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Infineon Turns Fashion Wearables Into Payment Devices

Digi-Key IoT Studio Delivers “Radical Simplicity”

Forcepoint Institutes New Gcsc in Bengaluru

ST Unveils STM32L5 Ultra-LowPower MCUs

Avnet NOTED Best Companies to Work for in Asia

Fortinet fosters Fabric-Ready Partner Ecosystem

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR EDITOR MANAS NANDI manas@bisinfotech.com CONSULTANT EDITOR NILOY BANERJEE niloy@bisinfotech.com

India ranks 3rd after US and China as the country with the highest penetration of artificial intelligence (AI) skills among their workforce.

SUB EDITOR These developments have, understandably, given rise to the fear JYOTI GAZMER that automation and AI will take away our jobs and eventually jyoti@bisinfotech.com become smarter than us. That may, however, not necessarily be the case.

MARKETING MANAGER The industry experts we interviewed seemed to agree that artificial intelligence has certainly caught the attention of the ARNAB SABHAPANDIT Indian government and the tech community in recent years. arnab@bisinfotech.com NITI Aayog allocated Rs 3,073 crore to spearhead work on fifth generation technology startups like Artificial DESIGN HEAD Intelligence, Machine Learning (ML), Internet of Things SANDEEP KUMAR (IoT), 3D printing and Blockchain.

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ROHM COMMERCIALIZES FIRST 1700V SIC POWER MODULE ROHM announces the development of a 1700V/250A rated SiC power module. The new ROHM 1700V/250A rated SiC power module that provides highest level of reliability optimized for inverter and converter applications such as outdoor power generation systems and industrial high power supplies.

In recent years, due to its energy-saving benefits, SiC is seeing greater adoption in 1200V applications such as electric vehicles and industrial equipment. The trend towards higher power density has resulted in higher system voltages, increasing the demand for 1700V products. However, it has been difficult to achieve the desired reliability, and so IGBTs are typically preferred for 1700V applications.

In response, ROHM was able to reach high reliability at 1700V, while maintaining the energy-saving performance of its popular 1200V SiC products, achieving the world’s first successful commercialization of 1700V rated SiC power modules. The BSM250D17P2E004 utilizes new construction methods and coating materials to prevent dielectric breakdown and suppress increases in leakage current. As a result, high reliability is achieved that prevents dielectric breakdown even after 1,000 hours under high temperature high humidity bias testing (HV-H3TRB).

This ensures high voltage (1700V) operation even under severe temperature and humidity environments.

By incorporating ROHM’s proven SiC MOSFETs and SiC Schottky barrier diodes into the same module and optimizing the internal structure make it possible to reduce ON resistance by 10% over other SiC products in its class. This translates to improved energy savings and reduced heat dissipation in any application.

Going forward, we will continue to expand our lineup and at the same time offer evaluation boards that allow easy testing and verification of our SiC modules.

Key Features

1. Achieves the highest level of reliability under high temperature and high humidity environments This latest 1700V module introduces a new packaging method and coating materials to protect the chip, which allows achieving the first successful commercialization of a 1700V SiC Module, passing the HV-H3TRB reliability tests.

For example, during high temperature high humidity testing the BSM250D17P2E004 exhibited superior reliability with no failures even when 1,360V is applied for more than 1,000 hours at 85°C and 85% humidity, unlike conventional IGBT modules which typically fail within 1,000 hours due to dielectric breakdown. To ensure highest level of reliability ROHM tested the leakage current of the modules at different intervals with the highest level of blocking voltage 1700V. 2. Superior ON resistance contributes to greater energy savings Combining ROHM’s SiC Schottky barrier diodes and MOSFETs within the same module makes it possible to reduce ON resistance by 10% compared to other products in its class, contributing to improved energy savings.

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Analog Devices unveiled a broad range of solutions within its advanced Industry 4.0 roadmap aimed at helping industrial equipment OEMs accelerate their path to Industry 4.0. These new solutions deliver next-generation flexibility, connectivity, and efficiency for today’s existing factory infrastructure.

“Our customers want to move fast toward Industry 4.0 but also need to ensure their investments are part of a viable, long-term plan,” said Brendan O’Dowd, general manager, Analog Devices’ Industrial Automation Business Unit. “This can be extremely difficult to navigate given the current pace of innovation. We’re focused on a set of solution areas that represent immediate opportunity for our customers to put existing brownfield infrastructure on

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a path to Industry 4.0. Each of the solutions we’re announcing today are critical building blocks in these strategies, which include Deterministic Ethernet, security, and condition-based monitoring.”

Analog Devices’ New Industry 4.0 Solutions include:

Device-Level Security and Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) Switching Capabilities ADI is now providing new hardware-based identity solutions that enable security at the edge of the network within a factory control loop, and improve a field device’s security posture to meet security standards and requirements. These new capabilities are integrated with a real-time Ethernet multi-protocol switch with TSN features, including time synchronization (802.1AS) preemption (802.1Qbu/br), to control industrial applications via OPC-UA. By combining security capabilities with TSN features, ADI is enabling state-of-the-art field device communication solutions at the edge of industrial networks, in an easyto-use model that accelerates customers’ time to market and adoption of Industry 4.0.

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INFINEON TURNS FASHION WEARABLES INTO PAYMENT DEVICES The new SECORA Pay W for Smart Payment Accessories (SPA) combines an EMV chip with the card operating system, payment applet as well as the antenna directly on tape. As a turnkey solution it allows card vendors, device manufacturers, financial institutions or event organizers to quickly and cost-efficiently introduce fashion accessories for payment and even access.

“We continuously make digital payments easier and safer,” said Bjoern Scharfen, Head of Payment & Wearables at Infineon.

“The trend is clearly towards contactless transactions, whether with a smart card, mobile phone or a fashion accessory.

Infineon’s SECORA Pay turnkey solutions provide the answer to this evolution – they enable established as well as emerging ecosystem players to turn almost anything into a convenient and secured payment device that surpasses their customers’ expectations.”

The new SECORA Pay W for Smart Payment Accessories (SPA) is optimized for card manufacturers and Original Equipment Manufacturers. It comes with unique antenna designs that are based on Infineon’s extensive semiconductor and module expertise. Combining a profound understanding of the payment ecosystem as well as expertise in contactless and energy-efficient chip design, Infineon enables fast and secured contactless payment with transaction speeds of 300 milliseconds and below.

Infineon’s SECORA Pay solutions portfolio comprises the SECORA

Pay S for standard Visa and MasterCard payment cards, SECORA Pay X for applications with extended features such as multi-application, national debit and white label schemes or access management and SECORA Pay W for payment accessories. All SECORA turn-key solutions are pre-certified

by Mastercard and Visa and will accelerate the deployment of contactless payment. They are available now in volume quantities.

ST UNVEILS STM32L5 ULTRA-LOW-POWER MCUs STMicroelectronics is bringing sophisticated cyber-protection to power-conscious connected devices with the new STM32L5 microcontroller (MCU) series featuring the Arm Cortex-M33 core.

Building on the Cortex-M33, which boosts protection for small devices by integrating Arm’s TrustZone hardware-based security, ST’s STM32L5-series MCUs add further enhancements including: • Flexible software isolation, secure boot, key storage, and hardware cryptographic accelerators.

• They also provide rich functionality, high performance, and long run-times powered by coin cells or energy harvesting.

• Consumes as little as 33nA in shutdown mode and achieving 402 ULPMark-CP in the EEMBC ULPBench.

• T he new MCU series builds on the Company’s expertise in low-power techniques such as adaptive voltage scaling, real-time acceleration, power gating, and multiple reduced-power operating modes proven in previous

STM32L series.

“The STM32L5 series with TrustZone and additional custom protection features considerably strengthens and hardens cyber-protection for small IoT devices,” said Ricardo De Sa Earp, Microcontroller Division General Manager, STMicroelectronics.

“Also featuring our unique energy-saving technologies, rich connectivity, and smart digital and analog peripherals, these devices will be the first choice to host cutting-edge connected applications.”

With extensive integrated digital and analog peripherals, and consumer and industrial interfaces such as CAN FD[, USB Type-C, and USB Power Delivery, STM32L5 MCUs provide an ideal platform for products such as industrial sensors or controls, homeautomation devices, smart meters, fitness trackers, smart watches, medical pumps or meters, and many others.

STM32L5-series microcontrollers are sampling now and scheduled to begin production in Q2 2019. ST will unveil the STM32L5 series MCUs in a demonstration, created in collaboration

with security-software specialist Prove & Run at Arm TechCon, October 16-18, in San Jose, California.

“IoT devices are increasing in intelligence and functionality, and security needs to be built in from the ground up,” said John Ronco, vice president and general manager, Embedded & Automotive Line of Business, Arm. “Arm’s Platform Security Architecture (PSA), a common framework for security implementation, aims to put security at the heart of IoT. The STM32L5 series makes it easier for developers to build trusted devices on the PSA framework with the Cortex-M33 processor, TrustZone technology and enhanced SoC security features.”

Dominique Bolignano, President & Founder of Prove & Run, provider of the ProvenCore-M secure RTOS, said, “Working with ST to prepare the demonstration, we clearly see how to leverage STM32L5 hardware features to increase the protection needed for connected devices to handle the latest cyber threats.”

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TI UNLOCKS MMWAVE TECH FOR INDUSTRIAL MARKET Texas Instruments (TI) announced its 60-GHz sensor portfolio, the highest resolution single-chip, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS), for industrial systems.

The new To advance millimeter-wave (mmWave) sensor technology in worldwide industrial applications.

IWR6x mmWave sensors enable industrial automation through on-chip processing capabilities, providing real-time decisionmaking and signal processing.

The newest 60-GHz mmWave sensors will be the first to include antenna-on-package offerings, which remove traditional challenges associated with radio-frequency (RF) design while shrinking size up to 75% and reducing overall cost.

With 60-GHz mmWave sensors, engineers worldwide can integrate mmWave technology into a vast range of robotics, factory automation and building automation designs while leveraging the ISM band for broad deployment.

Built for industrial performance, high resolution IWR6x sensors provide up to 4 GHz of ultra-wide bandwidth to detect objects and motion up to 16 times more accurately than 24-GHz narrowband solutions.

Key Features and Benefits of IWR6x Sensors • Intelligent autonomy at the edge: Integrated processing capabilities enable the sensor to reduce false positives and make real-time decisions, eliminating the need for a microcontroller or processor in many systems.

• Highest-resolution sensing: Ultra-wideband mmWave sensors detect objects, people, and motion as fine as breathing and typing, with up to 16 times greater resolution than 24GHz sensors.

• Optimized for industrial automation: mmWave technology

expands building and factory automation capabilities, enabling smarter people counting, motion detection, robotics, safety guards, vital sign monitoring, and more.

• Enhanced system accuracy: 60-GHz mmWave sensors improve the accuracy of existing systems by operating in crowded spaces; in various lighting and environmental conditions; and through materials such as glass, plastic and drywall.

• Simplifying industrial designs: With a platform that includes antenna-on-package, a scalable software platform, application-specific algorithms, and multiple reference designs, designers can get started immediately.

MURATA TO EXPAND MULTIRENESAS NEW 32-BIT RX66T LAYER CERAMIC CAPACITORS MCU GROUP

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Wuxi Murata Electronics Co., Ltd., a manufacturing subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., will commence construction of a new production building in November 2018.

The construction of the new facility will increase production capacity for multilayer ceramic capacitors in order to respond to increased demand. A new office and energy building will also be constructed at the same time.

The sprawling site at Wuxi Export Processing Zone A Zone has been built at a given cost of 14 billion yen (Approx).

The construction of the building is set to commence from November 2018 and is said to be completed by December 2019.

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and sale of ceramic-based passive electronic components & solutions, communication modules and power supply modules. Murata is committed to the development of advanced electronic materials and leading edge, multi-functional, high-density modules.

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First Renesas Electronics MCUs Incorporating Third-Generation RXv3 CPU Core Deliver Dramatic Performance Boost for Enhanced System Integration and Superior Motor Fault Prediction in MotorControl Applications with Embedded AI Renesas Electronics Corporation unveils the RX66T Group of microcontrollers (MCUs). Renesas Electronics’ touts it as the first members of Renesas’ flagship 32-bit RX MCU family based on the new third-generation RXv3 CPU core.

The New MCUs Leverage Cutting-Edge CPU Core Technology to Achieve: • Substantially improved performance, as much as 2.5 times better than previous RX family MCUs. Combining the powerful new RXv3 core with the strengths of the current RX62T and RX63T MCUs, the new RX66T MCUs address the real-time performance and enhanced stability required by inverter control.

• When operating at 160 MHz, the RX66T MCUs achieve best-inclass performance of 928 CoreMark, enabling more precise inverter control.

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MICROCHIP EASES AUTOMOTIVE INFOTAINMENT NETWORKING Microchip Technology has announced the industry’s most efficient automotive infotainment networking solution that supports all data types, including audio, video, control and Ethernet, over a single cable.

With the addition of mobile services, cross-domain communication and autonomous driving applications to in-vehicle networking, infotainment systems require a more flexible solution for transporting packet, stream and control content. Existing implementations are either costly and cumbersome, or too limited in bandwidth and packet data capabilities to support system updates and internetworking requirements. Hence, to address this need Microchip has brought the Intelligent Network Interface Controller networking (INICnet) technology Intelligent Network Interface Controller networking (INICnet) technology is a synchronous, scalable solution that significantly simplifies building audio and infotainment systems, offering seamless implementation in vehicles that have Ethernet-oriented system architectures.

Audio is a key infotainment feature in vehicles, and INICnet technology provides full flexibility through supporting a variety

of digital audio formats with multiple sources and sinks. INICnet technology also provides high-speed packet-data communications with support for file transfers, Over-The-Air (OTA) software updates and system diagnostics via standard Ethernet frames. Thus, INICnet technology supports seamless integration

of Internet Protocol (IP)-based system management and data communications, along with very efficient transport of stream data. INICnet technology does not require the development and licensing of additional protocols or software stacks, reducing development costs, effort and time.

MEDIATEK WINKS HELIO P90 "AI" CHIPSET TO QUALCOMM After recently showcasing MediaTek's Helio P70 chipset, the Taiwanese chip company is reportedly known to be working on its next premier mid-range SoC, dubbed as Helio P90.

The company has been lately sharing glimpse of the chip on Twitter. The Mediatek Helio P90 is expected to feature "groundbreaking AI" flaunting more power, precision and efficiency.

The AI bit is definitely believable (at least for a mid-range chip) when you take into account the result that the also not announced Helio P80 was able to achieve in a dedicated benchmark - it was second only to Qualcomm's upcoming top of the line SoC. Just on the verge of Qualcomm’s big announcement on December 4, MediaTek seems to be teasing their competitors and large market that they are nowhere behind in the league of perennial innovation.

We also saw the Helio P80 come second on the AI benchmark result, beaten by the Snapdragon 8150. So it should be pretty easy for the Helio P90 to surpass Qualcomm’s flagship chipset.

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LITTELFUSE UNVEILS NEW POWER SIP RELAY IXYS Integrated Circuits Division, now part of Littelfuse introduced the CPC1984Y, a 600V, Normally Open Power SIP Relay, rated for up to 1A DC/1Arms continuous load current, twice the load current of the company’s most popular power relay. This high-reliability device uses optically coupled MOSFET technology to provide 4000Vrms of input-to-output isolation. In fact, the CPC1984Y SIP Relay offers the best combination of load voltage and load current available with a 4000Vrms isolation voltage.

The optically coupled outputs, which employ IXYS ICD’s patented OptoMOS architecture, are controlled by a highly efficient infrared LED. With a typical on-resistance rating of just 0.51 Ohms and a maximum rating of just 0.66 Ohms, the CPC1984Y offers significantly lower on-resistance than

competitive devices. Its 600V blocking voltage rating provides sufficient design margin for both 110Vrms/220Vrms power line applications for universal

power supplies.

“The 600V blocking voltage rating and 1A load current handling capability combine to make the CPC1984Y SIP Relay well suited for a variety of highperformance switching applications,” said Mark Heisig, General Manager and Vice President at IXYS Integrated Circuits Division. “This includes industrial and motor controls, utility meters, instrumentation, medical equipment and home appliances.”

The Key Benefits of CPC1984Y SIP Relays include • Low drive power requirements reduce the CPC1984Y’s power consumption.

• Snubbing circuits aren’t needed to suppress arcs when switching.

• Flammability rating of UL 94 V-0 ensures high flame retardance of the device’s plastic package.

VISHAY PIONEERS IRDA-COMINTEL ESTABLISHES 1.1 K CR CHIP PLIANT IR TRANSCEIVER MODULE DESIGN FACILITY IN BANGALORE Vishay Intertechnology announced that the company is providing designers with a new device for IrDA-compliant infrared (IR) transceiver modules in the standard 6.8 mm by 2.8 mm by 1.6 mm footprint.

Vishay Semiconductors' TFBR4650 offers a reliable drop-in replacement for devices from other manufacturers. In cases of discontinuation of competitors' parts, this drop-in replacement prevents any need for PCB redesigns.

The device introduced by Vishay consists of a PIN photodiode, infrared emitter, and control IC in a single package.

Compliant with the latest IrDA physical layer standard for IR data communication, the module supports data rates from 9.6 kbit/s to 115.2 kbit/s (SIR) for wireless transmission in gas and power meters, cell phones, microphones, robots, and mobile medical devices.

The Key Features of the Vishay TFBR4650 include • C ompliant with the IrDA physical layer IrPHY 1.4 (low power specification, 9.6 kbit/s to 115.2 kbit/s) • L ink distance: 30 cm / 20 cm full 15° cone with standard or low power IrDA, respectively. Emission intensity can be set by an external resistor to increase the range for extended low power spec to > 50 cm

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• Typical transmission distance to standard device: 50 cm Samples and production quantities of the new IR transceiver module are available now, with lead times of eight weeks.

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Wooing Make in India and in understanding the strong demand of next-gen chip design in India, The US chip giant, Intel has established its latest state-of-the-art design house in Bangalore at an investment of Rs 1,100 crore.

The design facility dubbed as ‘SR4’, will expand Intel’s R&D presence in India, has been built at Intel’s 44-acre campus in Bengaluru.

“The Rs 1,100-crore centre will design chips and power them to work for new technologies like cloud, client, graphics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G,” Intel India country head Nivruti Rai said.

It has 6.2 lakh sq ft of space, including 1 lakh sq ft of lakh sq ft of lab infrastructure and will house technologists who work on cutting-edge engineering across hardware and software.

The design facility was inaugurated by Manoj Sinha, minister of state (IC) for communications and minister of state for railways and Bob Swan, CFO and interim CEO of Intel Corporation.

Swan said, “This year Intel celebrated its 50th anniversary, marking a half-century of innovation that has profoundly chan­ ged the world. This milestone is an opportunity to embrace a new Intel, a different, fast-paced, global company that’s adapting, growing and building the future.

The India design hub is the largest outside the US, Rai said.

The $63-billion semiconductor behemoth has invested about Rs 30,000 crore (about $5 billon) in its India operations over the last 20 years since it entered the sub-continent to leverage its skilled talent pool, according to a report shared by BS.

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Keysight Technologies releases the results of the Keysight 2018 State of 5G survey.

The survey reveals that companies primarily invest in 5G technology to secure market leadership, meet customer demand, and take advantage of flexible and scalable networks.

The Keysight 2018 State of 5G Survey shows more than half (54 percent) of companies surveyed are already adopting 5G technologies with 46 percent citing securing market leadership early in the 5G lifecycle as the primary driver for their investments.

And, more than two thirds of respondents said they are actively seeking 5G test solutions to accelerate the development or rollout out of 5G technology.

“To meet customer demand and establish market leadership, equipment manufacturers and service providers need early access to 5G test tools and capabilities,” said Kailash Narayanan, vice

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Higher reliability and lower latency to create the biggest impact from 5G technology president and general manager of Wireless Devices and Operators at Keysight Technologies. “Keysight’s close collaborations with industry consortia and market leaders, deep technical experts, and end-to-end 5G test solutions are empowering the mobile industry to accelerate 5G product design development and commercialization.”

Most respondents (63 percent) of the Keysight survey expect higher reliability and lower latency to create the biggest impact from 5G technology. These aspects are important to address new business opportunities.

Respondents indicated that the top three benefits of implementing 5G

technology are faster networks, greater IoT enablement, and connected car proliferation.

By leveraging new and existing technologies including wider bandwidths in millimeter-wave frequencies, massive MIMO and virtualized networks, 5G will deliver a multitude of benefits to meet customer demand across a wide range of vertical industries.

“The fact that many respondents are looking for test solutions means that those inventing and deploying the technology want to ensure their implementations perform as expected while securing a market leadership position,” stated Roger Nichols, 5G program manager at Keysight Technologies.

“Many of these technologies, or combinations of technologies, are new to the radio communications world, which is why the industry is looking for tools to help them analyze, design, measure, and validate designs that rely on these technologies.”

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R&S MULLS BROADCASTING BUSINESS, BUYS PIXEL POWER Rohde & Schwarz acquires Pixel Power to foster into broadcast playout while taking ownership of a company with significant technological leadership.

Pixel Power offers innovative graphics, master control and integrated playout systems for broadcasters and playout facilities.

These systems enable dynamic content to be delivered more efficiently for linear TV, mobile, online and OTT/VOD. Pixel Power has consistently developed its portfolio of software based IP solutions that are virtualizable for the private or public cloud, whilst offering new OPEX business models as part of the broadcast technology transformation.

The company is headquartered in Cambridge, UK has been developing and deploying broadcast solutions for 31 years. With this acquisition Rohde & Schwarz further expands its portfolio to complement existing product lines.

Cornelius Heinemann, Head of Transmitter and Amplifier Systems, File Based Media

Solutions, explains, "With the acquisition of Pixel Power we are significantly expanding our Broadcast & Media portfolio with new and exciting solutions.

Together we can combine the software defined technologies and virtualized environments to offer customers the very real benefits that they provide in broadcast playout and VOD markets. " James Gilbert, co-founder and CEO of Pixel Power, adds, "Our virtualizable integrated playout technology is making

a major contribution to Rohde & Schwarz reaching its ambitious goals for cloudbased solutions. Our modern license and payment model also contributes to this. In return, the Rohde & Schwarz size, stability, structures and competencies offer optimal opportunities for the further development of our products and the expansion of our worldwide sales. We believe this combination will benefit our customers enormously."

For Pixel Power customers, the acquisition represents an investment by an established and highly stable technology group – in such a dynamic market a crucial foundation for long-term partnerships with an additional focus on the safety of customers’ investments. The ongoing support of existing customers and commercial partners is an important prerequisite for both companies.

CEO James Gilbert and CTO Nick Wright will remain with the company in their current positions and continue to develop Pixel Power.

SCIENTECH AVAILS RIGOL MIXED-SIGNAL OSCILLOSCOPE Scientech Technologies announces exclusive availability of new Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope (MSO) 5000 from Rigol.

Now at Sientech, the new MSO 5000 from Rigol Has 7 Essential Integrated Instruments in a Small Package Such as• 2/4 Channel Digital Oscilloscope • 16 Channel Logic Analyzer • Spectrum Analyzer • 2 Channel 25MHz Arbitrary Waveform Generator • Digital Voltmeter • Frequency Counter and Totalizer • Protocol Analyzer MSO 5000 has 70MHz /100MHz/200MHz and 350MHz models flaunt: • Large touch screen display, • Real Time Sampling of 8GSa/sec, • deep memory of 200Mpts and 500,000wfms/sec capture rate.

• It has complete upgradability feature which enables user to protect his first investment.

• User can upgrade number of channel 2 to 4 , MSO Upgrade, Bandwidth Upgrade from 70 to 350MHz and 200Mpt Memory upgrade.

• It provides wide trigger options and serial protocol analysis RS232/UART, I2C, SPI, CAN, LIN, Flex Ray. • The advanced mathematical functions gives different dimensions of doing mathematical analysis of the signal captured.

The series offers USB Host & USB Device Port ,LAN , HDMI Interface and Web Remote Control, providing flexibility of control and monitoring.

MSO 5000 meets the core needs of Engineers from Embedded, IoT, Power Analysis, Automotive Electronics, Power Supply and Industrial Control & Automation.

Scientech Technologies Pvt. Ltd Indore is authorized distributor for Rigol Products in India.

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5G BASE STATION ANALYZER FOR LARGE-SCALE DEPLOYMENTS Viavi Solutions announced the launch of CellAdvisor 5G, the next-generation base station analyzer used by mobile service providers globally, which is capable of validating and troubleshooting 5G radio access. In addition to industry-first features addressing 5G TF and 5G NR standards requirements, CellAdvisor 5G includes usability enhancements, developed with customers, that further improve technician experience and deployment speed. The instrument was successfully used in the rollout of the first commercially available 5G network in the United States.

Leading mobile service providers are moving from lab verification of 5G technology to field trials, and are now announcing scale deployments to support commercial service as early as 2018. As fleets of technicians and contactors begin to install and activate the radio access network (RAN), they need to be equipped with portable, feature-rich and easy-to-use instruments that require minimal training.

CellAdvisor 5G was built from the ground up with practical field deployment needs in mind. VIAVI leveraged the 15year track record of this product line, and the resulting relationships the company has with its Tier-1 customers, to develop the newest member of this family of analyzers.

Key features include: support for beamforming analysis, massive MIMO and carrier aggregation; spectrum and interference analysis in Frequency Region 1 (FR1, sub-6 GHz) and Frequency Region 2 (FR2, millimeter wave); flexibility to support wider channel bandwidth configurations (5 MHz to 100 MHz in FR1, and 100 MHz to 400 MHz in FR2); touchscreen functionality; and cloudbased asset and configuration management via the StrataSync platform.

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MANOJ KODAKKATERY

Manager-Business Development|Omron Electronics & Mechanical Components Division

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OMRON has been working on expanding its offerings in the Sensors arena that have utility across varied industries like building automation, factory automation, home appliances, vending machines, robotics, automotive, energy and medical equipment. Manoj Kodakkatery, Manager-Business Development, Omron Electronics & Mechanical Components Division, in talks with Niloy Banerjee, Consultant Editor, BISinfotech clear-eyed on Omron’s position and focus in the changing IoT and Industry 4.0 landscape. Edited Nub.

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What are the current types of sensors taking traction in the Industrial market and what key products is Omron catering to match the demand?

One of the sweeping trends across varied sensor segments is the rise in demand of ‘IoT based solutions’.

Their role is to realize data collection and its intelligent utilization to impart intelligence to the device so that it delivers exceptional performance on the targeted parameters. OMRON has been working on expanding its offerings in the Sensors arena that have utility across varied industries like building automation, factory automation, home appliances, vending machines, robotics, automotive, energy and medical equipment. These are highly compact and durable sensors which when embedded in equipment/devices, collect data and contribute in the proper functioning of the complete solution. This is possible owing to the technologies they come

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imparted with, such as - human sensing, condition sensing, heat sensing, flow sensing, object sensing, distance sensing, vibration sensing to name a few.

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Manufacturing automation has taken the 2018 charts. Hence, analysing, optimizing automation performances are getting more vital. Meanwhile, ‘overall equipment efficiency’, (OEE) is been much talked about. How is Omron looking into these critical trends?

Some of our products are contributing effectively towards it like Omron environmental sensors. Monitoring and controlling of the environmental parameters is vital in a production environment since it has a direct impact on productivity of humans as well as machines. We are looking in to providing modules which can improve the

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OMRON lately expanded its reach in the energy segment, what are your strategies to cap this bullish market?

productivity. Our C type connector module is an example of this endeavor which will provide drastic improvement on the productivity in the testing line of mobile phones and other devices using C type connectors.

OMRON has a very strong and proven capability when it comes to promoting the adoption of smart energy solutions in India. They say, “Energy saved is equal to energy produced”, and we all know that our power sector has been grappling with issues like AT&C losses, power theft etc. We have innovative solutions for the power utilities who are one of the key stakeholders in the whole energy segment. Of late, we have been trying to build up a strong interface with them so as to showcase the utility of our solutions in managing the AT&C losses which has been counted as one of the biggest challenges in improving the overall performance of the power sector.

We have Tamper Detection Sensors which can be embedded in smart meters. These sensors can detect various kinds of meter tampering such as ESD, Jammer, Magnet, Shock, Tilt and Temperature – many of which are considered non-detectable. The sensor not only detects but also measures the value of tampering. The information rel.ated to tampering is then shared with the utilities in real time which can be used to take corrective measures.

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What is the role of connected technologies and IoT in India's industrial development and what challenges and opportunities does it underlie?

The IoT based solutions are one of the most notable aspects to create a ‘Connected Factory’. A connected shop-floor with connected supply chains and connected customers is the need of the hour. IoT is necessary to create a seamless interface between all machine layers and information technology leading to transparent & robust production lines based on real-time data based production management enabling the manufacturers to successfully cope up with key challenges, as they scale up the value chain, such as: reducing downtime, decreasing frequency of sudden failures and improving changeover efficiency. The bag of opportunities is extensive comprising of unprecedented levels of productivity, reliability, perfection, uniformity, flexibility, customized solutions, design & energy optimization, finest asset utilization, big data & analytics, worker and machine safety, zero-defect production and above all a perfect match with global standards.

Data security, lack of infrastructure, cost and unavailability of trained workforce are some of the impediments dwarfing the progress of adoption of IoT in the manufacturing sector in India.

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Additional maintenance, computer problems and glitches, lack of modern skills among existing personnel, and the cost of change is said a one of the challenges.

There is also some concern over the lack of standards and regulations. In this scenario, do you think the Industrial sensor market can also face the wind?

Yes, there will be challenges related to a c c e ptanc e of the te c hnology, interoperability, standards and regulations in place, gap between value and cost expectations, etc. But we are hopeful that things will change down the line and will ramp up the market need for sensors.

Q OMRON has a very strong and proven capability when it comes to promoting the adoption of smart energy solutions in India.

Any key product which you want highlight for our readers?

Omron Environmental Sensor, Dust sensor, Thermal Sensor and Earthquake sensor finding enormous utility in innumerable applications across building automation, factory automation, home appliances, vending machines, robotics, automotive, energy and medical equipment sectors.

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What are the company’s growth strategies for FY2018-19?

For OMRON, customer remains a top priority and we are always ready to take up challenges which not only create value to our clients but also improve the overall end-user experience. When it comes to sensors, we want to facilitate accurate and lean data to help innovators develop customized solutions. We strive to anticipate the needs of the society and find the right partners and system integrators who share our vision and wish to create solutions meant for the greater good of public.

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BOSCH’S BMI088 HIGH-PERFORMANCE IMU AT MOUSER Mouser Electronics is now stocking the BMI088 high-performance inertial measurement unit (IMU) from Bosch Sensortec.

Borrowing from Bosch’s proven automotive technology, the Bosch BMI088 delivers an extremely stable, low-noise 6-axis inertial sensor designed for industrial and harsh-environment drone and robotics applications.

Available from Mouser Electronics, the Bosch BMI088 IMU Incorporates: • A 16-bit digital, triaxial accelerometer and a 16-bit digital, triaxial gyroscope to accurately measure orientation and detect motion along three orthogonal axes.

• The device offers acceleration ranges of ±3 g to ±24 g and gyroscopic slew rates up to ±2,000 degrees per second (°/s).

• The high performance and high speed of the BMI088 enable it to suppress vibrations, which can help ensure smoother navigation and avoid crashes in applications such as drones.

• The BMI088 provides vibration-quelling speed and 16-bit accuracy to enable ultra-low drift maximum bias drift of 2°/hour.

• W ith its vibration robustness and temperature stability even under sudden temperature fluctuations, the BMI088 dramatically enhances steering and navigation accuracy even in the most naturally high-vibration environments.

• The device is compatible with other Bosch sensors such as the BMI085 IMU to simplify integration into existing designs and comes factory calibrated and ready to use in a compact

3.0 × 4.5 × 0.95 mm package.

For development, the BMI088 shuttle board enables designers to gain easy access to the sensor's pins via a simple socket.

And because all Bosch Sensortec sensor shuttle boards have identical footprints, they can interface with the company’s other advanced development tools for optimal flexibility.

DIGI-KEY IOT STUDIO DELIVERS “RADICAL SIMPLICITY”

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Digi-Key Electronics has introduced a new design tool called the DK IoT Studio. The DK IoT Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) that aims to provide a radically simple way for developers and providers to create IoT solutions. The DK IoT Studio allows you to go from idea to prototype in minutes without writing any code.

The new tool, developed in partnership with Atmosphere IoT, has an intuitive user interface along with drag-and-drop functionality. Simply dragging sensors, processors, and other library elements and dropping them onto the design panel allows a user to make connections and start collecting data and sending it to a mobile device or the cloud. The DK IoT Studio also generates the embedded code (firmware) as well as the web and mobile application code.

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Atmosphere IoT Corp.

“Together we are reducing the complexity involved in translating a smart, connected product concept into an actual working system."

The initial release of the DK IoT Studio will feature Espressif's ESP32 and NXP's Rapid IoT Kit, with additional supplier platforms being added quarterly.

Other notable benefits of the tool include: • Ability to create and import/export designs for shareable/customizable projects • Utilization of Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Integration of data into a third-party application, data warehouse or cloud platform “The goal of providing a design tool like the DK IoT Studio is to offer a seamless path from the creation of an IoT solution to field deployment,” said Robbie Paul, Strategic Program Development Director – IoT. “We are ready to help bring your IoT designs to realization faster and easier than ever before, as the tool is uniquely paired with access to Digi-Key’s inventory of the world’s largest selection of electronic components to help you take your designs to the next level.”

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AVNET NOTED BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN ASIA Avnet Asia has been named one of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia -- Singapore. This award marks the third accolade Avnet has received in the past six months for its exemplary workplace practices, having won the Great Place to WorkTM Certification 2018 awarded

by The Great Place to Work Institute in India in September, and the HR Asia Awards in Taiwan in June.

"Avnet is thrilled to be recognized by HR Asia once again as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Asia. As we prepare our workforce for Industry 4.0, Avnet Asia Pacific is committed to providing a conducive and opportunityladen workplace for its employees to thrive and contribute," commented Frederick Fu, President of Avnet Asia Pacific. "This award reinforces our belief that Singapore and the greater APAC region can achieve profitable growth through an environment that supports employees' aspirations and recognizes their contributions."

James Tan, senior vice president, human resources, at Avnet Asia Pacific, added, "There is a strong positive correlation between employee engagement and

profitable financial performance. Our Avnet team in Singapore comprises highly motivated leaders with many talented and experienced employees.

Over the years, we have deployed a myriad of multi-layered development and well-being programs to keep our workforce effectively engaged in our drive for business excellence. Receiving HR Asia Singapore's award is an external endorsement of Avnet's commitment in nurturing the continuous development and growth of our industry-leading workforce."

Avnet scored higher than the industry average in the "Heart, Mind, Soul" categories, which looks into the company's worker engagement policies, its provision of a healthy workplace

culture, and the offering of employee development opportunities, respectively.

The rigorous assessment process proved Avnet's track record towards the well-being and development of its employees. Avnet provides a range of in-house programs, online learnings, and external programs for talent and management development.

"The Best Companies to Work for in Asia award recognizes companies for their workplace and employee engagement practices," said William Ng, group publisher and editor-in-chief of HR Asia. "Avnet demonstrated their continued willingness to go the extra mile in fully engaging their employees while caring for their personal growth and well-being. We are pleased to recognize Avnet Asia as one of the best companies to work for in the region through this award."

The HR Asia Awards Singapore is organized by one of the most authoritative HR publications in the region. The winners undergo a stringent selection process judged by independent industry experts, academics and journalists.

NEW YORKER ELECTRONICS RELEASES MINIATURE SINK RESISTOR FROM RCD New Yorker Electronics releases the RCD Components Miniature 300W NonInductive, Low-Profile Chassis Mount Resistors in both the CM300 and CM300L Series.

RCD Components developed the CM300 and CM300L Series for power Supply manufacturers looking to save space, height and weight.

The RCD CM300 is rated up to 300 Watts and is less than 1/10 the size and weight of a conventional RE80 250 Watt chassis mount resistor at significantly lower costs.

The series is less than half the height of an SOT227 package and quicker and easier to mount. It is essentially vibration-proof and with insulation ratings up to 5KV. RCD’s CM300 series is non-inductive and features a wide range of resistance values

(0.1 ohm to 1 Meg). The CM300 model features .187-inch male quick-connect

terminals and the CM300L features flexible insulated leads with a range of customized terminations. Burn-in, military-screening and numerous design modifications including different diameters, lengths, materials, values, markings, lead/Pb terminations and others.

Attached to a suitable air- or water-cooled heat sink, RCD’s CM300 proprietary flame retardant epoxy insulation ensures optimal environmental protection and dielectric strength. Applications for this chassis mount heat sink include automotive, medical equipment, high voltage power supplies, pulse generators, X-Ray equipment, RF generators, laser systems, EMI/RFI filters, snubber circuits, bypass and coupling circuits and other high voltage or power requirements.

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LED BY 'LEDs'

Imagine a world without lights.

That’s not a picture many would like to draw. Way before Edison patented J.K Jain Sumit Joshi his incandescent Chairman & MD Vice Chairman & MD lighting and began Fiem Industries Signify India commercializing it; the (formerly known as Philips Lighting India) experiments with lighting were not only an expert’s playground.

Jumping to the current scenario, this technology has come a long way from fluorescent tube lights to now, what has become a very popular buzzword everywhere dubbed as LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). Betting big in 2018, LEDs has made a huge breakthrough and has taken up all the major household and industrial sector worldwide. With the Indian Government and its various initiatives, LEDs have found its place even in the most remote areas of the country. This is huge and undeniable, that it has a long way ahead in the near future.Hence, BIS sat with industry veterans, J.K Jain, Chairman and MD, Fiem Industries and Sumit Joshi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Signify India (formerly known as Philips Lighting India), with the intend to deduce some of the major potential of the LEDs Lights in India.

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1) Smart Homes and LED are synonymous

One of the major trends that are very easily predicted is the LED lights finding its place at future smart homes. Because of its long operational life and the energy efficiency, LED lights are bound to make our smart homes, smarter. There are LEDs which are already able to communicate and automatically adjust to the users light preferences and conditions. The prognoses of the LED lighting technology is that, by 2022, each and every homes will have lighting technology that are predictive of any hazardous situations.

2) Adding the Human Touch to the LEDs

LEDs are going to be way advanced in the coming future.

LEDs will not just be smart for the smart homes, but will have an added feature that thinks for the human.

In the words of J.K Jain, Chairman and MD, Fiem Industries, “In my opinion there would be a paradigm shift in the thinking on Human Centric Lighting (HCL), if we overweigh the conditions of having healthier, happier and more effective people in a typical business operation which would increases the vision, well-being and performance of people to the total cost of energy varying within only 4-5% in a building housing, manufacturing, IOT, scientific activities or other activities. The idea of concentrating on energy savings would just become secondary. In India, HCL is rather a new terminology and has floated in market very recently. With increasing value of lighting to society, energy efficiency supplemented with light for sustainability with intelligent lighting systems and light for wellbeing, HCL looks to be a great future ahead not only for the growing technology but also for the economy and job creations.”

3) LEDs Getting Ahead for Automotive Industry

Automotive Lighting is yet another sector where LEDs are becoming an integral part. From the flashy lightings to currently, a systematic technology that helps the drivers in many ways, LEDs sure have come a long way. In the future, LEDs are going to have an Advanced Forward Lighting Systems (AFS) that ensure safety and security to the drivers.

A shift to OLED technology is also going to be the trend for automotive sector. Adding more to this, J.K Jain explains, “Having lead Fiem Industries Ltd. for forty years and making it an Industrial Giant for Automotive Lighting, I feel that the driving decisions are based on what people receive through the visual senses and an estimate based on these researches shows that perhaps ninety percent (90%) driving decisions are based on light stimuli. Therefore, it is a concern of both the drivers and automotive manufacturers that the best combination and usage of visible light has to be made to eliminate the problems inherent in darkened conditions and improved nighttime visibility. This will provide drivers better perception capabilities and greater awareness of potential issues that may confront them. Therefore, HCL will also become a central stage for automotive lighting also.”

4) Let there be Li-Fi

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transmit data. It’s a way forward for India to have also worked for technology as as such. Onboarding, Sumit Joshi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Signify India, we get a hands -on information on the much talked trend for LED lightings. “Signify is the first global lighting company to offer LiFi-enabled luminaires from its existing office lighting portfolio.

A high-speed wireless two-way technology, LiFi is similar to WiFi but uses light waves instead of radio waves to transmit data. Philips office luminaires enabled with LiFi technology provide a broadband connection with a speed of 30 Mb per second (Mb/s) without compromising on the lighting quality. With a 30Mb/s speed, a user can stream several HD quality videos simultaneously while also having video calls.”

“This technology can offer tremendous value for industries such as banking, government buildings and healthcare, where data privacy and equipment interference is a key concern. LiFi is significantly better than WiFi in these applications as it can be used in places where radio frequencies may interfere with equipment, such as in hospitals, or where WiFi signals cannot reach or are weak, such as underground locations or secure bank rooms handling sensitive data. Additionally, it can also provide secure, personal connectivity for senior management or anyone else concerned about data privacy. One of our first wins in this segment in India is Incubex Business Consulting Services, where we have set up a LiFi system at their Manyata Tech Park Hub in Bangalore, spread across 50,000 sq ft, added Joshi.”

He continues, “We at Signify India believe that LiFi has enormous potential for today’s digital age and as the world’s leading lighting company we are proud to pioneer new and innovative services for our customers. For businesses and organizations that require the next level of internet connectivity, Philips LiFi systems offer a perfect solution.

Through our systems one can have access to everything from light sources and modems to personal access keys.

We utilize our expertise to industrialize the production of LiFi and make it truly the next level in connectivity.”

“We not only offer seamless hand-over between light points, but the coverage-zone provided by Philips LiFi-enabled luminaires is also the widest available in the market.

Additionally, our LiFi-enabled office luminaires are proven to deliver quality energy-efficient light, hence customers get dual benefits of LiFi and superior lighting. In addition to better and uninterrupted connectivity, LiFi can also be used in high security environments as it adds an extra layer of security as light cannot pass through solid walls and a line-of-sight to the light is needed to access the network, noted Joshi.”

Given all of the aforementioned, it can be concluded that LEDs are the next big thing and while the industry and the Government collaboratively bring LEDs to every nooks and corners of India, the other sectors along, will see a major growth with LEDs. Undoubtedly, the future of LED is “Bright”.

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Evaluating the Robustness of 1200 V SiC MOSFETs Under Short Circuit Conditions Are SiC MOSFETs the best answer for maximizing a power converter's efficiency? This article explores a recent study performed on a 1200 V, 80 mΩ SiC MOSFET, highlighting its short circuit capabilities.

Silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFETs offer great promise for maximizing the efficiency of power converters due to their extremely low switching losses. However, their short circuit robustness has long been a topic of discussion when determining if these devices are practical solutions for real-world power conversion applications.

Higher short-circuit current density and smaller thermal capacitance due to relatively smaller die sizes means that SiC MOSFETs’ short circuit withstand times are shorter than those of similarly rated silicon IGBTs. Fortunately, a recent study on 1200 V, 80 mΩ SiC MOSFETs suggests that proper gate drive design that supports faster response time can protect SiC MOSFETs from short circuit damage.

This study will discuss the short circuit capability of 1200 V, 80 mΩ SiC MOSFETs. Results gathered from destructive testing performed under various operating conditions are presented and explained, as well as design tradeoffs from both application and device perspectives.

Additionally, another segment of this study compared the performance of various off-the-shelf gate drive ICs with de-sat protection functions.

Figure 1a. Short circuit test circuit schematic

SiC MOSFET Structure and Short Circuit Capability

When comparing Si IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs with similar current ratings, SiC MOSFETs have 5-10 times higher current density under short circuit conditions. Higher instantaneous power density and smaller thermal capacitance results in faster temperature rise and lower short circuit withstand time. MOSFET saturation current is primarily controlled by the design of the channel region. Although a shorter channel and higher on-state gate voltage are desirable for reducing on-resistance, they also increase the saturation current and reduce short circuit withstand time. This trade-off between on-state resistance and short circuit current is inherent in the design of SiC MOSFETs and is best resolved by designing gate drives with a faster response time than traditional IGBT gate drives offer. This allows designs that use SiC MOSFETs to accommodate circuit conditions without compromising the on-resistance or die size of the devices.

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A test circuit (Figures 1a and 1b) was designed for evaluating the short circuit capability of 1200 V, 80 mΩ SiC MOSFETs (Littelfuse LSIC1MO120E0080) (Figure 2) under various working conditions. High-bandwidth, high-voltage passive probes were used to measure drain-to-source (VDS) and gate-to-source (VGS) voltages; a Rogowski coil was used for device current (IDS) measurement.

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Figure 1b. Short circuit test setup. An acrylic enclosure surrounds the test setup to protect equipment and the experimenter in the event of a catastrophic device failure or explosion.

Figure 2. The device under test for this evaluation is the Littelfuse LSIC1MO120E0080 Series Enhancement-mode 1200 V, 80 mOhm N-channel SiC MOSFET Figure 3 presents the short circuit test results of 10 samples with 600 V drain voltage and 20 V gate voltage at room temperature. Figures 4 and 5 show the short circuit withstand time and critical energy results for destructive failure. The

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devices’ results have tight distribution with short circuit current of around 250 A and a short circuit withstand time of greater than 7 µs for all devices.

dissipation also increases significantly. Consequently, the temperature rise is much faster, resulting in a lower short circuit withstand time.

Figure 6. Short circuit at different DC drain voltages Figure 3. Short circuit test results for different devices

Figure 7 shows the test results with gate voltages of 15 V and 20 V for a drain voltage of 600 V. These results indicate that the peak current is strongly dependent on the gate voltage, decreasing from 250 A at a 20 V gate voltage to 100 A at 15 V gate voltage, which supports the design trade-off theory, regarding the driving voltage / on-resistance / short circuit peak current and withstand time relationship, discussed earlier in this article. Additional factors that were studied but proved to have no noticeable effect on the short circuit withstand time of the device were the external gate resistance and ambient temperature of the device.

Figure 4. Withstand time under 600V DC drain voltage

Figure 7. Short circuit with different gate driving voltages

Short Circuit Protection via Gate Driver IC De-Sat Protection Figure 5. Critical energy under 600V DC drain voltage Figure 6 illustrates the short circuit test results under various drain voltages from 200 V to 800 V at a gate voltage of 20 V. Although the peak current is similar, at around 250A under all conditions, the short circuit withstand time dropped from more than 20 µs for 200 V drain voltage to 3.6 µs for 800 V. As the DC bus voltage increases, the instantaneous power

Protecting a SiC MOSFET from short circuit failure requires the gate drive to detect the overcurrent condition and turn off the MOSFET within its withstand time. Several off-the-shelf driver ICs developed for Si IGBT devices offer an integrated de-saturation (de-sat) protection function that monitors VDS during the on-state and turns the device off if an overcurrent event occurs. The same driver ICs can be used for short circuit protection of SiC MOSFETs if the driver IC can respond quickly enough.

Figure 8 shows the circuit used to implement the de-sat

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functionality with the various driver ICs. The fast action Si diode (DD) blocks VDS in the off-state, the Zener diode (DC) protects the de-sat pin during the switching transition, and the capacitor (CB) controls the blanking time to avoid false triggering during the switching transient.

Table 1. Commercial Driver IC Evaluation

Short Circuit Protection in Half-Bridge Configuration

Finally, the SiC MOSFET and the gate driver IC with the longest response time were tested together under short circuit conditions in both single device and half-bridge configurations. Figure 10 shows the test waveforms during shoot-through transients with an 800 V DC bus voltage. In the half-bridge configuration, the top device was kept on during the whole transient and bottom device was driven by a gate driver with de-sat functions.

Figure 8. De-sat implementation Figure 9 shows the waveforms of a short circuit event with a de-sat protection-enabled IC. Figure 10. Left: Shoot-through protection with a single device.

Right: Shoot-through protection in a half-bridge configuration.

The results in Figure 10 show that the SiC MOSFET can be turned off safely under both conditions. The results also show that in the half-bridge configuration, the DC link voltage is shared by two devices and the actual voltage per device is much lower than the DC bus voltage, which provides more margin to the protection circuit reaction time. If both the bottom and top devices have shoot-through protection functions, either one can protect the whole circuit.

Summary

Figure 9. De-sat protection transient Due to SiC MOSFET’s fast switching speeds and the required optimized power loop layout, the amount of time that the device voltage and current take to reach steady state after a transient event is much shorter than that of an IGBT. Thus, the required blanking time for the de-sat functions of the driver IC used in a SiC-based design should be much shorter as well. To protect SiC MOSFETs, a CB of less than 100 pF is usually selected and the blanking time can be as short as 200 ns to reduce the total response time of the driver IC.

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Table 1 compares the performance of different driver ICs with a 33 pF blanking capacitor. The results indicate that each of the ICs can protect SiC MOSFETs during shootthrough within 1–4 µs. Each of them also has “soft turn-off” features, which turn off the device slowly under short circuit conditions to protect both the MOSFET and the driving ICs.

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This article has presented the short circuit capability of 1200 V SiC MOSFETs and solutions for overcurrent protection using offthe-shelf driver ICs. Several design considerations were discussed to ensure accurate measurements. Test results indicate that the short circuit capability of SiC MOSFETs is highly related with drain voltage and gate voltage, but it is not sensitive to case temperature and switching speed. Longer withstand time can be achieved by reducing gate driving voltage or reducing bus voltage, but these solutions will reduce the performance of SiC MOSFET. A better solution is to implement overcurrent protection to sense device overcurrents and turn off the device safely. Commercial IGBT drivers with de-sat protection can protect SiC MOSFETs effectively, but the circuit needs to be optimized to ensure that the total response time of de-sat protection is short enough to protect SiC MOSFETs. The performance of various off-the-shelf gate drive ICs with de-sat protection functions was compared and a gate drive design that can protect 1200V SiC MOSFETs under real-life short circuit conditions was demonstrated.

This article was co-authored by Levi Gant, Gin Sheh and Dr. Xuning Zhang Littelfuse, Inc

7 THE CONVERSATION

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‘Articulates Intelligence’

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THE CONVERSATION

Debasish Chatterjee Chief Data Officer|ITC Infotech

Nagarjun Kandukuru| Principal Digital Strategist|ThoughtWorks

Anand Thirunagari Country Lead|Genetec India

Suman Reddy MD|Pegasystems

Andy Patel|Senior Research F-Secure|AI Centre of Excellence

Arun Balasubramanian MD|Qlik India

Rohit Maheshwari Head of Strategy & Products|Subex

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umans Loath Ignorance’! Interestingly, today standing at a doorstep of technologies been inexorable, we have kindred machines after our pets. Reasons have been obvious! Our dependence on ‘precise’-command accepting devices seems to have kept us gelled in an era of ascending leadership. Intelligence has always been scripted as character! At a churning phase of enterprising societies, technocrats seem to have incubated and articulated the cognitive feats of humans into machines.

The big black screens in theatres showcasing machines co-leading a society seems virtually inevitable today, sparing no ‘mad scientists’ tyrannically trying to overrule the organizational apparatus of human sense. 2018, as a year shall be remembered not just because of the augmentation of perforating “Smart and Interactive Devices” but a much-talked headline wrapping social humanoid robot dubbed, ‘Sophia’. From ‘Date with the Humanoid’ to its controversial social intelligence, it extensively swayed global thought leaders.

Enticed by the glorifying, ‘Sophia’ and Enterprises, Industries wooing digital transformation, I apparently jotted our last-leg story of 2018 on ‘Learning & Articulating Intelligence’.

I named it as the ‘Seven Sages of Tech Industry’ shall not be a foreword babble as it not just demystifies the Darwinism of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning but it also tries to lucid on the possibilities quantifying 2019 for this nascent technology.

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Pros and Cons of AI and ML

Andy Patel

Debasish Chatterjee

A lot of positives have come out of the current wave of progress in the field of machine learning. Most notably, from the public's point of view, are improvements in language translation, speech recognition, and computer vision.

On the negative side, machine learning models are sometimes misused, implemented badly, trained on biased data or used in places where they shouldn't. Additionally, some machine learning based systems are somewhat easy to attack, and not-at-all easy to defend - such as review and ratings sites, comments sections, and social network recommendation systems.

AI and what impact is AI going to have on our future - is one of the most strong and talked about debates that people in the tech space are increasingly having; and I think the debate itself and the intensity of the debate is for good. For us to get good grip to the topic, It’s important to have the definitions right in order to look through the hype: Artificial intelligence is the science and engineering of making computers behave in ways that, until recently, we thought required human intelligence. Machine learning is the study of computer algorithms that improve automatically through experience.” ML is one of the ways we expect to achieve AI & Rohit Maheshwari Deep Learning; it’s a subfield of machine learning concerned with algorithms that is inspired by the structure and function AI has the potential of deeply impacting every sector. AI will usher an era where risk as we know today, will seize to exist. of the brain called artificial neural networks.

On the positive side while AI appears to have all the answers, Imagine a future where outcome of every decision as well the benefits are determined by the business cases or the use as all future events, could be known with 100% certainty. In cases. Domain knowledge brings the necessary focus to the immediate future though, AI will take over repetitive and understand customer value and un-lock the potential. These mundane jobs liberating us to focus on the creative. And latest technology innovations have enabled possibilities which eventually our biggest existential challenges of food security, ecology and diseases will be overcome - thanks to AI. earlier was difficult to achieve.

However, there are cons. Firstly, executives will need to cut For Example: Consider how AI is enhancing the product design process: A through the hype around AI and carefully choose projects, human engineer defines a part’s materials, desired features, vendors and people they need to invest into, to further business and various constraints, and provide inputs into an AI system goals. AI also has the potential of increasing the divide between which generates a number of simulations. Engineers then either countries which have rapidly invested in AI deep research choose one of the options, or refine their inputs and ask the AI such as US and China on one side and the rest of the world to try again. An industrial-equipment maker will benefit from on the other. And as artificial general intelligence reaches better predictions about product failure so it can schedule and goes beyond human intelligence AI has the potential maintenance in advance. Likewise, better predictions will of either making us immortal or extinct. help a mobile operator cut the time it takes to resolve network Arun Balasubramanian congestion and isolate instability.

However, what’s the right way to build it – this is the area that The positives of the ever-increasing technological integration needs extensive deliberations. into the business landscape are quite apparent. Cutting-edge Anand Thirunagari technologies such as AI and machine learning are making it possible for organisations to optimise business operations Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a ‘catch phrase’ being used to across the board, swiftly capitalise on emerging market trends, describe many and is being used interchangeably with most and improve their profitability. They are creating high-value things related to ‘Machine Learning’ (ML) however they are business opportunities where none hitherto existed. not the same thing. In most cases AI is used to denote broader Unfortunately, the downside of our constant dependence on technology concepts related to making computers “smart” or technology is not that visible, mostly because it conforms to creating a functional artificial ‘brain’ that can make human- our cognitive biases. The way AI and machine learning works like decisions. The reality of AI is that we are many years from at present can create subjective blind spots. There is also a fully realizing this vision. lack of understanding on how the technology works, and the For specifically defined industries and applied problem sets, importance of accurate data feeding into the system. You Machine Learning is being applied today to provide end-users can’t expect fresh fruit juice with a rotten apple in the mixer. with insights to help in decision making based on analysis and This situation obviously needs to be addressed urgently, but correlation of large sets of data. Machine Learning is here to the solution is not to enforce more stringent data regulations. ‘aid’ us in combing through millions of pieces of structured Instead, we need to completely democratise data and make and unstructured data sets and imagery to provide deeper it available and accessible to everyone – on a governed insights, to uncover associations that might be difficult for basis obviously. All of the information must be presented to people to see in large sets of information and in the end, to the end-users at a granular level, in a format that allows for help us make better and faster decisions. in-depth exploration, discovery, and questioning – freely and in all directions. This approach allows users to overcome their

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inherent biases and uncover various possibilities within datasets that might not even have otherwise crossed their minds.

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technology causes some jobs to disappear and some new ones to be created. So also, AI will certainly take away some jobs, but create new ones like model trainers. Technologies like the internal combustion engine created far more jobs than they took away. Will AI be similar? The answer depends on what scaffolding (e.g. regulation, corporate behaviour) we choose as a society. Also, what of the people whose jobs AI will cannibalise? Can we find the will to retrain them?

• Loss of sovereignty over self: A brilliant example of this is the infamous story of Target figuring out a teen was pregnant before her own father did. AI has the potential to tip into the grey areas of privacy and propriety in its eagerness to customize and predict services to suit individuals.

Combined with nefarious uses of behavioural science, AI can make consumers do things that are bad for them - e.g. buy products of dubious value. We’re already seeing the damaging effect of fake news on citizens; if we aren’t careful, AI could further turbocharge fake news to further polarize society.

Foreseeing AI and ML Trends for 2019

A survey done in 2017 on consumers perception of AI showed only 34% of respondents thought they interacted with AI technologies. But when probed further into their device or service usage habits, it found that 84% actually used AI in one form or the other – albeit most didn’t realize it. In 2018, AI is now available in very visible forms, either through a chatbot or an Alexa device, and consumers feel its tangible benefits – most in the form of more personalized service and recommendations that enhance the brand experience.

Now high level personalization is the norm rather than the exception both online and in person.

However, enterprises must err on the side of caution today, as data management protocols are now in favour of consumers.

Moreover, as new regulations like GDPR mandate a level of ‘explainability’ into automated business models, enterprises must be cognizant of the potential consequences of Arun Balasubramanian non-compliance. Enterprises must be sure to manage the transparency levels of their AI implementations to enable In 2019, I foresee some of the current hype around AI visibility into the reasoning behind how AI models arriving at and machine learning give way to a more level-headed approach. I feel people will finally come to terms with the decisions. fact that, as powerful and impactful as these technologies Nagarjun Kandukuru are, they cannot be considered a one-stop solution to all business requirements. AI and machine learning excel at In common with many digital technologies, ML holds the accomplishing specific tasks within a controlled environment, promise of significantly improving the lives of billions. Whether but struggle to justify the RoI when implemented without a that happens or not depends on how society chooses to specific objective in mind. I expect this realisation to pave implement it - the incentive structures around it, regulation etc. the way for large-scale adoption of augmented intelligence, which is essentially an amplification of human expertise and POTENTIAL POSITIVES skillsets through machine capabilities.

• F or everyone: AI and ML promise improved outcomes across a whole range of vital areas from cancer diagnosis Suman Reddy to personalised lesson plans to preventing credit card theft.

Additionally, the tech will enable a more joyful computing The focus of AI will shift from intelligence to empathy: We’re getting past a point where basic intelligence will be adequate experience.

• For people at work: AI and ML will replace routine, repetitive for consumer-facing AI. Customers expect to be viewed as tasks and ensure less drudgery at work. Employees will have individuals and not as records in customer databases. 2019 will more time to indulge in creative, thinking work, and to apply see vendors focus on improving humanizing AI with empathy. their uniquely human traits like judgement and empathy If you break this down, it means identifying clues on customer motivation, gauging their current moods, or being aware of when designing solutions and products.

• For companies: AI and ML when accurately implemented happenings around them. allow for faster, better and cheaper decision-making, that The future of work: AI will heavily influence the imminent workplace in enterprises globally. In fact, 69% of senior are powered by predictions that are data-backed. executives from a recent study felt the term ‘workforce’ will POTENTIAL NEGATIVES encompass both human employees and smart machines • Industrial-scale bias: If we aren’t careful, ML can turn into in the near future. A realignment of work roles will ensue as a very discriminatory tech at a mass scale. Algorithms organizations will operate in a highly agile environment that aren’t value-neutral; they encode the biases that humans is underpinned by modern technologies working in tandem introduce in to the training data. Instances could arise with humans. where job applicants could be turned away for arbitrary criteria (like pincodes), loan applicants could be denied Rohit Maheswari for non-transparent reasons. A recent book on the subject, ‘Automating Inequality’ by Virginia Eubanks is a good If you measure the impact of AI in terms of business value, some of the leading industries set to benefit the most are summary.

• Redistribution of manpower - Routine-Job losses: Every retail, healthcare, travel/transport/logistics, and banking/

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fintech. These industries have been subject to intense digital transformation and as I mentioned before, it is the supply of this digital fuel which is firing the AI engine.

In terms of business processes AI will have a profound impact on sales and marketing, supply chain and manufacturing followed by risk management and innovation. It is these business process areas were trillions of dollars of value will be unlocked.

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becomes mainstream, organizations have started integrating the AI & ML capabilities as part of their product offerings, with tight integration across the data spectrum. Companies have started using search, natural language and intelligent analytics powered by AI to derive insights which was never thought of earlier.

Additionally, real time data enablement of analytics, at the point of action, is propelling the adoption of analytics at a much faster pace. 2019 and beyond will see large scale digital transformations being shaped up by an Intelligence first strategy by many organizations globally – thanks to the advancements in AI and mainstream adoption of ML and Deep learning techniques for developing intelligent apps.

I expect we'll continue to see research advances in most areas of machine learning. Some areas, where the exploration space is still large, such as reinforcement learning, will likely see more advances than others.

Public services are available (and commonplace) that Nagarjun Kandukuru can create, train, and deploy machine learning models for anyone who pays. As such, it is expected that machine • I ntentional Data Mining Strategy: Given the learning models will appear in more and more places in inexhaustible potential the coming years. Innovation around the application of of data, companies existing machine learning techniques will continue as startups will become more compete over the vast amounts of VC capital currently strategic about being thrown at AI. their data mining, Anand Thirunagari collection and storing investment The focus in 2019 will be on more specific use of machine and approaches. learning to help automate specific tasks or operational Some of the more issues. This will help make business more efficient and allow progressive ones the workforce to be more effective eliminating human time will even de-silo it dedicated to review and correlation of data allowing for (e.g. place both review of dashboards-based insights automatically generated marketing and to allow for greater strategic decision making. finance in one In 2019 we will see ML playing a pivotal role in Indian security place) and make and surveillance industry. ML and analytics when deployed it available widely as part of a physical security solution, can greatly empower to developers in their security operations, law enforcement and first responders. organizations.

This will help authorities in incorporating data and corelating • P rediction potential: information in their day-to-day work in new ways which in More companies will turn will provide actionable insights to develop data driven realise that ML can predict decisions. outcomes based on past Examples of areas where ML can be beneficial for the Indian behaviour, and industries market is Government’s smart city initiative which will focus across the board will employ on public safety, public transit system and security of critical this idea. Here are a few examples: infrastructure. ML learning as part of video surveillance, o R etailers will predict their most traffic systems and strategic operations centres will support profitable customers’ identities using cities and organizations in protecting their communities, buying habits and credit scores citizens and assets. o H ealthcare providers will predict with great accuracy which tumour is malignant.

Debasish Chatterjee o Insurance companies will predict risks associated with each customer based on medical data, family health We are witnessing the next wave of effort by firms in records and records at pharmacies converging digital and data to render significant ‘Intelligence • New workflows: 2019 will see new workflows emerge and led’ capability. Data consumption patterns have evolved they will start us on the road to creating AI applications dramatically over the last decade & analytics is being at scale. These workflows will include the likes of a head applied for better customer experience, personalization, of product interact with an AI developer. A designer with acquisition and retention - to enhance business capabilities a data specialist. Right now, AI development is a bit like leveraging AI & ML techniques. As adoption of Analytics the Wild West was. But in 2019, new workflows will emerge,

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starting us on the long road to creating AI applications at scale in all industries.

• Roles for humanities specialists: This potential trend is a fond hope as much as it is a forecast. AI presents the tendency to work in the grey areas of ethical and poses issue when it comes to user adoption (e.g. people’s reaction to a machine making hiring recommendations), and require people proficient in the academic discipline of humanities (e.g. behavioural scientists) to work closely with AI technologists.

Sectors Impacted By AI and ML Arun Balasubramanian

reduce the overall number of opioid prescriptions.

This example highlights how integrally analytics is tied into the unparalleled disruption that is redefining the global business landscape at present. Taking it a step further, embedding analytics into business processes helps make data more actionable and increasingly also real-time. All of this is being fueled by new technologies, like robotic process automation and process mining, which look at digital footprints and from that can further automate or re-shape business processes. For example, when a pharmacist places an order for a patient, it is possible to automate and re-shape sub-processes including receiving, fulfilling and invoicing the order.

Rohit Maheshwari

Companies in domains such as IT/ITES, fintech, e-commerce, If you measure the impact of AI in terms of business value, and digital services have some of the leading industries set to benefit the most are b e e n a m o n g s t t h e retail, healthcare, travel/transport/logistics, and banking/ first-movers when it fintech. These industries have been subject to intense comes to adopting digital transformation and as I mentioned before, it is A I a n d m a c h i n e the supply of this digital fuel which is firing the AI engine. learning, and are In terms of business processes AI will have a profound impact a l r e a d y u s i n g on sales and marketing, supply chain and manufacturing them extensively followed by risk management and innovation. It is these to optimise their business process areas were trillions of dollars of value will be unlocked. operations.

What’s interesting to Debasish Chatterjee note, however, is that this tech AI is remarkably complex and advancing quickly. It’s a d o p t i o n i s doing far more in some areas, and far less in others, than anyone would have guessed a decade ago. AI’s accelerating e v e n i n t h o s e impact, by its sheer potential, will free up time, enhance industries which quality and enhance personalization. Currently though, are not traditionally limited industries are at the forefront of the adoption. known to be very These includes Healthcare, Automotive, Financial Services and Retail industries which have been leading this technologicallyf o r w a r d . S e c t o r s space with faster adoption of these new technologies s u c h a s r e t a i l , and techniques to solve various business problems, or to manufacturing, BFSI, enhance existing processes. and healthcare generate massive volumes of data on a Suman Reddy daily basis, and players in these segments are finally realising the Every sector is being impacted by nimble startups need to tap into this unparalleled operating on a business model heavily fused with nascent technologies and serving consumers who are resource.

For instance, Philadelphia-based Jefferson increasingly using their services. Legacy enterprises realise Health managed to address a growing opioid crisis by the importance of going digital or face loss of market deploying Qlik’s data analytics platform to complement share. The BFSI and telecom sectors have been pioneers the operations of its recently-launched Electronic in experimenting with digital tools given the nature of Health Record (HER), Epic. The integration allowed their business models and rapid innovation impacting for a standardisation of opioid order and prescription their industries. We have also noticed significant activity workflows, which allowed for the detection of critical in the healthcare domain. Players in most sectors are issues and bottlenecks. The insights generated by Qlik also experimenting with various digital technologies while helped the team at Jefferson Health to identify how to rooting their core business processes in digital process address the situation. By making a single change in the automation to transform their organizational operations ER prescription process, the team was able to significantly even faster and more efficiently.

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Anand Thirunagari ML has seen early adoption amongst law enforcement agencies and government projects. Cities and critical infrastructure like airports, operations and intelligence and public transit systems have started adopting machine learning based solutions. These sectors are leveraging this technology in their public safety and in areas related to operations to drive greater efficiencies, better protect citizens and to generally better serve communities.

• I believe, business leaders should treat cyberisk as an existential threat and should have an enterprise wide perspective on handling it. Cybersecurity is not the responsibility of one department and every part of the organization is a stake holder. Controls to address cybersecurity must move closer and closer to the coal face for them to be effective.

• I also believe, building digital trust i.e. trust in data, processes and systems should become the focus of every CEO, CISO, CIO and CRO.

Andy Patel

Andy Patel

Machine learning techniques have been used across most verticals for decades already. Obvious examples include things like financial modeling, marketing and business analytics, and many areas of scientific research.

As far as the impact that machine learning will have on the way companies do business, the explosion in the amount of data businesses have to work with has spawned new types of analytic tools. Businesses across all verticals are using these tools to perform more complex analysis methods on the data they work with. The drive for businesses to become more data-driven will continue.

Artificial Intelligence is being used to create tools and automation to aid experts in the cyber security field. Artificial Intelligence techniques allow cyber security researchers to efficiently process and visualize analyse large data sets, and high-volume streaming data, on-the-fly, in order to find anomalies and patterns indicative of malicious behaviour. Machine learning models, deployed on both clients and back end systems, are already being used to detect anomalies in computing infrastructure. By using of powerful artificial intelligence-based tools and techniques, cyber security researchers are able to free up their time to work on creative solutions to problems they’re seeing in the field. That knowledge is then used to create even better tools and models for the future.

Hush Security in Screaming AI and ML Arun Balasubramanian We live in a digital-first world, where interconnectivity and cross-functionality hold more sway than maintaining the rigid operational hierarchies of yesteryears. While this growing connectivity between users, devices, data, and networks has no doubt given way to more seamless operations, it has also completely obliterated the traditional enterprise security perimeter. Organisations need to treat every node within the larger IT framework as a point of defence.

Given how rapidly the threat landscape is evolving, I genuinely feel that not using AI and machine learning in cybersecurity is simply no longer an option. Human-only teams cannot maintain the 24x7 security vigil that modernday enterprises require, making real-time threat detection and response a virtual impossibility. Integrating AI and machine learning takes the burden of processing the security data off the shoulders of human security experts by automating threat detection and triaging. This leaves human teams freer to respond to more critical threats and breaches.

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Anand Thirunagari Machine learning applications analyze information to find patterns, correlations, and anomalies within the data. In the field of cyber security this means processing massive amounts of data and filtering it into more readable information sets for security teams, so they can find issues long before a human would normally be able to notice a pattern. This means that IT teams can leverage ML for quickly uncovering potential cyber threats on their networks.

There is also the possibility of ML being used by hackers to identify weak points in cyber defence.

Today successful hackers leverage people as the weakest point of any network and use social engineering techniques to break into networks and/or to defraud individuals and businesses. Although these hackers may be able to use ML to identify the social engineering practices that result in the best penetration over time, the use of ML to identify exact weaknesses on a network are still very limited in scope.

Therefore, the potential upside in increasing cyber security and resilience using ML cannot be overlooked. The use of ML to support cyber security and to create defences as a counter measure against malicious intent is a real benefit.

• S ecurity and cybersecurity risks have been the no.1 Debasish Chatterjee barrier to adoption of digital, IOT and indeed AI. • Online digital services providers such as Google, Facebook have innovated due to their unbridled access to user Suspicious digital communications have made cybersecurity data. However, they have started facing intense scrutiny a top concern for business leaders across the globe. over use of user data. Europe followed by several other Organizations today are already beginning to use AI to bolster cyber security and offer more protection against countries have enacted strict data protection laws.

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sophisticated hackers. AI helps by automating complex processes for detecting attacks and reacting to breaches.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have already gained a foothold in cyber security, and will only become stronger as the two fields mature further. There are growing investments in this space; however, it will perhaps take a bit longer to have a perfect solution leveraging these new techniques to help reduce manual work and bring in automation to combat cybersecurity challenges.

Mulling into AI and ML Suman Reddy

transactions each day and these volumes continue to surge. AI, ML and Deep Learning are incredibly important for us to deliver value to our customers. We have a strong pool of AI talent within the company addressing challenges such as fraud risks and business assurance risks.

In the last couple of years, we have heavily invested in building an AI powered IoT security solution which offers IoT cybersecurity coverage using a one-of-its-kind honeypot network combining physical devices and device emulations to generate IoT threat signatures. In Jan 2019 we will be launching an exciting new solution based on deep learning AI aimed at throwing the spotlight on hard to find business incidences. This solution will be available on cloud and will be targeted initially at telecom and e-retail before expanding to other digitally enabled industries. So yes from an AI perspective its exciting times for us at Subex.

While conversations around AI and ML have recently gained momentum, Pega has been an early investor and developer of these technologies. Those bets are paying off today, even as we double down to identify AI trends that Arun Balasubramanian are going to shape digital transformation for organizations in the future. Our recently revamped software portfolio, Pega At Qlik, we are building AI and machine learning into our Infinity, offers a foundation of digital process automation products in a way that amplifies the power of human intuition. and customer engagement software – all powered by Our approach surfaces unforeseen insights based on both real-time artificial intelligence. Through such architecture, the data selected and the initial search undertaken by our solutions for customer relationship management that the user. We call this augmented intelligence, and when transform front-end functions like customer service is applied through analytics it can raise the data literacy equally complemented by digital process automation, of the entire workforce, enabling deeper insights and bolder discoveries. which streamlines back-end business processes.

Debasish Chatterjee

Anand Thirunagari

At ITC Infotech, we have been investing in this space for the last couple of years and have been able to turbo charge our ambitious project of developing a big data horizontal platform. The platform today has vision, NLP and deep learning capabilities built in. Our go forward vision is to develop a series of domain centric solutions on top of this platform, as well as, convert this as an automation platform for multiple business scenarios. We are engaging with prospects globally and are seeing multiple use cases being asked for, which can be solved by AI and ML/Deep learning techniques. A few examples: production quality measurement in real time leveraging vision technologies, NLP based semantic search capabilities, anomaly detection within large networks, infrastructure security vulnerability management, etc.

At Genetec, we have been looking at ways to apply methods of machine learning and data science to our products for improving efficiency and provide greater insight for many years. We are using both supervised and unsupervised ML techniques to improve the performance and value or our solutions for customers. For example: • G enetec Citigraf: Unsupervised ML is being applied to help in prediction of crime. For example, it can be possible leveraging crime data sets to help users to predict the likelihood of incidents in a neighborhood based on historic trends and activity.

• Genetec AutoVu: Genetec is also using supervised ML. Supervised ML is when computers are “trained” to properly classify inputs via feeding the application with structured datasets that correlate thousands of possible inputs and then over time the application is able to apply an “understanding” to new inputs based on historic data or patterns. Leveraging this technique, the performance of Genetec AutoVu™ is being optimized to better read license plates.

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Andy Patel F-Secure has been using machine learning techniques for well over a decade. We have an entire organization (the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence) dedicated to researching and implementing better ways to apply machine learning techniques across the cyber security problem domain.

Rohit Maheshwari Subex has been a data analytics company for nearly two decades now. Our systems globally handle over 100 billion

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AND ITS USES

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is being adopted in an expanding number of fields to improve business operations, increase convenience, detect/prevent abnormalities, and enable automated operation by collecting, analyzing and using data from a variety of devices. In recent years, AI technology capable of automatically analyzing acquired data has taken center stage, but for IoT the most important aspect is how accurately data can be collected. In

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this case the sensor plays an essential role. A wide variety of sensors exist, from environmental types designed to detect the ambient temperature and humidity to sensors capable of detecting equipment vibrations and the movement/presence of people.

The ROHM Group develops a broad range of sensors utilizing 3 key technologies: 1) MEMS device technology (i.e. silicon deep etching), 2) Analog front end technology for processing weak signals output from sensor elements, and 3)

(Figure 1: ROHM Sensor Device Development Technologies)

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monitoring environmental conditions such as temperature, brightness, and color, while our interface lineup includes capacitive switches and resistive touch controllers (Fig. 2).

We are also able to offer smaller packages by combining analog circuits for sensor control and leveraging one-chip and chip stack technologies.

(Figure 2: ROHM Sensor Device Lineup) ROHM Group provides a diverse range of sensors to meet a wide variety of market needs.

3. Position detection using beacons

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The following is an example of using sensors to solve problems with IoT beacons. A beacon is a device that transmits signals at certain intervals within a range of several meters to tens of meters, and are used to send coupons or other relevant information to terminals such as smartphones and tablets.

They can send periodic one-way signals that allow smart devices such as smartwatches to receive data without the need for pairing with a tablet or phone. This convenience is believed to be largely responsible for its increased adoption in recent years.

Beacons are often used in locations such as offices and factories. Attaching beacons to people and devices makes it possible to improve operating efficiency by communicating location information with installed receivers. However, because this method estimates the location based on the strength of the signal delivered from the beacon to the receiver, problems such as a communication failure or positional error are common. For example, despite the presence of a person carrying a beacon in the room containing Receiver A, the person is incorrectly detected as being in the room containing Receiver B (Fig. 3). This is because when several receivers are installed inside a building, it is impossible to tell which receiver a beacon is closer when the wearer is situated halfway between two receivers.

Packaging technology, such as CSP (Chip Scale Packages).

We are also advancing the development of sensor solutions that combine wireless communication with MCUs (Fig. 1).

2. ROHM’s IoT-targeted sensor devices

Sensor devices developed at ROHM can be generally divided into 3 types: motion sensing, environment sensing, and interface devices. For motion sensing, in addition to geomagnetic and barometric pressure sensors, we also develop sensors that detect the movement of people and objects, such as accelerometers and gyroscopes utilizing ROHM Group company Kionix’s advanced MEMS technology.

For environment sensing, we provide sensors capable of

(Figure 3: Erroneous Location Detection)

4. Developing beacons using ROHM sensor technologies In order to solve problems related to erroneous detection,

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we developed a solution that uses motion data in addition to signal strength to estimate the location of a person or item. The configuration combines an accelerometer, barometric pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor, microcontroller, and Bluetooth® Low Energy module from ROHM Group company LAPIS Semiconductor.

When the beacon transmits a periodic signal, this solution simultaneously sends data from individual sensors as well as processed data from all sensors. Utilizing the built-in accelerometer and algorithm in combination with the beacon’s signal strength results in increased location detection accuracy.

accuracy (Fig. 5).

• P iezo-resistive Barometric Pressure Sensor (BM1383AGLV) ROHM’s BM1383AGLV compact (2.5mm x 2.5mm x 0.95mm) barometric pressure sensor is equipped with a temperature correction algorithm that makes it unnecessary to carry out external temperature correction using a microcontroller, reducing computational load. This makes it ideal for applications such as relative altitude detection, floor detection, and calorie calculation (Fig. 6).

The following describes the sensors utilized in the beacon.

• 3-Axis Accelerometer with Pedometer Algorithm (KX126-1063) Kionix’s KX126-1063 is a 3-axis accelerometer that delivers high sensitivity, high accuracy, and low power consumption in a thin, compact 2.0mm x 2.0mm x 0.9mm form factor.

Integrated motion detection algorithm makes it possible to detect gestures such as tapping along with free fall and device orientation. In addition, when analyzing vibration, component analysis can be performed using FFT or the like over a wide frequency band, and acceleration information can be output at a maximum data rate of 25.6kHz. A pedometer function is also included that reduces design load and enables immediate use by simply configuring the sensor, eliminating the need to run an algorithm on the microcontroller side after obtaining the acceleration value(Fig. 4).

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• Geomagnetic Sensor Utilizing a Magnetic Impedance Element (BM1422AGMV) The BM1422AGMV from ROHM is a 3-axis geomagnetic sensor housed in a compact 2.0mm x 2.0mm x 1.0mm package.

Since 2013 we have worked with Aichi Steel to develop a special amorphous wire. The result is 10,000 times greater sensitivity over conventional Hall effect sensors along with lower noise and power consumption. In smartphones and wearable devices this enables indoor navigation and contributes to long-term use by increasing azimuth

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(Figure 4: Kionix 3-Axis Accelerometer KX126-1063)

(Figure 5: ROHM 3-Axis Geomagnetic Sensor BM1422AGMV)

(Figure 6: ROHM Barometric Pressure Sensor BM1383AGLV)

5. Application examples of beacon using sensors

The use of beacons with sensors for

high-accuracy location detection not only applies to the horizontal plane. As mentioned earlier, beacons are often used for monitor worker locations. In this area there is also a need to determine location in the vertical direction, such as at different heights. Previously, a barometric pressure sensor alone would be used to calculate the relative altitude.

A commonly used method is to record the atmospheric pressure on the first floor of a building and set that value as the standard pressure, then move to the second floor and again record the atmospheric pressure, using the difference in values to confirm that a change in floors has occurred.

However, barometric pressure sensors are affected by ambient changes in atmospheric pressure. When weather conditions suddenly worsen, the sudden change in pressure results in the sensor erroneously detecting that the person has ascended/descended.

Therefore, by combining readings from an accelerometer that can detect movement with the change in atmospheric pressure, altitude calculation can be achieved that takes into account fluctuations in ambient pressure. This allows ROHM’s beacons to monitor worker position not just horizontally, but vertically as well.

In addition, an accelerometer and geomagnetic sensor can be paired to create an electronic compass that can detect the direction a person or object is facing. Combining various sensors in different ways allows users to achieve a range of functions.

6. Conclusion

Through innovative sensor development, ROHM has been able to deliver a wide lineup of sensor devices optimized for a variety of market needs. Furthermore, by developing modules that combine not just sensors but wireless technologies and proposing sensor fusion solutions that incorporate multiple sensors, we support improved energy savings and productivity in factories and the early adoption of sensors for IoT. And going forward, we will contribute to the realization of a smart society by developing products and solutions that meet the demands of not only the IoT market, but the automotive and industrial equipment sectors as well.

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POWER SOLUTION FOR SMART HOME CONTROLLER Background

With the rising of living standard, people have new requirements of security, intelligence, comfort, beauty, and entertainment in housing. Smart home is the one to meet these demands.

Based on the house, smart home integrates the facilities related to family living by technologies of generic cabling, internet communication, security, automation, and audio & video to improve the living circumstance and save energy at the same time. The power supply system is the core of these facilities and the foundation to ensure each control system well running.

Smart home structure

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Pic1 illustration of smart home structure

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finally using LDO to get regulated voltage to supply for MCU and signal isolation. And the output over-current detection circuit will protect the back-side load when the power supply works abnormal.

security system, generic cabling system, etc. Because of the compact of the residential houses, the controllers of these systems have the general character- compact size, as small as the common power socket.

Therefore, the power supply for these controllers also should be small in size to meet the layout requirement of the controller.

Moreover, it will be more convenient for people to decorate the house to be beautiful and comfortable with these compact controllers and panels.

Pic 2 illustration of power supply solution for RC step-down structure The advantages of this solution are low cost and small area occupation on PCB, which are the exact demands of smart home. While, the disadvantages are: 1) low efficiency, 2) narrow range of input voltage, 3) value of load is easy to be affected, 4)uneasy to test the circuit. The worst point is the non-isolation between the input and output, it may easily lead to electric shock which may cause harm to personal safety.

Illustration of industrial frequency transformer step-down circuit of the controller panel is shown as pic 3. Input and output circuits are same as RC step-down solution as both of them need to protect the voltage and back-side load. The difference is that the power is converted by transformer. Supplying by AC input with frequency of 50HZ Transformer step-down the input power, and then using rectifier and filter circuit and LDO to get a regulated voltage for the load.

Two common solutions of power supply

Among the traditional design solutions of power supply in controller circuit, the most common solutions are: RC (resistance-capacitance) step-down and the industrial frequency transformer step-down. We will talk about the features of these 2 solutions with pic2 & pic3.

Illustration of RC step-down circuit of the controller panel is shown as pic 2. We can know that the power supply is for the main controller, signal-isolation, and display circuit. The solution shows that, a surge-protection circuit at input side is to ensure the reliability and stability of the power supply circuit, and then the RC step-down circuit converts the voltage,

Pic 3 illustration of power supply solution for frequency transformer step-down structure

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The advantages of this solution are: 1) easy to test, 2) simple in circuit structure, 3) safety level upgraded as the input and output is isolated by transformer, and 4) lower cost. Its disadvantages are 1 ) limitation of input range, 2) bulky in size and low in efficiency, which is against the demands of smart home as compact size and energy-saving.

A typical AC/DC power module for smart home

The above two solutions have different disadvantages. RC (resistance-capacitance) step-down circuit may cause harm to personal safety and the industrial frequency transformer step-down circuit don’t satisfy the request for compact size and energy-saving. To eliminate the disadvantages, MORNSUN provides high efficiency green AC/DC power modules with miniature packaging LS series for smart home applications.

LS series not only compact in size, but also with protections as over-load ,short circuit and over-current ,and compliant with CE and UL. Meanwhile, it only needs to add an extra filter capacitor at both the input and output by following the recommended circuit, then can make the LS series available for both AC input and DC input. The series can also be used in power instrument and other industries, convenience for engineers to design and layout.

Advantages of LS series

LS series achieves an isolated regulated output with compact size and energy-saving that RC step-down circuit and industrial

Pic4 illustration of switch power supply solution structure frequency transformer step-down circuit can’t. As the LS series is controlled by high frequency, the internal transformer can be tiny, which making LS series compact to eliminate the disadvantages of the former two traditional solutions.

The article is contributed by 'Mornsun Power'

THE CONVERSATION

Isn’t A Destination But A Continuous Journey Cybersecurity is an occurrence representing a complex socio-technical challenge for an organization but requiring the involvement of individuals. Although cybersecurity is one of the most important challenges faced by an organization today, the visibility and public awareness remain limited.

Challenges around cybersecurity are not new and have actually been around since the beginning of computing.

However, it is now a topic that everyone talks about today.

It is a board, public safety, livelihood and a personal topic.

Now, we need to effectively address industry challenges to preserve the computing environment in the future.

Today, most cyber security efforts are focused on what is referred to as the “EMR” model of educating, monitoring, and remediating.

This approach is effective but is essentially like the game of “whack-a-mole,” where the core underlying risks and issues are never solved and keep popping up.

While EMR is essential, the innard foundation of a secure and virtuous computing experience requires being more proactive.

Proactive means ongoing, real-time, continuous self-testing and self-assessment a focused education as it pertains to best practices. This, combined with a continued evolution in the new technologies, will help mitigate and ensure more trust in the future. Still, it will be very difficult to solve all cybersecurity challenges due to the technical dependencies that exist and will exist for the immediate future.

Safe and secure computing can occur with a connected, comprehensive approach to security hammered in each of

the leading digital disruption bars, from the Internet of Things, to conversational artificial intelligence, to blockchain and distributed ledger technology, to wearables and mobility.

Industry focus, industry standards, close adherence to best practices, and the constant ability to randomize to protect digital identities is on the horizon and needs to continue to gain acceleration.

Lucideus Page 1 of 2 However, first and foremost, security best practices begin at the code level. As software engineers and as an innovation industry, we must make sure this is wellexecuted in each and every opportunity we have.

The intangible nature of cybersecurity, the socio-technical dependences, the ambiguous impact and contested nature of fighting cybersecurity all make it a challenging area for policymakers. Cybersecurity can be framed in different ways, having different effects on people.

The following strategies can offer a better way to frame cybersecurity: ● do not aggravate cybersecurity ● make it clear who the villains are ● give cybersecurity a face by putting the heroes in the spotlight ● connect cybersecurity to values other than security alone ● personalize the message for easy recognition and ● connect to other tangible and clear issues.

-Pawan Chawla CIO & Partner, Lucideus

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REALIZING INDUSTRY 4.0 RELIABLE AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING SYSTEM Industry 4.0 represents a general strategy for increasing production efficiency and reducing system downtime.

Constructing a reliable and automated infrastructure is the most important prerequisite for achieving these goals.

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Introduction Deploying automated guided vehicle (AGV) systems for material handling allows factory owners to enhance operational efficiency and increase productivity.

However, system stability can be a key concern. Given that the warehouse AGVs are constantly on the move, wireless clients installed on the moving AGVs should not only be able to roam seamlessly between wireless APs, but also endure the vibration resulting from the AGVs’ movements. Moreover, to ensure smooth plantwide communication, industrial-grade Ethernet switches that support industrial protocols and can tolerate field-site environments are required.

One of our customers, a leading provider of turnkey material handling systems in the US, provides automated conveyors and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) to large factories that produce corrugated folding cartons, bottles, and cans.

Their key requirement was to build a highly reliable system to ensure nonstop plant operation.

The industry-leading Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP programmable logic controller (PLC) was used for the control systems, and Moxa’s EDS-516A Ethernet switches, which support the EtherNet/IP protocol, were selected to implement two reliable industrial networks for the automated material handling systems. The first network is an EtherNet/IP control network for PLCs, IOs, and SCADA connections. The second network is the backbone network that handles plant-wide communication. Moxa’s wireless AWK-3131A products were also deployed to ensure robust industrial wireless communication for AGV control.

Moxa’s Products

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MOXA’S SOLUTION

• Interoperability with Allen-Bradley EtherNet/IP PLCs, and EtherNet/IP support for SCADA monitoring.

• High-port-density, robust industrial Ethernet switches to ensure the reliability of the control and communications network.

• Always-available industrial wireless communication for AGV control.

• E asy backup and restoration of configuration files to reduce downtime.

• Moxa’s industrial-grade managed 16port Ethernet switches interconnect the control network and plant-wide communications network.

• Moxa’s switches support EtherNet/IP for integrating the Allen-Bradley PLCs with the SCADA system.

• M o x a ’ s A B C - 0 1 c o n f i g u r a t i o n backup dongle enables zero-time configuration of replacement switches.

• Moxa provides robust industrial wireless access points for reliable AGV control.

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EDS-205A 5-port unmanaged Ethernet switches

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Configuration backup and restoration tool for managed switches and wireless AP/bridge/ client products

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The Need for Speed

FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO TURBO-CHARGE DIGITAL PERFORMANCE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY Standing at its most critical juncture since the invention of the internal combustion engine, automotive leaders acknowledge the need to drive digital mastery by prioritizing customer experience, culture, operating models, connected cars, and open innovation.

Key statistics: State of Play Automotive lags behind other sectors in its digital transformation journey

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• Digital transformation in the automotive industry is complex,

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with fewer than 1/3 of automotive companies having the digital capabilities required for digital transformation.

• Automotive companies are struggling to innovate their business models, only 28% of automotive companies have launched a new business based on digital technologies.

Meanwhile, only 19% believe their digital platforms allow them to reach customers who would not be reached through traditional approaches.

• Automotive companies struggle to develop the necessary leadership capabilities for digital transformation. Only 32% of automotive organizations agree that leadership actively

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• 3 6% of consumers say their current car does not have connected car services which they would like in their next car. With brand heritage and driving experience losing value to digital features and autonomous cars, this will play a very important role, especially in post – purchase decision making, particularly in the premium segment

A digital culture can surpass traditional silos and a ‘center of excellence’ can help set directions and share learnings

• Over six out of ten automotive respondents, (63%), including employees, managers and leadership, say that culture is the top hurdle to digital transformation. The same research also reveals a strong disconnect between leadership and the workforce when it comes to understanding what digital culture means.

• A digital center of excellence could accelerate the digital transformation and enable an automotive organization to develop the digital value chain so critically required but without the proper integration to traditional automotive business units it will inevitably fail to contribute.

• Fewer than 30% of automotive organizations have a digital unit or coordinate digital initiatives across silos, conversely nearly 70% of digital masters (across all industries) have a digital unit.

Build an open innovation platform for digital services

promotes digital skills for development of employees.

Consumers expect a technology enabled experience

• According to the report, to meet consumer expectations, automakers need to leverage AI and IoT technology. Nearly half of consumers (47%) say they prefer a mix of human and AI interactions when purchasing high-consideration products.

• Only 33% of automotive organizations use analytics to personalize marketing communications. In comparison, 62% of consumers say that their purchase decision is likely to be influenced by social media.

• By providing a standardized and open digital platform for third-party contributors and partners, an automotive organization can increase its innovation capacity significantly.

• Innovations, such as autonomous cars and mobility services, will further alter the relationship with the consumer. However, a common theme will be the in-car experience replacing the driving experience.

• 39% of organizations globally (across all industries) have launched new businesses based on digital technologies.

Unfortunately, this number drops to 28% for automotive firms.

• Digital natives – such as Google, Apple, and the Chinese technology company, Baidu – understand that while autonomous cars might give them an entry point to the sector, digital platforms, along with apps and services, will establish their long-term staying power in the automotive industry.

• With 45% of consumers saying they would like to be able to buy in-car apps and services (e.g. additional navigation features) online, open digital platforms will play a very critical role in addressing this gap.

Nils Wollny, Head of Digital Business, Strategy and Customer Experience, Audi AG: “With digital business, we want to contribute to the operating result. Obviously, we need partners who can help us to realize our ambition, challenge us, provide knowledge as well as insights and bring strategies to life.”

Holger Suffel, vice president of Global Service and Parts Operations at Daimler: “There is great potential for the physical retail to provide customers with a more enjoyable service experience, by using digital channels.”

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TESLA FOUNDER ELON MUSK TOPPLED BY ROBYN DENHOLM After a row took over Elon Musk’s twitter posts, the Electric Car maker company has removed Musk from Board Chair with immediate effect. Tesla said Robyn Denholm has taken Elon Musk's place as chair of the company's board. Denholm, who has served on Tesla's board since 2014, will be leaving her role as CFO of Telstra to focus on Tesla full time.

The 55-year-old Australian will temporarily step down as chair of Tesla’s audit committee until she quits Telstra.

In late September, Musk, who remains chief executive and is also Tesla’s biggest investor, agreed to step down as chair for three years and pay a fine in a deal with the US Securities and Exchange Commission over tweets he made about

taking the firm into private ownership.

The financial regulator accused Musk of fraud and misleading investors, and fined him and the company $20m each.

“I believe in this company, I believe in its mission and I look forward to helping Elon and the Tesla team achieve sustainable profitability and drive longterm shareholder value,” Denholm said.

“Robyn has extensive experience in both the tech and auto industries, and she has made significant contributions as a Tesla Board member over the past four years in helping us become a profitable company,” said Musk. “I look forward to working even more closely with Robyn as we continue accelerating the advent of sustainable energy.”

Directors also will create a permanent committee to ensure implementation of the terms of the SEC settlement, which include setting up procedures and controls to oversee Musk’s communications -including his tweets. Tesla will have to employ or designate a securities lawyer to review messages that senior officers send through Twitter and other social media.

SIC & GAN POWER SEMICONDUCTORS IS THE FUTURE OF ELECTRONICS AND IT’S HERE!

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As per the latest study by Fact.MR, the global market for SiC & GaN power semiconductor is likely to experience strong growth during 2017-2026.

The global introduction of 5G mobile communication is one of the key factors driving the global market for SiC & GaN power semiconductor.

Hence, companies are constantly finding ways to introduce GaN-based power amplifier with high speed.

With the rise in electric vehicles, automotive electronics is also a prominent market for power semiconductors as deployment of SiC & GaN power semiconductor in cars has sparked.

The global market for SiC & GaN power semiconductor is also estimated to bring in US$ 2,986.3 million revenue.

Introduction of technically advanced devices with better power capacity is driving the market for SiC & GaN power semiconductor.

SiC to Emerge as the Highly Preferred Material for Semiconductor Compared to Gallium Nitride (GaN), silicon carbide (SiC) is likely to emerge as the highly preferred material. By 2026 end, SiC is estimated to surpass US$ 2,400 million revenue.

Silicon Carbide is helping devices to achieve high energy conversion function, power consumption, and fast charging.

SiC power semiconductor devices are being used in devices with high power capacity. Whereas, GaN is used in medium to low power capacity.

Discrete SiC Power Devices to Gain Maximum Traction in the Market On the basis of components, discrete SiC power devices are likely to gain traction in the market from 2017 to 2026.

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Discrete SiC power devices are estimated to surpass US$ 1,900 million revenue towards 2026 end.

Meanwhile, SiC power modules are also likely to achieve strong growth through 2026.

SiC power devices is emerging as the most viable option for next-generation semiconductor elements due to its high frequency, high voltage performance and high temperature.

Power supplies are estimated to create an incremental opportunity above US$ 700 million between the forecast period from 2017 to 2026.

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ADVANCED QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY TO COUNTERACT GPS HACKING

The world’s most ubiquitous navigation technology, GPS — or Global Positioning System — is vulnerable to hacking. This exposes potentially dangerous security risks in critical systems, from air traffic control to satellite communications.

Professor Amr Helmy (ECE) from University of Toronto is working to harness cuttingedge approaches in quantum sensing to reduce our current reliance on GPS and introduce a more secure, accurate approach to mapping and navigation.

“Quantum sensing technology introduces ground-breaking approaches to measuring things,” said Helmy in a statement. “It’s an exciting time because it’s a challenging time. But there are emerging needs in both instrumentation technologies and in security, where quantum sensing is the answer.”

Quantum sensors have capabilities that extend beyond the reach of conventional

systems of measurement: they rely on the ‘squeezing effect,’ whereby photons have the uncertainty inherent to their attributes minimized, to precisely measure the position of a location.

To develop new navigation tools, Helmy is using a design approach patented by his lab to integrate chip-based sources of quantum-squeezed light into existing optical gyroscopes.

Quantum sensing also provides a solution to security breaches. Unlike GPS platforms, quantum-enhanced navigation instruments do not rely on satellites to work, which makes them less vulnerable to hacking or spoofing - when a location falsely masquerades as something else.

GPS hacking and spoofing have made headlines around the world in recent years, from researchers successfully hacking a yacht's navigation to bring it off its programmed course to the discovery

Professor Amr Helmy (ECE) University of Toronto of dozens of Russian ships whose GPS signals indicated they were on land when they were in fact out on sea.

"As such, there is an urgency to develop and understand the defence capabilities of these rapidly evolving quantum technologies," added Helmy.

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LED & SMART LIGHTING TESTING SOLUTIONS

ENABLING MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE SAFER AND RELIABLE PRODUCTS WORLDWIDE

Saurabh Srivastava

Head Lighting Business | TÃœV Rheinland India

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hand with the global leaders. Numerous developments are taking place in the field of smart lightning, smart pole, smart meter where IoT is being implemented like never before.

In a fast growing developing country like India, there are rapid changes in technology. The market is open to adopt new technologies to cope up with the advancing challenges as well as making itself competitive with rest of the world.

The technologies for upgrading to smart and adapting to connected devices are in the growing stage where there are ample challenges specifically in the field of product safety and performance, but there are opportunities for improvements as well. The world is going smart and India is also nowhere behind in the race.

If we look through the perspective of lighting industry, India is going hand in

The IoT market is growing at a substantial rate globally. It is estimated that around 50 billion wireless devices will be connected worldwide by 2020. The wireless industry is evolving rapidly and new technologies are being introduced in the market at a faster rate. To cope up with the market demand and survive the competition, manufacturers have to continuously upgrade themselves as well as comprehensively test their products and get certified by leading certification bodies in the market, which helps them in getting an extra edge in the local market and also can showcase their products and technology to other markets globally. Product testing is done under various dimensions and parameters, some of the essential part of the testing are global & country specific regulations mainly encompassing safety & energy efficiency, coupled with performance & interoperability with the new age requirements of data protection and prevention needs. Once the manufacturer accomplishes the parameters of product testing and development, these products can be successfully showcased in local and global markets. Some known examples of IoT technologies are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Zigbee along with other new cutting edge technologies that include Thread, LoRa and Sigfox.

TÜV Rheinland provides testing, inspection, certification & training services through its state-of-art laboratories & technical experts to cater wide range of industries from start-ups to MNCs. Since 1872, we are committed to develop solutions that ensure the safety and quality of the interaction between people, technology & the environment and make the world safer & better. With that commitment we are continuously working to improve services, processes and systems for our customers. Our testing infrastructure operates 24/7 to cater to multiple projects from local as well as international manufacturers. The world around us is continuously changing and upgrading itself towards digitalization with SMART devices which can be connected to the

internet wirelessly. These SMART devices can seamlessly talk with each other and interestingly without any human intervention. TÜV Rheinland is a leading technical service provider in the field of testing, certification and consultancy for a variety of IoT technologies used in intelligent ecosystems like Smart Homes, Smart Buildings and Smart Cities.

Under the motto “Your guiding light for a smart future”, experts from TÜV Rheinland offer a range of product-specific services with faster turnaround time. TÜV Rheinland holds a strong team of experts who can provide information on current developments in the field of LED and smart lighting. Among others, one of the vital areas of focus is the entire range of wireless testing options for smart lighting products and TÜV Rheinland actively provides all the related services. We offer customers an important decision-making aid for their purchase and also provide the manufacturers with access to national and international markets. The ENEC/ ENEC+ mark and the TÜV Bauart mark also provide the manufacturers with a unique selling point that distinguishes them from the competition. Manufacturers invest a large portion of their investment in the product development, in addition to this, testing and certification expenses can also be expensive and time consuming, especially when the product needs to comply with international regulations and standards for quality and safety.

Our internationally recognized test marks and one-stop, affordable range of services gives a competitive advantage to their products at home and abroad, no matter the size of their business. With our deep experience in product safety, we offer a better understanding of the design requirements as laid down by the standards during product development phase and assist the manufacturer in gaining international approvals for their Lighting products with due diligence. Our experts are also available for intermediate testing during the development phase and our test marks document the properties of lamps, lights and LEDs that are subjected to testing. We are committed to enable technical progress and innovation of today and tomorrow which will eventually help deliver safer and reliable products to consumers worldwide.

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THE CONVERSATION

HYDERABAD, THE ‘GLOBAL-INDIAN’ DESTINATION FOR A&D COMPANIES

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Hyderabad has become a global destination for defence companies looking to establish manufacturing or research units. The city has attracted biggies such as GE, Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Sikorsky in the past.

Lockheed Martin is carrying out three projects in Hyderabad- making F16 Wings, empennage parts for C-130 and metal-to-metal bonding.

In exclusive talks, Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, Industries & Commerce, Telangana, said, Hyderabad has been attracting defence establishments since 1960. The city today hosts a dozen defence labs and public sector units.

From 2000 onwards, there has also been a growth in the private sector participation in defence. Over the years, aerospace and defence sector has evolved in and around Hyderabad.

The aerospace and defence cluster growth is happening with a lot of interest in the second phase of aerospace park now. Existing companies are looking to expand their operations and new companies are coming. In December, another major international project will be announced. This is a good sign, he said.

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centre exclusively for defence so that more innovation can happen. Defence sector will be potentially a big user of the infrastructure at T-Works. SMEs can’t have such facilities as it is too expensive.

Many times, prototyping doesn’t lead into products so there is an affordability associated with it.”

T-Works in addition to defence is seeing interest from fibre glass, plastics, electrical goods and other conventional sectors.

Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), a joint venture of Kalyani Group and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems, Israel, is exploring new products to serve Indian defence wings as well as opportunities in the automotive space.

Currently, the manufacturing facility is integrating and testing SPICE 2000 kits (electro optics/GPS-guided guidance kits for converting air-droppable unguided bombs into precision guided bombs) for Indian Air Force.

Aerospace and defence are the sectors where self-reliance has become extremely important to reduce import dependency by enhancing production and creating more jobs. The Defence Procurement Policy has given a push for indegenisation since 2016 onwards, but there is a need to bring more MSMEs into the fold, both in terms of their

participation and reforming outsourcing norms, point out experts at the second edition of Defence Conclave organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry in Hyderabad recently.

CII Telangana chairman Sanjay Singh speaking on the occasion, said, there remain certain challenges in the sector particularly with the MSMEs not having robust linkages in the ecosystem. Cost of testing products is still high, which is a concern.

Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, Industries & Commerce, Telangana said, “Hyderabad has seen emergence of large number of MSMEs in the defence sector. There are 983 companies operating in this segment today, primarily concentrated in Sanathnagar, Kushaiguda and Balanagar besides other areas.”

If the MSMEs step up their technology adoption, there could be more opportunities in the aerospace and defence sector. The way automotive sector has embraced latest technologies, defence sector can also gain from it.

Telangana government has always supported the MSMEs with the needed incentives and Hyderabad will continue to offer its value proposition for the industry, he added.

A&D

ISRO LAUNCHES HYSIS, 30 SMALL SATELLITES FOLLOWS The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is reported launchED India's earth observation satellite Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) and 30 small satellites from eight countries on November 29.

The space agency said the 45th flight of PSLV launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.

ISRO said that the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Core Alone variant (PSLV-CA) will fly with the 380 kg HysIS satellite and 30 overseas satellites together weighing 261.5 kg.

The PSLV rocket is a four-stage launch vehicle with alternating solid and liquid stages/engines. The entire mission will be completed in just over 112 minutes after the rocket’s liftoff, said Isro sources.

Just over 17 minutes into the flight, the PSLV rocket will place the HysIS satellite with a mission lifespan of five years in 636 km polar sun synchronous orbit. After that, the rocket will be brought to lower altitude to about 503 km from 642 km, said the space agency.

The Indian space agency has earlier done

a satellite mission for over two hours in January 2018.

HysIS mission is to study the earth’s surface near infrared and shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The co-passengers of HysIS include 1 micro and 29 nano satellites from eight different countries. All these satellites will be placed

in a 504 km orbit. While 23 satellites are from the US, the balance is from Australia, Canada, Columbia, Finland, Malaysia, Netherlands and Spain.

These satellites have been commercially contracted for launch through Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm of Isro.

ODISHA AIMS A GRATIFYING A&D POLICY 2018 After some strong projective push from the Central Government for Aerospace and Defence, Odisha lately unveiled its Aerospace And Defence Manufacturing Policy 2018.

Assuring to congregate public-private partnerships, the policy allows for a capital subsidy of Rs 100 crore per company, for the first three defence OEMs (original equipment manufacturer) to set up base in Odisha.

The only stipulation is that these companies will have to make a minimum investment of Rs 1,000 crore in plant and machinery, and hire at least a thousand employees.

“The policy aims to carry forward the process of industrialisation in the state through the promotion of aerospace and defence manufacturing enterprises, generate employment opportunities and provide value-addition," said Sanjeev Chopra, principal secretary (Industries), Odisha government. The policy also

promises 24-hour power supply to all manufacturing units and dedicated industry feeders when production commences.

Is A&D Industry Gratified?

Chief Executive of Lockheed Martin India Phil Shaw said his company would be looking for aviation grade materials in Odisha. The American origin aerospace and defence major offers top-end technologies to Indian Armed Forces.

“Odisha provides a robust ecosystem for

manufacturers as it has one of Odisha investment defence the best test ranges of the world for testing of arms and ammunition besides the materials. We are open to partnerships with small and medium enterprises of the State,” he said.

Director, ITR, BK Das said defence manufacturers in the country are doing exceeding well. “Earlier we were depending on foreign countries for defence equipment. But, now we have indigenised most of our systems. India has developed the best-in-its-class re-entry tracking systems in the world without the support of any other country,” he said.

Commandant of Army Air Defence College Maj Gen PS Bhatia emphasised on collaborative approach by user, industry and academia to cater to the needs of Armed Forces. He said industry and academia have come out with path-breaking solutions to the problems of Army.

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WFP, ALIBABA INK STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT Alibaba and The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have entered into a strategic partnership to support efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 – a world with zero hunger.

Under the framework, Alibaba will provide its leading technology and resources to support the digital transformation of WFP’s operations. In particular, Alibaba Cloud ill collaborate with WFP to develop a digital “World Hunger Map” to monitor the status of global hunger and help enhance the efficiency of operations to support efforts towards the goal of ending world hunger by 2030.

WFP’s Executive Director, David Beasley, and Alibaba Partner and Chairman of the Alibaba Foundation, Sun Lijun, signed the agreement at Alibaba’s headquarters in Hangzhou, China.

“Alleviating global poverty and fighting hunger is the shared vision of Alibaba and WFP,” said Sun, Chairman of the Alibaba Foundation. “We look forward to joining the global campaign of fighting hunger using our innovative technologies in data intelligence and cloud computing, as well as sharing our experience in China and worldwide. “

Beasley lauded the strategic partnership as a milestone in the relationship between WFP and China’s private sector.

Commenting further he said, “We now have a great ally in the fight against hunger. The support and expertise of the Alibaba Group - including their cloud computing, advanced data analytic capabilities, and online platforms – will help WFP become even more efficient and effective in its work to reverse the

trend of rising hunger around the world.”

The visual “World Hunger Map” is intended to leverage data insights to help WFP improve assessment and monitoring to increase efficiency and shorten emergency response times. To coordinate their joint efforts, the parties will also create a Digital Transformation Working Group to determine priorities, assess new opportunities, and review progress on projects.

THOMAS KURIAN TO LEAD GOOGLE’S CLOUD BUSINESS

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Google announced Thomas Kurian, former Oracle President of product development and a respected technologist, is going to head Google Cloud from early next year.

The current CEO of Google Cloud Diane Greene will continue through January, working with Kurian to ensure a smooth transition and will remain a Director on the board of Alphabet, Google's parent company according to the sources.

Kurian will replace Diane Greene as head of the Cloud division. "Kurian, a respected technologist and executive, will be joining Google Cloud on November 26 and transitioning into the Google Cloud leadership role in early 2019," said Greene said in a statement.

Sundar Pichai, CEO, Google, commented, "We're really excited to welcome Thomas whose product vision, customer focus, and deep expertise will be a huge asset to our growing Cloud business," he said.

Kurian stepped down from Oracle in September. A member of Oracle's Executive Committee for 13 Years, he led 35,000-people software development team in 32 countries with an R&D budget of $4 billion.

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Kurian helped in the transformation of Oracle's products with introduction of leading suite of Cloud Services, led 60 software acquisitions and Oracle's 45 Cloud data centres.

ICT - CLOUD

NUTANIX XI IOT BRINGS INTELLIGENCE TO THE EDGE Nutanix announces the general availability of Xi IoT, a new edge computing service offered as part of the company’s Xi Cloud Services.

Touts to combine the simplified elegance of core Nutanix solutions with a streamlined approach, Xi IoT eliminates complexity, accelerates the speed of deployment and elevates developers to focus on the business logic powering IoT applications and services.

In 2017, 3 billion enterprise IoT edge devices generated up to 30 times more data (256 ZB) than the 30+ million nodes across public and private cloud data centers.

But the current IoT model in which the massive amounts of data on edge devices is sent back to a centralized cloud for processing has severely limited the ability of customers to make real-time, actionable decisions from intelligence gained at the edge.

For customers, deriving value from this massive amount of data is rife with latency issues, lack of scalability, lack of autonomy, and compliance and privacy issues.

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Unlike Traditional IoT models, the Xi IoT Platform Delivers: • Local compute, machine inference, and data services to perform realtime processing at the edge.

• X i IoT Data Pipelines can securely move intelligently analyzed data to a customer’s public (Azure, AWS or GCP) or private cloud platform of choice for long-term analysis.

• Edge and core cloud deployments all operate on the same data and management plane, so Xi IoT customers have seamless, simplified insight into their deployment.

• B ecause Xi IoT provides zero-touch setup and management of edge devices, organizations can eliminate the risk of IoT security breaches due to human error, increase overall efficiency and reduce the cost of

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operating edge devices across the globe.

Through Xi IoT, customers can manage all their edge locations through a sophisticated infrastructure and application lifecycle management tool, regardless of platform.

Developers can leverage a rich set of popular open APIs to deploy nextgeneration data science applications as containerized applications or as functions, which are small snippets of code.

This can be integrated into existing CI/CD pipelines, allowing them to make changes quickly from a single location. By leveraging this well-known framework, Xi IoT helps IT organizations reduce training, development and testing costs while eliminating the possibility an organization is locked in to one public cloud provider.

A nd because data is processed in real-time at the edge, companies are no longer inhibited by the transmission of data back to a core datacenter for processing, so decisions can be made based on data autonomously and in real-time.

RUCKUS NETWORKS POWERS APAC UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES Ruckus Networks, an ARRIS company, announces that Asia Pacific University (APU) selected the company's indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi access points, SmartZone network controllers and ICX switches, to deliver an exceptional digital experience for students at its existing and new Technology & Innovation Campus.

The campus required a completely new network that was fast and reliable but was also able to scale to meet the future demands of its growing student population.

APU's network team also faced a challenge of providing satisfactory service levels to stakeholders across both of its campuses, which are located approximately 1.5 km apart.

Ruckus Networks -- selected for its exceptional performance, simple configuration, and optimal cost -- will build a complete scalable wired and

wireless network infrastructure to meet the growing needs of APU's expanding student population, connected devices, and bandwidth requirements.

APU deployed Ruckus' access points to deliver seamless wireless network roaming across both campuses. These access points are managed by Ruckus' virtual SmartZone (vSZ) controller, which can scale up to 300,000 devices, enabling administrators to expand and adapt the network according to the university requirements.

The university also deployed Ruckus' ICX switches which simplified network set-up and management, enhanced security, minimized troubleshooting, and made upgrades easy. This resulted in significant time savings and fewer resources. Also, the ICX switching architecture ensured excellent throughput for the most demanding video, wireless interactive

projection, and unified communications including VoIP, VDI, and mobile applications.

APU is also looking at future network upgrades that will help drive innovation, including analytics and insights for indoor location tracking to help administrators track student movements within campus buildings in case of emergencies. Another example is helping lecturers automatically track attendance without requiring students to manually "tap-in" using their student IDs. "Ruckus enabled us to deploy a highperformance network solution for our new campus, and focus our efforts on delivering innovations for a world-class educational experience to our APU students to enable digital learning," said Rasodin Ramuddin Hamzah, Technology Infrastructure and Systems Manager, APU.

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SECURITY

FORCEPOINT INSTITUTES NEW GCSC IN BENGALURU Forcepoint announced the opening of a new Center of Excellence for Customer Success in Bengaluru, India. The allnew facility provides Forcepoint enterprise customers with 24/7 support services worldwide that help solve complex security challenges while accelerating the adoption of behaviorbased cybersecurity to support their business growth and digital transformation.

The CoE is located in the Prestige Blue Chip Software Park, a modern technology complex, where Forcepoint is actively recruiting. The office houses technical support, professional services, global technical training, cloud infrastructure operations, and shared IT services teams to extend the support Forcepoint provides to its customers as well as partners and employees. The new Forcepoint facility already employs nearly 100 people and Forcepoint has plans to create 200 highly skilled jobs by the end of next year.

The around-the-clock support operations ensure that the Bengaluru staff can work alongside their counterparts in different regions as one virtual team, regardless of the time of

the day. This allows Forcepoint to scale up the global support operations and allows the teams to collaborate in real time to support customers anywhere in the world.

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Fortinet announced the expansion of its Technology Alliances ecosystem to include four leading operational technology specialists.

The OT industry is being impacted by convergence and digital transformation.

As physical and IT networks continue to integrate, including those in critical infrastructures and industrial automation companies, OT networks are leveraging well-integrated solutions based on strong segmentation and specialized analytics to ensure the safety and reliability of physical processes and things, addressing new security risks targeting multi-vector threat landscapes.

Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC at Fortinet commented, “As OT networks embrace digital transformation, and physical and cyber domains continue to converge, sensitive production environments and critical infrastructures are increasingly being exposed to cyber risks. Fortinet is committed to protecting crucial and sensitive OT environments through the integrated power of the Fortinet Security Fabric, which includes advanced and specialized protections provided by our growing number of Fabric-Ready Partners.”

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Fortinet, an established leader in OT security and safety, is building upon its success with existing Fabric-Ready Partner Nozomi Networks and is announcing its partnership with three additional OT specialist firms – RAD, Indegy and SecurityMatters. These partnerships extend the range of integrated security solutions now available to OT customers through the Fortinet Security Fabric.

Fortinet’s Security Fabric platform approach to cybersecurity leverages Fabric APIs, Fabric Connectors and

DevOps scripts and tools to create an open ecosystem to accommodate leading technology solutions. This integrated approach seamlessly brings together a wide range of critical security solutions designed for the OT segment to enable comprehensive and centralized safety, reliability and security. important segment.

“Since Fortinet added Nozomi Networks solutions to its Fabric-Ready Partner Program three years ago, we have been impressed with Fortinet’s expertise and commitment to securing OT environments.

We are proud of the progress we’ve made together to strengthen industrial cybersecurity. Our integrated FortinetNozomi Networks solution is widely deployed in critical infrastructure and other industrial sectors, improving detection and response to escalating OT threats globally. Together, we have accelerated the convergence of IT and OT with superior integrated cybersecurity for large enterprises. As Fortinet’s FabricReady Partner Program expands, we continue to work closely with Fortinet to deliver innovative soutions for ICS cybersecurity”, said Chet Namboodri, Vice President of Alliances and Busness Development at Nozomi Networks.

NETWORKING

5G TO COVER 1.5 BN SUBSCRIPTIONS BY 2024 5G is expected to reach more than 40 percent global population coverage and 1.5 billion subscriptions for enhanced mobile broadband by the end of 2024.

This will make 5G the fastest generation of cellular technology to be rolled out on a global scale, according to the latest edition of the Ericsson Mobility Report.

Key drivers for 5G deployment include increased network capacity, lower cost per gigabyte and new use case requirements.

North America and North East Asia are expected to lead the 5G uptake. In North America, 5G subscriptions are forecast to account for 55 percent of mobile subscriptions by the end of 2024. In North East Asia, the corresponding forecast figure is more than 43 percent.

In Western Europe, 5G is forecast to account for some 30 percent of mobile subscriptions in the region by end of 2024.

The uptake of NB-IoT and Cat-M1 technologies is driving growth in the number of cellular IoT connections worldwide. Of the 4.1 billion cellular IoT connections forecast for 2024, North East

Asia is expected to account for 2.7 billion – a figure reflecting both the ambition and size of the cellular IoT market in this region.

Diverse and evolving requirements across a wide range of use cases are prompting service providers to deploy both NB-IoT and Cat-M1 in their markets.

A look at the India Market – Mobile data traffic in India to quadruple by 2024 The total mobile data traffic per month in India is expected to grow 4 times during the forecast period from 3 EB in 2018 to 12 EB by 2024. The total smartphone

subscriptions in the country will reach 1 billion by 2024 growing at 10% CAGR, whereas the total mobile subscriptions in India are expected to grow at CAGR of 3% from about 1.2 billion in 2018 to 1.42 billion in 2024.

Nitin Bansal, Head of Ericsson India and Head of Network Solutions, South East Asia, Oceania and India explained, “LTE roll outs in India will continue and it is expected to be the most dominant access technology by 2024 accounting for nearly 81% of all mobile subscriptions in India compared to 30% in 2018.”

Video will continue to drive data usage and we see monthly data usage per smartphone increasing from 6.8 GB in 2018 to 15 GB by 2024 growing at 14% CAGR. India also saw the second highest number of net mobile subscription additions by a country in Q3, 2018, with the addition of 31 million mobile subscriptions. Globally, the third quarter of 2018 saw an addition of 120 million new subscriptions, with China adding 37 million and Indonesia adding 13 million new subscriptions.

SPIRENT SUPPORTS CHINA TELECOM

TREND MICRO, MOXA ANNOUNCE LETTER OF INTENT

Spirent Communications in its latest release noted that Spirent, China Telecom Guangzhou Research Institute and Huawei worked hand-in-hand to complete the functionality and performance verification of FlexE under MAN and 5G scenarios.

FlexE technologies are receiving a lot of attention as highend applications, such as high-definition video and highfrequency transactions, are putting an increased demand on the Quality of Service (QoS), Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC), and massive Machine Type Communications (mMTC) scenarios of the 5G network.

This ground-breaking test was conducted at China Telecom's Network and Terminal Lab, utilizing Huawei routers and Spirent’s Flex Ethernet test solution as part of the test bed, connected via 100G BASE-LR4 links.

Configured in both 100GbE and 100G FlexE modes, the Spirent FlexE Test Module helped generate line rate traffic to verify hard isolation characteristics of a leased line based on FlexE, testing both the forwarding performance of the FlexE channel itself, as well as the performance between FlexE and Ethernet.

Trend Micro and Moxa today announced they have executed a letter of intent relating to the formation of a joint-venture corporation--TXOne Networks--which will focus on the security needs present in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) environments, including smart manufacturing, smart city, smart energy and more.

Trend Micro, majority owner in TXOne Networks, identified the potential challenges faced by IIoT stakeholders early on and has been working on several fronts to secure the entire ecosystem, from data center to device. Moxa brings more than 30 years experience of industrial networking and protocol expertise.

TXOne Networks combines these strengths and responds to the growing security needs of the industrial industry, such as smart factories that require a unified solution for delivering deeper visibility into both devices and protocols.

These complicated environments are made up of multiple layers requiring protection that sits in and between IT and OT. The responsibility for the security of these combined layers is traditionally unclear.

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