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Embedded systems design, a big opportunity for India

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BANGALORE; The three-day Embedded Systems Conference, ESC India, opened in Bangalore today with the announcement of some major infrastructure projects. Setting the theme for the conference, Poornima Shenoy, president, Indian Semiconductor Association said that the Embedded Systems design and development represented the next big opportunity for India in the knowledge sector. 

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Shenoy added, “According to the ISA-Frost & Sullivan report, 81 percent of the jobs in semiconductor and electronics chip design are in Embedded space and this is set to become 86 percent by 2015.  The Indian semiconductor design industry is USD 4.6 bn in size of which embedded software is USD 3.7 bn”. 

She said the fact that more than 70 percent of the companies in embedded software space were Indian in origin and included such globally respected names as TCS, Ittiam, Satyam etc.  In this context the holding of the first ESC India was timely, and she welcomed that it was being held in Bangalore, the hub of electronic design in India and expressed confidence that Indian engineering talent would be up to the challenge and opportunity presented in the sector.

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ESC India is being held for the first time in the country after successful runs of its counterparts in the US and China. The world’s largest international embedded technical conference and exhibition in its India edition is showcasing the industry’s most advanced technologies on one exhibition floor.  Being held at the NIMHANS Convention Center, ESC is featuring sessions will feature international experts from Texas Instruments, Intel, Wind River, NXP Semiconductor, Microchip Technology and Lynux Works.  Speakers include Joe Jensen of the Embedded and Communications Group of Intel Corp, Gregg Lowe,Senior VP of Texas Instruments, Jack Ganssle, President of The Ganssle Group and many other world fame experts.

ESC India arrives in Bangalore at a time, as the country enters a phase of economic and industrial development, close on the heels of China's emergence as an electronics superpower. As India’s knowledge-based economy continues to thrive and accelerate, local design engineers and software developers need better access to critical, high quality, and unbiased engineering, design and technical information. According to the Indian Semiconductor Association, design starts in India are growing in both the number and complexity - from 280 in 2005 to a projected 2,173 in 2015, a CAGR of 20 percent. And semiconductor sales in India are forecasted to grow from $2.82 billion in 2005 to $36.3 billion by 2015 – a CAGR of 29.8 percent.

The Conference includes workshops and seminar sessions spread over three days, specially created for system architects and design engineers.  ESC is providing attendees access to leading vendors and live product demonstrations, gaining valuable insight into the most cutting edge technologies. The focus very clearly is on education and learning in the field.

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