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HIGH PRIORITY MARKET- EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Key Players in India

Acorn Embedded Systems Pvt Ltd Prem Chand- CEO LSPC Mansion, 3-201, HIG, HUDA, Mayuri Nagar, Lane Opp. Lakshmi SBI Homes, Miyapur, Near Nizampet, Hyderabad, Telangana State T: + 91-40-65793268 E: info @ acornembeddedsystems. com W: acornembeddedsystems. com
Brisa Technologies Pvt Ltd Subodh Patil- Director No. 90, 27th Main, Sector-1, HSR Layout, Bangalore-560102, Karnataka, India T: + 91-80-42134897 E: business @ brisa-tech. com W: brisa-tech. com
eInfochips Pratul Shroff- CEO 11 / A-B, Chandra Colony, Behind Cargo Motors, Off C. G. Road, Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad-380006 T: + 91-79-26563705 E: webinquiry @ einfochips. com W: einfochips. com
Embedded Systems Solutions Pvt. Ltd. G. V. Gurunatham- President & CEO # S 606, 6th floor, World Trade Center, Brigade Gateway, 26 / 1, Dr. Rajkumar Road, Malleshwaram( West), Bangalore-560055 T: 080-67648888 E: websales @ embeddedindia. com W: embeddedindia. com
iMicro System Aditya Kumar- Director # 22, 2nd Floor, New Thippasandra Main Road, Opposite to Thippasandra Post Office, Bangalore – 560075, Karnataka, India T: + 91-80-25280397,32927633 E: info @ imicrosystem. com W: imicrosystem. com
Indrion Technologies India Pvt Ltd S Uma Mahesh- CEO # 145, 4th Cross. 7th Main, JP Nagar 3rd Phase, Bangalore- 560078, Karnataka, India E: contact @ indrion. co. in W: indrion. co. in
MapuSoft Technologies Pvt Ltd Raj Johnson- President & CEO # 19, 17th Street, Periyar Nagar, Chennai – 600082 India T: + 91-44-25504291 E: sales @ mapusoft. com W: mapusoft. com
Qualität Systems Chakradhar Borkute- CEO Maruti-sadan, Behind Bharati Vidyapeeth, Katraj, Pune- 411 046. Maharastra T: + 91-020-64701416 E: info @ qualitatsystems. com W: www. qualitatsystems. com
Redpine Signals, Inc. Venkat Mattela- President & CEO 9th Floor, 2B Maximus, Mindspace Cyberabad, Survey # 64( Part) APIIC Software Layout, Madhapur, Hyderabad – 500 081, India T: + 91-40-39351000 W: redpinesignals. com saturation in due course.
However, as far as Indian scenario is concerned, our industry still lacks expertise in main domains such as customized designs, ICs, new product designs, base level manufacturing, etc. Most of the products produced or
What Should You Do? supported in India are conceived in other countries and only get produced, supported and serviced here. This poses future threat in terms of overall healthy growth of embedded sector if not taken care of soon.
While there are so many alluring
speed by better alignment with
opportunities in this field, question is –
industry standards and forming
how can we benefit from this?
industry-institution partnerships
If you are an individual from engineering
wherever possible. Additionally, since
background – there is clear cut
there is greater scope for new
opportunity for becoming an embedded
researches, designs & innovations,
systems’ engineer; whether it is in the
most of the research work can be very
field of firmware, system integration,
well guided towards this trend, where
hardware designs or anything such.
industry can support in getting ideas
However, it must be understood that on
into reality and on practical application
this fast track field; industry is expecting
level.
work-ready candidates. This means,
Looking from industry point of view,
candidates should have prior knowledge
companies are aware of the
of this field or should have a very steep
opportunities as well as challenges that
learning curve to cope up with current
are posed with it. Creating a better
trends.
ecosystem where each of the
For institutions; while companies are
stakeholder and participant can
expecting industry ready candidates,
perform better and achieve a common
institutions need to catch up with the
goal of growth is the key.
In order to catch up with international trends in embedded systems, industry and institutions, both have to do some work on their part.
1. Mature electronic prototyping
industry ready talent. While industry
methods and systems need to be
predictions are stating numbers that
established; so that ideas could be
could be tripled in coming few
validated faster and products would
years, lack of industry ready talent is
come well in time in the market.
going to be the biggest hurdle.
2. Ecosystem for electronic
Presently embedded system
manufacturing; esp. low level
industry employs approximately
hardware support as well as high
60,000 engineers across the
level product development needs to
country. This high domestic demand
be augmented. Since there is sheer
provides a strong argument for key
lack of such an ecosystem, it not
stakeholders to drive the evolution
only poses challenges to industries
of this industry.
but also to institutions in terms of
5.
To start the work towards applied
futuristic research and studies.
research & developments is a must.
3. Work towards innovations – not
Many of our institutions are involved
only in terms of technology but also
in research in embedded systems’
in developing new products and
domain and have quality ideas or
uses. New generation engineers are
suggestions. However, majority of
coming up with many new and
the work involves only the study of
novel ideas in this field; however,
existing technology or have just a
lack of end-to-end support is
theoretical / analytical outlook for
becoming key impediment to lead
the suggestion.
those ideas towards logical and
The important point here is, although
fruitful implementations.
we have heaps of ideas and suggestions
4. Nurture industry specific and
coming by the way of research and
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