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INFINEON, ZYLIA ENABLE WORLD’S FIRST RECORDING STUDIO Infineon Technologies and Zylia, a Polandbased developer of recording technologies, have enabled the world’s first portable recording studio.

The integration of Infineon’s class-leading 69dB SNR digital MEMS microphone into the Zylia ZM-1 microphone array provides a new approach to music recording. The 19-capsule microphone array with high-end 24-bit recording resolution allows users to record entire sound scenes with just one microphone.

Equipped with XENSIV silicon microphones, the microphone array delivers high-fidelity and far-field audio recording. In addition, it provides multi microphone noise- and distortion-free audio signals for advanced audio signal processing.

“We are committed to developing new technologies and transforming them into products capable of improving the lives of musicians and audio creatives,” says Tomasz Żernicki, co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Zylia. “Infineon is a partner we can trust to deliver the innovative, high-quality solutions that help power our development of such products.”

Advanced digital sound processing algorithms and microphone array technology make the Zylia ZM-1 a

sophisticated recording solution in a lightweight enclosure. The XENSIV silicone microphones from Infineon feature with their low self-noise, wide dynamic range, low distortion and a high acoustic overload point. In addition, the Zylia Studio dedicated application for the ZM-1 enables separation of instruments and vocal tracks from the overall recorded sound mixture.

“Our MEMS technology addresses the needs of the market and makes future use cases like Zylia’s possible,” says Oliver Henning, Head of Partnership Management of the Power Management & Multimarket Division

at Infineon. “Infineon is very excited about partnering with Zylia in its mission to jointly enable millions of musicians around the world to achieve the next level of audio recordings.”

As a third-order Ambisonics audio recorder, the ZM-1 is also suitably robust for 360-degree and virtual reality (VR) audio production.

Zylia supports these workflows with its new Zylia Studio PRO and Zylia Ambisonics Converter software. They offer sound engineers and VR enthusiasts more control over the recording process and greater post-processing capabilities.

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GUC SPURS SoC VERIFICATION WITH CADENCE GUC performs complex SoC verification tests up to 795X faster with Cadence Palladium Z1 Enterprise Emulation Platform Cadence Design Systems lately announced that Global Unichip Corporation (GUC) has adopted the Cadence Palladium Z1 Enterprise Emulation Platform. The new Cadence Palladium Z1 Enterprise Emulation Platform is touted to accelerate system-on-chip (SoC) design and drive innovation in the semiconductor industry.

By combining the Palladium Z1 emulation platform with Cadence Xcelium Parallel Logic Simulation, GUC engineers were able to apply more complex SoC verification test scenarios with full debug visibility, accelerating verification by up to 795 times.

The Palladium Z1 Emulation Platform Allowed: • G UC to improve system-on-silicon

verification and optimize hardware and software integration earlier in the verification process, ensuring high reliability.

• With combined capabilities, Palladium Z1 emulation platform enabled GUC to achieve more predictable turnaround times for full-chip emulation model builds.

• It helped GUC engineers to debug quickly and explore design changes 20X faster, which was not feasible with other design methodologies.

• In addition to using the Palladium Z1 emulation platform and Xcelium Parallel Logic Simulation, GUC also used other solutions in the Cadence Verification Suite including Verification IP (VIP) and the JasperGold Formal Verification Platform.

• T he broader Cadence Verification Suite provided GUC with automation, debug, tracking, management and measurement of verification tasks across verification flows and engines, which improved productivity and team collaboration.

• The Palladium Z1 emulation platform enabled congruency with the adjacent verification suite engines, allowing GUC to significantly optimize overall verification productivity, which ultimately led to improved product quality.

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ST FREE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR LoRaWAN STMicroelectronics is making its I-CUBE-LRWAN Expansion Package for the STM32 family of microcontrollers up-to-date and more secure.

This announcement from ST comes amidst as recent updates approved LoRaWAN 1.0.3 specifications from the LoRa-Alliance.

The new ST enhanced I-CUBE-LRWAN Expansion Package for the STM32 family of microcontrollers is known to expand the possibilities for Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications that operate on Low-Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN).

The I-CUBE-LRWAN expansion package of ST consists of a set of libraries and application examples for the full portfolio of STM32 MCUs, including the ultra-low-power STM32L0, STM32L1, STM32L4 and STM32L4+ series microcontrollers operating in IoT end-devices.

Keeping mind of the groing concerns of security among IoT developers, ST libraries include a dedicated Application Programming Interface (API) to manage Secure Elements, such as the STSAFE-A product family and touts to enable a range of data-protection capabilities.

To increase application flexibility, the LoRaWAN 1.0.3 update added compatibility with Class B devices. Trading flexibility for power efficiency, the three device classes suit any IoT use cases operating on the unlicensed radiofrequency spectrum from 433MHz to 928MHz. This upgraded I-CUBE-LRWAN package of ST provides the drivers for the new sx126x Semtech radio and also supports the sx1261dvk1bas, sx1262dvk1cas and sx1262dvk1das shields.

The package also includes an application

suitable to run on NUCLEO-L053R8, NUCLEOL152RE, NUCLEO-L476RG and B-L072ZLRWAN1 Discovery kits embedding the CMWX1ZZABZ-091 LoRa/Sigfox module from Murata. The package also supports a USI LoRaWAN technology module through the I-NUCLEO-LRWAN1 expansion board.

With more than 800 STM32 devices and almost 300 ultra-low-power STM32 variants, developers can benefit from unrivaled flexibility to optimize the performance and features of IoT devices that take full advantage of LoRaWAN services including connectivity, radio recognition, and GPSfree location.

I-CUBE-LRWAN software can be downloaded

free of charge from www.st.com/i-cubelrwan.

STM32 is a registered and/or unregistered trademark of STMicroelectronics International NV or its affiliates in the EU and/or elsewhere.

In particular, STM32 is registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Class A, B, and C devices all uplink asynchronously to the hub. Class A devices offer only two downlink windows, synchronized to the uplink message. Class B devices offer synchronized windows to receive downlink messages. Class C devices always keep the downlink window open unless the device is transmitting.

Micron Technology announces long-term plans of investment to foster its memory production. Micron Technology will invest $3 billion by 2030 to spur its memory production at its semiconductor plant in Manassas, Virginia, creating 1,100 new jobs within the next decade.

Located about 40 miles west of Washington, D.C., the expansion is known to support Micron’s leadership in the rapidly growing market for high quality, high reliability memory products.

Micron’s expansion will also include a

global research development center in Manassas for the expansion of memory and storage solutions for automotive, industrial and networking markets.

It will include laboratories, test equipment and a staff of approximately 100 engineers.

“Micron’s Manassas site manufactures our long-lifecycle products that are built using our mature process technologies, and primarily sold into the automotive, networking and industrial markets,” said Micron President and CEO Sanjay Mehrotra.

“These products support a diverse set of

applications such as industrial automation, drones, the IoT and in-vehicle experience applications for automotive. This business delivers strong profitability and stable, growing free cash flow. Micron is grateful for the extensive engagement of state and local officials since early this year to help bring our Manassas expansion to fruition. We are excited to increase our commitment to the community through the creation of new highly skilled jobs, expanded facilities and education initiatives.”

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MICRON INVESTS $3BN ON MEMORY TECHNOLOGY

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ESDM SECTORS BIGGEST SPECTACLE REACHES BANGALORE electronica India and productronica India welcome over 500 exhibitors from 27 countries supporting program to capture trends and innovations This year in Bengaluru, Messe Muenchen India will be organizing the biggest ever edition of the shows which have grown by more than 40% compared to the last Bengaluru edition.

The last decade has seen the steady rise of the Indian electronic industry riding on the burgeoning sectors like mobile phones, flat panel televisions, notebooks and desktops and the ever-growing consumer appliances market.

The already expanding automotive industry also had its fair share of contribution in the electronics industry with newer models and state of the art components and features. In addition, the constant endeavors by the Indian government have ensured modernization and upgradation across major sectors of the Indian industry leading to a robust growth for the Indian electronics industry.

Market leading trade fairs catering to electronics industry, electronica India and productronica India benefit from the growing and optimistic electronics industry in India.

IPCA Expo, which focuses on the printed circuit board segment, is for the first time co-located with the trade fairs. The exhibition is co-organized by the Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA) and Messe Muenchen India and supported by the Electronic Industries Association of India (ELCINA).

Bhupinder Singh, CEO of Messe Muenchen India stated, “Over 500 technology suppliers from 27 countries will be displaying innovative electronic technologies this year in Bengaluru. This is a unique opportunity for application industries to source latest solutions and learn market trends. We bring the biggest ever edition of the trade fairs – which is a true reflection of the positive market sentiments.”

The trade fairs are scheduled for September 26 to 28, 2018 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre and will showcase the entire range of electronic technologies focusing on components, systems, applications and innovative electronics production technology.

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electronica India and productronica India will feature numerous supporting programs which are designed to enhance the knowledge and facilitate networking amongst the attendees. Key programs this year include the India PCB Tech conference focusing on the ‘importance of a robust supply chain and value addition to strengthen the PCB sector in India’.

Advantage India summit will feature the mobile manufacturing in India and the CEO forum the ‘vision for quadrupling to a US$ 400 billion electronics industry’. Another exciting conference will be the e-Automotive conference highlighting the automotive electronics.

Buyer-Seller forum creating a valuable business community The Buyer-Seller forum is designed in a way to bring exhibitors and visitors together thereby acting as a matchmaking partner. Taking forward the idea from the last edition on popular demand, the current edition is likely to generate over 1,200 face to face meetings fostering a healthy ecosystem in the industry.

Singh concludes, “The current edition of electronica India and productronica India reflects the growing popularity as well as the rising importance of the Indian electronic industry in the world. We are confident that our attendees will benefit from our knowledge-rich conferences and the vast spectrum of technologies on showcase.”

The upcoming edition of electronica India and productronica India will take place from September 26¬–28, 2018 at BIEC, Bengaluru.

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MICROCHIP UNVEILS 5.0 COMPLIANT SoC The new Bluetooth 5.0-compliant SoC from Microchip Technology enables immersive audio sound in Audeze’s award-winning, high-end Mobius gaming headphones Microchip Technology launches Bluetooth 5-compliant System-on-Chip (SoC) with Sony’s LDAC audio codec technology for the designers of audio systems. The IS2064GM-0L3 allows manufacturers to develop a new generation of audio devices with an advanced codec, extending high-resolution audio beyond audiophiles and into mass market Bluetooth wireless products.

Currently, with mainstream consumer demand for high-quality audio experiences growing, consumers expect Bluetooth audio devices to create an immersive and uninterrupted listening experience. However, Bluetooth audio designs are often limited by the bit depth and frequency rate of existing codecs, which are the communication and compression technology used to send audio over the air.

With the IS2064GM-0L3 from Microchip Technology, the designers of audio systems have a fully-certified, Bluetooth 5-compliant System-on-Chip (SoC) with Sony’s LDAC audio codec technology. The SoC Upscale headphone manufacturer, Audeze, has implemented the SoC into their high-end Mobius gaming headphone.

The Audeze Mobius headphone utilises

Microchip’s IS2064GM-0L3 SoC for the Bluetooth wireless connection supporting LDAC and other audio codec interfaces.

Sony's LDAC is considered the highestquality audio codec available. It transmits up to 990 kbps data throughput, which is three times higher than the standard Bluetooth Sub-band Codec (SBC), and maintains frequency and bit depth of up to 96 kHz/24-bit. The high compression and reproduction efficiency enables high-resolution audio listening experiences for Bluetooth audio devices.

The IS2064GM-0L3 SoC not only makes the LDAC codec available to the broader market of audio product vendors, it also allows customers to utilise Microchip’s outstanding global technical support and comprehensive development environment to assist customers with implementation and getting to market faster. The LDAC codec is also integrated into the Android 8.0 Oreo operating system Bluetooth stack, making the LDAC technology more widely available on the transmit side.

Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced the appointment of Jim Anderson as the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective September 4, 2018.

Anderson brings broad technology industry experience and a proven track record of leading and transforming businesses to drive sustained growth and profitability.

Mr. Anderson joins Lattice from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) where he served as the General Manager and Senior Vice President of the Computing and Graphics Business Group.

Jim Anderson brings to the role over 20 years of broad technology industry experience across many markets, including consumer, enterprise/ datacenter, and telecom. In his role leading AMD’s Computing and Graphics business group since 2015, Anderson drove a strategic and operational transformation that brought disruptive new products to the market and delivered marketleading revenue growth and significant profitability expansion for AMD. Prior to AMD, he held a broad range of leadership positions spanning general management, engineering, sales, marketing, and strategy

at companies including, Intel, Broadcom Limited (formerly, Avago Technologies), and LSI Corporation.

Further, Anderson holds an MBA and Master of Science in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in electrical engineering from Purdue University, and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota. Anderson has received four patents for innovations in computer architecture. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Qylur Intelligent Systems, Inc.

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LATTICE ON BOARDS JIM ANDERSON AS CEO

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TI INDIA IICDC 2017 TOP 10 WINNERS ANNOUNCED Texas Instruments India (TI) announces top 10 winning teams for the India Innovation Challenge Design Contest 2017 (IICDC 2017).

TI’s collaboration with IIMB and DST is known to have helped nurture young engineers through this contest. In a yearlong challenge, the participants were mentored by TI and IIMB. TI India’s IICDC 2017 winners qualify for an INR 3.5 crore start-up seed fund from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and an opportunity to be incubated at IIM Bangalore’s innovation and entrepreneurship hub – N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning (NSRCEL).

The announcement was made during the grand finale held at IIMB on August 10 (Friday), 2018, in the presence of Dr. S. D. Shibulal, Co-founder of Infosys and Amarendra Sahu, CEO & Co-founder of NestAway Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Dr. Anita Gupta, Adviser and Associate Head, National Science & Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board

(NSTEDB), Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, Douglas Phillips, WW Director, University Marketing Program at Texas Instruments, Sanjay Srivastava, Director Marketing, University Program at Texas Instruments, Professor Suresh Bhagavatula, Chair, NS Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at IIMB and Professor Gopal Naik, Dean Faculty, IIMB were also present at the event.

Indian Institute of Technology from Kharagpur, West Bengal secured the Chairman Award for Technical Innovation on ‘Battery Health Management System with Integrated Charger’. Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology from Bangalore, Karnataka, won the first runners up award for their innovation ‘Underwater and Airborne Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle’ and Bhartiya Vidya Bhavans Sardar Patel Institute of Technology from Mumbai, Maharashtra was adjudged second runners up award on their innovation ‘Health Set’.

This year, the competition was tougher with more than 15,380 students from 965 colleges participating. Altogether, 30 teams made it to the finals after a rigorous selection process. The final 10 winners were chosen after many rounds of discussions and deliberations by a panel of eminent judges.

Congratulating everyone associated in making the contest such a huge success, Sanjay Srivastava said, “IICDC has grown bigger each year, crossing new milestones.

This year’s edition has also witnessed 34 patents filed by the participants across domains like agriculture, health, vehicle safety, IOT, automation, security, and eco-friendly appliances. This is a big achievement. It speaks about the strength of the idea and quality of the innovation. It also shows that the contest is fostering a start-up culture in the deep tech engineering space. I am confident that winners of the 2017 edition will push the envelope on innovation and go on to launch products that make a real difference.”

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SiFive, Open-Silicon HOSTS RISC-V TECH SYMPOSIUM SiFive and Open-Silicon jointly hosted Bangalore’s first RISC-V Tech Symposium.

The event was attended by industry leaders and dignitaries such as, Krishnakumar Ramamoorthi, Sr. Staff Product Marketing, Microsemi, Vivek Tyagi, Director, Western Digital, Chandan Haldar, CEO, Morphing Machines, Kunal Ghosh, Director & Co-Founder, VSD and Anagha Ghosh, Business Head & Co-Founder, VSD along with Dr. Krste Asanovic, Chairman of RISC-V Foundation and Co-Founder and Chief Architect of SiFive, Mr. Sunil Shenoy, VP of Hardware Engineering, SiFive, Bhupesh Dasila, Engineering Manager, Open-Silicon and Shafy Eltoukhy, SVP and General Manager, Open-Silicon.

RISC-V, an open instruction set architecture is known to have stirred a revolution in the industry and is rapidly increasing its ecosystem. It is being preferred by leading system, chip design organizations, several start-ups and governments around the

world.

The tech symposium in Bangalore enabled industry experts, students and engineers to share their thoughts on the future of RISC-V, Indian semiconductor industry, startups, AI and Deep Learning among others.

The esteemed speakers used the platform to discuss the nuances of standardization of RISC-V ISA for all computing devices.

The speakers also provided impetus on AI as the next revolution in digital world,

innovation for a data centric world, high bandwidth memory IP subsystem and RISC- V as a game changer for startups.

Announcement- Design Idea Contest 2018 (India only) SiFive also announced first of its kind Design Contest in India. SiFive will collaborate with the best ideas and provide the winners’ access to custom CPU IP, design support, and help delivering working samples for the chip. The contest will run from 21st August till 30th November 2018.

“The semiconductor ecosystem has long been hindered by increasing costs, limited access to IP architectures and an inability to customize,” said Sunil Shenoy, VP of Hardware Engineering of SiFive.

“RISC-V, as an open ISA and move to layered approach of SoC Design has the capacity to unleash a whole new era of hardware innovations because it democratizes access to all inventors, from major corporations, startups and research institutes to students and enthusiasts.”

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MAXIM PIONEERS NEW FUEL-GAUGE ICs With the MAX17262 single-cell and MAX17263 single-/multi-cell fuel-gauge ICs from Maxim Integrated Products, designers of lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery-powered mobile and portable devices such as wearables, electric bicycles, power tools and internet of things (IoT) products can improve the end-user experience by extending run-time and delivering the most accurate battery state-of-charge (SOC) data in the industry.

The MAX17262 features just 5.2μA quiescent current, the lowest level in its class, along with integrated current sensing whereas, the MAX17263 features just 8.2μA quiescent current and drives 3-to-12 LEDs to indicate battery or system status, useful in rugged applications that do not feature a display.

“With these industry-leading ICs, Maxim solves many of the conflicting and difficult battery-management challenges faced by designers of portable products,” said Bakul Damle, director of business management, Mobile Solutions at Maxim Integrated. “Maxim fuel-gauge ICs empower design innovation that leads to longer run-times for mobile and portable devices through industry-leading features and functionality.”

Designers of electronic products powered by small Li-ion batteries struggle to extend device run-times to meet user expectations. Factors such as cycling, aging, and temperature can degrade Li-ion battery performance over time. Inaccurate SOC data from an unreliable fuel gauge forces the designer to increase the battery size or compromise the run-time by prematurely shutting the system down, even if there is usable energy available.

Such inaccuracies can contribute to a poor user experience due to abrupt shutdown or an increase in device charging frequency. Designers also strive to get their products to market quickly due to competing demands. Maxim’s two new fuel-gauge ICs help designers meet end-user performance

expectations and time-to-market challenges.

The MAX17262 and MAX17263 combine traditional coulomb counting with the novel ModelGauge m5 EZ algorithm for high-accuracy battery SOC without requiring battery characterization. With their low quiescent current, both fuelgauge ICs minimize current consumption during long periods of device standby time, extending battery life in the process.

Both also have a dynamic power feature that enables the highest possible system performance without draining the battery. In the MAX17262, an integrated RSENSE current resistor eliminates the need to use a larger discrete part, simplifying and reducing the board design. In the MAX17263, the integrated, pushbutton LED controller further minimizes battery drain and alleviates the microcontroller from having to manage this function.

GlobalFoundries makes a strategic helm in which it has come into a decision to stop all work on its 7LP (7 nm) fabrication processes. This announcement of GlobalFoundries will slash 5pc of its staff as well as renegotiate its WSA and IPrelated deals with AMD and IBM. The American semiconductor foundry said will focus on specialized process technologies for clients in emerging high-growth markets.

CEO Tom Caulfield said the chip fab would be shifting its resources (including an R&D restructure) to the 14 and 12nm FinFET efforts, where he says most of GlobalFoundries chip customers are focusing.

In announcing the move, Caulfield said

companies don’t seem to have much interest in the planned 7nm architecture.

Rather, they are planning to stay with the current-gen architectures and squeeze performance out by other means.

“The vast majority of today’s fabless customers are looking to get more value out of each technology generation to leverage the substantial investments required to design into each technology node,” Caulfield claims.

GlobalFoundries and Samsung have a joint technology agreement, though it appears the deal will not extend to the fabrication of 7nm chips.

While a difficult feat, shrinking die size increases the density of a given chip to fit more transistors into a smaller

space, thereby presenting a number of performance and efficiency improvements. For consumers, benefits typically include a reduction in power usage that can help increase battery life, lower heat production, and a boost to processing capacity.

AMD announced that it would move its 7nm production to TSMC and the 7nm chips will be an important launch for AMD, as a successful rollout would give the company an advantage over Intel, who is struggling to get its next-gen 10nm line up and running.

AMD says the move will not affect its product roadmap, and the first 7nm GPUs are expected to leave the factory this fall with CPUs set to arrive in 2019.

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DARYL WAN

Business Development Director, Transportation Systems, Analog Devices

ANALOG DEVICES IS IN THE FOREFRONT TO INCREASE THE OVERALL AUTOMOTIVE EXPERIENCE

The global automotive industry is about to enter a period of wide-ranging and transformative change and ADI is at the forefront of developing safer, smarter and greener solutions to increase the overall automotive experience. Daryl Wan, Business Development Director, Transportation Systems, Analog Devices in a very exquisite conversation with BISInfotech’s Sub-Editor, Jyoti Gazmer entails about ADI’s role in changing the scenario of the ever speeding automotive industry

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Tailored to present demand, what are the key offerings of ADI for the automotive industry?

Analog Devices is at the forefront of developing safer, smarter and greener solutions to increase the overall automotive experience. We have 4 major focus – EV/HEV powertrain, Cabin Electronics & Infotainment, MEMS Safety & Security & Autonomous Transportation & ADAS. In EV/HEV powertrain, we have the industry-leading battery monitoring (BMS) accuracy. Accurate measurements extend range, improve safety and reduces costs.

In Cabin Electronics & Infotainment, our Automotive Audio Bus (A2B) enables advanced audio and voice applications while saving weight and costs.

In MEMS Safety and Security, we offer crash sensors, security & chassis and electronic stability control.

In Autonomous Transportation and ADAS, we have differentiated technologies like RADAR and LIDAR to address performance and reliability concerns. Additionally, we are focusing on high-performance Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) to deliver the required accuracy levels even in complex operating environments. Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors integrate multi-axis combinations of precision gyroscopes, accelerometers, magnetometers, and pressure sensors.

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Recent innovations of ADI for connected automotive future?

Wireless BMS. To accommodate the large quantity of cells required for high powered automotive systems, batteries are often divided into packs and distributed throughout the vehicle. To support a distributed, modular topology within the high electromagnetic interference (EMI) environment of an EV/HEV, a robust communication system is required.

In a wireless BMS system, each module is interconnected via a wireless connection instead of a CAN Bus cable or an isoSPI twisted pair.

Wireless BMS represents a significant breakthrough that offers the potential for improved reliability, lower cost and

reduced wiring complexity for large multicell battery stacks for electric and hybrid/electric vehicles.

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Recent innovation of ADI for Cabin Electronics and Infotainment?

Automotive Audio Bus® (A2B) digital audio bus technology delivers high fidelity audio for automobiles while significantly reducing the weight of existing cable harnesses (by upwards of 75% in key applications) – resulting in improved vehicle fuel efficiency. A2B supports multiple microphone arrays in vehicles to enable different applications such as voice recognition, active noise cancellation, and in-car communications.

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Automobiles today face four key issues - Energy, Global Warming, Accidents, and Traffic Congestion. How ADI help its customers solve these issues.

Our capabilities in autonomous driving, cabin electronics, MEMS safety and security, EV and HEV powertrain, and highly efficient power management solutions help our customers design safer, greener and more comfortable automotive.

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Please detail us more on Drive360 Autonomous Driving Solutions by Analog Devices.

ADI is committed to the development of differentiated technologies to address performance, reliability and security critical to the future success of autonomous driving. The quality of ADI’s sensor data allows the AI to be better informed about the world around it and make the decisions well in advance of potential obstacles, helping to reduce the chances of autonomous vehicle accidents.

In addition, ADI’s Drive360 navigation and perception solution – comprising RADAR, LIDAR and IMUs – functions as a safety shield around the vehicle, as these three sensing modalities are fused together, giving the vehicle its sense of sight and feeling.

The Drive360™ suite of technologies leverage ADI’s core

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competencies in high performance MEMS, RF/mmWave, and photonics/optics technologies.

These industry-leading high-performance products and solutions are playing a critical role in helping global car manufacturers and automotive electronics system manufacturers develop the next generation of autonomous driving.

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Analog Devices has recently inked a MoU with Baidu to jointly advance autonomous driving. Can you elaborate on the strategic partnership?

The collaboration is expected to enhance autonomous driving solutions for Project Apollo, Baidu’s autonomous driving system platform.

The collaboration will focus on providing comprehensive, systematic and reliable solutions to address autonomous driving and intelligent connectivity critical to the future of smart traffic, including sensor fusion, algorithms and ecosystem partners ADI and Baidu will share resources and technologies to further develop the sensing and navigation application for Project Apollo including RADAR, LIDAR, Inertial Measurement Units (IMU), A2B/C2B bus, and digital signal processing (DSP) products.

What is driving the automotive market today and ADI’s Excellency in this sector?

The global automotive industry is about to enter a period of wide-ranging and transformative change where safety, energy efficiency, connectivity and environmental regulations tighten. These demands dovetail well with our capabilities and expertise in autonomous driving, cabin electronics, MEMS safety and security, EV and HEV powertrain, and highly efficient power management solutions.

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Hybrid/electric vehicle (HEV) or an electric vehicle (EV) battery pack is inevitable. When building a large battery pack, both battery monitoring and battery balancing is required to maintain high battery capacity for the lifetime of the battery pack.

How does ADI’s addresses through its BMS expertise?

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We address the challenges with the following.

From your perspective, how has the automotive a)We have the industry-leading battery monitoring (BMS) electronics industry evolved over the past decade, accuracy. Accurate measurements extend range, improve and what major changes have you witnessed? safety and reduces costs. The high voltage and high performance battery stack is demanding on both voltage It is an inevitable trend that we are moving away from and current measurement accuracy. We use the zener vehicles that are stand-alone, mechanically controlled voltage reference technology as they have proven to be and fossil-fueled to ones that will be interconnected, far superior in mitigating real world effects over time due electrified and fueled by a range of sustainable energy to lower sensitivity to silicon stress. This Zener reference is sources. This gives us the excellent opportunity to make a technology ADI has perfected over the past 30 years. cars more capable, more sustainable and more exciting by b) We have developed the isoSPI, a simple, inexpensive, leveraging and capitalizing on our capabilities, expertise robust and isolated 2-wire data interface, to connect and track record in the automotive segment. a large number of battery packs. With high voltage The electrification of the automotive is being enabled applications, data communications must be isolated so by breakthrough in battery technologies. Electrification robustness of the communication link is a great concern. is also at the root of many advances in vehicle safety. By c) P assive or Active cell balancing. Each cell must be integrating cameras, radars and sensors, ADI helps minimize balanced with minimum impact to cost and measurement the number of automotive fatalities, reduce the impact to accuracy. the environment and make driving much more fun and d) Safety is of paramount importance. Nothing else matters. enjoyable again.

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SiC CONTRIBUTES TO SMALLER, MORE EFFICIENT POWER UNITS IN EV (ELECTRIC VEHICLES) ROHM, a pioneer in SiC (Silicon Carbide) development, acquired German SiC single crystal wafer manufacturer SiCrystal in 2009, providing a significant advantage over the competition by achieving a completely in-house, integrated production, from manufacturing crystal ingots to complete SiC devices, including SiC Schottky barrier diodes, MOSFETs, and full SiC modules that integrate both components in a single package.

Until now, we have focused on supplying 2nd generation planar-type SiC MOSFETs for automotive use (Fig. 1, Left), but recently we were able to become the first supplier in the industry to mass-produce trench-type SiC MOSFETs (Fig. 1, Right). These 3rd generation SiC MOSFETs achieve lower ON-resistance and larger current handling capability in a

Figure 1.

ROHM 2nd Generation (left) and 3rd Generation (right) MOSFETs smaller area.

power devices from high battery output to lower DC voltages using a transformer. SiC makes it possible to achieve highperformance DC-DC converters by minimizing switching loss along with the size of peripheral components.

Primary applications for SiC devices include inverters and electric compressors. Next we will introduce a real-world example that shows the effects of adopting SiC devices in the main inverter of an electric vehicle.

Pioneering Technologies Through Formula E ROHM, which became the official technology partner of Venturi Formula E Team that competes in FIA’s Formula E Championships (the premier racing class for electric vehicles launched in 2014), supplies SiC power devices for the main inverter that comprises the core of the drive system.

ROHM has participated in Formula E since the fall of 2016 (see Photo 1 below). Adopting SiC in the main inverter makes it possible to reduce both the size and weight by improving efficiency and eliminating the need for heat sinks and other components. Season 3, which began in 2016, utilized a combination of silicon IGBTs (Integrated Gate Bipolar Transistors) and SiC Schottky barrier diodes that decrease inverter weight from 15kg to 13kg vs conventional siliconbased solutions. And in December 2017, for Season 4, ROHM replaced the silicon IGBTs with SiC MOSFETs, reducing weight even more, by 60% over Season 1, to only 9kg. As you can see, SiC delivers dramatically improved performance in a smaller form factor.

Advantages of SiC Devices A major advantage of SiC devices is greater efficiency compared to their silicon counterparts. This translates to shorter charge times when used in onboard (car) chargers, for example. In addition, SiC devices deliver high switching speeds that enable the use of smaller peripheral components such as inductors, and compatibility with higher temperatures allows designers to reduce the size of heat dissipation and cooling measures. SiC devices also feature superior breakdown voltage that supports the higher voltages used in the latest automotive battery systems, further increasing efficiency.

Photo 1. Formula E Motorcar of ROHM Partner Venturi

Formula E races are held in the heart of urban areas to promote the advantages of electric cars. The extremely low noise threshold along with zero emissions allow races to take place in metropolitan areas such as Monaco, Paris, and New York. And recently, there were reports of organizers visiting Tokyo for the future season. We look forward to this ongoing development and hope that we will be able to see a race in Japan for the first time in the near future.

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SiC Device Applications The most advanced use of SiC devices is in onboard chargers, followed by DC-DC converters where higher voltages and efficiency can be achieved with SiC. The onboard charger functions as an AC-DC converter for converting AC voltage (100V to 240V) into a DC voltage to charge the high voltage battery. To ensure universal compatibility, the input allowable voltage of existing onboard chargers ranges from 85V to 265V, but market demands for shorter charge times call for the input allowable voltage to accommodate higher battery voltages, increasing the need for SiC. DC-DC buck converters perform the function of switching

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AUTOMOTIVE RADAR SENSORS AND CONGESTED RADIO SPECTRUM

AN URBAN ELECTRONIC BATTLEFIELD?

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As automotive radars become more widespread, the heavily occupied RF spectrum will resemble an electronic battlefield in an urban environment. Radar will face a combination of unintentional or intentional jamming attacks, and designers must implement counter-jamming techniques like ones used in electronic warfare (EW).

An automotive radar could typically experience a denial or deceptive jamming attack. Denial jamming blinds the victim radar. This technique reduces the signal-to-noise ratio and, as a result, the probability of target detection is degraded. On the other hand, deceptive jamming makes victim radar “think” there are false targets. The victim radar loses the ability to track real targets and, hence, the victim’s vehicle behavior is severely influenced. These jamming attacks could originate from mutual interference between automotive radars or happen deliberately by simply pointing a strong continuous wave (CW) signal into victim radar using inexpensive HW. While current jamming avoidance techniques might be adequate for today, with the proliferation of radar sensors, a resilient type of mitigation techniques will need to be used by itself or in conjunction with the avoidance approaches. Resilient techniques include time frequency domain signal processing or complex radar waveforms.

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Radar Waveforms

Figure 1. FMCW CS example.

The radar waveform is one of the critical system parameters that determines the sensor performance in the presence of jammers.

Automotive radars in today’s 77 GHz band mainly use FMCW type waveforms. In FMCW radar, a CW signal is linearly swept or chirped in frequency across an RF band. Figure 1 shows an example FMCW chirp sequence (CS) waveform.

The frequency difference (fb, beat frequency) is proportional to the distance R to the target and can be determined by the following relation:

Figure 2. Examples of a) FMCW denial jamming and b) FMCW deceptive jamming

Jamming occurs in a dense RF environment when FMCW radar sensors are operating in the same portion of the frequency band. See a typical oncoming automobile jamming example in Figure 2.

Denial Jamming

Figure 4. STFT domain, left: FMCW radar and jammer, right: IF domain.

Deceptive Jamming

If the jamming signal sweep is synchronized but delayed with the victim radar, then the impact would be deceptive false target generation at a fixed range. Such techniques are common with EW jammers. An oncoming automobile radar of a similar type will act as an unintentional jammer.

However, the probability of time alignment, between victim and jamming radar, would be very small. A jammer delay offset that is less than the maximum range delay of the victim radar could look like a real target. For example, a 200 m max range would require sweep alignment of less than 1.3 μsec.

However, such a deceptive attack could be carried out intentionally using sophisticated EW-like equipment mounted on the oncoming automobile platform.

More generally, deceptive jamming is based on retransmitting the victim radar’s signal with a systematic change in delay and frequency. This can be either noncoherent, in which case the jammer is called a transponder, or coherent, when

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Impacts of Jamming

An arbitrary FMCW type strong jamming signal that falls into the receiver bandwidth raises the noise floor of the victim radar.

This denial jamming may cause small targets (that is, small radar cross section (RCS)) to disappear due to the poor SNR. A denial attack could also purposefully be carried out by simply beaming a strong CW signal into the victim FMCW radar. The impact in the victim radar would be similar to an FMCW jamming case (see Figure 4).

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it’s a repeater. Repeaters receive, alter, and retransmit one or more jamming signals, whereas transponders transmit a predetermined signal when a desired victim signal is detected by the jammer.

A sophisticated repeater-based attack would typically require a digital RF memory (DRFM). A DRFM is capable of carrying out coordinated range delay and Doppler gate pull off attacks. So, the false target range and Doppler properties are maintained to deceive the victim radar.

Jamming Mitigation Techniques Basic Approach: Avoidance Basic radar jamming mitigation techniques mostly rely on the avoidance approach. The objective is to reduce the probability of overlap in space, time, and frequency such as: 4 Spatial: Use of narrow and electronically scanned beam can reduce jamming risk. A typical field of view for long range automotive cruise control (ACC) radar is ±8°. Nonetheless, a strong jammer could still be effective through the antenna side lobes.

4 Temporal: Randomize FMCW chirp slope parameters to avoid periodic jamming.

4 Spectral: Randomize FMCW chirp start and stop frequencies to reduce the probability of overlap and jamming.

takes the FFT of the windowed region. The signal is filtered in the frequency domain to remove the jammer components before being transformed back to the time domain.

Figure 4 shows a typical FMCW jamming scenario of overlapping RF chirp sequences along with resulting IF beat signal in the STFT domain.

The plots on the right of Figure 4 show the IF domain that is the end result of the mixing of radar (blue) and jamming (orange) signal. A horizontal line would indicate a target, whereas V shaped vertical lines indicate the presence of a jamming signal.

Similar or opposite direction jamming FMCW, or even a CW-like slow chirp, have similar impacts in the IF signal. In all of these jamming scenarios, the fast moving V shaped IF signal raises the noise floor in the regular FFTdomain, as shown in Figure 3.

An amplitude-based masking could be used to filter out the jamming signal in the STFT domain. This assumes, of course, that the victim radar front end and quantization have enough dynamic range to process the stronger jammer signal and the small intended target linearly at the same time. See Figure 5.

The basic methods of randomization would avoid accidental synchronization with other radars, but might not be as useful in dense RF environments. The growing number of radar sensors will require more sophisticated resilience techniques to mitigate the jamming.

A Strategic Approach: Detect and Repair

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An alternative method of avoidance could be used to repair the received waveform using signal processing algorithms. Time frequency domain techniques could be effective against the denial type of jamming attacks. In the oncoming automobile FMCW jamming scenario, the jammer sweeps all frequency bins for a very short duration of time. This fast time varying signal manifests itself as a raised noise floor in regular FFT domain.

Time frequency domain signal processing technique transfers the signal to another domain where it is easier to filter out the jamming in comparison to FFT domain (see Figure 3).

Figure 3. FFT and STFT domain representation of radar echo IF waveform.

For time varying signals, a short time Fourier transform (STFT) provides more information than a regular FFT. STFT-based techniques could be used for narrow-band jamming excision.

The STFT essentially moves a window through the signal and

Figure 5. Amplitude-based masking in the STFT domain.

The top image of Figure 5 depicts a strong jammer, while the bottom shows an STFT after processing. Multiple real targets are not visible in the presence of strong jammer, as in the top.

The V shaped jammer in the lower plot is excised and the low SNR targets would now be discernable when transferred back to the time domain.

The STFT-based jamming mitigation technique could be used in denial jamming scenarios against strong jammers. For deceptive jamming attacks, an STFT alone cannot authenticate whether the return signal is real or false.

Encrypted RF

The elementary countermeasure to reduce the impact of deceptive jamming from repeater attacks is the use of low probability of intercept (LPI) radar waveforms. The objective of an LPI radar is to escape detection by spreading the radiated energy over a wide spectrum of frequencies, usually

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Figure 6. Jamming due to identical radars with frequency offset and delay.

via quasi-random sweep, modulation, or hopping sequences.

FMCW is a type of LPI waveform. If phase coding, or encryption, is introduced into the frequency chirp, it is possible to further reduce the chances of a DRFM intercepting the automotive radar signal.

An encrypted RF signature unique to each radar sensor could authenticate the return signal. Figure 6 shows a use case where two identical radars (one of which is mounted on a different automobile) with frequency offset and delay between them generates a false target in the victim radar.

The jamming radar is time aligned (same chirp slope and a short offset) with the victim radar.

Phase coded FMCW radars could offer high jamming robustness in this use case. The use of orthogonal codes could also make MIMO radar operation possible by enabling multiple simultaneous transmit waveforms.

achieve a good separation between sensors 4 D oppler resistance: Phase coded radar performance could suffer from the Doppler shift. Binary codes are Doppler intolerant. Polyphase codes degrade less rapidly than binary codes.

4 Available number of different codes: A large family size is better to assign a unique code to each radar sensor.

Requirements of coding:

Jamming in congested automobile radar sensor environments can be mitigated using advance signal processing algorithms and complex waveform generation techniques. STFT-based signal processing techniques could be used against denial type of attacks. Phase coded FMCW provides an additional layer of resistance to both noncoherent and coherent deceptive attacks by means of processing gain and interception avoidance. See Table 1 for the summary of mitigation techniques.

Figure 7 illustrates the radar echo with no phase coding.

Jamming signal shows itself as a false target. When the transmitter FMCW waveform is phase coded with a PRN sequence, the jamming signal could be suppressed, as shown in Figure 8.

The dynamic range is compromised with this method. However, the radar signal processor could use phase coded FMCW for a few chirps to flag a false target and then switch back to normal operation.

Conclusion and Future Trends

Figure 8. Radar return with and without phase coding.

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Figure 7. Radar return without phase coding false and real targets.

4 Code length: The goal is to achieve minimal range sidelobe levels with short sequences. A PRN sequence length of 1024 results in a peak side lobe level (PSLL) of about 30 dB (10log1024). Transmit codes together with the receive filter weights could be optimized to improve the PSLL at the expense of SNR. 4 G ood cross-correlation properties: Cross-correlation coefďŹ cients of the members of a set should be zero to

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Table 1. Mitigation Techniques for FMCW-Based RadCom: One Single System for Simultaneous Automotive Radars Radar and Communications:

4Multi-user capability without interference 4 T he coding of the radar signal with OFDM or similar communication codes offers the possibility to include information in the radar signal 4Simultaneous due to OFDM-based radar transmit signals 5G millimeter wave transceiver signal solutions from ADI with greater than GHz bandwidth and beam steering capabilities could be a potential candidate for a RadCom system concept.

ADI is in a unique position to develop both state-of-the-art radar sensors and 5G millimeter wave solutions to pave the way for future RadCom systems.

The previously detailed jamming mitigation principles for automotive radars are also applicable for other radar sensor environments—for example, robotics, road tolling, GPS, and UAV landing or collision avoidance systems.

Currently automotive radar sensors are operating in noncooperative mode without communicating with each other. Although a cooperative mode of operation would require industry-wide harmonization, the arbitration between radar sensors could help resolve the interference issue.

A future radar concept including the sensor cooperation would be the fusion of communication nodes and radar sensors. Future radars with complex waveforms offer the possibility to include information in the radar signal as well.

The same HW could be used for radar and communications (RadCom) simultaneously.

Analog Devices Drive360 28 nm CMOS Radar Technology: ADI’s Drive360™ 28 nm CMOS radar platform enables many high level signal processing integration options and even allows for custom IP integration enabling designers to differentiate their systems. A highly integrated power management companion chip accompanies the platform.

This system brings Tier 1 and OEMs the high performance required to build robust solutions for emerging autonomous driving applications.

5G Millimeter Wave

Analog Devices brings a strong contribution to the 5G microwave effort with our unique bits to microwave capability. Our broad technology portfolio and continued RF technology advances combined with our richhistory in radio systems engineering put ADI in a leading position topioneer new solutions for our customers at microwave and millimeter wave frequencies for the emerging 5G systems.

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Sefa Tanis [sefa.tanis@analog.com] is a senior RF systems engineer at Analog Devices specializing in digital predistortion algorithm development for small cell transceivers, researching signal processing techniques for automotive radars and evaluating system in a package RF modules for wireless infrastructures. Prior to joining ADI in 2012, he held a lead RFengineer role for an F-16 aircraft electronic warfare program, AN/ALQ- 178 V(5)+, jointly developed by ASELSAN of Turkey and BAE Systems inNorth America. He has 15+ years of expertise in system-level design, and algorithm development, test, and integration of microwave products in telecommunications and the defense/aerospace industries. He received his B.S.E.E. from Cukurova University in Turkey in 2000.

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INDIAN GOVT FINALLY PROCURES PATROL VESSELS The long-pending proposal to procure six indigenously manufactured next generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) for the Navy gets a final nod from Indian defence ministry.

The decision was taken by the ministry’s highest-decision making body on procurement Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).

The next generation offshore patrol vessels (NGOPVs) for the Navy to come at a cost of Rs 4,941 crore, the officials said.

The meeting of the DAC was chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The DAC accorded approval for the procurement of six indigenously designed

and manufactured offshore patrol vessels at an approximate cost of Rs 4,941 crore, the officials said.

The NGOPVs will be built in Indian shipyards and will be fitted with state-of-the-art sensor suite with increased endurance, they said.

These platforms will be used for multitude of operational roles which include protection of offshore assets, maritime interdiction operations and search and seizure operations, surveillance missions, mine warfare and counter infiltration operations, the defence ministry said.

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LOCKHEED MARTIN APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE VP Lockheed Martin to appoint Michele Evans, 53, as Executive Vice President of its Aeronautics business area, succeeding Orlando Carvalho, who intends to retire later this year.

Lockheed Martin's Aeronautics portfolio includes several of Lockheed's signature programs, such as the C-130 airlifter and F-22 air superiority fighter. Its F-35 fighter will modernize the tactical air fleets of three U.S. military services and at least a dozen overseas allies.

F-35 delivered over a quarter of the parent company's revenues in the second quarter of this year. Lockheed was awarded the contract for the F-35 airframe on October 26, 2001, and has recently completed over 9,000 flight tests demonstrating the fighter will meet its demanding performance requirements.

Commentng further on this appointment, Marillyn Hewson, Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO, said, "I want to thank Orlando for his impressive contributions during his nearly 40 years with the company. During his outstanding career Orlando has led some of our most important lines of business and programs, helping to grow our company and our leadership position in the industry."

"Michele has led critical elements of our business, building an impressive record of leadership and strong customer relationships around the globe," Hewson added. "Her appointment demonstrates the importance of our talent development and succession planning."

Evans has more than 30 years of experience, and currently serves as deputy executive vice president for the Aeronautics business area. She is responsible for all Aeronautics programs, including F-35, F-22, F-16, C-130 and Advanced Development Programs.

Prior to that, she served as vice president and general manager for Integrated Warfare Systems and Sensors in Lockheed Martin's Rotary and Mission Systems business area. In this role, she oversaw the strategy and execution of the Littoral Combat Ship program, Aegis Combat

Systems and sea-based missile defense, as well as a host of other systems.

The programs she led in this role supported all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, and more than 40 countries. She also was vice president of Modernization and Sustainment, where she was responsible for the A-10 weapons system, and avionics programs on the C-130 and F-35.

Evans' appointment is effective Oct. 1, 2018.

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EXOS AEROSPACE LAUNCHES SARGE SUBORBITAL ROCKET Recently Exos Aerospace performed a “very successful” test launch of a reusable suborbital sounding rocket from New Mexico.

The company’s first Suborbital Autonomous Rocket with GuidancE, or SARGE, rocket lifted off from Spaceport America in New Mexico at approximately 2:15 p.m. Eastern.

The company didn’t immediately disclose technical details about the flight, such as the peak altitude, but in a live webcast of the launch appeared to be satisfied with the vehicle’s performance, despite the vehicle appearing to veer from its vertical trajectory briefly after liftoff.

“This was a very successful test for us,” said John Quinn, chief operating officer of Exos, unveiled on the company's webcast.

“We’re very excited that we had all of our recovery systems operational.”

The launch was carried out under a commercial launch license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration in February. At the time, the company was planning a launch in early April, but postponed that launch because of technical problems with the vehicle, notably issues with its inertial measurement units, that pushed back the launch by several months.

The company, featuring a number of veterans of now-defunct launch company Armadillo Aerospace, has been working for the last few years on SARGE, a vehicle designed to carry payloads of up to 50 kilograms on suborbital flights. Prior to

this launch, Quinn said the company hoped this “pathfinder” launch would help it secure new customers, including NASA’s Flight Opportunities program for parabolic and suborbital research payloads.

In addition, Exos also announced plans to develop a small orbital launch vehicle, called Jaguar, earlier this month, based on technology developed for SARGE as well as software licensed from NASA’s Morpheus lander technology demonstration program. The company didn’t state when it expected Jaguar to make its first flight.

India has reportedly approved a plan to the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System-II through a governmentto government deal with United States.

The under wrap deal comes amid the scheduled meet of Indian foreign and defense ministers of India, U.S. The meet is expected to be held on September 6 noted as “2+2 dialogue” to bolster bilateral defense and strategic partnership.

The apex defense procurement body, Defense Acquisition Council, headed

by Defense Minister Nirmarla Sitaraman, has approved the buy of hte NASAMSII, manufactured by Kongsberg and Raytheon, at more than $1 billion, a Ministry of Defense official confirmed.

The new system will replace India’s aging Russian Pechora air defense systems that protect strategic assets and locations, said an Indian air force official.

If this program is approved by the U.S. the deal will be expedited through foreign military sales. India is expected to issue

the letter of request by end of this year.

IAF official noted that NASAMS-II will have to be modified to India specific

requirements and will integrated with the service’s integrated command & control system.

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INDIA, US INKS $1BN ADVANCED AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM DEAL

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INDIA, KAZAKHSTAN SHARES CONSENT ON DEFENCE India and Kazakhstan lately agreed to further foster defence cooperation. The defence agreement came amid External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj threenation tour which includes, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

As part of India's efforts to boost strategic partnership with the resource-rich central Asian nations, she held delegation-level talks with her Kazakh counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov.

She also called on Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Bakytzhan Sagintayev and exchanged views on strengthening cooperation in trade and investment, ICT, joint film production, tourism and people-to-people contacts.

Swaraj said during her meeting with Abdrakhmanov they discussed the full range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.

"We took stock of progress in our bilateral relations. India's relations with Kazakhstan are built on a strong foundation of centuries old historical and cultural ties.

"Both India and Kazakhstan have developed multifaceted cooperation in all areas of bilateral and multilateral relations and are strategic partners since 2009," she said after her talks with her Kazakhstan counterpart," she said.

Swaraj said during her talks with Abdrakhmanov she sought to consolidate and further strengthen India's friendly relations with Kazakhstan.

"Both Foreign Minister Abdrakhmanov and I expressed our interest to further

strengthen our defence cooperation based on solid foundation that we have in place. Our defence and security sector cooperation has intensified in the last two years," she said.

Kazakh Armed Forces Unit underwent training on peacekeeping operations in India and presently a mobile training team from the Indian Army is training Kazakh personnel in Almaty.

Swaraj siad India has emerged as the fastest-growing large economy in the world and is a global hub for manufacturing and innovation.

"Under Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi's leadership, India has launched several flagship programme such as 'Make in India', 'Digital India', 'Clean India', Start up India, 100 smart cities etc. I shared with Foreign Minister Abdrakhmanov that there are many elements of Digital India programme that could be of interest to Kazakhstan for its own Digital Kazakhstan programme," she said.

She also discussed with Abdrakhmanov India's interest to partner with Kazakhstan to explore markets for new products,

diversifying from the trade in traditional products to inject fresh impetus to the trade between the two countries.

There is immense potential to be tapped in sectors like agricultural products, food processing, pharmaceuticals, energy and chemicals, she said.

The major products imported by India during 2016-17 were petroleum oils & oils obtained from bituminous minerals (64.5 per cent); radio active isotopes (18.5 per cent); asbestos (6.0 per cent), ferro alloys (3.9 per cent) and zinc (3.0 per cent).

Major products exported to Kazakhstan were Pharmaceuticals and medical products, coffee and tea, machinery, apparel and chemical products.

Cumulative investments from India into Kazakhstan and from Kazakhstan into India from 2005 -2016 amount to USD 244 million and USD 83.09 million respectively.

As on March 1, 2017, there were 520 Indian companies registered in Kazakhstan, out of which 259 are operational.

"India has keen interest in improving connectivity with this region. In December 2017, India acceded to TIR (Transports Internationaux Routiers) convention and in February 2018, India joined the Ashgabat Agreement. The International North South Transport Corridor is gaining momentum and the member states are working together to popularize the corridor," she said.

Kazakhstan is India's largest trade and investment partner in Central Asia.

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DRDO TEST FIRES CHOPPER-MOUNTED ANTI-TANK MISSILE The DRDO has successfully flight tested the indigenously developed HELINA (Helicopter-Launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile) system at Pokhran in Rajasthan,sources said.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the DRDO and the Indian Army for further strengthening the defence capabilities of the country with the successful test.

"The weapon system has been tested for its full range. The HELINA weapon system released smoothly from the

launch platform and tracked the target all through its course beforre hitting it with high precision," stated an official release.

The missile is guided by an Infrared Imaging Seeker operating in the Lockon-Before-Launch mode. It is one of the most advanced anti-tank weapons in the world.

The weapon is capable of destroying variety of ground targets using precision navigation. A total of three tests with different release conditions were conducted during August 16 to 18 and

all the mission objectives have been achieved.

The weapon has undergone eight developmental trials so far and performance of system for different ranges under multiple launch conditions has been demonstrated. Senior officials from DRDO, Indian Army, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Indian Air Force (IAF) participated and witnessed the respective flight tests.

Senior officials from the DRDO and Indian Army were also present during the mission.

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INTELLIGENT BMS DRIVES COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT BMS The global commercial aircraft battery management system market is expected to post a CAGR of over 7% during the period 2018-2022.

A key factor driving global commercial aircraft battery management system market growth of the market is the mandatory regular battery monitoring noted Technavio in its latest report.

New-generation commercial aircraft use Li-ion batteries as a major power source located in the forward electrical equipment bay and APU. These batteries support the refueling operations and enable power braking systems when the aircraft is towed.

They also support the functioning of critical electrical power equipment in the case of a power failure. BMS is used to monitor and balance the charge of individual battery cells that are in series and also provide fault detection of individual cells in parallel within a battery pack of

hundreds of cells.

Li-ion batteries are the most popular and advanced battery technology in production and are used for high-energy or high-power systems.

Usually, during usage, the individual cells in a battery never behave identically due to factors, such as the fabrication process and external conditions. In order to endure optimum performance of a battery, the battery cells should be continuously balanced to maintain the

variation of SoC within a small range.

Without an appropriate balance among the cell voltages, the battery capacity will decrease rapidly, limiting the range of the electric aircraft and shortening the lifetime of the battery cells.

“BMS play a crucial role in improving the performance of the electric aircraft.

It protects the battery from damage and extends its lifespan. The purpose of BMS involves measuring of certain parameters like the system voltage, current, and temperature; the cells SoC and SoH. Based on these, it determines the remaining useful life of the battery,” says a senior analyst at Technavio for research on aerospace products.

The Americas led the market in 2017 with a market share of nearly 69% of the market share. The market share occupied by this region is anticipated to decrease by nearly 3% during 2018-2022 said Technavio report.

Godrej Aerospace has handed over the first airframe assembly of the Air Launched version of the prestigious BrahMos missile to Defense Research Development Laboratories (DRDL) for qualification of the indigenously manufactured assembly.

Dr. Sudhir Mishra, DS, Director General, CEO & MD, BrahMos Aerospace while acknowledging and appreciating the contribution said, “We have always believed that India should become self-sufficient in its defence capabilities and the Make in India platform provides the much-needed boost. Indigenous manufacturing of defence equipment brings down costs and enhances the know-how about critical technologies while ensuring reliability of spare parts.

I am confident that our partnership will continue to set new benchmarks for the indigenous development and production of sophisticated weapon systems.”

The missile section manufactured by Godrej Aerospace will undergo stringent testing processes set by DRDL. Godrej is poised to deliver the next set of these airframe assemblies by December

2018. They also aim to produce the first indigenous missile booster which up till now was imported. In December 2017, Godrej Aerospace had won an order for 100 sets of airframe assemblies for the Air Launched version, production for which started soon after. Till date they have also supplied over 100 sets of the land version of the missile to BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd. Dr. Dashrath Ram Yadav Distinguished Scientist & Program Director (BrahMos), DRDL congratulated Godrej Aerospace for manufacturing the 1st airframe and said “The delivery of the first air frame assembly for Air Launched version of the Brahmos missile in such a short time frame goes a long way in showcasing Godrej’s commitment towards the project. As one of India’s premier defense research organizations, we are extremely happy with the delivery of the first airframe in such a short span of eight months.”

Godrej Aerospace has been associated with the BrahMos programme since its inception in 2001. Godrej is a dominant contributor manufacturing most of the

metallic sub systems in the BrahMos missile.

Besides the main airframe, Godrej supplies control surfaces and nose cap. Godrej also supplies the Mobile Autonomous Launchers, Missile Replenishing Vehicles for the land launched versions.

Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce said, “Godrej takes great pride in contributing towards building India’s defense capabilities. It is a matter of immense pride that today we have handed over the first airframe assembly of the prestigious Air Launched version of the BrahMos missile. The partnership between BrahMos, DRDL and Godrej Aerospace is unique and unmatched since it brings together the planning of defence PSUs and the innovation of private enterprise to robustly achieve one strategic goal of securing the nation.”

In a ceremony marking the occasion, the completion documents were handed over to Dr. Dashrath Ram Yadav, Distinguished Scientist & Program Director (BrahMos), DRDL by Jamshyd Godrej, Chairman and Managing Director, Godrej & Boyce.

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KEYSIGHT ROLLS OUT SMALLEST SOLDER-IN PROBE HEAD Keysight MX0100A InfiniiMax micro probe head designed to access small geometry, high density target devices Keysight Technologies announces its new Keysight MX0100A InfiniiMax micro probe head. The new Keysight MX0100A InfiniiMax micro probe head claims to be the industry’s smallest solder-in probe head for high performance oscilloscopes, optimized for modern high-speed devices.

With miniaturization of electronics devices the demand for smaller pads and narrower pitch spacing has risen. Additionally, as data rates for applications such as DDR memory increase, conventional probing pads work as a stub, becoming a source for electromagnetic interference (EMI).

As a result, customers are actively seeking high density, small geometry solutions for probing modern electronic technologies to analyze and measure signals without interference.

Key Nuggets of Keysight New InfiniiMax Micro Probe Head Includes:

• Keysight’s new InfiniiMax micro probe head is a micro solder-in head for use with the company’s InfiniiMax I/II probe amplifiers.

• InfiniiMax micro probe head is said to be designed to access small geometry target devices. The lead wires can be adjusted to accommodate targets from 0 mm to 7 mm apart.

• When used in conjunction with Keysight’s 1169B 12 GHz InfiniiMax II probe amplifier, the MX0100A delivers up to full 12 GHz bandwidth.

• O ffering the best probe loading

performance in its class (0.17 pF, 50 kΩ differentially), the extremely low input capacitance of the MX0100A minimizes the probe loading effect and maximizes signal integrity when measuring highspeed signals.

“Existing oscilloscope probe head solutions available today are even larger than the devices being tested in some cases. This makes signal probing access a continual challenge for modern electronic technologies,” said Dave Cipriani, Vice President of the Digital and Photonics Center of Excellence at Keysight Technologies. “Unlike conventional solderin probe heads in this class, Keysight specifically designed this micro probe to be less than half the size of existing solder-in probe heads for high density, fine pitch devices. It is the first, and only, of its kind on the market today.”

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ROHDE & SCHWARZ FACILITATES AUSTRALIAN DVB-T2 TRIALS Rohde & Schwarz(R&S) lately provided the entire infrastructure for the DVB-T2 trials in Australia. 99 percent of Australians depend on terrestrial broadcast services. Rohde & Schwarz noted that the DVB-T2 standard can deliver up to 4K TV. In cooperation with Free TV, ABC and SBS, Broadcast Australia recently conducted trials of next generation broadcast technology in the Sydney area. The trial assessed the performance of next generation DVB-T2 technologies in Australia. German manufacturer Rohde & Schwarz supplied transmitters, retransmitters and test equipment for the testing phase, including an R&S TLU9 50 W transmitter, an R&S ETL TV analyzer and an R&S BTC broadcast test center.

The trial successfully assessed the performance of next generation DVB-T2 technologies in Australia. Every effort was made to ensure that the trial did not impact existing television services.

DVB-T2 is being considered as a technology to replace the current DVB-T standard for television delivery in the medium term. When combined with new compression technologies from Rohde & Schwarz, DVB-T2 will have the potential to allow 4K TV reception, which provides four times the picture quality of the current high definition standard.

DVB-T2 is essential for the distribution of broadcast content, especially for a country such as Australia, which is densely populated only on its coastline and has vast sparsely inhabited inland areas. "Terrestrial free-to-air television delivers its service to 99 percent of the population, and over 20 million Australians tune in every week," remarks Peter Lambourne, CEO of

Broadcast Australia. "This trial has been an important part of ensuring that when the time is right, the terrestrial television platform will be ready for the next stage of its evolution and can deliver the best possible viewing experience."

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GL COMMUNICATIONS NEW SMS TEST SOLUTIONS GL Communications, a major telecom test and measurement solutions providing information and insight into our latest Short Message Service (SMS) Test Solutions, which now adds support for testing SMS Services over LTE SGs interface, and SIP IMS network.

Speaking to the press, Vijay Kulkarni the CE O of G L Communica tions , said, “Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service available through a mobile phone, web, or other wireless communication systems, using standardized communications protocols that allow the exchange of short text messages between two subscribers. Most SMS messages are mobile-to-mobile text messages; however, the standard supports other types of broadcast messaging as well.”

GL Communications’ Newly Enhanced SMS Features: • SMS Testing from Within the Wireless Infrastructure When testing from within the wireless infrastructure, thousands to millions of messages can be sent to thousands to millions of mobile phones in a simulated environment to load test or verify / validate the SMS messages. Our multi-purpose emulation platform called MAPS (Message Automation and Protocol Simulation) has the ability to push / pull Short Messages over the network as if sent by thousands of mobile phones (SMS-MO and SMS-MT).

Supported interfaces include - GSM A (TDM/IP), GSM Abis (TDM/IP), MAP (TDM/ IP), CAP (TDM/IP), UMTS IuCS-IuH (TDM/ IP), LTE S1, LTE SGs, SIP, Diameter, and IMS. • SMS Monitoring GL’s multi-technology protocol analyser probes over IP and TDM offer SMS monitoring and capturing both Mobile Originating (MO) and Mobile Terminating (MT) short messages and further analyze using the advanced features within the analyzers. NetSurveyorWeb, a webbased client that facilitates display of all captured call data records, flexibility to filter for records of interest, and view

call graphs.

• End-to-End SMS Testing VQuad Probe HD can be used for testing end to end SMS services at end point, independent of underlying network.

The probe works in conjunction with a Mobile Device Controller application and “smartphone app” on mobile phones to send or receive SMS messages and record results such as pass or fail. All test results are automatically relayed to a Central Database where they are accessed using WebViewer a simple web browser which facilities results/statistics in tabular or graphical formats.

“Promise. Assured.” business initiative expands company’s innovation beyond lab testing into the network and out to new industries, with focus on 5G, lifecycle service assurance and analytics, and cybersecurity.

Spirent Communications rolls out the company-wide “Promise.

Assured.”business initiative to leverage its proven innovation to pursue emerging technologies and new industries and extend into service provider and enterprise networks.

Spirent will focus on assuring customer performance and revenues with solutions

for 5G, lifecycle service assurance and analytics, and cybersecurity.

It will also explore new business opportunities in Spirent’s focus on 5G, lifecycle service assurance and analytics for better customer experiences and cybersecurity to simplify and validate defenses will include solutions for development, benchmarking and management of mobile networks,

Ethernet business services, and virtualized network functions. It will see the company working with customers in new ways, leveraging deep expertise and experience in; 5G, Lifecycle Service Assurance, Cybersecurity.

The “Promise. Assured.” initiative is supported by a new branding campaign that emphasizes Spirent’s capabilities to bring clarity to increasing device and network complexity, and serve as trusted advisors to help enable and assure the promises Spirent’s customers make to their customers.

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SPIRENT MULLS ON FUTURE DEVICE & NETWORK

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ANRITSU RELEASES MT8870A 5G NR SUB-6 GHZ SOFTWARE Anritsu Corporation has lately released two new software packages for evaluating 3GPP-compliant 5G Sub-6 GHz New Radio (NR) terminals.

The new MT8870A 5G NR Sub-6 GHz Software Release from Anritsu is said to expand the company’s line of software for its Universal Wireless Test Set MT8870A. The new Anritsu Released Software Packages Includes: • NR TDD sub-6GHz Uplink TX Measurement MX887019A • NR TDD sub-6GHz Downlink Waveforms MV887019A Installing these packages in Anritsu MT8870A will support fully automatic and industry-fastest Non-Signalling 3GPP-defined 5G NR Sub-6 GHz TRx tests.

With a seamless frequency band up to 6 GHz and a 160 MHz bandwidth as standard, the Anritsu MT8870A supports 3GPPdefined 5G NR Sub-6 GHz tests without hardware upgrades.

As a result, customers with Anritsu MT8870A can easily extend their instrument’s functions to support 5G Sub-6 GHz tests while avoiding extra equipment costs.

The 3GPP organization proposed the first 5G NR specifications as part of 3GPP Release 15 in December 2017, and world telecom operators are accelerating practical trials with the aim of starting commercial services in early 2019.

Anritsu is developing solutions for the MT8870A to help improve the mass-production productivity of 5G NR Sub-6 GHz terminals and chipsets to facilitate smooth rollout of 5G services.

The 3GPP 5G NR specifications define use of the frequency band up to 52.6 GHz is at the first deployment stage but the Sub-6 GHz spectrum (frequency band up to 6 GHz) seems most likely to be used.

This band has the advantage of offering services with similar frequency characteristics to 4G LTE, such as mobility and wide area coverage, and is expected to play a key role in 5G systems until 2020. Consequently, vendors of 5G devices, such as smartphones, are expected to have increasing need for measuring instruments supporting future mass-production after first supporting this Sub-6 GHz band.

Anritsu has developed these 3GPP-defined 5G NR Sub-6 GHz test software packages for its popular the MT8870A to meet vendors’ demands for instruments supporting higher productivity in this measurement field.

Key Nuggets of the Tweaked Anritsu MT8870A Includes: • The MT8870A is a test instrument for mass-production of various wireless communications equipment and modules.

• Up to four high-performance test units can be installed in one main unit, with each test unit operating completely independently in parallel to measure and evaluate up to four wireless communications units or modules simultaneously at industry-fastest speed.

• In addition, the MT8870A platform also supports continuous testing of 4G + 5G + IEEE 802.11ax + Bluetooth 5 functions now commonly integrated into next-generation mobile device designs, helping optimize production lines and cut testing costs.

Target Markets and Applications • Target Markets: Vendors of 5G chipsets, modules, and finished products • Applications: Physical layer (RF) tests of 5G equipment and devices

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TEMP MONITORING OF HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATOR Compiling thermal images of objects that move at extremely slow speeds is a challenge in its own right.

Fluke Process Instruments says to have solved this measuring task for a chemical waste incineration plant. Hazardous wastes are combusted in a rotary kiln that turns at 4 to 6 revolutions per hour. Over time, the refractory brick protecting the kiln wall degrades and has to be replaced.

This used to be done in regular intervals with a big safety margin to prevent serious damage to the incinerator or even leakage of hazardous materials.

Fluke Process Instruments supplied a Raytek CS210 infrared line-scanning

system that is able to synchronize thermal images at speeds as low as 2 revolutions per hour.

It detects temperature deviations across the entire kiln shell and provides the plant operator with information about the state of the incinerator. The kiln shell temperature ranges between 100 °C and 500 °C. Hotspots point to refractory loss or wear.

The installation of the monitoring system has resulted in significant savings due to an extended operational life of the refractory and reduced downtimes.

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LED LIGHTS REMAIN INVISIBLE TO THE HUMAN EYE BUT VISIBLE TO THE CCTV CAMERA Rakesh Zutshi, President, Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers’ Association of India (ELCOMA) and Managing Director, Halonix Technologies Pvt. Ltd

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How right lighting can cut anti-social behaviour and vandalism?

Right lighting and better illumination is the most important and easiest way to prevent anti-social behaviour and vandalism. If there is inadequate lighting it’s an open invitation to vandalism.

While on the other hand, proper lighting improves surveillance and increases the risk for the offenders to be detected easily.

In this way right lighting improves the public’s feeling of security and it’s also a most cost-effective barrier to crime.

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How IoT lighting can make pedestrians feel safer?

Studded with advance technology, IoT lighting undoubtedly helps in making the cities safer for the pedestrians. IoT lighting remains connected to the internet and cloud based system through which it monitors the traffic and speed with the help of sensors on real time basis. The pedestrians can enjoy safer walks by using wearable devices that send their positions to IoT traffic lights that alerts vehicles to their position even if the drivers can’t see them.

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Lighting for CCTV and security, solutions and technological advancements?

Next generation of LED lights have revolutionised security solutions by their compatibility with intelligent detector-driven CCTV cameras and applications, besides various other security solutions like active warning systems. With the advancement of technology, LED lights, especially the high-power infrared LED lights are used increasingly in security solutions providing instruments. Designed for use with both day and night cameras, these infra-red illuminating LED lights remain invisible to the human eye but visible to the CCTV camera and so there use has gained much significance in these instruments.

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Blue LED lights are high-energy visible lights which boost people’s energy, their mood and alertness during the daylight hours. Their increased application in streetlights is considered useful in preventing street crime and suicide attempts. Various studies suggest that the installation of blue colured streetlights in Scotland and Japan led to a considerable drop in crime and suicide attempts in these countries. Associated with calmer things like sky and sea, the blue lights are considered to have a calming effect on agitated mind. These lights are also used to treat seasonal kind of depression. With their growing use and adaptability in prevention of suicide and crime across the world, the blue lights definitely have a very bright future ahead.

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Blue light and crime - Impact and its way forward?

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SUMIT JOSHI

Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Philips Lighting India

LED LIGHTING WILL CONSTITUTE A MAJORITY SHARE OF THE TOTAL LIGHTING MARKET IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS

The spurious and non-branded LED products are a serious threat to not just the organized and compliant market players but also to the government’s key programs like Make in India and Demonetization. While exploring the current and prospected future of the Indian LED scenario, Sumit Joshi, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Philips Lighting India in talks with Niloy Banerjee – Consultant Editor, BIS Infotech lightens up on the LED future of India and marquee opportunities the market has kept for the frontrunners like Philips. Edited Nub.

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Sub-standard products, lack of technical expertise and high cost of manufacturing had loomed the Indian LED industry. How big-wig Company like Philips Lighting cobble this scenario?

Over the past few years, there has been a significant transformation in the lighting industry with the introduction of LED lighting. As a solid-state light source, they provide consumers with a good lifetime, efficiency, low power consumption and brightness amongst many other advantages. In 2014, LED lighting products were available at a higher cost owing to low demand, which resulted in higher cost per unit.

However, after the introduction of various government schemes like UJALA, the industry gained the critical mass that was essential to increase volumes and decrease prices due to economies of scale. As a result, LED’s are now available at a significantly lower cost as compared to earlier.

On the other hand, this also led to an influx of illegal and sub-standard products that are non-compliant with consumer safety standards, as prescribed and mandated for lighting products by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. Despite these non-compliant products openly flouting government regulations, they are being openly sold in marketplaces around the country due to poor enforcement for compliance to these safety standards prescribed and mandated in India. This has led to an

increase of unsafe and illegal products being used in households and offices by Indian consumers, endangering many.

Together with ELCOMA (Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers’ Association), we are strongly advocating the need for stronger enforcement for compliance to these safety standards prescribed and mandated by the Bureau of Indian Standards and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India. The spurious and non-branded LED products are a serious threat to not just the organized and compliant market players but also to the government’s key programs like Make in India and Demonetization. In addition, they also impact government’s tax revenue collections, which would have otherwise been contributed by the formal sector, defeat investment objectives and go against the ‘ease of doing’ business philosophy of the Government of the day.

As the global leader in lighting, we innovate, design, build, and deliver world-class lighting systems embedded with intelligence and connected through software to deliver capability to manage, monitor and control lighting assets, enable data harvesting and analysis for improvement of lighting operation and business performance.

We are pioneering breakthrough innovations in products, system architectures and services – making bold investments in sensors, cloud-based controls platforms, connected lighting, indoor positioning technology and consumer-based personalized lighting

systems. At a global level, we invest approximately 5% of sales revenue in R&D to ensure we remain at the forefront of lighting technological developments. We have over 16,000 patents, 1,000 start-up and technical partners and State-of-theart labs at our global headquarters in the Netherlands, USA and China. In India, we have research and innovation centres in Noida and Bangalore, delivering local innovation for the Indian market and also developing software solutions for the globe. We recently inaugurated our Remote Operations Center in Bangalore that can manage our connected lighting installations across the world, remotely from Bangalore.

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Philips Lighting has a mammoth LED portfolio catering diverse segments, which sectors are of prime focus for you and what are your strategies to tap the bullish Indian market?

We are witnessing the emergence of a connected world where machines communicate with each other, your homes are automated, and buildings are turning smarter. We are in a new era of connected cities, homes, buildings, offices and industries wherein light has the potential to become an important backbone of a connected world.

To cater to this emerging connected world, we recently announced a new Internet of Things (IoT) platform, called Interact, that will enable our professional customers to unlock the full potential of connected lighting for the IoT. The platform supports our company’s strategy

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Traversing across the last FY, which sector in India majorly lauded the growth of the company?

We at Philips Lighting offer a range of intelligent and people-focused lighting solutions that can enhance the quality of life in cities, making them safer and better-connected places to live and work in, while increasing energy efficiency. We are working with several state governments and municipal corporations to create safer cities and public spaces for citizens. Optimum lighting levels in a city can significantly enhance the perception of safety as it helps to distinguish people, shapes and objects so people can react faster to their surroundings.

Visibility, a critical factor in road safety, can also be improved with the right lighting.

In the past, we have worked on street lighting projects in Naya Raipur city, Pune municipal corporation together with TATA projects, Hyderabad Growth Corridor Limited and Department of Rural

Development in Tamil Nadu, to name a few. We have also installed our Philips Color Kinetics façade lighting solution at prestigious government buildings like Rashtrapati Bhavan, North and South Block, India Gate, Ambedkar Memorial, Somnath temple, Varanasi city to name a few, thereby enhancing their aesthetics and boosting tourism.

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Philips legacy will now be torched under the new name ‘Signify’. This switch is known to come amidst Philips extending focus towards IT-based lighting and service? Your comments on it.

On May 16th, 2018, we launched our new company name – Signify, which will be adapted in India in the beginning of 2019. The choice of our new company name originates from the way light becomes an intelligent language, which connects and conveys meaning. It is a clear expression of our strategic vision and purpose to unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world.

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In coming time, what major technological advancements and innovations are reckon to the LED sector in India.

Over the past few years, there has been a significant transformation in the lighting industry with the introduction of LED lighting.

In light of their benefits, LED’s are fast replacing conventional lighting at workplaces, public infrastructure, industries and homes.

However, the latest trend in the lighting industry has been the emergence of connected lighting, marking a significant shift by transforming lighting from a commodity product to a fully integrated lighting system that can seamlessly connect with a wireless net wor k or E ther net, allowing users to remotely control and monitor their lighting systems. The new LED lighting systems can now connect and interact seamlessly with smart controls, networks, devices as well as apps to offer a customizable and tech-enabled lighting experience, paving the way for a fully digital world.

Philips Lighting foresees that this technology will significantly enhance a consumer’s lighting experience at home and drive new business value for professional users and smart cities.

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to deliver new data-enabled services as value expands from lighting products and systems to services. These connected lighting systems, offering a unified user experience, feature applications that address industry-specific verticals such as Interact City for public space lighting, roads, streets, pedestrian areas, parks and plazas; Interact Landmark for architectural lighting; Interact Office for offices and commercial buildings; Interact Retail for large retail and food stores and Interact Sports for stadiums We also announced the launch of Light Fidelity (LiFi), a technology in which high quality LED lighting provides a broadband Internet connection through light waves. As the lighting company for the Internet of Things, Philips Lighting is the first global lighting company to offer LiFi-enabled luminaires from its existing office lighting portfolio. It can offer tremendous value for industries such as banking, government buildings and healthcare, where data privacy and equipment interference is a 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.

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Smart-Cities initiative is a billiondollar debonair for the LED industry.

What scopes does it keep for Philips Lighting?

Urban populations are growing rapidly and 60 percent of the world population is predicted to be living in cities by 2030.

Philips Lighting is helping to pave the way for massive urban growth by developing a people-centric blueprint for lighting and Internet of Things (IoT) services in the smart city of the future. Connected LED lighting has the potential to enhance quality of life, transform everyday experiences and services, and ensure sustainability in our ever-expanding global cities. By 2030 it is expected that there will be close to 70 billion light points.

Philips Lighting’s look into the city of 2030 explores four scenarios which demonstrate how future lighting technology can deliver more sustainable, better-connected and more enjoyable cities. These are: Connected Streets Connected LED street lights provide highly energy efficient, quality light, but they are also sensor nodes on an information highway. In 2030 connected street lights will be able to stream data between millions of devices. Connected lighting infrastructure collects and distributes data and improves city services such as light, traffic, air quality, public safety, parking and other location based services, leveraging state-ofthe-art communication technologies.

Autonomous vehicles navigate roads safely, using and communicating with sensors in street lights that scan the road and pavements, and provide a frame of reference by transmitting situational information to augment the vehicles’ on-board sensors. a. Philips Lighting’s Citytouch solutions are currently used in more than 250 cities in 31 countries and some key installations are in London (UK), Surakarta (Indonesia), Los Angeles (USA), Greater Toronto (Canada) and Buenos Aires (Argentina). b. Philips Lighting announced one of the world’s largest connected street lighting systems in Jakarta with Philips CityTouch monitoring and managing nearly 90,000 street lights.

c. O ur street lighting system in LA leverages public mobile networks to monitor and maintain 110,000 street lights provided by other vendors. In addition to providing a sense of security for citizens, some of the street light poles house small cell technology which generates new revenue streams for the city by providing wireless data services, so that wherever you are you get a signal. The lighting infrastructure also supports future applications such as monitoring noise levels at street level to safeguard the health of citizens.

Interactive Public Spaces Scarcity of space will compel cities to extend public spaces underground, with a seamless transition made possible by lighting that mimics natural daylight and makes people feel comfortable.

The digital lighting system can send positional data to help drones navigate and deliver items, while responsive light walls display art and foster citizen interaction and creativity.

Philips Lighting presented a new Philips Power over Ethernet (PoE) connected lighting system that transformed Madrid’s landmark office skyscraper Torre Europa into a smart office.

Sustainable City Farming Beneath the city and in unused spaces, urban farms that use little water and no pesticides, can grow plants and vegetables sustainably - reducing the distance between the farm and your fork, increasing food security, ensuring provenance and protecting precious natural resources.

Since 2013, Philips Lighting collaborates with GrowUp Urban Farms that is a vertical urban farm established in an unused warehouse in East London’s industrial area. This is the first commercial aquaponic urban farm in the UK and produces 20,000 kilograms of fresh salads per annum with the help of Philips GreenPower LED lighting.

More Personalized Living In the home of 2030, lighting will be able to synchronize with everything from your door bell to your television and music and will befully adjustable to individual preferences. It will preempt your needs and complement your wellbeing, energize you, relax you and keep you safe. In November 2016,

Philips Lighting and Xiaomi joined forces to design and develop connected LED lighting products for Xiaomi’s smart home ecosystem in China.

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How can India set a sustainable National Standard on LEDs?

As per an ELCOMA study, the Indian LED Lighting market has grown from Rs 500 crore in 2010 to Rs 10,000 crore today and constitutes over 45% of the overall Rs 22,000 crore lighting industry in India, comprising of all categories like GLS, FTL, CFL and other lamps. Given the government’s push towards adoption of LEDs and their general consumer popularity, LED lighting will constitute a majority share of the total lighting market in the next few years. Given this scenario, it is important for the government to act against these spurious and non-branded products for safeguarding consumer safety and protecting their revenues against these companies. The Indian Lighting industry unanimously recommends a need for stronger enforcement for compliance to these safety standards prescribed and mandated by the Bureau of Indian Standards and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.

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You being on the leadership board and a statesman for the Indian LED industry, what are your recommendations and advice mulling into the current Indian LED sector?

The major drivers that will boost the adoption of LED lighting are the increasing number of government initiatives for energy conservation, rapid urbanization, rising consumer awareness about energy-efficient products and innovative products offered by the industry that are in sync with the overall trend of digitization. This evolution indicates a tectonic shift in technology from electrical to electronics. In turn, this may represent a significant growth opportunity for companies offering electronic hardware/ components and solutions used in LED lighting with functionality across homes, public and professional lighting.

We strongly believe that the future of lighting is connected and the lighting industry can play an important role in creating a connected future.

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The Evolution of Automotive Transmissive Sensors

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Keeping pace with the electronification of automobiles Look inside any car built since 2010 and you’ll find a dizzying array of electronics. This evolution from mechanical to electronic devices is requiring components to evolve or, like the dinosaurs, die. Components need to be not only robust, but highly accurate for complex applications. We can see this process very clearly by looking at what has happened over the past several generations of transmissive sensors, where the battle for survival of the fittest continues to go on. We invite you in this article to journey with us through the evolution of transmissive sensors from simple throughhole packages to sophisticated rugged surface-mount technologies.

Jim Toal Director Optoelectronics Business Marketing, Americas Vishay Optoelectronics

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At the dawn of the Pre-Triassic era, slotted interrupters also known as transmissive sensors in automotive systems took the form of an emitter-detector pair in through-hole packaging that was wave-soldered to a printed circuit board.

The emitter and detector were facing each other so that if anything came between them, the output current of the photodiode or phototransistor would change. This change would be relayed to a controller and something would happen: a motor would start or stop, an indicator light would turn on or off, or a bag of chips would fall to the bottom of a vending machine.

The Triassic Period The position of the discrete components could be difficult to precisely control.

One might be higher than the other or at a slight angle; the leads might be bent, or during handling they could become disoriented. This posed a problem for the system because the output current from the detector would vary from board to board. The controller might be looking for a certain signal level and, without an exact orientation, it wouldn’t get it. An evolutionary leap was ushered in by Vishay, which molded the discrete components in a common plastic housing to ensure exact orientation. This required several different package versions, each with a different gap between the emitter and detector, with a photodiode or phototransistor output, and with a different lead bend for horizontal or vertical gaps.

The T C P T- a n d TCUT1300X01 Period Automotive customers needed a transmissive sensor that could operate at higher temperatures and was qualified to the AEC-Q101 standard.

The molding compound of the emitter and detector limited the operating temperature. Based on the techniques

used in Origami, Vishay designed a leadframe based, custom formed sensor that used emitter and detector chips without lenses. With a gap of 3.0 mm and tightly controlled chip placement, the operating temperature increased from a maximum of 85 °C to 105 °C. Following Orwellian theory of one detector good, two detectors better, Vishay created a transmissive sensor with two phototransistors. With two, steering angle sensors could not only detect a code wheel but could also determine direction and speed, which is critical input to electronic stability control (ESC) units.

The advantage of this sensor’s construction over standard slotted interrupters includes: 4 Tighter tolerances of package outline dimensions and contact pads 4Tighter tolerance of optical axis 4 Improved mechanical design flexibility due to wider and optimized gap 4 Better co-planarity of contact pads for mounting to PCB The TCPT- and TCUT1350X01 Period Ever-demanding automotive customers needed the sensor to operate at still higher temperatures, to work in nearengine compartments and harsh environments up to 125 °C. With some inspired design changes, Vishay was able to manufacture slotted interrupters that met this specification. In addition, the typical output current of the phototransistor was increased from 0.6 mA to 1.6 mA. The TCPT- and TCUT1600X01 Period Imagine the lowly knob on your dashboard which controls the radio volume or the menu of your center console display. It is an appendage that commands little thought when not being turned or pushed. Yet lately Vishay Opto has given that knob a great deal of thought, especially that push function. Back in the day, designers could use the TCPT1300X01 sensor to determine the position of the knob but would have to design completely separate circuitry for the push. Not anymore. The transmissive sensor has evolved further to include the TCPT- and TCUT1600X01 which has a deeper channel. This deeper channel enables design engineers to redesign their code wheel to include a push function.

The channel still has a gap width of 3 mm and two detector windows, but the depth has increased from 2.8 mm to 4.5 mm.

The TCUT1630X01 Period While the increased dome height of 4.5 mm will be sufficient for some applications, automotive customers need the added capability to be able to change the resulting action depending on the position of the knob when it is pushed. To fully meet this requirement, a third phototransistor and third window has been added. The overall size of the sensor has increased to enable this additional feature. While it is a 3-channel transmissive sensor, it is still an incremental encoder.

The Fully Evolved TCUT1800X01 The TCUT1800X01 is a 4-channel transmissive sensor designed for incremental and absolute encoder applications. The sensor combines two infrared emitters with four detector channels in a small, 5.5 mm x 5.85 mm x 7 mm surface mount package.

In combination with an application specific code wheel or strip, the sensor is ideally suited for a wide range of applications such as rotary switches, incremental turn switches, and speed and motion control systems. The integration of four channels into the automotive-qualified package also makes this sensor an excellent choice for more complex applications such as automotive steering wheel encoding, where multiple channels or channel redundancy is required. Depending on the application, the sensor can work as an absolute encoder or incremental encoder.

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany expects global car sales growth of 2.2% next year, and in all these cars will be a whole lot of electronic systems; from the engine to safety and security, from comfort and convenience to navigation and instrumentation. Vishay optoelectronics will continue to lead the way in providing components that meet the challenges of an evolving automotive industry.

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STMICROELECTRONICS OFFERS HIGH-ACCURACY MEMS SENSORS FOR PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE

Fostering its focus in IIoT segment, STMicroelectronics recently concluded its successful annual press briefing on MEMS sensors. While sharing dialogue on their added focus and ST’s strategies, Vishal Goyal, Senior Technical Marketing Manager, Analog and MEMS Group, RF, Sensors and Analog Custom Products, Asean-ANZ and India, STMicroelectronics shared the future of advanced automation and how their marquee Industrial-Ready, High-Stability MEMs sensor sporting 10-years product-longevity is set to redefine the term IIoT lauding Indian scenario. Edited Nub.

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What is ST’s technology leadership in MEMS & Sensors and why customers should choose your products?

ST is # 1 in MEMS sensors for consumer and mobile and # 2 in MEMS micro-actuators.

Our MEMS products target a wide array of applications in computer peripherals, automotive, industrial and consumer markets. ST has a comprehensive offer of sensors (Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Magnetometer, Pressure, humidity and temperature.

ST has innovative MEMS sensors which have strong demand in India. Secondly, ST is making things easier for its customers and start-ups by not only providing IC but also by providing solutions. ST is helping to develop strong knowledge base by providing its reference solutions and actual demos that are close to end application. We have expertise in technology and provide unique proposition such as MEMS sensor, Microcontroller, NFC and Smart meters to demonstrate our technology leadership.

Tell us about ST’s strategy for MEMS?

ST strategy is to bring a different solution to customer or vendors so that they know from where to start. ST is giving them reference solutions and actual demos, to make them understand solution completely so that they can implement it into their business. India is a mass market country and ST is supporting it by its advanced technology and unique propositions.

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Please highlight ST MEMS product range ?

ST´s MEMS products target a wide array of applications in computer peripherals, automotive, industrial and consumer markets. ST has already established itself as the market leader in MEMS technology for Consumer and a mobile application. ST is fastest growing MEMS sensors Company in automotive. In automotive, we have a strong position in non-safety applications such as telematics and anti-theft system. We have also entered into airbag sensor application. For Industry 4.0, ST provides a complete range of products suitable to

be applied in early failure detection and predictive maintenance systems where vibration, temperature, pressure, sound and acoustics analysis are needed. Now we are strongly focusing into industrial MEMS sensor.

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Which products will be covered u n de r ST ’ s 10- y e ar lo n ge vit y program ST’s 10-year longevity commitment assures long-term availability of a wide range of high-performing components used in industrial equipment, helping vendors handle the typically long inmarket lifetimes of their products and extended operation in challenging environmental conditions. In addition to industrial sensors, the program covers STM32 microcontrollers, motor drivers, analog components, power converters, LEDs, and existing MEMS sensors that will be supported for at least 10 years.

The new sensors, to be made available during 2018, begin with the IIS3DHHC, a 3-axis accelerometer optimized for high measurement resolution and stability to ensure accuracy over time and temperature. The IIS3DHHC targets precision inclinometers in

antenna-positioning mechanisms for communication systems, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) equipment for keeping buildings and bridges safe, and stabilizers or levelers for a wide variety of industrial platforms. Its longterm accuracy and robustness are also ideal for high-sensitivity tilt and security sensors, as well as image stabilization in high-end Digital Still Cameras (DSCs).

Source :https://www.st.com/content/ st_com/en/about/media-center/pressitem.html/p4035.htm

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Throw light on Predictive Maintenance demos

Vibration Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance In industrial applications, ST has a Predictive Maintenance demo with a compact low-voltage dual motor-control evaluation board for condition monitoring and early motor-failure detection, as well as eSIM / M2M solutions for industrial and telematics applications; IO-Link to enable communications between different end devices and sensors for industrial use.

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DENSO INVESTS 30BN YEN IN JOLED DENSO Investment in JOLED speeds development of in-vehicle OLED displays, and brings HD images, improved lighting and efficient design to car cockpits DENSO Corporation announces a massive investment of 30 billion yen ($270 million) in JOLED Inc - a developer of printed organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays.

The latest DENSO investment is said to accelerate JOLED's development and mass production of in-vehicle OLED displays.

These vehicle OLED displays are used for human-machine interfaces (HMIs) in car cockpits to deliver key driving information to the driver quickly and accurately.

Compared to conventional HMIs, which use thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs), JOLED's OLED displays offer higher-definition images, more vivid colors, and are designed to be thinner, lighter, and bendable making them easier to install and produce more optimized light output for improved HMI functionality.

"DENSO's investment in JOLED directly

enhances the advancement of humanmachine interfaces -- technologies which are critical to keeping drivers informed behind the wheel safely," said Hirotsugu Takeuchi, executive director of DENSO. "Working with JOLED will help us create a new mobility future that's safer for all, emphasizes efficiency and smartly applies problem-solving innovations to the real world."

As cars become more connected, more information can be provided to drivers to

help them ensure effective road safety.

Because of this, there is a growing demand for HMIs that can display information in a more visually appealing, larger, and easier-to-understand format.

OLED displays enable these characteristics and will continue to gain prominence as HMIs are called upon to deliver improved visibility, more dynamic design and increased operational efficiencies.

JOLED is known as first in the world to commercialize printed OLED displays, and the company's OLED printing method is simpler and more efficient than traditional manufacturing approaches.

This investment will enable DENSO to combine its accumulated technology and know-how regarding HMIs with JOLED's OLED printing. DENSO speeding up the development and mass production of various types of OLED displays for instrument clusters, center-stack displays, and other devices, and thus contribute to the development of more attractive and convenient cockpits.

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AAI SIGNS MoU WITH EESL, NEW LED LIGHTS AT JPNI AIRPORT The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for replacement of existing conventional lights with energy efficient LED lights at Jaya Prakash Narayan International Airport (JPNI).

According to the sources, senior EESL officials said the company would make an investment of Rs 4.9 lakh on the project.

“The project is part of the Centre’s building energy efficiency programme (BEEP), under which 100% upfront cost would be borne by EESL. EESL will manage the procurement of lighting equipment, installation and maintenance of the installed LEDs for free of cost.

The project will save around two lakh units of energy which will lead to an annual monetary saving of Rs 15.59 lakh. Besides, the total investment for this project is only Rs 4.9 lakh,” said Regional Manager of EESL in Bihar Rakesh Pratap Singh.

He further added, “We are aiming to

complete the project within three months.

This means the conventional lights will be replaced by LED ones by October-end.

Altogether 1,000 indoor lights, including tube lights, panel lights and other down lights will be installed at the airport initially.

We will also install air-conditioners, 200

streetlights and outdoor lights on the airport premises under the programme.

A site survey will be conducted for finalizing the total quantity of lights and air-conditioners to be installed in the AAI township,” Singh said.

He noted that immediately after signing of the MoU, a tender was floated to rope in an agency which will provide manpower for the execution of the project. The company is to be finalized within ten days.

The AAI and EESL collaborative project will save at least two lakh kilovolt ampere hours unit annually besides saving an estimated amount of Rs16 lakh per year.

AAI officials said the initiative would lead to huge energy conservation and reduced energy bills.

“AAI will pay EESL on the basis of energy savings recorded once the project is completed,” said AAI deputy general manager A R Swaminathan after signing the MoU with EESL on Tuesday.

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OSRAM INITIATES SALE OF ITS LUMINAIRES BUSINESS (LS) Osram lately announced that its management board has decided to divest its luminaires business.

"Thanks to numerous measures, the earnings position of the Lighting Solutions business unit has stabilized significantly, therefore allowing us to initiate an organized sales process. This will result in a more strategic focus with regards to applications with high growth potential," said Olaf Berlien, CEO of OSRAM Licht AG. Further, it stated that talks will be held with interested parties for the luminaires business. The management board will provide an update on the progress of strategic plans for the company at the Capital Markets Day in November.

As part of its strategic realignment, Osram is refining its positioning with an increased focus on the growth markets in high-tech fields. The financial figures of the Lighting Solutions (LS) business unit, combined with the contribution of the Digital Systems business unit, are captured

within the Lighting Solutions & Systems (LSS) reporting segment. The largest LS location is Traunreut, Germany, where

luminaires for industrial and commercial sites and street and stadium lighting, for example, are produced.

Cree announces extension of its XLamp XP-G3 LED announces new XLamp XPG3 S Line LED. Optimized for the connected lighting future – the XP-G3 S Line, Cree delivers high-power LED technology optimized for long-lifetime, high-power general lighting applications where sensors and the internet of things (IoT) are becoming common, such as commercial indoor, parking, industrial and roadway.

Connected lighting systems use information from occupancy sensors and other sources to continuously react to the target environment, dimming or switching off unneeded lights to conserve energy.

On average, a connected lighting system will dim or switch off lights up to 10 times more often than with a standard lighting system. These additional dimming and switching cycles put more stress on the LED system and can limit the luminaire’s lifetime.

Through innovations in component architecture, the new XLamp XP-G3 S

Line LED from Cree touts to withstand double the number of switching cycles when compared to competing LEDs in its class.

The new XP-G3 S Line LED from Cree further improves the standard XP-G3 with better reliability through switching and dimming cycles, improved resistance to sulfur exposure and higher light output and efficacy.

The latest robust version of the XP-G3 LED delivers excellent LED system reliability in all lighting applications, including those with harsher environments.

“Our customers want LED solutions that are highly efficient, cost-effective and reliable enough to last in the harsh outdoor environments of Brazil,” said Mario Sergio Martins, co-owner, Genesis Devices & Equipment (GDE).

“With the new XP-G3 S Line LEDs, Cree is delivering a solution that is quickly and easily implemented to improve the performance and reliability for all my products, whether they include IoT controls now or will be retrofitted later

in the field.”

“Cree’s lighting-class LEDs enabled the lighting revolution and LED lighting is now the industry standard. Looking forward, the lighting market will require LEDs designed to withstand the rigors of connected intelligent lighting,” said Dave Emerson, Cree LEDs executive vice president and general manager. “Cree’s new S Line LEDs employ a unique chip and package architecture that delivers the reliability and performance to withstand harsh environments, repeated dimming and on/off cycles.”

The XP-G3 S Line LED provides an easy upgrade path for existing XP-based LED systems, allowing manufacturers to quickly implement these LED innovations into their designs. Product samples are available now and production quantities are available with standard lead times.

The XP-G3 S Line LED has LM-80 data available to enable luminaires to immediately meet the requirements for DesignLights Consortium qualification.

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ORIENT ELECTRIC GETS 5-STAR RATING BY BEE Orient Electric Limited has become the first Indian lighting brand to have been awarded 5-star rating for its 9W LED bulbs

by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) as announced by UNI BEE, under its labeling program for LED bulbs, considers luminous efficacy (Lumens per watt) and other safety requirements like the photo-biological safety as main parameters to rate the bulbs on a five-star scale for energy efficiency.

Puneet Dhawan, Senior Vice President, and Business Head, Lighting, Orient Electric further commented, “We are proud to be amongst the first to have certified BEE-5-star rated LED bulbs. We have always been a firm supporter of BEE’s star labeling for LED bulbs as it helps to assure the consumer in terms of light output and energy savings.

Puneet Dhawan

Sr VP and Business Head Orient Electric Boasting on this achievement, he further added, “Also, we were the pioneers to introduce and market BEE 3 star rated

bulbs way back in 2016 and this norm has now been made mandatory for all.

In our consistent endeavor to provide value to customers, we have now voluntarily adopted BEE 5-star rating for high demand 9W LED Bulbs.

“Our LED lighting business has grown 8 times in just 2 years. We are today one of the largest LED bulb manufacturers in the country in the non-OEM category and a preferred supplier to many government institutions”, Puneet noted.

Orient Electric has a fully integrated manufacturing set-up for making electronic drivers, LED modules and finished bulbs, various LED luminaires e.g. Streetlights, Floodlights, Industrial Highbay lights and indoor lights backed by a fully integrated in-house R&D team and Competence Centre.

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NORTH DELHI STREETS TO GET LED-IFIED Over one lakh energy-efficient LED streetlights have been installed replacing the High Pressure Sodium Vapour (HPSV) lamps and Semi-High Mast Light (SHML) by the power discom TPDDL in North Delhi according to the news by PTI. More than 52,000 LED lights have been installed under the second phase of the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) project being executed by Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL), said an official of the discom.

The streetlight project is undertaken in 104 wards of the NDMC. The discom has already completed the first phase with more than 85,000 streetlight points converted to LED lights.

“The work in the second phase is also progressing at a full pace in which more than 52,000 LED lights already replaced, taking the total to 1,37,000 points. The second phase is expected to be completed by the end of this month.” said a senior official. The project has helped TPDDL in achieving an “incredible” reduction of demand of street-lighting, thereby reducing the overall peak demand by more than 15 MW, translating into a “considerable”

power saving.

“The LED streetlight is an important project which will result in better illumination of the roads for better safety while ensuring energy efficiency and savings of more than 15MW of peak demand." , said Sanjay Banga TPDDL Chief Executive Officer.

Aimed at better illumination of the roads and flyovers, the discom is also maintaining 10,000 new and efficient octagonal streetlight poles which have been recently installed by the Public Works Department replacing the old poles, said the spokesperson.

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EUROPE TO BAN HALOGEN LIGHTBULBS STARTING SEPTEMBER The lights will dim for halogen bulbs as halogen lightbulbs will be banned all across Europe effective September 1 to encourage consumers to switch over to the more energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) technology.

LED Lights consume one-fifth of the energy of halogen bulbs and their phase-out will prevent more than 15m tonnes of carbon emissions a year, an amount equal to Portugal’s annual electricity usage according to the experts.

Philips, the lighting manufacturer estimates consumer savings of up to ÂŁ112 a year from the switchover because LEDs last much longer than halogens and use far less power.

According to the sources, EU member states decided in 2009 to phase out halogen bulbs by September 1, 2016, earlier.

However, the European Commission ultimately concluded that EU citizens needed more time to move from halogen

to LED, and as a result the ban was delayed until this year.

LED lights consume about five times less energy than a halogen lamps, offering immense savings potential, both environmentally and economically.

The EU estimates that switching to LED lamps will save 115 euros over each lamp's lifetime and will pay back its cost in less than a year.

BY 2024, GLOBAL LED LIGHTING MARKET WORTH US$ 100 BN others specialized LEDs lighting for the government organization.

share in global LED lighting market noted the ReearchMoz report.

Rising electricity prices, increasing concern over climate change and great desire of countries to be energy independent are propelling global lighting market into highly-efficient LEDs light sources. In most region of the world, the government has taken significant steps to promote LED lighting like banning incandescent bulb and giving subsidies to the LED lighting manufacturers.

Many countries procure LED lighting products like street lighting and several

The Price-Game of LEDs is Lauding the Market Gradual decreasing prices of LEDs lighting over last five year has increased the penetration rate of Global LED lighting market to a great extent and further this trend will continue in anticipated year till 2019. The adoption of LED lighting in several applications like residential, office, industrial, architectural, Retail shop and so on has increased and it is expected that LED lighting industry will outperform in anticipated year.

The initial cost of LED lighting is comparatively high to the traditional incandescents, energy-efficient lightbulbs such as halogen incandescents and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). But it cost more cheaper in long-run for example typically use of LED lighting can take 25%-80% less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs, thus saving money and can last 3-25 times longer.

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In most region of the world, the government has taken significant steps to promote LED lighting like banning incandescent bulb and giving subsidies to the LED lighting manufacturers.

Many countries procure LED lighting products like street lighting and several others specialized LEDs lighting for the government organization.

Global LED lighting market is expected to surpass more than US$ 100 Billion by the end of year 2024. Recent in-depth study of "Global LED Lighting Market & Forecast

By Applications from ResearchMoz. The research firm believes the massive transformation of LED lighting from conventional lighting is happening due to advancement of its features like efficiency, durability, Environmentalfriendly and cost effectiveness.

All these features of LED lighting is widely recognized and adopted by household, government organisation, industrial sector and commercial segment. Asia is one of important destination for LED lighting market and has captured highest market

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DIGI-KEY BOLSTERS INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION PORTFOLIO Digi-Key Electronics continues to strengthen their offering of Industrial Automation (IA) components, enhancing design and project capabilities in countless IA applications.

The company has added over 14,000+ Industrial Automation part numbers to their portfolio in categories such as sensors, cables, safety devices, control monitors, relays, timers, switches, lighting, and controllers, among others.

Aside from the product lines from DigiKey’s traditional suppliers such as OMRON, TE, Panasonic, Molex, and others, the company has added 15 new lines and

in the past year, including products from Altech, SICK, IDEC, Carlo Gavazzi, and Belden.

Digi-Key also recently updated their industrial automation landing page, offering more graphical links and adds the ability to find related parts. The page is also more mobile-friendly, catering to users who need parts in the moment or

on the go.

“Digi-Key aims to be the industry leader and single source for IA products and solutions for customers all over the world,” said Eric Wendt, Strategic Program Development Director – Industrial Automation at Digi-Key. “Industrial Automation is a vast industry that complements our current offering and plays a critical part in building automation, factories, Industry 4.0, and more. We want to partner with designers and purchasers in these application areas to help enable the innovation and functionality of their systems, processes, and machinery.”

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MICROCHIP XPLAINED PRO EVALUATION KITS AT element14 element14 announces the availability of the Microchip SAM L10 and SAM L11 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kits and associated MCUs. The new devices available from element14 are the industry’s lowest-power 32-bit MCUs as well as the first to offer chip-level security and Arm TrustZone Technology.

The SAM L10 is the industry’s lowest power MCU in this class and allows users to develop secured applications without the battery constraints of less power-efficient MCUs. Its ultralow power consumption makes it suitable for a range of IoT applications in areas such as wearable devices, gaming controls, energy harvesting, smart pens and low-power industrial sensor nodes.

The SAM L11 additionally features integrated hardware security which allows users to take advantage of the increased security needed by applications such as IoT nodes, remote keypads and authentication systems for smart cities and home automation; industrial automation or medical devices.

“With the increasing growth of IoT end points and the resultant increased frequency of security breaches, designers are looking for MCUs that can help reduce power consumption while adding robust security”, said Simon Meadmore, Global Head of Semiconductors, Premier Farnell and element14: “As the Development Distributer we seek out devices to address design challenges for our customers as they bring their products to market.

The SAM L10 and SAM L11 MCU family takes an innovative approach to solving these challenges by integrating a wide variety of peripherals, including security features, into the industry’s lowest power MCU in its class. This allows users to develop secured applications without the battery constraints of less power-efficient MCUs.” The new MCUs run at 32 MHz with memory configuration of up to 64 KB Flash and 16 KB SRAM. In addition to their ultralow power consumption, they incorporate an enhanced

Peripheral Touch Controller and advanced analogue features. Both devices are available in 24- and 32-pin package options.

In addition to being the industry’s lowest power MCUs in their class with an EEMBC certified ULPMark of 405, the SAM L10 and SAM L11 are built with picoPower technology and provide flexible power saving modes.

They are supported with power debugging and data visualiser tools to monitor and analyse power consumption in real time, helping developers to rapidly optimise their system designs for lower power consumption with significant improvements in battery life.

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BOSCH’S CISS SOLUTION, NOW AT MOUSER Mouser Electronics is now stocking the Connected Industrial Sensor Solution (CISS) from Bosch. The Bosch CISS is a robust, multi-sensor device designed to enable Internet of Things (IoT) applications in harsh environments, using MEMS technology to detect vibration and acceleration and other environmental conditions.

The Bosch Connected Industrial Sensor Solution, available from Mouser Electronics, integrates a gyroscope, accelerometer, magnetometer, temperature/humidity/air pressure sensor, microphone, and light sensor. Engineers can activate or deactivate each sensor individually and configure the sensors’ sampling rates and thresholds to suit a variety of applications.

The CISS features a 32-bit Arm Cortex-M3 microcontroller with 1 MByte of internal flash, as well as a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) radio and USB connectivity for data transmission.

The CISS provides valuable data to optimize maintenance processes and enhance productivity, and can be integrated to wide range of hardware-agnostic gateways and clouds.

The device allows for monitoring of multiple conditions simultaneously to provide improved predictive maintenance, while both live and historic data can be supplied over the

Virtual CISS app or the cloud.

The compact, IP54-rated device offers an operating temperature range of minus 20 degrees to 80 degrees C, making it suitable for Industry 4.0 applications, including preventative maintenance, industrial retrofitting, digital twinning, and condition monitoring.

New Yorker Electronics has released the first device in a new IHSR series of high temperature commercial inductors. The Vishay Dale IHSR-4040DZ-51 is designed for multi-phase, high current power supplies and filters in computer, industrial and telecom applications and offers a 50% reduction in DCR over typical power inductors.

It also demonstrates a 20% or greater profile reduction over similar ferrite products.

In addition, the inductor boasts an unprecedented standard DCR tolerance of 5%, with 3% available for more accurate current sensing.

With a frequency range up to 5MHz, the Vishay Dale IHSR-4040DZ-51 is optimized for energy storage in DC/DC converters and high current filtering up to the self-resonant frequency (SRF) of the inductor. Applications include notebooks, desktop PCs, and servers; low profile, high current power supplies and filters; and DC/DC converters for distributed power systems.

The IHSR-4040DZ-51 available from New Yorker Electronic, low typical DCR of 0.520mΩ and inductance of 0.130µH allow for higher current density than competing technologies, while its 4mm profile enables slimmer end products.

The Key Features & Benefits of Vishay's latest

device include: • High temperature rating, up to 155°C • Shielded construction • Excellent DC/DC energy storage up to 5 MHz. • Lowest DCR/μH, in this package size • Handles high transient current spikes without saturation • Ultra low buzz noise, due to composite construction • Patent pending The inductor offers high temperature

operation to +155°C, rated current to 92A, and handles high transient current spikes without saturation. The device is available in the 10mm x 10mm 4040 case size; additional case sizes will be offered in the future.

Packaged in a 100% lead (Pb)-free shielded, composite construction that reduces buzz noise to ultra low levels, the inductor offers high resistance to thermal shock, moisture and mechanical shock. The IHSR-4040DZ-51 is RoHS-compliant, halogen-free and Vishay Green.

The Key Applications of the Vishay IHSR4040DZ-51 include: • Notebook / desktop / server applications • High current POL converters • Low profile, high current power supplies • High current, high frequency multi-phase DC/DC Converters • DC/DC converters in distributed power systems New Yorker Electronics is a franchise distributor for Vishay Dale and carries the full line of Vishay Super 12 Featured Products as well as its complete line of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors and capacitors).

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SUHAS TAMRAS

Global Head - Medical Devices and Healthcare Practice - Tata Elxsi

OUR ABILITY TO INNOVATE IN THE PRODUCT DESIGN SPACE HAS BEEN THE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENTIATING FACTOR FOR TATA ELXSI Despite the rapid advances and adoption of technology, the sheer size of the country, the demographics and the economics of healthcare, make it a huge challenge for the innovators. Marrying technology and clinical innovation to the delivery of healthcare services is a challenging problem statement. Niloy Banerjee| Consultant Editor of BIS Infotech loops Suhas Tamras, Global Head - Medical Devices and Healthcare Practice at Tata Elxsi for exclusive talks. Wherein, Mr. Tamras explains on how they have been engaging with some of the largest medical devices brands in designing & building products and solutions for the future and how healthcare is acting as a stimulus towards the emerging buzzword technologies like AI, ML, IoT, Cloud etc. Edited Nub.

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What are the engineering and innovation of Medical Devices for emerging markets like India?

Emerging markets, such as India, provide the best and compelling opportunity for frugal and innovative engineering in Medical devices. The size of the market & the potential scale of growth has made global OEMs relook at traditional design & engineering approaches and methodologies. Let’s look at Diagnostics.

As diseases, both lifestyle and viral, are prevalent, there is a growing need for low-cost, portable & ruggedized point-ofcare diagnostic products which are yet of clinical standards. These devices are now disrupting the diagnostics space, with a number of service providers providing in-home diagnostic tests with digital reports made available in no time.

Health screening devices are enabling patients to take charge of their health at home and regularly monitor health indicators. Further, devices are being used to monitor patients remotely for early diagnosis thus minimizing hospital visits and reducing pressure on the country’s over-burdened medical resources Minimally invasive surgical procedures and Advanced surgical equipment is another area where design & engineering expertise will play a greater role in providing quality treatment. However, there is still a gap in making these

affordable for the larger rural & semirural India. With greater emphasis on the Make in India program, the future is promising for engineering and innovation to be made mainstream and affordable.

Despite the rapid advances and adoption of technology, the sheer size of the country, the demographics and the economics of healthcare, make it a huge challenge for the innovators. Marrying technology and clinical innovation to the delivery of healthcare services is a challenging problem statement.

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How Tata Elxsi helps Medical Device manufacturers adapt and meet the needs of the geography-specific regulatory compliance and help go-tomarket with medical standard products?

Elxsi's Medical Device and Healthcare practice provide end-to-end medical device engineering services with a user design and experience-centric approach.

We provide the complete gamut of design engineering services starting from consumer/market research to mechanical design (styling & prototyping), hardware and software engineering, value-engineering, regulatory standard adherence profile, independent verification and validation, and complete documentation support for certification and approval.

This gamut of one-stop shop services is

modeled to help Medical device OEMs to conceptualize/develop products, innovate and redesign exisiting products, and go-to-market for necessary certification support.

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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, IoT has nudged every sector, in which, healthcare was said to be the foremost. How Tata Elxsi help design and engineering of next-gen medical devices?

Our ability to innovate in the product design space has been the fundamental differentiating factor for Tata Elxsi. We have numerous examples of engaging with some of the largest medical devices brands in designing & building products and solutions for the future. Tata Elxsi has played a major and pivotal role in most of the innovations that have enabled Medical devices OEMs to enter and expand in the emerging markets and some of the mature markets as well.

We are working on some futuristic concepts of early diagnostics and detection using AI-ML based platforms.

These are solution accelerators that we are building, which will undergo User Testing and a restricted clinical testing as well. The intention is to build resusable components that can easily be plugged into our customer’s larger solutions.

One great example where we are helping

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customers commercialize path breaking innovation is Hemex Health, where we are engaged in a partnership to develop a Point of Care Solution for detecting malaria and sickle cell disease. In addition to being POC, this device promises to be reliable than most of the RDTs available today, and at much lower price points.

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How will you define Digital Transformation for the Healthcare Industry and Tata Elxsi’s role in this mutating period?

The Digital Transformation is not sudden and we have been seeing the transition to a connected health paradigm, for almost a decade. There have been attempts to standardize communication interfaces via protocols like Continua, HL7, DICOM etc.

In the latest development, the digitization is focused more on the decentralization of healthcare and making it available to the end user. Hence in addition to the technology, this paradigm also poses risks arising out of the Usability aspects. Tata Elxsi’s “Design + Digital “theme addresses exactly these issues.

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Remote monitoring, tele-health and disease management etc. are also among the growing trends. What is Tata Elxsi take on these buzzwords?

As mentioned earlier, Tata Elxsi has been developing platforms for telehealth, Remote Monitoring and similar converging applications for a decade. These are not mere buzzwords. For example, Tata Memorial has a fully functional telemedicine service since the early 2000s.

Similarly Narayana Hrudayalaya, KEM, Apollo Hospitals and many more have their own telehealth platforms.

This is helping the underserved population, access to some of the world class specialists, and helping to bring down the costs at the same time.

IOT and the cloud infrastructure will generate huge data for the researchers, which will in turn fuel path-breaking innovations in disease prevention, immunology etc.

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Absolutely, the innovation is broadly on two fronts.

Clinical innovations, where disruptive clinical solutions are being worked upon, and technology innovations, where service delivery models are being challenged.

Tata Elxsi is working with startups who have the potential of changing the healthcare paradigm, not only in India but globally.

Additionally, most of the proven medical devices in the developed market are being localized for India and the rest of the emerging markets. That space provides a unique opportunity for innovation as well. The challenge will be to address very competitive price points at the same time ensuring the highest reliability and ease of use.

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The Government initiative ‘Make in India’ has also included medical devices sector in its agenda. Do you think that India has the wherewithal to become the likes of the big dominators around the world?

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ARMSTRONG MEJILLA Presales Team Lead|Qlik

BIG DATA IS BECOMING LESS ABOUT SIZE AND MORE ABOUT COMBINATIONS The next wave will be about the ability to quickly combine big data with small data to serve specific higher value use cases. And that will become easier to do as the focus shifts to data semantics and catalogues, and to standardizing data models more easily with external data sources. With our recent acquisition of Podium Data, Qlik is leading the way in enabling our customers to unlock this opportunity.

Joining in with the success story of Qlik, Armstrong Mejilla, Presales Team Lead, Qlik in exclusive talks with Niloy Banerjee | Consultant Editor | BIS Infotech taps the ‘Big’ trends of ‘Data’ and cites on how Qlik’s leading approach is enabling Data as valuable tool for businesses. Edited nub.

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How is Big Data evolving in 2018, the maturity of the market and the potential?

The Big Data and Analytics industry is presently at a very exciting stage. IDC estimates that the global Big Data and Business Analytics revenues in 2017 exceeded $150 billion, marking a yearon-year growth of around 12.4%. It also projects the market to continue on its double-digit growth trajectory through to 2020, driving revenues in excess of $210 billion. These are encouraging signs that the global Big Data market will continue to grow.

Leveraging all data is emerging as a very significant trend impacting the value organisations can drive from analytics is their ability to consume data. We see an increasing need to easily combine different data sources and data sets, because this is where real value lies.

This will drive faster time-to-value and result in better data quality.

It must be acknowledged that the first wave of big data analytics have met with limited success and data warehouses often failed to fully delivery on their promise. Throwing data into a lake or warehouse, or just hoarding data for no clear purpose has proved inefficient in most cases. Gartner validates this by saying that through 2018, 90% of deployed data lakes will be deemed useless as they are overwhelmed with information assets captured for uncertain use cases.

The next wave will be about the ability

to quickly combine big data with small data to serve specific higher value use cases. And that will become easier to do as the focus shifts to data semantics and catalogues, and to standardizing data models more easily with external data sources. With our recent acquisition of Podium Data, Qlik is leading the way in enabling our customers to unlock this opportunity.

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Standing in 2018, has big data overcome the allegations of privacy and unregulated data mining?

Whether Big Data has overcome these allegations or not is a matter of opinion.

The bottom line is that it’s about use and misuse. While it is obvious that our privacy is threatened by unregulated use of personal data, it would be irresponsible to say that data mining is all-harmful.

It has been proved that applying data analytics on top of large datasets can augment the creation of untapped valuable knowledge. New data protection laws like the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) heralds a new era of privacy regulation. With more stringent rules and significant penalties, GDPR compels organisations to ascertain beforehand how they are using data, how long they are keeping it for and makes the case to use trusted vendors. Qlik is a GDPR-compliant vendor with an ongoing commitment to protecting our data and the data of our customers and partners.

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How can one secure its Big Data off or on-premise?

Characteristic of a modern data analytics platform is the ability to balance flexibility and security. The platform should handle authentication using digital certificates and Transport Layer Security (TLS) to encrypt network traffic and in turn allow for Single Sign-On with identity providers.

It should also provide an authorization framework that is scalable, secure and governable.

This scenario gets more complicated with companies looking to combine analysis with data on-premise and in the cloud. Qlik’s Multi-Cloud offering is wellpositioned to address this growing need with its container-based architecture that easily and economically scales across on-premise and multiple cloud environments.

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How majorly has Big Data Market impacted the Analytics Market?

The definition of big data is evolving.

For a number of years, it's always been about volume, velocity, variety and veracity. A lot of times that applies to data regardless of size, quantity and shape. However, what we need to do is to assess the latency and the relevancy of data to the needs of an organisation.

You may need to consume large volumes and varieties of data to satisfy that. That data may be at different velocities.

This means the notion of big data is

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disappearing and, in the future, we will just call it data.

Gartner found that successful implementations typically focused on combining and then analysing different kinds of data as opposed to exploring one giant data source. The need to relate together different kinds of data – internal and external - will provide fresh context and reveal new insights. Qlik ensures that everyone can get exactly what they need and when they need it, to support better data driven decisions, a trend which is likely to continue growing as the availability of external and cloud-based data increases.

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Lastly, how your company is determining or say linking the future of Big Data in terms of technology, market adaption, and revenue.

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Big Data is becoming less about size and more about combinations. With more fragmentation of data, and the majority of it created externally and in the cloud, looking at singular data sets without context will diminish in value.

Many organisations are figuring out how to see real value from their “big data” efforts. The best way to analyse big data is to leave it where it resides and create access without the need to extract every piece of information.

Qlik is creating its Associative Big Data Index for exactly this need, so organisations will be able to have users freely explore and search big data within sources such as data lakes and Hadoop without limits. It will make big data accessible and scalable across the entire organisation while adhering to corporate governance and compliance policies.

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‘Obsession, Derivation and Observation’, Additionally, the United Nations has we can have the greatest impact on the IoT lagoon has taken over the biggest predicted that by 2050 almost 70% their businesses and on society overall. democracy of the world. Having said that, of the world’s population will live in And for 40 years, NI has been a catalyst billion-dollar figures, procurements and city environments, all requiring stable, in accelerating engineering innovation investments are already been gushed sustainable public services and safety. to meet these kinds of challenges. NI’s to start the “Groundwork of IoT”. The To help cities meet this reality, NXP’s open platform combines three critical quest to achieve everything ‘Smart’ is technology is paving the way for secure, and interrelated elements: productive what the industry is thriving for, especially connected solutions that can make urban software, modular hardware, and an on the Smart Cities sphere. In India, life easier, better and safer in key areas expansive ecosystem. smart city coupled with IoT is enabling of Smart City architecture. Our robust cities with core infrastructure, quality smart city product portfolio includes Ramani Sundaresan life to its citizens, clean sustainable city Smart Mobile Payment Solutions, such as environment, and the buzzed smart city bank cards and parking meters; Smart The Smart Cities revolution is certainly not technology. While researching on this Home Solutions, such as smart gateways, a concept of the future. Many cities in subject, we found many notions and smart lighting and smart access that India under the present government’s arguable outlooks on the commendable make buildings and homes more secure, ‘Smart Cities’ initiative are taking strides growing urbanization of India. Earlier connected and convenient; Smart Life to make this dream a reality. The smart this year, while settling with an affluent Solutions, such as gaming devices and cities concept is all about transformation tech-honcho from the semiconductor wearables to cutting-edge medical and sustainability and is being perceived industry over lunch, I had this eagerness technology; Smart Building Solutions as a popular view into what the future to ask how a country which is set to be that help integrate the environmental, will look like. With urbanization evolving the most populous country by 2024 will l o n g e v i t y a n d e n e r g y - e f f i c i e n c y at a much faster pace than ever before, churn into an Industrious, Infrastructural, requirements for smart building designs; more and more people are migrating to technological and scalable city. I quite and finally Smart Energy Solutions that the cities. This has led to an increase in remember a profound answer at haste support sustainable energy management introduction of different technologies that citing, “India will build smart cities with for green cities and homes worldwide, are playing a vital role in improving and its own approach and not replicating from appliances to the grid. We are also transforming the life of the citizens, largely other counties like Singapore, Barcelona a trusted leader in eGovernment services in the form of delivery of citizen services. or maybe Abu Dhabi.” Getting further and provide tested, secure identification Most of the smart city projects are primed rhapsodized, I planned to jog myself and and authentication solutions, including by local municipalities or local admin do a groundwork with the tech-enablers electronic identity cards, electronic body. Avnet works with various partners, and hotshots who believes ‘IoT for Smart passports, electronic health and social design houses and system integrators to Cities in India is no more a Future Concept security cards and electronic driving fulfil the requirements of these local city but a Present Reality’. licenses. admin bodies. The end uses are variedOnboarding Ramani Sundaresan | including smart garbage management, Managing Director | Avnet India, Rahman Rahman Jamal smart parking solutions, panic buttons Jamal | Business and Technology Fellow, in city buses, GPRS based fare meters Marketing |National Instruments, Sanjay Once seen as a future vision, the smart for autorickshaws etc. For example, Gupta | Vice President & India Country city is more and more becoming a reality. we worked with a local company in Manager | NXP INDIA and Chetan Khona The foundation of a smart city are smart Bangalore and helped them during their | Strategic Marketing Manager | Xilinx technologies that provide innovative design phase.

– the story of Building Smart Cities with solutions to current and future needs.

IoT Groundwork went hereafter.

From a technological perspective, a Chetan Khona smart city is connected, integrated, and intelligent. As we know technology Saving time and money is a universal is moving at an unprecedented pace. concept in both the use of technology Is Smart Cities Just a Future Concept Our customers across every industry and in the development of it. Smart City currently? contributing to the smart city are seeing deployments around the world aim to technologies converge, resulting in streamline life in urban centers as well Sanjay Gupta increased complexity of their systems. This as improve safety of its citizens with the is true in connected cars, in smartphones, added promise of cost reductions for With everyday advancements in the field on semiconductor chips, smart factories, governments. Xilinx-based solutions are of Artificial Intelligence (AI), knowing and smart grid, smart health to name a few. increasingly becoming the choice of understanding its virtue and detriments NI has been addressing these challenges system integrators contracted by local brings us closer to the future of Smart by creating highly productive systems governments for the same reasons cities. For us, the heart of the smart city f o r e n g i n e e r s a n d s c i e n t i s t s . W e they have been the choice of large ecosystem is citizen safety, security and fundamentally believe that by making industrial firms. Xilinx offers industrials the providing a holistic citizen satisfaction. engineers and scientists more productive, ability to create common embedded

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iiot-edge-platforms.pdf the case is made Spur of EV to Adhere ‘Green for having two degrees of freedom, Sustainability’ software andhardware, rather than the typical software only approaches Rahman Jamal to add unmatched flexibility and performance for evolving cybersecurity Let’s have a look at the implications of standards, new artificial intelligence an electric vehicle on smart cities and algorithms for facial recognition, and where NI comes in. Throughout the world, many other updates. Even if software governments are making bold claims can achieve the desired results, it often about the future of electric vehicles on comes with a performance penalty as their roads. China said that it will aim to computational demands increase from have 5 million zero-emission vehicles on Connectivity, Security and Scalability generation to generation and flexible the road by 2020. Germany’s Federal – Major Challenges for Integrated hardware to offload the computational Council proposed to have only zeroTechnologies burden of these updates is required to emission cars on Germany’s streets from prevent systems from being outdated 2030 on. In India, the government has Ramani Sundaresan in under a decade—something most begun creating charging infrastructure taxpayers will appreciate. and policy frameworks so that by 2030 From the minute we step out from more than 30 per cent of vehicles are our homes, technology is around Sanjay Gupta electric vehicles. us, everywhere we go. Certainly, You can see that there is strong w h e n y o u i m a g i n e s o m e t h i n g a s For any city to transform into a smart c o m m i t m e n t w i t h f a r - r e a c h i n g innovative as a smart city there will be city, it is essential for its residents to consequences. However, electrification challenges. However, with commitment change and reform their aspirations impacts more than just the power plant to innovation, challenges can be and resources as they focus on the of the vehicle. The modern vehicle addressed easily. There are challenges problem in hand. contains a growing set of sensors and like the need to ensure that the wireless We firmly believe that efforts need actuators. The expansion of drive-bynetworks, hardware, software and to be put in areas of legislation and wire technology means sub-systems sensors that run smart cities remains cyber security to make our smart, inter- that were traditionally mechanically functional 24*7, especially in hard to connected cities less vulnerable to over coupled are now coupled through access areas. However, I think industry the air (OTA) attacks in time to come. a sensor, a control system, and an is trying to overcome this already. For Also, we need a regulatory structure in electric actuator. Safety systems and example, we are witnessing a recent place and motivate carmakers as well driver assist add another set of sensors trend of research funding for Artificial as Internet of Things (IOT) enthusiasts to and actuators to help keep the driver intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and comply with these secured framework and passengers safe. Clearly, the machine learning that I believe, will standards. automobile begins to look like a very play a potent role in fluffing the dream As for India, I feel it is going to take dense microgrid, driving around in the of smart cities swiftly. some time before electronic systems smart city of tomorrow. And nothing become fully safe and secure. Functional else is happening in the electrical Chetan Khona safety is a matter of external controls. utility grid. The electrical utility grid is Either there should be a new standard currently experiencing a similar growth in One of the biggest challenges to altogether, or the current ISO 26262: the complexity as the traditional paradigm the long-term efficacy of smart cities generic functional safety standard for of large, centralized, spinning power are the cumulative effect of all the electrical and electronic (E/E) systems, generators gives way to an increasingly moving pieces. The most common should be expanded to include cyber- complex network of distributed and approach of a phased planning and security into its ambit before being micro-generation coupled with energy deployment can extend indefinitely adopted by the country. storage elements. and the decisions made initially can A s t r o n g i n d u s t r y - a c a d e m i a B u t t h e g o v e r n m e n t - m a n d a t e d often be regrettable in future phases. collaboration, as well as support from rapid growth of electric vehicles will Furthermore, technology evolves compliance and certification bodies, compound the complexity by adding over even just a decade in ways that will be of high importance as we move many more sources and sinks on the cannot be imagined let alone planned toward a connected world. AI, Machine grid. The electric vehicle fleet will impact for—for example, EV adoption in 2018 Learning (ML), IOT and Blockchain will not only energy distribution but power and the near future is outpacing even play a pivotal role in redefining the consumption and peak usage cycles as bullish projections from 2015, just ask future of our smart cities and better well. For example, if the whole workforce OPEC (or even your local electrician). India. Additionally, EV too plays an in Bangalore returns home at say 5:00 In https://www.xilinx.com/support/ important role, as it will be the savior p.m. and plug in their electric vehicles documentation/white_papers/wp493- of the environment in the coming time. around the same time, this shifts the

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hardware and software platforms across a variety of products—so the investment in things like software, cybersecurity, cloud connectivity frameworks, safety certifications, and many other technology infrastructure pieces can be extended more broadly than with any other embedded solution available.

This is a foundational concept for the Industrial IoT and also, as you might expect, applies to Smart Cities.

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timing of the typical peak demand on the grid and refocuses the regional peak consumption from heating or cooling toward transportation.

The grid of the future and the automobiles of tomorrow will become more and more important for NI as well, particularly in terms of tests. Why is that the case? Well, the electrical grid will require a greater number of more complex control systems, and the distributed control systems will require more and better testing to ensure safety and continuous operation. And this is where NI comes into play.

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Ramani Sundaresan

solutions to enable every aspect of energy management and distribution, overcoming the ever-growing challenges of efficiency and connectivity. From industrial meters to home energy management systems and beyond, our products support the cleaner, more efficient energy infrastructure our world needs. One example is the Switched Mode Power Supply solution that uses NXP’s digital signal controllers to maximize efficiency while reducing system costs through bill-of-materials savings. This product dynamically compensates for system disadvantages such as component aging and operational variability due to changing load conditions.

With cutting-edge engineering and new kinds of innovations coming up, Chetan Khona the age of electric vehicles exemplifies the powerful opportunities that we Associated with the aforementioned grasp for green sustainability. The rise of EV technology, Xilinx is providing key to climate change control lies solutions into applications often not in improved technology. There are credited as being under the smart enough good options available to city umbrella, but do more than make suggest that the world can accomplish things smart, they make them efficient the goal of controlling climate change as well. Electric drives are used in EVs by introducing new technologies. and also used in factories. Factories, Businesses and communities worldwide in particular, can have hundreds, even are cooperating to find solutions that thousands of electric drives in a single can be integrated sustainably, for a installation. Efficiency gains in each greener future for smart cities. From drive unit, when multiplied across each eco-friendly comfortable transportation factory or every EV in a city really adds options to the use of IoT and other up and makes a tangible difference in technologies for better connectivity, operational expenses. 1% worldwide there are ample examples that will savings in motor energy amounts to ensure green sustainability in future. approximately $4.25 billion US dollars.

Drives are managed by control loops.

Sanjay Gupta The higher the performance of these control loops (in other words, the faster We believe that for a smart city to be the control loops), the more precise the truly smart, equal importance has to starting, stopping, and speed/torque be laid on green sustainability. Nature management of these systems. This is mankind’s most treasured gift and precision translates into energy, and it is important that we explore our therefore cost, savings as high as 40%. technologies keeping in mind what we This is a powerful and often underwish to pass on to our future generations. represented benefit to Xilinx technology T h e e n e r g y s e c t o r ’ s i n n o v a t i o n s , in the context of a smart city. including smart grids, smart renewable and non-renewable management P o s s i b i l i t y o f G l o b a l S m a r t C i t i e s solutions, and IoT solutions, such as Replication in India – Collaborations smart solid waste management, smart is Pivotal water management and smart energy management, will collectively shape Sanjay Gupta tomorrow’s smart cities and a sustainable way of living.

Revolution comes when we stand At NXP, our engineers are designing together and find the solutions for

complex problems that we face as a society. As we move toward a smarter future, public-private partnerships play a major role in fostering smart cities, especially in developing nations such as India. Such partnerships can help harness some of the best technical and scientific brains in the country and pave the path towards building an infrastructure that can be useful to all.

Having said that, NXP’s Smart Cities solutions are engineered to accomplish a clear vision: to create a beautiful, healthy, and prosperous community for all citizens. With that vision, NXP partnered with Columbus, Ohio’s winning proposal for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge.

The Challenge was a contest for mid-sized cities to demonstrate how advanced data and intelligent transportation technologies can be used to reduce energy consumption and congestion. Our contribution included Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-toinfrastructure (V2X) technology, Longrange, secure and private RFID tagging for automatic vehicle identification and road safety systems and smart card ICs to enable secure admission to transportation, access control, retail and other municipal services.

Similar partnerships in India can help the country identify and create unique solutions for the automotive, security and IoT industry, which ultimately will pave the path for our cities to become smart cities. It will also enable us to synergize our technical prowess and venture into several new and disruptive business domains that will support the citizens more meaningfully.

Ramani Sundaresan The recent trend of countries collaborating with each other to develop smart cities has led to share of technology, which is helping in accelerating the smart city project. Ever since the Prime Minister Narendra Modiled government has announced its plans to develop 100 smart cities, countries like Singapore, Canada, Japan, Germany, France among others have pledged to support India in fulling its dream of smart cities. Such collaborations have led to share of security solutions, design and

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(£4.3BN) for the smart cities mission over deep expertise in providing support to the five years, with a host of extra funding customer. Avnet’s IoT ecosystem connects for other urban transformation projects, a broad range of players ranging from this shows the government’s enthusiasm system integrators, service providers, toward the initiative. Also, the idea of a and device manufacturers to cloud Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV) in every platform providers and components chosen city, which holds the responsibility suppliers. With our ecosystem support, IoT of the implementation of the Mission at applications such as LPWAN (e.g. LoRA, the city level is groundbreaking. SPVs NB-IoT, Sigfox)- based devices can be will plan, appraise, approve, release designed in a very time critical manner. funds, implement, manage, operate, monitor and evaluate the Smart city Sanjay Gupta development projects. It makes the SPV credible for all the actions, which N X P h a s s e v e r a l m a j o r p r o j e c t s makes it less likely to be corrupted. We under its hood. Apart from the Smart think that the way India is going, we City collaboration with Columbus, can see a future of an eco-friendly, Ohio, where NXP will contribute key Will Government’s 100 Smart Cities Just environment friendly place to live. technologies for smart and safe mobility Boon buzzing ‘Digital Transformation’ to the state, the company also delivered Gatekeeping on Smart Cities Projects Security and Connectivity solutions to Chetan Khona 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ Finals with Rahman Jamal Smart Stadium Experience. While, the We all expect more accountability NXP contactless ticketing chip solution in government deployment projects, • Keeping the Lights on with Duke Energy inside the match tickets provided fans whether with roads and bridges, or At the heart of every power plant is with fast, hassle-free and safe access smart technology. Many cities in India the rotating equipment, like steam to Russia’s spectacular World Cup have done well in this regard to date turbines, that turn kinetic energy into stadiums; the company’s NTAG NFC with modest goals to achieve “smart electricity. Unexpected machine failures technology enabled all new connected city” status. Xilinx is interested in and downtime can be extremely costly experiences with the Official Match engaging with even more public-private for power plant operators such as Ball, the adidas Telstar 18. As the most partnerships with Indian municipalities Duke Energy. How does Duke Energy innovative FIFA World Cup™ ball to and system integrators for higher quality keep their machines spinning and the date, the NFC technology allowed and rapid deployments of the best electricity flowing? A recent case study the ball to interact with smartphones technology to build an adaptable and from I_H_S Markit documents how Duke to display specific details of each ball intelligent world.

Energy is leveraging IIoT technologies and provided access to challenges, for predictive maintenance across their which users could enter in the run-up Ramani Sundaresan fleet of fossil fueled plants. to the FIFA World Cup™.

• L o n d o n U n d e r g r o u n d I m p r o v e s Additionally, NXP Semiconductors The marquee initiative of the present Reliability in collaboration with Mastercard government to develop 100 smart cities Predicting London Underground track and Visa launched mWallet 2GO, a is moving in the right direction. With circuit failures that cause disruption to white label wallet service developed regular surveys, collaborations with the travelling public, to increase signaling o n t h e N X P S e c u r e S e r v i c e 2 G O industries and foreign countries, India asset uptime and schedule appropriate Platform. With this service, NXP is first will soon be able to fulfill its dream of maintenance, and completing the in the industry to offer the full scope developing smart cities. Programmes like project within a compressed timeline of mobile wallet development in one ‘Digital India’ and ‘Make in India’ are of one year. solution including leading hardware helping in developing new technologies technology, surrounding software and and collaborating with foreign industries Ramani Sundaresan ecosystem integration. Montblanc, the that will play a vital role in developing German manufacturer of luxury writing smart cities.

Avnet worked with a local module instruments, watches, jewelry and manufacturer and provided them logistics leather goods, was the first company Sanjay Gupta and design support to secure a major to launch its own mobile wallet solution design in smart street light project. The based on mWallet 2GO for its new TWIN India with its initiative of 100 smart cities, project calls for installation of 1lac plus smart strap. shows its zeal and belief in improving smart street lights. Avnet also worked -NILOY@BISINFOTECH.COM of quality of living. When the program with various design houses to create -JYOTI@BISINFOTECH.COM was announced, the Indian Cabinet smart horticulture solutions. Whether it n approved a total of₹48,000 crore is BLE or wifi based solutions - Avnet has

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technology for building infrastructure that are helpful in developing smart cities.

In India, there has been a huge growth in interest among designers, OEM to cater to this emerging market of smart cities. Indian cities are working and getting into partnership with cities outside India to emulate best practise.

For example, the Kyoto-Varanasi Partner City Agreement. Avnet India has been proactively supporting design engineers, startups, various makers in areas such as the design of smart street lights, LoRa based garbage monitoring systems, and security solutions involving the network.

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RF GAN MARKET TO SURPASS $1BN MARK BY 2022 RF Gallium Nitride (GaN) market witnessed a formidable growth in 2017. The RF GaN market saw revenues growing at over 38 percent year-on-year.

GaN is seeing adoption across a range of RF applications. The rollout of commercial wireless infrastructure coupled with demand from military radar, electronic warfare and communications applications will provide the primary drivers for growth.

The Strategy Analytics Strategic Component Applications (SCA) group report, “RF GaN Market Update: 2017 2022,” forecasts that RF GaN revenues will push past the $1 billion milestone by the end of the forecast timeframe.

RF GaN demand from the military sector grew by 72 percent year-on-year in 2017, and this will grow at a CAAGR (compound annual average growth rate) of 22 percent through 2022.

The military radar segment will remain the largest user of GaN devices for the defense sector. Substantial production activity in AESA radars for land-based and naval systems in particular is driving increasing demand for RF GaN, as many systems previously in development move to production.

“As well as demand from military radar, operational requirements to operate in contested and congested environments,

as well as being able to counter modern agile radar and communications, will drive opportunities for RF GaN for the Electronic Warfare (EW) market,” noted Asif Anwar, Director of the Advanced Defense Systems (ADS) service. “Communicating voice, data and video simultaneously and securely over wider and higher bandwidths in an increasingly complex spectrum environment will underpin trends for military communications system design.

We expect the associated component demand will also be increasingly underpinned with RF GaN.” Wireless base stations continue to be the single largest revenue segment for RF GaN, with increasing penetration translating to year-on-year growth of more than 20%.

While the big lift from Chinese LTE

deployments is over, the wireless industry has done a very good job of maintaining and in some cases, compressing the 5G deployment schedule. The resulting 5G base station deployment will become a primary commercial growth driver for RF GaN. “GaN improves high frequency, instantaneous bandwidth, linearity and environmental performance capabilities and this allows equipment manufacturers to develop higher capacity, higher power and higher performance radios,” observed Eric Higham, Service Director, Advanced Semiconductor Applications (ASA) service. “5G deployment will drive opportunities for GaN on multiple fronts, with demand coming from both fixed and mobile applications, operating below 6 GHz, as well as in Ka-band and higher millimeter wave frequency bands.

Opportunities are also growing for RF GaN devices in wireless backhaul and VSAT, and we are seeing traction in the adjacent RF Energy market also.”

The future continues to look promising for RF GaN adoption, even as growth drivers remain in flux. Strategy Analytics forecasts RF GaN revenue will cross the $1 billion barrier by 2022, with defense sector demand slightly greater than commercial revenue.

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SUPERCAPACITOR MATERIALS & TECH ROADMAP 2019-39 Supercapacitors will be a large market that will interest suppliers of a wide range of specialty chemicals and added value feedstock. The new report from IDTechEx Research, "Supercapacitor Materials and Technology Roadmap 2019-2039" uniquely appraises these and identifies gaps in the market for device variants and new material capabilities. The report notes that lithium-ion batteries were a cottage industry but as they became a large market added value materials companies prospered from making key materials that the device makers could not address. That is ahead for supercapacitors now.

The growth of the supercapacitor business is being accelerated by new priorities

driven by a wider range of potentially large applications and optimization of new matched materials.

That stretches from structural supercapacitors to ones maximizing pseudocapacitance for battery-like functions and others replacing general purpose electrolytic capacitors. Many transition metal oxides and other compounds from liquids to ceramics are now in focus.

"Supercapacitor Materials and Technology Roadmap 2019-2039" is a drilldown report from the IDTechEx Research report, "Supercapacitor Markets and Technology 2018-2028." It is part of the acclaimed IDTechEx Research series on energy storage and battery elimination.

The growth of the supercapacitor business is being accelerated by new priorities driven by a wider range of potentially large applications and optimization of new matched materials, said Dr. Peter Harrop, Chairman, IDTECHEX. The new virtuosity is astounding. Some experimental supercapacitors now work from minus 110C to 300C. Power supply versions at 120 Hz are demonstrated.

On the other hand, load-bearing supercapacitors are sometimes achieving lighter weight than the dumb structure they replace. Batteries make things heavier, but supercapacitors make them lighter - "negative mass" energy storage? Supercapacitor materials just got exciting.

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FIELD-PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY MARKET TRENDS

Increased Proliferation of IoT IoT is the latest trend in the global

technology arena. IoT connects all essential home devices to the internet.

This includes car, TV, laptop, coffee maker, automated door locks, GPS-enabled pet trackers, wearable devices, and mobile phones, forming a network of connected devices.

IoT comprises a staggering list of applications ranging from smart consumer electronics to wearables and automobiles. Designers must tackle significant implementation challenges, to deal with interfaces that are incompatible to IoT configuration, and create future systems that can accommodate billions of more devices and their performance requirements and processes. An FPGAbased design approach will assist in addressing these challenges due to their key ability of reprogrammability and low power consumption.

Automation in Automobiles Leading manufacturers such as Toyota, Audi, and Mercedes have invested considerable resources dedicated to R&D of automobile automation. Nextgeneration automobiles are expected to include speech recognition and video and image compatibilities, to provide optimal driving experience.

FPGAs allow multi-threading, which

enables them to perform different functions in parallel. For instance, in Park Assist app, pictures are captured by cameras and are sent to a data fusion module. The data fusion module processes the image to display the corners of a car on the screen.

“Image processing functions such as image warping, analytics and object classification, and high dynamic range could be implemented on one chip using an FPGA due to its multi-threading feature. This allows fast booting of videos, enabling FPGAs to be widely used for surround-view camera systems and night vision systems in automobiles,” says Sunil.

Increasing Number of Embedded Processors in FPGA design Since 2012, the global FPGA market is witnessing an increase in the number of embedded processors in FPGA designs, to support growing demand for multiple function capability of FPGAs. This demand is further driven by emerging technologies such as IoT and new age smart devices such as wearables and their demanding processor requirements.

FPGA modules can reduce power consumption and at the same time, improve on performance to deliver optimum output in reduced time.

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New technologies are unfolding new applications. New trends are also been witnessed in the global fieldprogrammable gate array (FPGA) market.

In a latest market outlook, emerging trends of FPGA are been outlined and impacts FPGA segment will churn to contribute its growth or decline.

Sunil Kumar Singh, a lead analyst from Technavio, specializing in research on semiconductor equipment sector says, “The global FPGA market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 9% during the forecast period. The market is witnessing growth due to increased adoption in flourishing end-user segments such as telecommunications and consumer electronics. Demand for optimization in big data analytics is also leading to increased use of FPGAs in networking and storage applications.”

The top three emerging trends driving the global FPGA market according to Technavio hardware and semiconductor research analysts are: • Increased proliferation of IoT • Automation in automobiles • Increasing number of embedded processors in FPGA design

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