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An Interview with B Sridhar, known as Kadhalsri in the VLSI
industry, Nanolitho Technologies Private Limited Founder:
‘We’re Progressing on our Vision by Partnering with Institutions
in Imparting RF & Analog Mixed Signal VLSI Design Skills and
Developing Skilled Man Power’
“Our future is built on meeting commitment by our day-to-day operations of our team members’ commitment to
conducting business with uncompromising integrity and professionalism.”
S
ilicon Valley, the heartland of
America’s technology industry,
takes its name from the
chemical element that is the most
important ingredient in microchips.
Most of the attention it now attracts
is directed at companies such as
Facebook, Google and Apple, which
are better known for their software
and nifty devices rather than the
chips that make them work. But it
was in the Valley in the 1950s and
1960s where inventions like the
transistor and the integrated circuit
were refined, helping to transform
computers from unreliable
machines the size of a room into
dependable devices that fit neatly
into pockets. That, in turn, enabled
the technology titans of today to
prosper. Modern microchips are
now embedded into everything
from cars and washing machines to
fighter planes.
Bengaluru. It has an incubation
centre located in Kovilpatti,
TamilNadu.
B Sridhar, Nanolitho
Technologies Private
Limited Founder,
spoke exclusively to
The Silicon Review.
Below is an excerpt.
Can you brief us about the
history of your company?
Our company was setup three years
ago with an employee count of two
and now we have grown to double-
digit. We have served MNCs such as
IBM, Texas Instruments, and many
more and are set to continue to
serve such enterprises.
There is nothing more
important for a successful
small business than a well-
defined mission and vision
Nanolitho Technologies is an ethical
statements. Can you explain
company focusing on layout design
services. It’s committed to delivering your M&V statements in
brief?
quality assured deliverables (in all
In light of the foregoing, we’re
thrilled to present Nanolitho
Technologies Private Limited.
services) to its customers.
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The company was incorporated
in 2016 and is headquartered in
september 2019
Our vision is to be the company
that best understands and provides
high quality, cost-effective and
value-added design solutions to the
customers in Custom RF, Memory &
Analog Mixed Signal VLSI Design.
Our mission: We are progressing
on our vision by partnering with
institutions in imparting RF &
Analog Mixed Signal VLSI Design
skills and developing skilled
manpower.
What were the biggest initial
hurdles to building your
business and how did you
overcome them?
The biggest obstacles to building
our business during the initial
days were time and money – how
to balance the two. The equation
between the two had to be taken
care of. I managed the time part by
working late nights and the capital
part by taking help from my family
and friends. As of now, we are on
the right track moving with better
speed.
What other business leaders
do you look up to and why?
I always look up to the leaders who
fail, because the successful ones
believe that it happened naturally.
The entrepreneurs who fail and
bounce back have a lot to share.
That said, I will be aware of the
mistakes they committed and it will