric current. Molecular electronic devices can be used for a wide range of applications from storage media to catalysts and clinical treatments. Nanomaterials have different properties from their bulk counterparts. Coinage metals in particular -- silver, gold, copper and nickel -- have attracted special attention because of their unique physical properties.

Recent advances in experimental techniques have allowed scientists to probe the mechanical properties of nanowires. High precision micromechanical testing devices, such as electron microscopes, scanning force microscopes and X-ray diffraction, can be used to assess crystalline structure, stress-strain relationships, atom-byatom chemical composition, as well as electronic properties. These methods have revealed that the nanomechanical properties of nanowires are influenced by nanowire structure, surface stress and defect formation. The researchers investigated recent developments in the synthesis and analysis of metal nanowires. Hydrosolvothermal synthesis, in which metallic structures are grown within a solution, is a relatively simple and inexpensive process. Compared with other methods that require a template or high pressures, hydro-solvothermal synthesis is best suited to industrial application as it doesn’t require complex post-processing treatments.

SILICON OF THE FUTURE, DISCOVERED? Just imagine taking two extremely ultrathin materials with different properties and placing one on top of the other, and obtaining a new material with hybrid properties. This is what an international group of researchers have done with two atomic level semiconductor materials and have got a new material whose properties are not only hybrid but also tunable. The materials are nothing but crystalline sheets of atoms – measuring one-millionth of a human hair in thickness. Scientists call such atomic materials two-dimensional (2D). The two atomic layers are held together not by any physical or chemical reaction but due to a force known as ‘van der Waals interaction’. The materials used in the study are monolayers of molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide. Since the two layers used in experiments are semiconducting, the new material

too has semiconducting properties like that of silicon-based materials used in miniature electronics. The new material could be the silicon of future because it

is semiconducting as well as transparent, lightweight, flexible and stretchable. Silicon-based materials are three dimensional (3D).

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ANOTHER TREND IS THE GROWING RECOGNITION OF USING SCOPE FFT ANALYSIS “To meet the customer demands of multiple features in a compact device, rapid advancement of integration of components at electronics designs is required”, quotes, Srinivasa Appalla, Sr.Product specialist – Oscilloscope & Value Instruments, Rohde & Schwarz. Sitting alongside, Niloy Banerjee, BISinfotech, the veteran further explication on the challenges, way forward and R&S expertise in this dominant future of Automotive and 5G trends. Edited Nub.

SRINIVASA APPALLA

Sr.Product specialist – Oscilloscope & Value Instruments, Rohde & Schwarz

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Firstly, the automotive sector has been deemed to be the driving growth for the oscilloscopes market. What is your opinion on this? Any other domain that you reckon where oscilloscopes are making a mark. Advanced driver assistant systems (ADAS) will play an increasingly important role in making driving safer and more comfortable. However, a slight error can result in incorrect assessment of the situation. Radar is one of the critical components of ADAS which requires comprehensive testing to ensure proper functionality and safety. The radar uses with Linear Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (LFMCW) signals to determine the speed and distance of multiple objects. The time domain analysis of the FM Chirp sequences can be done with oscilloscopes with a lower cost, which is one of the drivers for the growth. ADAS also uses optical components to visually identify objects together with

A.I. to evaluate potential collisions. The high resolutions optical info requires significantly higher data transfer rate, hence many ECU’s(Engine Control Unit) are being implemented with new Ethernet interface backbone such as 100Base-T1 and 1000Base-T1. The oscilloscopes are required to validate physical layer compliance of these interfaces.

What key factors do you predict will be a challenge to the industry? To meet the customer demands of multiple features in a compact device, rapid advancement of integration of components at electronics designs is required. The evolving design raises new challenges for test and debugging. Such “Embedded design” involves testing of time correlated analysis of analog signals from sensors and RF, as well as digital signals for communication and programming. To address these requirements, R&S Digital Storage Oscilloscopes has Mixed

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Signal Option that provides additional 16 digital-channels with deep memory and high sample rate. These scopes can be upgraded with Mixed Signal Option (MSO) at any point of time and upgrade can done at customer premises which results in minimum downtime of the instrument. R&S Digital Storage Oscilloscopes have also adopted RF analysis capabilities of our spectrum analyzer to provide up to 4 FFT analysis capability with spectrogram, offering both time and spectrum domain view simultaneously. This is especially useful to verify and debug signal integrities and circuit behavior.

measurement of analog, logic and protocol trigger & decode of signals enables time-correlation, which aids in circuit debugging. Another trend is the growing recognition of using scope FFT analysis to look into EMI debugging to identify the sources of emission. Scope has a lower investment cost than receiver and spectrum analyzer that makes sense for quick and dirty testing prior to pre-compliance and compliance.

Lastly, what new development is your company working on aligning with the current market trends? What opportunities do you reckon R o h d e & S c h w a r z h a s l a u n c h e d will advent with the arrival of 5G new RTP series oscilloscopes, which technology? The objective of deploying 5G Networks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; High data rate, mobility, ultra reliability, very low latency and long battery life. Advancement of semiconductors, signal processing and Radio technologies is necessary to achieve these objectives. Multiple-Input and Multiple Output (MIMO) technology is one key element in 5G to use multiple transmission and receiving antenna to optimize beamforming, enhance data throughput and improve performance via antenna diversity. The MIMO transmitter measurement needs a combination of both spectrum analyzer and digital storage oscilloscope. The analyzer ensures spectral qualities of individual MIMO transmitter channels while the digital storage oscilloscope looks RTP Series Oscilloscope into the pre-coding the overall MIMO setup that defines the beamforming and multiplexing The oscilloscope simplifies the setup for has Bandwidth up to 8 GHz. These MIMO measurements because of its Digital storage oscilloscopes offer the four synchronized input channels and following features, which are critical represents a more cost efficient and for debugging. feasible solution over a test setup with a) R ealtime waveform update rate of >1,000,000(max) for capturing multiple signal & spectrum analyzers. rare events Few trends that will be popular in b) U nique digital trigger for precise the oscilloscope market? triggering and triggering up to full bandwidth As engineers work on more complex c) R e a l t i m e d e e m b e d d i n g f o r and embedded design, they generally compensation of transmission losses prefer multi-functionality in a single and mismatch probes, adapters, box. Oscilloscope today offers analog fixtures etc. channels, logic channels, protocol To align with the market trends, Rohde& trigger and decode, Arbitrary Function Schwarz has roadmap to increase the Generator, digital voltmeter, spectrum Bandwidth of RTP series in couple of analysis, etc. This allows simultaneous months.

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ST BLE SENSOR DEVELOPMENT KIT AT MOUSER Mouser Electronics is now stocking the STEVAL-BCN002V1B BlueNRG sensor node development kit from STMicroelectronics (ST). The fully equipped evaluation kit includes the BlueNRG-Tile multi-sensor board and STEVAL-BCN002V1D programming board for the development of Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The ST STEVAL-BCN002V1B BlueNRG-Tile Kit, available from Mouser Electronics, is built around the BlueNRG-Tile, a coin-sized sensor node based on the BlueNRG-2 system-on-chip (SoC) with an Arm Cortex-M0 core. Supporting Bluetooth Low Energy 5.0 for remote monitoring and sensing applications, the ultra-low-power SoC is ideal for smart

agriculture, supply chain management, smart home, and industrial applications. The versatile BlueNRG-Tile sensor board includes a comprehensive ultra-low-power sensor portfolio,

including magnetometer, gyroscope, accelerometer, pressure, temperature and humidity, MEMS microphone, and time-of-flight (ToF) sensors. Additionally, MEMS sensor algorithms enable 9-axis sensor fusion and event detection. The STEVAL-BCN002V1D adapter board, powered via USB, allows engineers to program and debug the sensor board. The STEVAL-BCN002V1B kit includes a comprehensive software development kit (SDK) that includes ready-to-go examples and voice-over-BLE code. These comprehensive resources enable developers to design, debug, and prototype imaginative IoT applications straight out of the box.

ARROW ELECTRONICS HELPS BOOST AI AND IOT

PREMIER FARNELL NEW AVNET SMARTEDGE IOT GATEWAY

Newly launched engineering and supply chain services making it more accessible for engineers and innovators to create, make and manage technology of tomorrow Arrow Electronics at its annual “Arrow Technology Showcase”in Shenzhen, China, announced the launch of engineering and supply chain services designed to put best-in-class technological know-how and robust ecosystem support into the hands of innovators and entrepreneurs in China’s Greater Bay Area, making it easier for them to create, make and manage technology of tomorrow. To support business growth of large enterprises and startups in the Greater Bay Area, Arrow has launched a range of new engineering and supply chain services covering design tools, proof-of-concept review, rapid prototyping, turnkey solution design service, embedded software, cloud software integration, edge computing, sensing technology, advanced connectivity network, power management, data analytics, production and secure assets disposal. Greater Bay Area (a cluster of 11 cities with a combined population of over 69 million people and a GDP at US$1.5 trillion in 2017) is expected to be the largest economy by 2020, among some global bay and metropolitan economic and technology centers such as New York City Metro Area, San Francisco Bay Area, and Tokyo Bay. The recent development of innovation and technology in the Greater Bay Area was announced earlier this month by the Chinese government for constructing an international sci-tech and innovation center between Shenzhen and Hong Kong and another one between Zhuhai and Macau.

Premier Farnell introduces the exclusive Avnet SmartEdge Industrial IoT Gateway; a new low-cost industrial gateway powered by Raspberry Pi. The Avnet SmartEdge Industrial IoT Gateway enables seamless and secure connectivity to the cloud through Avnet’s IoT Connect platform running on Microsoft Azure, and is ideal for developing industrial automation applications such as, remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, process control and automation. The gateway addresses key requirements for customers across a wide range of industrial applications – including additional ports to handle industrial protocols and a trusted computing module for added security on the hardware. Connectivity options include a full set of industrial peripherals which include CAN-BUS and RS-232/ 485 (Modbus and DeviceNet) interfaces, isolated digital I/O and dual 10/100 Ethernet, with wireless connectivity including WiFi at 2.4 GHz and BLE 4.2 via an integrated antenna with external connectivity, plus an mPCIe interface for cellular modems. Power is via a 12-24 V DC input, and an HDMI display output is also incorporated. It is based on an 8 Gbyte EMMC which replaces the standard SD memory card, with security guaranteed by an onboard TPM 2.0. The device also has the 40-pin expansion header to link with a range of devices from the ecosystem of HATs and other accessories. The enclosure features space for an additional internal accessory to provide Zigbee, Z-Wave, or LoRa communications capabilities, for example, or for multiple accessories through case expansion.

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IIOT IS A KEY TREND THAT WOULD DRIVE INDUSTRIAL ETHERNET MARKET Anoop Kunhanandan, Field Applications Engineer, ADI eruditely quotes, “Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a key trend that would drive the market, also, adding, network and cloud are two essential connected infrastructures required to achieve this goal.” Jyoti Gazmer, BISinfotech in an expeditious interview strived to unravel the current trends, ADI’s technology enablement and future potential of this vigorous growing space of Industrial Ethernet segment. Edited Nub.

ANOOP KUNHANANDAN Field Applications Engineer | ADI

What are the key factors driving the TCP. Thus the major differentiator of global industrial ethernet market? Industrial Ethernet over normal ethernet is “Determinism and Real Time Control” B e f o r e w e d i s c u s s a b o u t f a c t o r s According to market research analysts, driving industrial Ethernet markets, the global industrial Ethernet market it would be good to understand the will grow at a CAGR close to 16% difference between Ethernet and during the 2018-2022. The major factor Industrial Ethernet. Ethernet is the driving the industrial Ethernet market traditional technology for connecting across the world is the rising demand “wired Local Area Networks(LANs)”, for industrial automation and growing enabling devices to communicate adoption of Industrial Revolution 4.0. with each other via a protocol which Smart factories, smart grid projects is standardized as IEEE 802.3. etc.. are some of the live examples Industrial Ethernet is the use of Ethernet that endorse the adoption of Industrial in an industrial environment with Ethernet. protocols that provide determinism What are the key trends impacting and real-time control. Protocols for the growth of the global industrial Industrial Ethernet include EtherCAT, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, POWERLINK, ethernet market. SERCOS III, CC-Link IE, and Modbus

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Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a key trend that would drive the market. Network and cloud are two essential connected infrastructures required to achieve this goal. The network facilitates the interconnection for communication and data flow, whereas the cloud delivers powerful and elastic computing and storage abilities for Big Data and intelligent applications for further analysis.

Ministry of Power will also contribute to the growth in India; water and waste water management systems as a part of Government’s smart city mission is also expected to catalyze the growth.

Key offering of your company in this domain?

Analog Devices Inc., (ADI) is well positioned for current and future requirements of the Industrial Ethernet; What are the challenges to market we offer high performance “Real Time growth? Ethernet Switches” supporting almost all Industrial Ethernet Protocols. FIDO5100, The driving forces are clear- Higher FIDO5200,FIDO2100 are our flagship Speeds, Redundancy, Security and products. There are also a series of Cost of the infrastructure. Industrial products that support EtherNet/IP networks must be secure to protect highly critical systems. Network redundancy must provide very fast (millisecond/microsecond) recovery. Ultimately it will be the cost of the infrastructure that will determine large scale implementation.

As you know world is getting “smarter” everyday; mobile phones, homes, sensors, factories, grids are all getting ‘smart’. To make something “smart” in the technological world, we need high network speed , connectivity, big data, network intelligence and control. Industrial Ethernet is moving towards facilitating this and the opportunities are many. Ethernet Security is a major concern that needs to be resolved and it should be part of the infrastructure.

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The industrial Ethernet market has a huge potential across electronics and automotive applications.

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What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the vendors in the global industrial ethernet market?

with IEEE1588 and TSN (Time Sensitive Networks). ADI believes that TSN based industrial Ethernet Applications would drive real requirements of motion To India’s scenario, what key control and safety in the near future. market strategies will drive the In addition, ADI provides complete growth in this indigenous market? solutions based on our FIDO series of products called RapID platform. This The industrial Ethernet market has platform has all common industrial a huge potential across electronics Ethernet protocols implemented and and automotive applications. The can be easily integrated into a nonAutomotive Ecosystem in India is well Ethernet field device, allowing the established, many of the automotive field device to meet requirements of companies have their production plants Industry 4.0 applications. The solution in India. These are getting ‘smarter’ also provides dynamic, integrated web and would be the primary ones to servers to read and modify network drive the local indigenous growth. parameters, inputs and outputs and The smart grid projects sanctioned by other ports.

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MAKING ROADS SAFER WITH V2X WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY HOUMAN ZARRINKOUB

Senior Wireless Product Manager | MathWorks

To make roads safer, improve autonomous driving, and further the aims of the smart city, one particularly important field is vehicular communications, a cooperative communication technology. This technology enables continuous, highspeed, authenticable interactions between moving vehicles. Vehicular communications are typically categorised into four use cases: communications of vehicles to other vehicles (V2V), vehicles to the road-side infrastructure (V2I), vehicles to pedestrians (V2P), and vehicles to the cellular network (V2N). These use cases together are known as vehicles to everything (V2X) and have the potential to significantly change our roads for the better.

are reliant on computer vision, radar, or lidar technologies. The issue with such technologies is that their signals cannot penetrate through vehicles and no information is available about vehicles that are outside the line of sight. By contrast, V2X provides critical information about vehicles that are both inside and outside the line of sight, provided that they are within a certain communications range. Therefore, V2X makes both semi-autonomous driver-based systems and fully automated systems much more situationally aware. Increased situational awareness means that vehicles can cooperate and reduce accidents in various traffic scenarios.

Safer roads

Automotive V2X technology has a large potential market. According to Juniper Research, the V2X market is anticipated to reach $3 billion by 2022 with a 26% annual rate of growth. It is expected that 50% of new vehicles will have V2V hardware by 2022. Three sectors make up the market: • Devices/semiconductors: RF transceivers and V2X chipset makers such as Denso, Continental, Delphi, Qualcomm, and Infineon • Cellular infrastructure: manufacturers (Huawei, Nokia, and

Transportation safety is set to improve considerably with the arrival of V2X technology. A report by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says, “If V2X technologies alone are widely deployed, they have the potential to address 81 percent of light-vehicle crashes.” Indeed, V2X technology will provide safety features above and beyond what is offered in other advanced driver assist systems (ADAS) of today. Most of these systems

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Ericsson) and carriers (AT&T, NTT, and Docomo) • Automobiles: manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda (Japan); GM and Ford (USA); and BMW, Daimler, and Audi (Germany)

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For the implementation of V2X technology, two candidate technologies are being put forward: Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) and Cellular Vehicle-to-Any-Device (C-V2X) communications. Both of these are made to operate at the 5.9 GHz band and must adhere to strict reliability and delay requirements: • Communications latency: Less-than100-ms delay • Communications range: At least 300 meters • Supported vehicular speeds: Typical highway velocities DSRC is a derivative of WiFi technology. In DSRC, communications protocols (PHY and MAC layers) are specified by the IEEE 802.11p standard. Automotive companies such as Toyota, Honda,

and GM are among the proponents of this technology. The work on DSRC started in 2009, and its communications protocols were fully characterised by 2010. Its supports say that all aspects of DSRC standards from application layer to PHY layer and all safety considerations have been addressed in the last 8 years of development. They believe the technology is ready for deployment on a large scale from 2017. DSRC has known limitations, including support only for the V2V and V2I applications and an upper bound of reliability for vehicle density and communications range. C-V2X is based on 4G-LTE cellular technology. It is part of the device-todevice (D2D) communications protocol of the sidelink (proximity server) mode of the LTE-Advanced standard. Therefore, it allows every device to detect every other device in its proximity directly. Unlike DSRC, it supports the V2N and V2P vehicular communications use cases. Compared with DRSC, it supports higher speeds (up to 250 Km/h) and higher density (thousands) of vehicles. The proponents of C-V2X technology are a consortium of automotive and wireless device manufacturers known as the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA). These include Intel, Ericsson, Nokia, Audi, BMW, Qualcomm and Denso. According to the 5GAA, the cost of developing a DSRCbased solution is far more than that of solutions based on C-V2X. Moreover, the gap in technology advantages between C-V2X and DRSC will increase after 5G cellular networks are introduced. So far, neither of these technologies have been selected as the mandated V2X technology in any country. It is likely that both will be adopted; vehicles will be equipped with a smart way to understand and decode data transmitted and received through each of these technologies.

Pain points and solutions

Practitioners of V2X technology include software and hardware developers, integrators and service providers, and testers and performance monitors. The main problems in developing V2X technologies are visualisation, prototyping, and model evolution. Practitioners must be able to achieve the following: • Visualise, update, and monitor vehicular dynamics and wireless sensor networks

(position, velocity, and acceleration of vehicles in network; vehicles entering and exiting the network; RF signal strength at each vehicle; status of links between each vehicle; and other system elements). • Prototype different collision avoidance and traffic resolution algorithms on V2X chips. This involves wireless modem operations handling transmission and reception of basic safety messages, and also collision avoidance algorithms and traffic control messages that the vehicle processes in real time. • Evolve their models and monitor the effect of V2X techniques on overall traffic (status of collision avoidance maneuvers, overall communications metrics such as delays and throughput, algorithms to reroute traffic and dynamics of V2X nodes to optimise a given set of criteria) and continuously search for more optimised techniques based on a huge amount of actual field data. It is critical to ensure that safety-critical applications and devices like V2X work exactly as they were intended. Using computer simulations, we can build a model of the system, its components, and its environment and subject the system to rigorous testing. Model-Based Design tools enable the visualisation, analysis and testing of various traffic scenarios and vehicular dynamics and test that the V2X system provides collision avoidance as expected.

Vehicle electronics of tomorrow

Vehicular transportation and urban safety is transforming radically through automation. Intelligent transportation systems such as autonomous cars are designed to be aware of the events happening around them. These situationally aware systems can respond to movements of other vehicles and pedestrians in real time. With more and more cars on the roads using these types of automated driving features, including V2X, we can significantly improve the safety and security of driving in general. These steps are in the right direction towards reducing automotive collisions. It is indeed an exciting time for vehicle electronics. Copyright maintained by MathWorks

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Smart Home Lighting Systems: Save Energy & Money DR. SREERAM SRINIVASAN Chief Executive Officer, Syrma Technology

In 2016, total global energy came from 80% fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and petroleum). The main fossil fuel being used is natural gas (32%), coal (30%), and petroleum (1%). Processing all three forms have numerous damaging environmental impacts, such as air and water pollution, soil contamination, etc. For example, 6% of greenhouse emissions in the world derive from energy used for lighting. Globally, 19% of electricity use is for commercial and residential lighting. With new smart lighting, residential energy use will decline more than 50% in the range of 1,000 kW hours per household per year from 2012 to 2040. A typical lamp using a traditional light bulb consumes 60 watts of power and a compact fluorescent lamp emits

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the same amount of light while using only 13 watts. However, smart lighting using light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs consumes only 10 watts to give off the same amount of light. Besides conserving energy, smart lighting systems enabled with Internet of Things (IoT) technology can save people money by allowing them to remotely control their lighting, which lowers their energy use and saves them money. According to a report, new lighting technologies can reduce lighting energy up to 75%. Also, by using LED lights, which are more energy-efficient and last up to 10 years, smart home lighting systems lower energy bills over time.

Technology for Smart Lighting Systems

To design a smart lighting system, there are several products that need to be purchased and installed. The first step is to install smart bulbs or wall plugins. The next step is to install smart sensors and integrating them with the technology used for the bulbs or plugins with an operating system. The related app needs to be downloaded to a smart device to operate the system. Below are more details about the technology thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needed for setting up a new smart lighting system: â&#x20AC;˘ Operating System: Smart home systems network devices for the home and turn a smartphone or tablet into a universal remote, giving the user control over their smart home devices and other

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as turning them off remotely or dimming them, via a mobile app. We also worked with another company to build IoT lighting products for smart cities, which can be used for other applications, like traffic monitoring. We’re excited to be manufacturing ecofriendly products, as well as for being certified as a Green-Rated Supplier on sustainability by one of our primary clients, a leading international electronics corporation ranking among the Forbes Global 500. Several of our other clients have been likewise impressed with our strong environmental record, indicating that they want to do more when it comes to helping preserve our environment while we still can.

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systems. They can be integrated with other smart devices and systems, so that they can remotely control locks, lights, thermostats, cameras, and sensors, either with a tap or a voice command. • Smart Device Apps: To use a smart operating system, users need to download the corresponding app on their smart device. This makes it possible to control lighting on a phone or tablet from any location. Using an app, lights can be set to switch on gradually in the morning to simulate a sunrise or dim gradually at night when the user goes to bed. Bulbs can also be grouped together into rooms on the app, so that the user can switch the lights on or off in entire rooms or even floors at once, either with a tap or a voice command. • S mart/Li-Fi Bulbs: There are many options for LED smart bulbs. There are ones that can be turned on and off, dimmed, or even change their color via voice control or smartphone apps, as well as integrate with smart home devices and home operating systems. There are also bulbs that use light fidelity (Li-Fi) technology, which creates fast wireless communications.

• Smart Wall Plugins: Some smart home lighting systems don’t use smart bulbs; they use smart wall Wi-Fi outlets, plugs, power strips, and plugins. With this technology, users can turn devices on and off remotely from anywhere with an Internet connection, set automation rules for intelligent usage habits, and monitor power consumption in real time. • Smart Sensors: Almost all smart lighting systems use sensors, which consist of a detector (heat, light, motion, sound), an electronic control unit, and a controllable switch/relay. The detector can tell when there are occupants in a house or room. It also has a timer that signals the electronic control unit after a set period of inactivity. The control unit uses this signal to activate the switch/ relay to turn equipment on or off.

Syrma: India’s Green Manufacturer

Our team cares about protecting our natural environment and resources. Over the years, we’ve designed and manufactured many products that are eco-friendly, such as energy-saving lighting systems. For example, we recently built smart lights for a company that allows consumers to operate their lights, such

Dr. Sreeram Srinivasan is the Chief Executive Officer of Syrma Technology. Prior to joining Syrma in 2015, he worked for the Murugappa Group, Saint-Gobain and TVS among others. An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, he completed his Master’s and PhD in Material Sciences and Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He has also conducted research at the Los Alamos and Oak Ridge National Labs.

About Syrma Technology: Based in San Jose, California and Chennai, India, Syrma is part of the Tandon Group, with a 40-year legacy of developing quality technology products. Specializing in high-mix, flexible volume precision global OEM manufacturing, we’ve cultivated an extensive supply ecosystem to keep material costs as low as possible. Since we manufacture in India with minimal reliance on costly additional imports, we offer distinct advantages in lead time, quality, and production flexibility within cost-conscious objectives of our global clients. We’ve regularly met global OEM standards for numerous specialized electronics products, including DC motors, disk drives, fiber optic assemblies, magnetics, memory modules, power supplies/adapters, RFID tags, and a wide range of specialized components. n

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INDIA IS THE BIGGEST MARKET OF LED LIGHTS AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS The Indian LED industry has witnessed a paradigm shift in the last five years from import of complete lights to SKD (semi knockdown) to CKD (completely knock down) to the component level, states Rajesh Uttamchandani, Director, Syska Group. In an exclusive exchange of notion, Jyoti Gazmer, BISINFOTECH further lit up the current LED Components Market and SYSKAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership in this domain. Edited Nub.

RAJESH UTTAMCHANDANI Director | Syska Group

The current LED driver market is characterized by increasing pressure to cut costs and to bring a product to market quickly. How do manufacturers address this issue without compromising on the end product? Driver is the heart of LED lights and hence the practical life of LED lights are analyzed based on the quality of drivers in service. The driver design and life is dependent on two external factors which are ambient temperature at the working place and quality of power supply. As temperature and power supply conditions keep on changing from place to place and application to application, drivers are designed to meet these adverse conditions. Few critical components within a driver help in improving the overall life of the driver. As these components influence the price of drivers, we evaluate each project and accordingly import drivers in bulk directly from manufacturers. With this cost advantage, we try to maintain our competitive selling price with added features of longevity. With proper projection and help of regular market analysis, Syska also maintains adequate inventory and buffer stock of lead time. This helps us reduce the lead time in terms of the materials available and shipping time.

"Connected" or "smart" lights, bulbs are becoming important data sources. Technologies such as Li-Fi (Wi-Fi for light) or internal geo-location grow rapidly in many areas of application. What kind of future do you see in these applications? Smart lighting as a trend is seeing increasing implementation in view of reduction in prices. Various wireless and voice controlled platforms have been developed such as Bluetooth, Mesh, Wi-Fi, Li-Fi, Geo, Alexa, Google and Apple home. These advanced technology driven products have created their own space in store shelves. Currently, smart lighting is commercialized as a lifestyle commodity, however soon it will also be incorporated in all types of LED lighting applications.

any challenges to the LED chip that is being manufactured? LED demand is growing at the space of 20~25% per annum and LED manufacturing is a highly automated industry. In the present scenario, LED chips (packages) are imported from China, Taiwan and South Korea, hence the lead time is a major concern and prices are controlled by global trends. Today, India is the biggest market of LED lights and electronic components. Indigenous production of all electronic components will augment LED manufacturing in India and create opportunities for exports to the Middle East, Africa & other Asian countries.

What is the buzz in the current market with regards to the LED Components? The Indian LED industry has witnessed a paradigm shift in the last five years from import of complete lights to SKD (semi knockdown) to CKD (completely knock down) to the component level. Presently, the demand for electronic components is growing as many manufacturers have set up in-house surface-mount technology (SMT) lines. All principle manufacturers and brands of components have appointed stockiest and distributors in India to meet the growing requirement of components.

Choosing the correct protection media for LED devices is very important to improve lifetime and performance. Which Encapsulation resins currently hold the key to this? LED lights basically require protection from input power supply and inherent generated temperature. However, LED lights can be strengthened against both the parameters. Use of wide input voltage range can absorb the voltage fluctuations and maintain stable light output. Higher temperature ratings of electronic components help in increasing the life of the device. Encapsulation of the driver circuit, offers many advantages such as thermal conductivity, ingress protection, and electrical insulation. Hence, the type and selection of encapsulation resins / compound plays a very important role in encapsulation. LEDs being preferred for in all kinds of industry domain are Chemical properties and composition, fineness, viscosity, nothing new. How do you think the LED Chip manufacturers hardening time, all these factors influence productivity and are aligning with the growing needs of LED? Does that pose quality of encapsulation.

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INDIAN A&D MARKET THE WHY AND HOW GROWTH!

India aerospace & defense market is expected to grow at a significant pace owing to growing need for the modernization of Indian armed forces. The modernization drive aims to leverage advanced military technology to improve the operational capabilities. Need for improvement in areas such as battlefield support systems, situational awareness, non-lethal weapons, and artificial intelligence is expected to drive the India aerospace & defense market over the next seven years. The government is increasing defense budget and has undertaken several projects in line with the Make in India campaign. For instance, as a part of Infantry Vision 2020, the government has started Future Infantry Soldier as a System (F-INSAS) program to enhance the optical, electro, and situational capabilities of a soldier. Increasing investments in research fields including nanotechnology, directed energy weapons, and NBC warfare are anticipated to fuel the India aerospace & defense market growth.

Changing geopolitical situations on the country's borders is necessitating continuous improvement in defense equipment. This is propelling new procurement to replace obsolete equipment to bring in readiness. Growing demand is attracting many local industry participants such as Larsen & Toubro, Tata, and Mahindra, in addition to global players including Boeing, BAE Systems, and Israel Aerospace Industries. The entry of newer players in the industry is anticipated to increase competition and drive innovation, thus driving the India aerospace & defense market over the next seven years. Growing proliferation of visual devices to train aircrew and maintenance staff is expected to propel the modelling, training, and simulation (MTS) services growth. Regional technology players such as Tata Technologies are partnering with India aerospace & defense market players to deliver optimized solutions across modelling and simulation services. India Homeland security is expected to

witness significant growth owing to the increasing internal unrest and terrorist threat. The budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Home Affairs is expected to reach about USD 20 billion by 2017-18. The recent violence in Punjab and Haryana states over the arrest of the Dera chief has thrown light on equipping internal security personnel with high quality equipment. Initiative such as Safe City will propel the homeland security in the country by leveraging technology to reduce crime rates. Aerospace & defense equipment are extensively used by the Indian military, navy, and the air force. Thus, the large -scale production of aircrafts, communication equipment, helicopters, and missiles in the country have contributed significantly toward augmenting India aerospace & defense market revenue. In addition, the escalating need for increasing the aircraft fleet size with the inclusion of supporting aircrafts such as rescue, emergency & repair, and medic aircrafts have been forecast to impel the business landscape.

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ISRO LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE SATELLITE According to ISRO, India will launch an electronic intelligence satellite Emisat for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) along with 28 third party satellites. ISRO will also demonstrate its new technologies like three different orbits with a new variant of PSLV rocket on April 1. After that, the rocket will be brought down to put into orbit the 28 satellites at an altitude of 504 km. According to ISRO, a new variant of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket will first put the 436 kg Emisat into a 749 km orbit. This will be followed by bringing the rocket down further to 485 km when the fourth stage/engine will turn into a payload platform carrying three experimental payloads: (a) Automatic Identification System (AIS) from ISRO for Maritime satellite applications capturing messages transmitted from ships (b) Automatic Packet Repeating System (APRS) from AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation), India - to assist amateur radio operators in tracking and monitoring position data (c) Advanced Retarding Potential Analyser for Ionospheric Studies (ARIS) from Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) - for the structural

and compositional studies of ionosphere. The whole flight sequence will take about 180 minutes from the rocket’s lift off slated at 9.30 a.m. on April 1. The 28 international customer satellites (24 from US, 2 from Lithuania and one each from Spain and Switzerland)- will weigh about 220 kg. “It is a special mission for us.

We will be using a PSLV rocket with four strap-on motors. Further, for the first time we will be trying to orbit the rocket at three different altitudes,” added ISRO Chairman K. Sivan. Emisat is a satellite based on ISRO’s Indian Mini Satellite -2 (IMS-2) bus platform. The satellite is intended for electromagnetic spectrum measurement.

TELEDYNE TO SUPPORT F-35 PROGRAM

Teledyne Advanced Electronic Solutions, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated was awarded a contract worth in excess of $20 million for fiscal years 2019 through 2021 from Harris Corporation of Melbourne, Florida, to continue its support of the F-35 aircraft program. Teledyne AES has supported the Lockheed Martin F-35 program since 2004. This latest competitive firm-fixed-price award is to develop and deliver Fiber Optic Quad Transceiver products in support of lots 13 and 14 of the F-35 program. The work will be performed at Teledyne AES’ production facility located in Lewisburg, Tennessee. Teledyne AES is a long-time contractor in support of various U.S. DoD programs. Harris recognized Teledyne AES as a contractor for Exceptional Quality in 2018 as Teledyne AES earned a 100% Product Quality Score.

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TE CONNECTIVITY FLAUNTS RAYCHEM CANBUS CABLES TE Connectivity has launched its portfolio of Raychem CANbus (Controller Area Network) cables. With variations available that cater to a variety of harsh environments, these high-speed copper cables offer a ruggedized means of transmitting data at speeds up to 1 Mb/s. The high performance 120Ω twisted pair cables are available in constructions that meet SAE J1939 and SAE J1939-11 and -15 requirements for use in military ground vehicles. With operating temperatures ranging from minus 65°C to 200°C (depending on construction), TE’s Raychem CANBus cables are also available in constructions designed for use in aerospace applications, as well as marine applications. “In addition to designing a cable that is easier to terminate, compared to tape-wrap designs, we offer a variety of material choices versus a one-size-fits-all solution,” said Lynden Bajus, product manager for TE’s Aerospace, Defense and Marine division. “We can draw on a diverse portfolio of materials to design a solution around an industry’s needs and environmental conditions.” TE’s Raychem CANbus cables can be used in military ground systems, flight controls, aircraft galleys, and military and commercial aerospace, among other applications. Customdesigned cables are also available upon request.

BAE SYSTEMS AWARDED $41 MN CONTRACT BY US NAVY BAE Systems has received a $41.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to perform routine maintenance and modernization of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23). The Anchorage will undergo 12 months of restorative work at BAE Systems’ shipyard in San Diego. The contract includes options that, if exercised, would bring the cumulative value to $48.4 million. “Our team looks forward to working with the Navy and our repair partners to perform important upgrades that ensure the Anchorage remains a very capable amphibious combatant ship,” said David M. Thomas, Jr., vice president and general manager of BAE Systems San Diego Ship Repair. With approximately 1,300 shipyard employees in San Diego, BAE Systems will begin working aboard the 684-foot-long San Antonio-class ship in July 2019. Under the contract, BAE Systems will support the installation of upgraded electronic systems and perform other shipboard improvements. USS Anchorage was commissioned in May 2013 and is named

after the Alaskan city. BAE Systems’ work aboard the nearly six-year-old ship is expected to be completed in July 2020. BAE Systems is a leading provider of ship

repair, maintenance, modernization, conversion, and overhaul services for the Navy, other government agencies, and select commercial customers.

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MICRO FOCUS IS MARKET LEADER IN DISTRIBUTED COBOL TECHNOLOGY

In an exclusive interview, Jyoti Gazmer loops Saurabh Saxena, Country Director, Micro Focus India securing the veteran words on company’s current focus, their helm towards AI&ML, and their strategic business strategies post-merger with HPE software business. Edited Nub.

SAURABH SAXENA

Country Director, Micro Focus

AI & ML, these technologies are familiar terms for the tech industry by and large. What are the strategies that companies are adopting to cater current market demand by integrating these evolving technologies? AI & ML is fundamentally changing how businesses operate across various sectors including IT, healthcare, manufacturing, transportation etc. With the advancement in various technologies, companies can now automate their business processes, transform customer experiences and differentiate customer offerings. Large companies are able to manage their bottom-line – thanks to the arrival of AI & ML. While enterprise adoption of such technologies is still in its nascent stage, the scale of opportunity demands more C-level discussions within any business. Executives should consider deploying ML and other tools in a systematic way across core business process and enterprise operations to support data-driven decision-making. Likewise, AI could drive new offerings and business models that could help enterprises in becoming an AI-fueled organization – it will likely be more than a strategy for success. AI is taking the centre stage – new products are being embedded with virtual assistants, while chatbots are answering customer questions - on everything from your online office supplier's site to your web hosting service provider's support page. Meanwhile, large companies are integrating AI as an intelligent layer across their entire tech stack, mostly due to it’s better than human-level performance and the ability to automate and predict based on high volumes of data. Companies are also trying to figure out how to generalize techniques developed for their products, in order to attract the wider business market.

HPE Software’s assets helped fill some of those critical gaps. For instance, predictive analytics was an area that we knew would be critical to our customers as they transition to a digital enterprise, and there were obvious assets we could tap into. By bridging the old and the new, customers would be in a much stronger position to run and transform their business – and do it on their own terms – to achieve lasting success. Today, as the world’s seventh-largest pure-play software company with a laser focus on helping our customers innovate faster with less risk, we make sure to deliver on the promise of digital transformation – often a combination of enhanced differentiation, growth and scale, profitability, customer satisfaction and speed-to-market. The primary change was to marshal the broad and deep resources now available to focus on solving one core, overarchiving problem for our customers. To the end, we have shifted our weight to delivering solutions that touch the four critical elements of digital transformation:

• Enterprise DevOps- Solutions that unleash the power of DevOps across the hybrid IT landscape, bringing innovative ideas to life to securely deliver high quality software and services faster. • Hybrid IT Management- Solutions that allows customers to optimize existing investments in applications and infrastructure, while also taking advantage of the cloud, to realize the benefits of a mixed (hybrid) infrastructure. • Predictive Analytics- Solutions that leverage machine learning to transform unlimited volumes of data into accurate, actionable, automated insights to ultimately make predictions and influence business outcomes quickly and efficiently. • Security, Risk, and Governance- Solutions that protect an Micro Focus’ merger with HPE Software business was a organization’s most-valuable assets – identities, applications and milestone for both the companies. How has the journey data – to protect an organization from expensive breaches, been so far? fines, sanctions and lost shareholder value. Post-merger, Micro Focus could see a clear and significant What is the major role of Micro Focus in the field of Predictive market opportunity coming in the form of digital transformation. Analytics? We recognized that we didn’t have the breadth of portfolio nor depth of domain expertise in some critical areas to deliver Analytics is key to customer retention and business growth - from a holistic set of solutions for our customers. This acquisition of descriptive to predictive. Today, companies of all industries and

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size use predictive analytics to understand of sectors like Banking, etc.? stored business data on consumer actions In India, we have varied verticals when it or business processes. It helps companies comes to digital transformation - public better understand future behavior and and banking are the key sectors for Micro make decisions based on hard data, Focus. Today, top 5 Indian IT Service instead of gut feelings. Providers use our Hybrid IT solutions to Micro Focus offers the information monitor and manage both, the legacy management tools you need to leverage and the modern infrastructures and your most valuable business asset—your workloads; 9 out of 10 largest banks data—so you can find customer insight, in India use Micro Focus IT Operations protect your organization and drive new Management solutions; 7 of the 8 largest revenue opportunities. We help leverage Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) use ML to transform enormous data into our Monitoring Solutions to manage accurate, actionable, automated insights their IT operations; More than 80% of at the speed of business. Not only this, Maharatnas use our Monitoring Solutions Predictive analytics adds depth to Micro (at present, there are seven Maharatna Focus’ Security, Risk & Governance portfolio companies); Top Power Utilities in India and aligns with the company’s strategy use Micro Focus monitoring solutions to to help customers quickly and accurately ensure service availability; Top 4 telcos in validate and assess risk as they transform India use our solutions for their application their businesses digitally. and infrastructure services delivery; 50% Micro Focus provide their customer with the following solutions in the field of Customer Behavior Analytics, Cognitive Search and Knowledge Discovery, IoT Analytics and Security Analytics: • Vertica - It provides a powerful analytics platform based on columnar storage. At its base, Vertica is a SQL database that was purpose-built for advanced analytics against big data. • IDOL- It helps capitalize on virtually any unstructured data asset with unified search and analytics for uncovering trends, patterns and relationships across video, image, audio and text

India has a large pool of talent and we see tremendous potential in the R&D space

Do you have any plans of expanding your R&D Centre except for Bengaluru? How crucial is the Indian Market for Micro Focus? India has a large pool of talent and we see tremendous potential in the R&D space, especially when we talk about IT. Apart from the country’s huge talent pool, its growing start-up ecosystem and cost efficiency are the other factors that have spurred the move of setting up various captive technology centres in the country. It allows scientists, technologists and researchers to develop new methods, techniques and knowledge points to enhance the quantity and quality of output with the same resources. Talking about our India centre expansion, we have no plans as of now but we look forward to it. Can you elaborate on Micro Focus’ position in the digital transformation

of PSU banks applications are secured by Fortify Micro Focus is market leader in distributed COBOL technology. Today, various corporates are looking for complete sets of solutions that can help them achieve greater speed and agility supported by a high level of protection and an advanced analytics ecosystem. Through a concerted effort (M&A and R&D), we are now able to deliver on this promise.

Micro Focus’ offerings specifically, for the Hybrid IT Management Cloud is transforming the way organisations consume computer services. In the past you had to have local systems and servers to run various applications, but with cloud they are managed by an external provider thereby making

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information easily available to corporates. Digital Transformation and the four focus Adoption of cloud has created a complex areas (DevOps, Hybrid IT Management, hybrid IT environment that are disrupting Risk, Security & Governance and many processes in IT organizations and Predictive Analytics) contributing to intense networking of • We launched a new partner portal to any corporate – it seamlessly combines streamline pipeline development, boost public cloud, private cloud and traditional opportunities to achieve predictable IT while maximizing the performance, revenue and help close business for cost and agility of the services that one partners could deliver by accelerating delivery of India is making progress with its applications and services to an enterprise. major emphasis on building Smart At Micro Focus, we help customers extend their existing investments while embracing Cities. How is Micro Focus contributing new technologies in a world of Hybrid to this mammoth initiative? IT. We aim at providing customers with The rising innovation in technology a portfolio of enterprise-grade scalable and advancement in analytics has the solutions with built-in analytics. We also potential of helping citizens live a smart help organizations run ITOps at the and well-organized urban life. Living in speed of DevOps, delivering services on a smart city means leveraging services demand and generating operational which are productive and efficient thereby and business insights, all while helping helping citizens cooperate with the local corporates address security, compliance government bodies in a seamless manner. As a country, we have reached a stage and governance requirements where the existing technology tools are What is Micro Focus’ growth strategy getting upgraded and innovated to for 2019? Any latest announcements create impactful surveillance, efficient that you want to highlight? movement of traffic and protecting our Micro Focus aims at enabling organizations every day. The 100 smart city mission by to help them transform their business by the Government adheres to this idea offering business-critical tools needed itself - the goal is to accommodate the to build, operate, secure and analyze growing urban population and provide within the enterprise. The requirement is to a smart way of life to the citizens with ensure the enterprise has the capabilities the aid of major infrastructural changes. to master hybrid IT with new agility— Micro Focus is also committed to the bridging traditional and transformational government’s extraordinary initiatives IT services from mainframe to mobile, and like Digital India, Smart Cities etc. Few from corporate to cloud. To embrace of the mission-critical applications from the future does not mean we have to Government of India and Indian Railways replace the past. Hence, Micro Focus leverage our solutions. Also, 70% of helps customers manage the complexity Indian cities nominated for the Smart in hybrid IT in three essential steps: City Projects use Micro Focus to ensure • Ensuring continuous delivery by service availability, performance and embracing existing IT as the new security. Micro Focus’ take on digital capabilities is adopted, transformation plays well with what • Increasing IT efficiency by automating requires making a complex environment routine tasks using preconfigured in a smart city, infrastructure. Every workflows region defines the smart agenda slightly • F ueling creativity & innovation by differently and focuses their efforts on employing flexible technologies that varying aspects, from Internet connectivity evolve with your needs to transportation.

Lastly, what key tech predictions do you prognosticate for the Indian Market in 2019 Constant change in technology has dramatically affected the delivery speed in most industries like IT, manufacturing, healthcare, etc. When you watch an industry closely, it becomes possible to identify trends and where things are likely headed. Here are some key tech predictions that could change the Indian Market in 2019: • Steady incline of IT teams embracing a more pragmatic and considered approach to industrial-scale IT delivery • Transitioning from running to growing the business • IT leaders will look to smarter software and new ways of working to streamline IT delivery across already stretched resources • The Rise of Haas and IaaS: In 2019, we You hold a pivotal role in the will be able to recognize a fundamental We would like to highlight the following company. Any anecdotes you would insecurity in our cloud strategy announcements made this year: • Organizations will see the GDPR as a • Micro Focus acquired Interset, a like to share about your journey? business opportunity rather than a worldwide leader in security analytics It’s been an exciting and interesting disruption software that provides highly intelligent journey in the last 19 years and has given and accurate cyber-threat protection me the opportunity to learn & grow • A major transition in the field of DevSecOps • We announced strategic direction: professionally.

I have had the opportunity to lead the spin-merge of HPE Software & Micro Focus in India as one of the largest pure play software organizations focusing on building, selling & supporting Enterprise Software. One of my key learnings has been to put our customers at the core of all we do whether they are internal or external. I recollect an interesting meeting with the CIO of a large Indian financial services provider where I was pitching in on the breadth & depth of Micro Focus portfolio and that they were leveraging Micro Focus offering in the areas of Enterprise DevOps, Hybrid IT Management and Security, Risk & Governance as a proof point. The CIO chipped in & mentioned that they were also long-time COBOL customers of Micro Focus; reminding me that Micro Focus delivers innovation that bridges the old and new enabling customers like them to protect existing investments and exploit new innovation. I was humbled by the fact that one of our key differentiators was that we are easy to do business with and a reliable partner for long term.

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SECURITY COLUMN

7 STEPS TO KEEP SAFE WITH CYBERCRIME AND DATA BREACHES ON THE UP Over the last few years, data breaches have grown in both frequency and severity. According to Gemalto, data breaches compromised 4.5 billion records in only the first half of 2018. The most recent of these high-profile scandals is the Marriott data breach, where hackers stole private details from around 500 million customers. These details include names, addresses, credit card and phone numbers, as well as passport numbers and travel details. While it’s not the largest data breach by any means, 500 million is no small number for such a sensitive breach. The data stolen can be used by criminals to commit identity theft, where they could convince targeted individuals to give up vital, personal information, like passwords or access to banking sites. The more convincing a phishing email is, the more likely someone is to reply to it. Data breaches on the rise There has been such an increase because, to date, companies have faced no real penalties for poor storage and protection of data – apart from reputation loss. Yet, in the near future, organisations will be fined enormous sums for allowing data to leak. People are also in a semi-state of ignorance, or deliberate ignorance, of safe computing practices. Cyber theft is becoming the fastest growing crime in the world but there is a severe shortage of cybersecurity talent – with unfilled cybersecurity jobs to reach 1.5 million by 2019. In the wider context, according to the National Crime Agency Cyber Crime Assessment 2016 report, cybercrime accounted for 53 per cent of all crimes in 2015 and it’s rising year on year. Cybercrime will continue to develop into a highly lucrative and well organised

enterprise. With cyber criminals beginning to invest in research and development. The annual Mary Meekers state of the Internet report for 2017 reports that network breaches are increasingly caused by email spam/phishing. In fact, spam increased 350 per cent in one year. Similarly, ransomware is also showing worrying trends. Malwarebytes show increase from 17 per cent in 2015 to 259 per cent in 2016. Across the board we are seeing increases in attacks and breaches like Marriott will only worsen the problem. Seven steps to keep data safe online For those who are concerned about their data, the following tips will help keep individuals secure and prepared: Review your online accounts and credit report – reviewing bank accounts, auction accounts, and mobile phone accounts regularly helps to flag signs of fraud or rogue charges. Banks are good at spotting fraud but, ultimately, it’s up to the individual to spot fraud on their account. Keep software updated – running the most recent software versions on any mobile operating system, security software, apps and web browsers is among the best defences against malware and other threats. Use different passwords – hackers often steal a login and password from one site and attempt to use it on other sites. Passwords should be long, strong and unique. It is good practice to install a reputable password manager to create complex strong passwords stored in an encrypted file on a personal computer. This means only one master password is needed and the password manager will automatically log in to different sites

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with secure passwords. Register with haveibeenpwned.com – a website, which collects emails associated with publicly known website hacks. Submitting an email here makes it easy to see if personal details have been released in a website hack. Registering an email to receive future notifications if the it appears in a future hack. Watch out also for phishing emails from the site just hacked. Enable two-step authentication– many sites such as Apple, Microsoft and Google now ask to associate a mobile phone with an account. Two-factor authentication does not allow login without access mobile phone confirmation. Ultimately, this makes it much harder for criminals to change account details. Close old accounts – multiple unused accounts simply create more points of vulnerability. Sometimes that might mean having to go through steps to recover a forgotten password but it is worth it. The less online footprint, the better. Be cautious – unsolicited communications that ask for data or refer to pages asking for personal data should be carefully checked. Avoiding clicking on links or downloading attachments from suspicious emails is also a good precaution. Indeed, despite increases in established attacks like phishing and ransomware and constant cyber-attacks, organisations can keep safe by remaining vigilant in their IT education of all employees reminding them to be alert and not to click on suspicious looking emails or links. Individuals can also do their bit to keep their data safe by bolstering their online security by using multi-factor authentication where available and password managers, as well as closing any old accounts and monitoring account activity.

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TEST & MEASUREMENT

KDDI ADOPTS ANRITSU 5G NR PROTOCOL TEST SOLUTION Anritsu Corporation’s 5G protocol test solution has been adopted by KDDI Corporation as the instrument of choice for 5G NR device acceptance inspection tests. Anritsu and KDDI have a long-term partnership in 3G/4G device acceptance inspection testing, leading to adoption of the Radio Communication Test Station MT8000A for new 5G NR acceptance tests and helping KDDI transition smoothly to 5G service rollout. Moreover, the MT8000A is part of the 5G NR Mobile Device Test Platform ME7834NR usages and upgrades will be supported in future. The MT8000A is a test platform designed for the latest technologies required by 5G systems, such as wideband signal processing, beamforming, etc. It simulates base-station operations for testing the functions and performance of 5G terminals and chipsets in development, and one MT8000A units supports both the sub-6 GHz and mmWave bands used by 5G.

VIAVI SHOWCASED T&M SOLUTIONS AT OFC 2019

Viavi Solutions announces that it showcased new offerings from its broad portfolio of test and measurement solutions at the OFC Conference to be held in San Diego, March 3-7, 2019. Featured demos included test solutions for lab and production, fiber optic field testing, fiber monitoring and inspection, metro and transport networks, and optical communications. Paving the Way to Next-Generation Networks up to 800G VIAVI introduced a range of new solutions designed for testing tomorrow’s network elements in today’s lab, production and manufacturing environments. With these new offerings, VIAVI further enhances the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of test and measurement solutions for these markets. VIAVI Receives Elite Product Review Scores Four VIAVI products on display at this year’s OFC Conference received Elite scores in the 2019 Lightwave Innovation Reviews: SmartClass Fiber OLP-87 PON Power Meter - Enables simultaneous power measurement of all upstream and downstream wavelengths on live B/E/G-PON networks, and is compatible with next-generation PON networks (XG(S)-PON, 10G EPON and NG-PON2). Distributed Fiber Optic Temperature and Strain Sensing (DTSS) B-OTDR module - Measures the temperature and strain along an optical fiber cable based on Brillouin scattering technology. The B-OTDR module can be set up in a portable platform (T-BERD/ MTS-8000) for cable commissioning and routine auditing, or in a rack-mounted platform (OTU-8000) for permanent monitoring through ONMSi, the industry’s most widely deployed fiber monitoring system.

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JLR OPTS SPIRENT SOLUTIONS FOR ETHERNET-IN-VEHICLE Spirent Communications today announced that Spirent solutions have been selected by Jaguar Land Rover to verify nextgeneration automotive Ethernet in-vehicle networking. .To help develop and verify its automotive Ethernet systems and determine the best Ethernet designs for its vehicles, Jaguar Land Rover has selected the Spirent C50 and Spirent TTworkbench solutions to test the performance of their Ethernet networks, as well as to verify ECUs’ conformance to Open Alliance’s TC8 and AVNU’s AVB test standard. “Spirent’s C50 and TestCenter software will help Jaguar Land Rover to verify the robustness of their in-vehicle Ethernet networks,” said Thomas Schulze, Director of Business Development for Spirent’s automotive business. “As vehicles become more connected and autonomous, Spirent is helping more and more organizations to assure these new features deliver the experiences and safety expected by end users.” TTworkbench is a full-featured integrated test development and execution environment (IDE) for any kind of test automation project. For this IDE, Spirent offers ready-to-run test cases for a great variety of international test standards, including OPEN Alliance’s specification for Automotive Ethernet ECU testing and AVNU’s Automotive AVB Profile for time-sensitive applications - features critical to Jaguar Land Rover.

TEST & MEASUREMENT

R&S NRX RF POWER METER, EASES THE CONFIGURATION Rohde & Schwarz has equipped the new RF power meter with a touchscreen based operating concept that guides the user through configuration. The R&S NRX has up to four measurement channels, for which Rohde & Schwarz offers a wide range of power sensors. For the first time, both terminating and directional power sensors are supported in a single instrument. Rohde & Schwarz is launching the R&S NRX on the market, so that users can transparently configure their measurements and perform them conveniently. The R&S NRX even makes it possible to perform triggered and synchronized multichannel measurements with different power sensors. The user operates the instrument via the

integrated high-resolution 5” touchscreen. Measurements are configured using large buttons. The system supports the user with a logical calibration and draws attention to conflicts in case of doubt. If required, the instrument can also be operated using the buttons on its front panel. The R&S NRX comes as standard with two robust sensor ports, which can be optionally upgraded to four. In addition,

sensors can also be connected via USB or Ethernet. Wide range of power sensors The user can connect all terminating power sensors from the Rohde & Schwarz portfolio to the sensor connectors. The R&S NRX-B9 sensor interface module integrates the directional power sensors of the R&S NRT-Z family into the measurement to determine power in both transmission directions. Reference generator integrated as a module With the optional R&S NRX-B1 sensor check source module, users can test sensors for a pending measurement. The high-precision 50 MHz/1 GHz reference generator module generates continuouswave signals as well as pulsed steepslope signals.

FLUKE'S TWO NEW DIGITIZING MULTIMETER

TELEDYNE FIRST PROTOCOL ANALYZER PLATFORM

Fluke Calibration have pulled back curtain on two best-inclass digital multimeters, the 8588A and the 8558A 8.5-Digit Multimeters. These long-scale precision digital multimeters offer superior accuracy and long-term stability over a wide measurement range. The 8588A Reference Multimeter is the leading most stable digitizing multimeter. Designed for calibration standards laboratories, this reliable digital multimeter holds the industry’s best one-year dc voltage accuracy and pushes the speed envelope by producing a stable 8.5 digits reading in a mere one second, enabling it to outperform any other long-scale reference multimeter on the market. With more than 12 functions, the 8588A helps consolidate a lab’s cost of test into a single measurement instrument. The 8558A 8.5-Digit Multimeter digitizes five million readings per second, the industry’s fastest, for high-resolution system automation in calibration labs and manufacturing test environments. It further supports a minimum of 100,000 readings per second at 4.5 digits across GPIB, USBTMC or Ethernet, and 15 million reading data storage in the instrument memory, allowing full flexibility to make timely and correction decisions for system throughput and efficiency. These instruments offer a straightforward, intuitive user interface and color display with an easy-to-access configuration menu that makes it easy to train new users. A graphical display allows easy visualization of trends, histograms, complex waveforms, and statistics. Repeatable system-specific tasks can be automated quickly and easily. Fast, high-resolution data capture delivers the quantity and quality of information needed for increased productivity and faster access to results and answers.

Teledyne LeCroy recently announced and demonstrated the first protocol analyzer platform for testing next-generation USB4 and Thunderbolt 3 systems. The convergence of the underlying Thunderbolt and USB protocols in the USB4 specification will increase compatibility among USB Type-C connector-based products, simplifying how people connect their devices. Teledyne LeCroy’s new Voyager M4x Protocol Analyzer will enable companies to develop highperformance products with the USB4 standard, targeted for release in mid-2019. “Teledyne LeCroy’s protocol analyzers have been at the forefront of USB development since 1997, and we are excited to help early adopters of the USB4 standard bring higher-performance products to market,” said Joe Mendolia, vice-president of marketing at Teledyne LeCroy’s Protocol Solutions Group. “The live demonstration of the Voyager M4x, which will begin shipment in April 2019, underscores the technical expertise and leadership Teledyne LeCroy offers to early adopters in the USB ecosystem.” The Voyager M4x Protocol Analyzer platform leverages Teledyne LeCroy’s cutting-edge T.A.P.4 probe technology and industry-leading analysis software, allowing developers to verify interoperability and compliance for the rapidly expanding USB Type-C market. Designed to be fully backward compatible for testing legacy USB links, the Voyager M4x captures 100% of bus and protocol traffic for USB4 devices and systems. The T.A.P.4 probe technology locks on the signal-under-test without impacting critical link training and speed negotiation handshaking.

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INDUSTRY MARKET

NINE NEW 300MM FABS IN CHINA MAKES 121 TOTAL FAB This year there should be 121 300mm fabs in the world with the opening of nine new plants of which five will be in China, says IC Insights. 300mm wafers took over as the industry’s primary wafer size in terms of total surface area used in 2008. This year there should be 121 300mm fabs in the world with rhe opening of nine new plants of which five will be in China, says IC Insights. Image 1 Some highlights regarding 300mm wafer fabs are shown below. • At the end of 2018, there were 112 production-class IC fabs utilizing 300mm wafers (there are R&D fabs and several high-volume fabs around the globe that make “non-IC” products using 300mm wafers, but these are not included in the count). • T here are nine 300mm wafer fabs scheduled to open in 2019 (five of them located in China) following seven that opened in 2018. Nine new fabs in 2019 would be the most opened in a single year since 12 were opened in 2007.

Another six are scheduled to open in 2020. All of the new fabs coming in 2019 and 2020 will be for DRAM and flash memory or for foundry capacity. • The number of active volume-production 300mm fabs declined for the first time in 2013 when ProMOS closed two large fabs and two other fabs that were scheduled to open in 2013 where delayed until 2014. The quantity of

300mm fabs has risen every year since. •B y the end of 2023 there are expected to be 26 more fabs in operation than in 2018, bringing the total number of 300mm fabs used for IC production to 138. For comparison, at the end of 2018 there were 150 volumeproduction 200mm wafer fabs in operation (the peak number of 200mm fabs was 210

$169 BILLION MEDICAL ELECTRONICS MARKET BY 2025

Availability of medical equipment and devices on lease will escalate its demand among healthcare professionals is positively influencing the medical electronics industry growth. The Medical Electronics Market will cross USD 169 billion by 2025; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights. Most of the medical electronics available in market are expensive due to integration of advanced technology. Hospitals, diagnostic centers and individual medical practitioners are reluctant to buy them due the huge investment required, and it takes good amount of time to recover the cost. The direct purchase cost of technologically advanced medical devices is high, and the cost of entire healthcare setup can rise steeply. In contrast, leased equipment are considered as tax-deductible and cost deductions are certain to reduce

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net medical electronic devices cost that positively impacts the industry growth. Rising adoption of technologically advanced medical electronic devices in emerging economies such as India and China will significantly boost the industry growth during the analysis period. Although the medical electronic devices are expensive, several government initiatives and favorable FDI policies will trigger the adoption of these devices among the healthcare professionals. However, stringent regulations enforced on the companies involved in manufacturing of medical electronic devices will restrain the industry growth in the forthcoming years. Respiratory care devices segment was valued over USD 6 billion in 2018 and is expected to have considerable revenue size during the forecast timeframe. Growth can be attributed to the increasing

prevalence of respiratory diseases such as COPD and asthma. According to Global Asthma Network, asthma kills around 1000 people everyday globally that surges the demand for respiratory care devices thereby propelling segmental growth in foreseeable future. Clinics segment will experience 13.2% growth during the forecast timeframe. Considerable segmental growth will be as a result of high adoption rate for medical electronic equipment due to the advent of innovative and cost-effective devices. For instance, ultrasound equipment typically designed for hospitals are now being deployed at clinics. The portable ultrasound machine cost less than full sized equipment. Cost containment pressure from regulatory authorities is driving innovation aimed at introducing cost effective devices with improved performance that will boost the segment growth.

INDUSTRY MARKET

POWER SEMICONDUCTOR RF AND SWITCHES MARKET The worldwide market for Power Semiconductor Switches is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 5.3% over the next five years, will reach 7330 million US$ in 2024, from 5360 million US$ in 2019. The global Power Semiconductor Switches market research report presents the historic, current and expected future market size, position, of the Power Semiconductor Switches industry. The report further signifies the upcoming challenges, restraints and unique opportunities in the Power Semiconductor Switches market. The report demonstrates the trends and technological advancement ongoing in the Power Semiconductor Switches industry. In addition to the current inclinations over technologies and capabilities, the report also presents variable structure of the market, worldwide. Power Semiconductor Switches are

RF Power Semiconductor Market

the discrete power device. A discrete power device (or discrete component) is an electronic component with just one circuit element, other than an integrated circuit. It is an electronic component widely used in automotive & transportation, industrial, consumer, communication and among others. The power transistors and thyristors are called Power Semiconductor Switches, which include PowerMOSFETs, IGBTs, Bipolar Power Transistors, SCR, GTO etc.

The APAC region is expected to witness huge growth opportunities for the companies operating worldwide and it is the leading region in terms of market size in the worldwide RF power semiconductor market. The established electronics industry in the APAC region is the major driving factor for its growth in the global RF power semiconductor market. Furthermore, the low manufacturing and developing costs in APAC countries such as Taiwan, Malaysia, and China also propel the growth of the RF power semiconductor market in the region. The worldwide market for RF Power Semiconductor is expected to grow at a CAGR of roughly 15.3% over the next five years, will reach 26500 million US$ in 2023, from 11300 million US$ in 2017, according to a new GIR (Global Info Research) study.

WORLDWIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SALES DOWN BY 5.7% Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $35.5 billion for the month of January 2019, a decrease of 5.7 percent from the January 2018 total of $37.6 billion and 7.2 percent less than the December 2018 total of $38.2 billion according to report by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing, design, and research. “Global semiconductor sales got off to a slow start in 2019, as year-to-year sales decreased in January for the first time since July 2016 and month-to-month sales were down across all major product categories and regional markets,” said John Neuffer, SIA president and CEO. “Following record sales over the last three years, reaching $469 billion in 2018, it seems clear the global market is experiencing a period of slower sales. The long-term outlook remains promising, however, due to the ever-increasing semiconductor content in a range of consumer products and future growth drivers such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, the Internet of Things, and 5G and next-generation communications

networks.” Regionally, year-to-year sales increased slightly in Europe (0.2 percent), but fell in the Americas (-15.3 percent), Asia Pacific/All Other (-3.8 percent), China (-3.2 percent), and Japan (-1.5 percent). Compared to last month, sales were down across all regional markets: Europe (-1.5 percent), Asia Pacific/All Other (-3.6 percent), Japan (-4.7 percent), China

(-8.5 percent), and the Americas (-13.0 percent). For comprehensive monthly semiconductor sales data and detailed WSTS Forecasts, consider purchasing the WSTS Subscription Package. For detailed historical information about the global semiconductor industry and market, consider ordering the SIA Databook.

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DIGITAL INDIA

Digital India

Redirecting Towards a Non-Buffering Trillion Dreams!

$1 trillion digital economy by 2022! Imagining how India is embattling this digital revolution has an ascertaining journey. With thrive of Digital India; the country has promulgated an ecosystem of digital economy possibly making it 16th largest in the world. ‘Digital India’ that has been designed to bring the whole country under the banner of the Internet, was targeted not only to give the power of the internet in the hands of everyone in the country but also to promote digital payments and transactions and a whole new business environment for budding entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMBs, SMEs etc.

country boasts of 231 operational SEZ and around 355 SEZ that are notified (as on 22nd January, 2019). An additional 421 SEZ acquired formal approvals and 32 secured in-principle approvals (as on 30th September, 2018). ‘Economic Zones’ are the vanguard to opening a country’s economic supply chain to the outside world. They provide an environment laced with a liberalised regulatory regime and financial incentives, which help to attract investment, kick-start production, generate quality employment, and give a thrust to trade.

SEZ – Cementing the Corridor

Under ‘Make in India’, mobile and mobile parts manufacturing company increased from two to more than 268. This significant enhancement has not only boosted the mobile industry but will also take the country a step closer to the attainment of ‘Digital India’. And it is needless to mention that this is and will

Presently, ‘Special Economic Zones’ in India are an integral part of the country’s domestic as well as foreign policy, they help attract FDI, and epitomise the philosophy of initiatives such as ‘Make in India’, ‘Digital India’ and ‘Skill India’. The

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Make in India - ‘Loud and Clear’

DIGITAL INDIA

‘June a Boon’ to Digital India - One Lakh Digital Villages

be creating job opportunities for many. The government has also taken initiative towards digitally refurbish infrastructures for villages, and has announced its plan of converting rural areas into digital villages. In the next 5 years, India will supposedly be able to create one lakh digital villages.

CSC e-Governance Services Ltd, under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, is in the process of preparing a detailed project report (DPR) for setting up 1,00,000 digital villages across the country. The project rollout is expected to start from June onwards. The ambitious programme of setting up these digital villages was announced in this year's Interim Budget and the government is likely to spend Rs 10,000 crore in setting up one lakh digital villages across the country in the next five years. The DPR will be completed by April-end and allocation through various ministries will happen only after the Lok Sabha elections as multiple agencies and government bodies will be involved in this project, a senior official from the ministry told DNA Money. The plan is to set up 25,000 digital villages through Common Service Centers (owned by CSC e-Governance Services) every year and funds will be allocated accordingly on an annual basis, the official said. The first three months (April to June) will be planning phase, wherein anyways CSC doesn't need funds, CSC e-Governance Services CEO Dinesh Tyagi said, adding that CSCs have already set up 700 digital villages or digi gaons as they are called. An investment of about Rs 10 lakh is required for turning one village into a digital one, according to estimates. Conceptually, a digital village means it will have a digital banker, a digital doctor and a digital teacher with internet WiFi access point. The internet connection will be provided through BharatNet, the government's programme to connect rural hinterland. Every CSC center at the digital village will have 5-10 computers for providing online services to citizens, apart from various digital course offerings. Apart from this, small units for LED assembly, manufacturing of sanitary pads and photography lab will be set up, which will generate employment as well. A village-level entrepreneur (VLE) operates and manages the CSC unit and is paid based on a transaction model. VLE needs to invest in setting up the infrastructure. Out of 3.5 lakh CSCs operating in across India, about 2.20 lakh are in the rural areas. -NILOY@BISINFOTECH.COM n

‘Words and the Woulds’

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2018 at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre specified that the '4th Industrial Revolution' will alter the nature of jobs and will be coming with more prospects in terms of job creation. The Prime Minister also acknowledged the prominence that Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT) and Big Data own in shaping the country’s technology front. In turn, these advanced technologies will not only be shaping the country’s technology front but also will prove crucial in job creation. In the Budget 2018, $480 million was allotted for AI, ML and IoT.Although the expectation was that AI, Blockchain, ML, IoT and Big Data would be in the spotlight, AI managed to attract all the focus on itself. Goyal says, “A national programme on artificial intelligence has been envisaged. Nine priority areas have been identified to promote the development of AI. A national AI portal will be developed," he said.

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COVER STORY

IoT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; How Indian Market is Evolving Currently? IoT market in India is projected to grow at a CAGR more than 28% during 2015 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2020. Growth inthe market is anticipated on account of ongoing technological developments in IoT technology for providing better connectivity and coverage as well as real-time monitoring & tracking of services and systems across diverse industry verticals to reduce operational and manpower costs. Moreover, various government projects such as smart cities, smart transportation, smart grids, etc., are also expected to further propel use of IoT technology in the country over the next five years.

IoT Market Trends in India

As per a joint report by IAMAI (The Internet and Mobile Association of India) and Deloitte, Industrial IoT is expected to surpass the consumer IoT space in India by 2020. It also predicts a $12 billion IoT opportunity. The accelerated pace of IoT adoption in the country will make sectors like industrial

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manufacturing, energy, agriculture, utilities, transport, and logistics lead the market, per the same report. Take a look at the following illustration by Deloitte which states the current state of the Indian IoT market:

STORY COVER

The above figure shows the estimated IoT market in India in terms of units and revenue as well as distribution by different market size. Utilities share in the market is expected to be the greatest due to the government of Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus on building smart cities and IoT being a key enabler. A number of IoT startups In India (roughly 70%) have emerged a few years back only. Healthcare and manufacturing are popular verticals attracting a lot of investor interests. ThingsCloud, Doxper, SeeHow, Uncanny Vision, IOT Pot are some of the popular IoT startups. The industry is also seeing the growth of segments like smart lifestyle, connected homes, connected building etc. which are quite new concepts. Market forces like cloud computing and analytics are the key drivers of IoT. There are several factors too that contribute to its growth like increased mobility, the evolution of smarter lifestyle, improved decision making, data analysis etc. 1.9 billion devices are expected to be connected by 2020 from the current base of 60 million giving a spur to IoT technology in India.

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TELECOM REPORT

INDIA STILL HAS A VAST DIGITAL DIVIDE India contributes a fourth of the four billion individuals not digitally connected worldwide, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Ram Sewak Sharma said, adding that the sector offers huge opportunities. “Out of four billion not connected to the Internet, 25% comes from this country,” Sharma Tuesday said. Speaking on the sidelines of an industry event organised by the India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) in New Delhi, he said that mobile phone has become an empowering tool, which is extremely important for utilities such as digital transactions as well as direct benefits transfer. India contributes to nearly 20% of the Asian Internet users, with China having more than 800 million Internet subscribers. Lately, India’s Internet usage has jumped manifold. Thanks to Reliance Jio’s disruptive entry in 2016, followed by competitive data tariffs by rivals such as

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL). With the second-highest Internet users, India still has a vast digital divide especially in rural and far-flung areas including the Northeast region where even basic telecom connectivity is yet to reach in thousands of villages. “India has a largest number of 1.2 billion cellular connections. Indians use nearly 8Gb data every month and telecom networks transmit data more than the US and China put together,” Sharma said, adding that data prices have become negligible. “There is still a huge opportunity,” Trai

chief added. Sharma said it was already recapitulated that a 10% growth in Internet penetration would bring 1% rise in GDP. “India has leapfrogged in many areas. The Internet has to be a permission-less platform and should a have robust security platform in place,” he said, adding that country’s digital story is quite open source. In 2014, India has come up with open source, open standards and open API policies. “Devices are also an integral part of the Internet. The operating systems and apps also become gatekeepers, and have to address areas of data protection and ownership,” Sharma said. The framework on the data privacy, security and ownership, is in the Parliament awaiting approval, according to him. Sharma added that the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transaction has more than doubled within the span of nearly two years.

TELECOM SECTOR IN NEED OF $50-60 BILLION INVESTMENTS FOR POLICY GOALS BY 2022

According to preliminary finding, telecom sector needs to scoop between $50-60 billion to operationalise the National Digital Communications Policy 2018 objectives by 2022. In October 2018, the Narendra Modi government has come out with a national policy that aims to attract as much as $100 billion worth of investments and create 4 million new employment opportunities. “$50-60 billion is required to achieve policy targets by 2022,” EY telecommunication leader Prashant Singhal said, adding that there was a need to come up with recommendations on annual gross revenue (AGR) as well as Goods and Service Tax (GST) to unlock more than Rs 25,000 crore. There have been various litigations on the AGR while over Rs 25,000 crore is lying with the government on account of GST for which the industry is seeking a refund. Telcos, barring Reliance Jio, have asked the government to waive GST on spectrum payments and other levies, and in a letter to to the government, lobby group, the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) recently said that revenues have declined substantially, the output GST on revenue is unable to absorb input GST credits available. The Delhi-based group said that nearly Rs 35,000 crore of operator’s capital in the form of excess GST credits have been blocked.

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“There is a need to simplify taxation regime. Infrastructure sharing is important for 5G. Revenue is not growing worldwide. Telcos spend 15-20 per cent on capital expenditure. It is desirable to have a policy on infrastructure,” GSMA India policy director Manoj Misra said.

TELECOM REPORT

OTT PLATFORMS TO GAIN FROM TRAI’S NEW TARIFF ORDER Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) new pricing regime for TV broadcasting can benefit over the top (OTT) platforms. According to FICCI-EY report ‘A Billion screens if opportunity’, the OTT platforms are sure to benefit due to increased parity between television and OTT consumption – both in terms of content choice and costs. The TRAI’s new tariff order, it stated, can have implications on total viewership, free television, channel MRP rates and advertising revenues. While its implementation could take up to six months, we can expect a lot of changes. The report also stated that the TRAI order may result in a significant increase in placement as more channels fight to be on the first and second packs of distribution platform operators (DPOs). Smaller channel networks and niche channels may be negatively impacted due to limited marketing capability and less bouquet strength, it added. “A lot will finally depend on the cannel

prices at which the market settles – which can take six-nine months. One thing is for sure, we can expect a lot of experimentation in 2019,” the report noted. The report also expects more infrastructure sharing and collaboration between broadcasters, to take advantage of the global opportunity, interactivity solutions, traffic order validation, uplinking, news gathering and content creation. Distribution companies, it stated, will increasingly become like telecom companies with common back-end infrastructure (an area where HITS can play a role). “We can expect to see mobile wallets and scratch cards enable payments from consumers and LCOs. Finally, we can expect more self-serve platforms to come into existence for advertisers (like Zee Mitra) as well as for DPOs to buy content from broadcasters and LCOs to buy content from DPOs,” the report stated. The report also stated that Free Dish has the potential to reach upwards of 50 million customers

if broadcasters continue to provide pay content on the platform. The lower-end consumers, it said, will increasingly shift to this platform, or use it as their second television connection. However, the big broadcasters have decided to pull out their rural focussed Hindi GEC and movie channels from the platform. This decision, the report said, has the potential to impact the TV advertising revenues. Free Dish had generated an estimated Rs 2000 crore of advertising revenues. However, the pull-out by broadcasters could impact ad revenue forecast by Rs 1000-2000 crore in 2019. It also added that Free Dish’s future will be determined by the number of new channels which come on the platform. “We can expect more regional, news and niche channels – particularly those impacted negatively by the TRAI order – to try building audiences through Free Dish subject to auction base prices being feasible,” the report stated.

5G – TECH MAHINDRA EYES NEW REVENUE CIRCLES Tech Mahindra is gearing up for fifth-generation (5G) cellular mobile technologies. According to Manish Vyas, president of communications business and chief executive officer of Network Services at Tech Mahindra, the company is making sure it is ready to tap some of these opportunities by investing in technology, grooming internal talents, and forging partnerships with the external ecosystem. At the Mobile World Congress last month, the firm showcased a host of communications and 5G solutions, including Netops.ai, a 5G-ready software platform, with partners like Juniper Networks, AltioStar, Affirmed Networks, F5, Intel and Red Hat, among many others. While globally telecom service providers are waiting for 5G clearances, TechM says this is where the future lies. “5G services will be all about speed, and our Netops.ai platform will enable that by helping build, deliver and deploy the services through a pre-integrated

framework within the shortest time,” Vyas said. “The deployments that take service providers up to two years can be done within months with such framework,” he added. The target consumers of these services will be both enterprise service providers as well end customers. “While 80 per cent of the services will be for the service providers, the business will also cater for enterprises dealing

with private networks (internet-based services).” Intel has predicted by 2028 media and entertainment companies will be competing for wireless revenue opportunities worth $1.3 trillion, courtesy 5G networks. Tech Mahindra is building 5G use cases with US-based hospitals to help manage devices remotely and eventually manage remote surgeries that will require seamless network connectivity. Similar mission critical remote service opportunities exist across multiple sectors like automobile, manufacturing and consumer tech. Recent telecom reports have noted that India will adopt 5G at par with China although it was two-three years behind in 4G adoption. Last month, Rakuten Mobile Network, the subsidiary of Japanese e-commerce-totelecom giant Rakuten Group, opened the Rakuten Cloud Innovation Laboratory, a next generation (4G and 5G) softwaredefined network lab.

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ICT CLOUD

ALIGNED ENERGY SOFTWARE-DEFINED CONNECTIVITY Aligned Energy announces the launch of Aligned Access. This software-defined, carrier-neutral connectivity solution extends customer reach across Aligned’s data center network and beyond with accessibility to: leading Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud, Salesforce, and others; IT service and network providers; and more. As an intuitive, Software-Defined Network (SDN), Aligned Access allows customers to seamlessly adapt their hybrid IT needs and expand their network service capabilities and footprint with highly reliable connectivity and low-latency transport. The Aligned Access Portfolio of Carrier-Neutral Connectivity Solutions Includes: Aligned Cloud Access – Secure, private and cost-effective hosted or dedicated direct connectivity to leading CSPs. Services can be provisioned from 1Gbps to 100 Gbps instantly from Aligned Energy’s data centers in Ashburn, Dallas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City. Aligned DCI Access – Secure, low-latency, high-resiliency and cost-effective Data Center Interconnect (DCI) Access, enabling connectivity from customers’ own facilities or managed infrastructure, to and between all Aligned data centers and connected CSPs. Aligned Transport Access – Carrier-grade Layer 2 and Layer 3 transport service offering blended or dedicated IP and point-to-point, high-speed, low-latency connectivity through a variety of wholesale partners. Available in 10 Gigabit Ethernet increments as dedicated protected or unprotected circuits. Aligned On-net Access – Seamless, carrier-neutral provisioning and turn-up for highly reliable and low latency connectivity to customers, partners and service providers with no monthly cross-connect fees.

“Aligned Energy is committed to providing carrier-neutral and open connectivity to extend the reach of our customers to the cloud, to their customers, partners and providers, and beyond,” commented Andrew Schaap, CEO of Aligned Energy. “These ideals, along with our powerfully-built services, ultimately promote better outcomes for customers both today and in the future, empowering critical expansion while facilitating a new path forward for data center connectivity.” With Ashburn ranked as having the highest density of dark fiber in the world, and Phoenix, Dallas and Salt Lake City all boasting some of the country’s fastest internet speeds and mobile networks, Aligned Energy’s data centers are strategically located to provide robust, high-speed connectivity infrastructure. Each facility delivers carrier-neutral connectivity to a wide range of carriers and telecommunications providers using a diverse set of Meet-Me Rooms (MMRs), all at no monthly cross connect fees.

ARISGLOBAL GOES ALL-IN ON AMAZON WEB SERVICES

ArisGlobal is migrating its infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) — going all-in on AWS, and moving more than 1,200 virtual machines and over 100TB of database workload to AWS. ArisGlobal chose AWS for its global infrastructure, unmatched reliability, and breadth of functionality to enhance the experiences of its global customers and help them deal with growing regulatory complexity, time to market pressures, and an increasing need to reduce R&D costs. ArisGlobal has already migrated more than 85 life sciences customers to AWS and will continue to transition its remaining customers. With AWS, ArisGlobal will continue its agile growth, reducing operational costs,

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and accelerating its pace of innovation to serve existing customers that include 40 of the top 50 life sciences companies and nine government health authorities. Now, every instance of its LifeSphere platform, which covers all primary functions of the product lifecycle -- clinical development, regulatory, safety, and medical affairs -- will be powered by AWS Cloud. These instances will also be powered by Nava, ArisGlobal’s proprietary cognitive computing engine for process automation, to drive significant efficiency gains for clients. Using AWS, ArisGlobal can now schedule and automate application backups, scale up databases in minutes by

changing instance type, and have instances automatically moved to a healthy infrastructure in less than 15 minutes in case of a downtime, giving their customers improved resiliency and availability. AWS provides ArisGlobal with prompt and completely on-demand infrastructure provisioning within hours, along with built-in redundancies, and managed by AWS. “ArisGlobal’s move to AWS was an important, strategic decision for us as we continue to deliver leading solutions that help automate key business processes and innovate to provide new services for our customers,” said Javed Ahmed Baig, Vice President, Cloud Technology and Customer Support, ArisGlobal.

ICT CLOUD

VMWARE NEW ADVANCEMENTS HELP CUSTOMERS VMware Cloud portfolio updates further extend consistent infrastructure and operations across private cloud, public cloud and edge environments VMware announces advancements to VMware Cloud that further the company’s vision for delivering the essential, ubiquitous Digital Foundation to support customers’ and partners’ digital transformation. These advancements include updates to VMware Cloud Foundation, VMware vCloud Director, and CloudHealth by VMware, and increased access to Cloud Foundation-based services via new VMware Cloud on AWS regions in Canada, Paris, and Singapore, and more VMware Cloud Verified partners globally. Every organization is on a multi-cloud journey. According to Gartner, “by 2020, 75 percent of organizations will have deployed a multicloud or hybrid cloud model.” This journey is being supported by two primary cloud strategies: hybrid cloud and native public cloud. While each approach is unique, they are complementary, and most often exist simultaneously within the same customer. Each path is intended to open new opportunities for a business in a way that is differentiating, and to deliver tangible business outcomes. Looking for the best path forward on this multi-cloud journey, VMware’s research shows that 83 percent of cloud buyers are seeking consistent infrastructure and operations

from the datacenter to the cloud. “VMware is helping customers leverage the cloud to build, deploy and deliver the applications that drive their business, and no other vendor spans the cloud industry as broadly or as comprehensively as VMware,” said Ajay Patel, senior vice president and general manager, cloud provider software business unit, VMware. “VMware provides customers the ability to operate in this multi-cloud reality, providing consistent infrastructure and operations to help them match the needs of applications to the best resources available, without compromise.”

HPE HELP BUSINESSES BUILD HYBRID CLOUD STRATEGIES Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announces HPE Right Mix Advisor, an industry-first offering that helps businesses develop their hybrid cloud strategies with confidence. HPE Right Mix Advisor recommends which workloads and applications are ideal to move to public clouds, or keep in private clouds, and how to migrate those workloads to achieve the right mix of hybrid cloud according to each business’s specific need. Many organizations find identifying their right mix to be a significant challenge, due to the complexity of their environment and the rate of change in technology and business. HPE Right Mix Advisor is the systematic approach businesses need to develop their hybrid cloud strategies with confidence. “IT executives have noted to us that identifying the optimal fit for their individual workloads is one of their top challenges today,” said Jed Scaramella, IDC. “Past approaches that relied on best practices and manual analysis are

now too costly and time consuming.” HPE Right Mix Advisor is built upon experience from over one thousand hybrid cloud engagements, best practices from Cloud Technology Partners and RedPixie, and automated discovery capabilities from iQuate. Millions of data points are quickly collected from the customer’s IT landscape, from CMDBs such as ServiceNow, and from external sources such as cloud vendor pricing models. In a recent engagement, for example, nine million IP addresses across six data centers were examined. HPE Pointnext experts work with the client’s IT teams to analyze the data using proprietary tooling and placement algorithms. The result is an objective, data-driven recommendation of the right workload placement strategy, a phased plan to get there, and the expertise to make it happen. Building the right hybrid cloud strategy can help businesses: • Speed migrations from months to weeks

• Reduce the risk of poorly executed migrations • C ontrol the cost of migration and properly forecast ongoing cost •P revent cost overruns and ‘surprises’ once migrated • Invest with confidence by basing decisions on data “I like to tell customers there are a thousand things they could be doing – but they need to find the 10 most impactful things they should start on tomorrow morning,” said Erik Vogel, Global Vice President for Hybrid Cloud at HPE Pointnext. “HPE Right Mix Advisor helps organizations get the insight and methodology that they need to drive innovation, deliver predictable optimized customer experiences and remain competitive.” In a typical engagement, HPE delivers a concrete action plan within weeks, where previously businesses may have struggled for months with manual processes.

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INDUSTRY LAUNCH

ST’s Water-Resistant MEMS Pressure Sensor Protected by a viscous potting gel inside the cylindrical metal package, the IPx8rated LPS33W withstands salt water, chlorine, bromine, detergents such as hand soap and shampoo, e-liquids, and light industrial chemicals such as n-pentane. The package lid provides high corrosion resistance, and the cylindrical form factor is easy to use with o-rings in applications that require a sealed enclosure. Features: • Susceptibility to reflow-soldering stress during assembly is also extremely low, • A low-pass filter and I2C and SPI digital interfaces are also built-in.

Applications: • Fitness trackers, • wearables, • vacuum cleaners, • general-purpose industrial sensing.

Availability: The LPS33W is in mass production now, in a 3.3mm-diameter x 2.9mm cylindrical metal case, priced from $3.60 for orders of 1000 pieces.

Infineon brings Industry 4.0 at Hannover Messe Infineon Technologies presents the world’s first Trusted Platform Module (TPM) specifically for industrial applications at this year’s Hannover Messe (Hannover, Germany, 1-5 April 2019). It controls access to sensitive data in key positions in a connected, automated factory as well as at the interface to the cloud. Features: • The TPM acts as a vault for sensitive data in connected devices and lowers the risk of data and production losses due to cyber-attacks.

Applications: • Industrial PCs, • servers, • i n d u s t r i a l c o n t r o l l e r s o r e d g e gateways..

Availability: The OPTIGA TPM SLM 9670 is manufactured at Infineon’s security-certified facilities in Germany and will be available in large volumes from the second half of 2019.

Artesyn New Series of CRPS Server Power Supplies Artesyn Embedded Technologies announced a new series of power supplies following the Intel Common Redundant Power Supply (CRPS) specification, which includes a 2400 watt model, the highest power available in the industry in this form factor, offering a market-leading power density of 75 watts per cubic inch (W/in3). Features: • S erver manufacturer's range from cost-sensitive entry level systems to power-hungry, high performance servers with space constraints.

Applications: • Compute, • networking • storage infrastructure • Enterprise IT,

Availability: Many of the models in Artesyn's CSU series are available with options for input and airflow direction, enabling deployment in environments from enterprises to traditional data centers, -48 Vdc data centers, and telecom central offices.

CC-Link IE TSN Compatible Factory Automation Mitsubishi Electric Corporation will release the industry's first 102 factory automation products, including programmable controllers, servo amplifiers, robots, GOTs (HMIs), inverters and CNCs that are compatible with the CC-Link IE TSN next-generation industrial open network, starting from May 7.

Features: • High-speed, high-precision communication improves productivity and quality • Engineering tool improves system management

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Applications: • Smart factory

Availability: • May 7, 2019

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Littelfuse 650V SiC Schottky Diodes Littelfuse has made two additions to its expanding line of second-generation, 650V, AEC-Q101qualified silicon carbide (SiC) Schottky Diodes. Both series offer power electronics system designers a variety of performance advantages over traditional silicon-based devices, including negligible reverse recovery current, high surge capability, and a maximum operating junction temperature of 175°C. Features: • Available in TO 263-2L and TO-247-3L packages for greater design flexibility. • S uitable for high-frequency power switching.

Applications: • B uck/boost stages in DC-DC converters • Free-wheeling diodes in inverter stages

Availability: LSIC2SD065DxxA Series SiC Schottky Diodes are available in TO-263-2L packaging and LSIC2SD065ExxCCA Series SiC Schottky Diodes are available in TO-247-3L packaging.

MathWorks Release 2019a of MATLAB & Simulink MathWorks has introduced Release 2019a of MATLAB and Simulink. The release contains new products and important enhancements for artificial intelligence (AI), signal processing, and static analysis, along with new capabilities and bug fixes across all product families.

Features: • R2019a introduces Reinforcement • R 2019a features several new signal Learning Toolbox, further processing and communications enhancing the MATLAB workflow products to support wireless and for AI.. electronics development.

Applications: • Artificial Intelligence • Signal Processing • Static Analysis

Availability: R2019a is now available.

Maxim’s Highly Integrated USB-C Buck Charger Maxim Integrated Products’ new MAX77860 3A switch-mode charger now help designers of portable Li-ion battery-powered electronics a simplified and more flexible way to add a USB Type-C (USB-C) charging system to their products. Features: • Highly Integrated • High Efficiency • Design Flexibility

Applications: • Financial POS Terminals • Power Banks • Industrial Computers • Scanners

Availability: The MAX77860 is available at Maxim’s website for $3.03 (1000-up, FOB USA); also available with select authorized distributors The MAX77860EVKIT# evaluation kit is available for $70

MPLAB Software Development Framework To help developers simplify and scale designs, Microchip Technology has announced a unified software framework with the release of MPLAB Harmony version 3.0 9 (v3) extending support for SAM MCUs for the first time.

Features: • Unified platform with flexible choices spanning architectures, performance and application focus. • The software features simplified drivers and optimized peripheral libraries.

Applications: • Real Time Operating System (RTOS)-based designs • 3 2 - b i t m i c r o c o n t r o l l e r (MCU)

Availability: MPLAB Harmony version 3.0 is available free to download on Microchip’s website.

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INDUSTRY LAUNCH

Murata Lineup of Isolated DC-DC Converters for PoE An increasing number of network devices are utilizing PoE to eliminate the need for installing AC power supplies and to reduce wiring. The expanding functionality and sophistication of these network devices drive the need for miniaturization of power supplies. The combination of these trends has led to Murata's development of the MYBSP series DC-DC converters. Features: •Compliant with IEEE802.3af or IEEE802.3at •Small, Low profile SMD type • A vailable at ambient temperature from -40oC to 85oC

Applications: • Conference systems • LED Lighting • IP phones • Security camera

• Biometric authentication • Wireless access points • Digital signage • POS systems

NXP, IDentive new Ultra-Low-Cost NFC Inlay NXP has announced an ultra-low-cost radio frequency identification (RFID) inlay in collaboration with Identive. Features: • Compatible with any Android or Apple iOS 11 and up NFC-enabled device, the inlay is ideal for enabling NFC use cases including Internet of Things (IoT) and customer engagement applications.

Applications: • Internet of Things (IoT) • NFC smart posters and billboards • Libraries • Event and transportation ticketing • Automotive and chemical industries • Logistics and supply chain

Availability: Identiv’s NFC tags are available for purchase now

Phoenix Contact’s QUINT POWER Line Phoenix Contact is expanding the limits of safety and availability. Phoenix Contact’s premium QUINT POWER line now includes a single-device solution that meets functional safety applications up to Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3. Features: • The safety function is to limit the output voltage to 30 V DC, and if higher, to switch off within 20 milliseconds. The safe state is no output voltage.

• Designed with double overvoltage circuitry, the QUINT 20+ power supply also has a Hardware Fault Tolerance (HFT) of 1.

Applications: The functional safety approval allows the QUINT 20+ power supply to be used in applications up to SIL 3, according to IEC 61508.

Increase Efficiency of Display Power Supplies Power Integrations introduces the InnoMux chipset for display power supplies. The chipset’s unique single-stage power architecture reduces losses in display applications by increasing overall efficiency in constant-voltage and constant-current LED backlight driver stages by 50% compared to conventional solutions, achieving up to 91% efficiency. Additionally, TV and monitor designers can realize over 50% reduction in component count, reducing manufacturing cost and providing an associated improvement in board reliability.

Features: • T he primary-side controller, a secondary-side controller for synchronous rectification, and FluxLink high-speed communications technology, which eliminates the need for an optocoupler.

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Applications: • Display • LED backlight driver • TV and monitor

Availability: Samples will be available in the second quarter of 2019

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Latest Isolated Gate Drivers From TI Texas Instruments (TI) unveils several new isolated gate drivers that provide unparalleled levels of monitoring and protection for high-voltage systems.

Features: • Enhanced system performance • Strengthened system-level reliability • Reduced system size

Applications: • inverters •o nboard chargers • s olar inverters and motor drives

Availability: Pre-production samples of the UCC21710-Q1, UCC21732-Q1, UCC21750 and UCC23513 gate drivers are available now in the TI store. The table lists pricing and package type.

MathWorks Release 2019a of MATLAB & Simulink Toshiba has launched a sensorless control pre-driver IC “TB9062FNG” for brushless DC motors (BLDC motors) used in automotive applications, including electric pumps. The new pre-driver can control BLDC motors by pulse-width modulation (PWM) input only, without any need for high-performance MCUs and software. Features: • Simplified motor control by hard-wired logic circuit.Eliminates need for software development and secures motor control by PWM input only.

Applications: • A utomotive electric pumps: water pumps, oil pumps and fuel pumps • Automotive electric fan

Availability: Samples are available now, with mass production scheduled for December this year.

Vishay Blue and True Green Ultrabright LEDs The Optoelectronics group of Vishay Intertechnology has introduced a new series of blue and true green ultrabright LEDs in compact untinted surface-mount packages with dome lenses. Features: • High luminous flux, withstand ESD voltages up to 2 kV in accordance with JESD22-A114-B, and are luminous- and color-categorized per packing unit.

Applications: • Traffic Signals • Signs interior and Exterior Lighting • LCD Switches • Illuminated Advertising

Availability: Samples and production quantities of the VLD.1232.. series are available now, with lead times of eight weeks.

New Dual LDO with High PSRR and Low Quiescent Current Diodes Incorporated AP7345D family of dual low-dropout (LDO) voltage regulators that offer high power supply rejection ratio (PSRR) and low quiescent current, making them suitable for applications powered by primary cells such as AA or AAA batteries.

Features: • Each channel switches off or on within approximately 10µs of the EN pin changing state, while the EN pin on each channel can also be tied high if output control is not required.

Applications: • AA or AAA batteries

Availability: The AP7345D is packaged in X2DFN1612-8 package, providing a small PCB footprint to enable high levels of power density.

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SECURITY OUTLOOK

HOW TECHNOLOGY, PRIVACY AND SECURITY ARE CHANGING EACH OTHER New technologies have brought unprecedented convenience and connectivity to our lives. Their evolution has also inherently created security and privacy challenges. A Transforming Workplace Wireless networks allow employees to work from anywhere, often using their personal devices. So how are businesses balancing staffer freedom and the protection of corporate data? Wireless networks have transformed how we work. Many employees can now work from anywhere with a steady signal, such as coffee shops, airports and airplanes. Within offices, they can roam freely, bringing laptops to meetings or quiet rooms while continuing to collaborate and access files online. Personal smartphones double as work devices. Cellular data has played a big

role here, as has Wi-Fi, allowing data transfer at speeds previously reserved for wired connections. This freedom of movement has far-reaching implications for employee creativity if security can be kept in check. The Varied 5G Landscape The speed and increased bandwidth of 5G technology will be beneficial to consumers, but will also potentially enhance certain threats, like faster propagation of malware and bigger distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. Compared to 4G, 5G networks have an improved ability to process information. That is, the ability to prevent threats by using enhanced intelligence. With the collected data, network operators can have better profiling for attackers and get intelligence from the widest range of sources possible – Yang

Xiang, IEEE Senior Member, Dean of the Digital Research and Innovation Capability Platform, Swinburne University of Technology (Australia) Public Wi-Fi and the Tradeoffs of Convenience Public Wi-Fi can feel like a lifesaver when trying to work on the go, but there’s the risk that a hotspot has been set up deliberately to intercept traffic and tamper with data. Part of the set of enhancements recently announced by the Wi-Fi Alliance is a protocol called OWE (Opportunistic Wireless Encryption), which always encrypts a connection. You’re not getting the authentication. But it’s a replacement for open networks, and data is now always encrypted. No one can, in the clear, look at all the data being transmitted – Dorothy Stanley, IEEE Member

22PC COMPANIES DID NOT DETECT SINGLE ATTACK IN 2018

22 percent of companies did not detect a single attack in a 12-month period. 20 percent of respondents detected a single attack during that time frame, and 31 percent detected 2-5 attacks as revealed by the research by F-secure. The recent data also suggests that many companies may not have the visibility they need to catch attacks that make it past preventative measures like firewalls and endpoint protection. F-Secure report a significant increase in attack traffic in the latter half of 2018. But while attacks are increasing, it seems many companies are struggling with incident detection. Attack traffic observed by F-Secure’s network of decoy honeypots in 2018 increased by 32 percent over the previous year and increased fourfold in the latter half of 2018 compared with the first half of the year. None of these trends surprise F-Secure Vice President of Cyber Security Products Research & Development Leszek Tasiemski. “Today’s threats are completely different

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from 10 or even 5 years ago. Preventative measures and strategies won’t stop everything anymore, so I’ve no doubt that many of the companies surveyed don’t have a full picture of what’s going on with their security,” commented Tasiemski. “Many organizations don’t really value security until an incident threatens to cost them a lot of money, so I’m not completely surprised that there are companies detecting zero attacks over the course of a year.” “We find that companies running detection and response solutions tend to have a better grasp of what they’re doing right and what they’re doing wrong. Ideally, the visibility these solutions have will show companies that they’re blocking most of the standard, opportunistic attacks, like the ones our public honeypots usually attract. But these solutions will also pick up what preventative measures like firewalls or endpoint protection misses, which makes detection and response a pretty invaluable part of a healthy security

strategy,” said Tasiemski. For perspective, F-Secure’s detection and response solutions detected 15 threats in a single month at a company with 1300 endpoints, and 7 threats in a single month at a company with 325 endpoints. Roughly one-third of F-Secure’s survey respondents indicated that they were using a detection and response solution or service. The Additional Highlights in F-Secure’s Research include: • Telnet was the most commonly targeted TCP port, which is likely the result of increasing numbers of compromised internet-of-things devices searching for additional vulnerable devices • Companies working in finance and ICT detected the most attacks, while organizations in healthcare and manufacturing detected the fewest • The largest source and destination of observed attack traffic were US-based IP addresses • Nginx was the most popular source of web-based attacks

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