India is on track to becoming one of the leading hubs for embedded design and software development. Fueling this rapid growth is the rising number of VLSI companies developing embedded software, the influx of EMS companies, the increased outsourcing by OEMs and the growing semiconductor consumption in the region, driven by both the low-cost manufacturing in the region as well as its design expertise.
According to market research firm In-Stat, India’s semiconductor eco-system—dominated by design services and embedded software—will be in place by 2010; and the region’s semiconductor market is expected to reach $3.09 billion by that time. Meanwhile, a recent Frost and Sullivan report said that revenues from India’s design services industry will post a CAGR of 30 percent up to 2015.
Despite this, the India Semiconductor Association (ISA) said that India still needs a “pull strategy” to continue to attract customers in developing IP, vertical domain and functional expertise. ISA added that the region also needs to upgrade its in-house design processes and methodologies for use with various process technologies as companies move to reference solution, companion chip development and integration.
The EDN Asia Embedded Systems Seminar Series kicked off last April in Bangalore with the intention of exploring this constant evolution. Following the positive response from attendees, the 2007 EDN Asia Embedded Systems Seminar will continue in the same vein, bringing leaders in embedded design and software industries in India face-to-face with the users of their technologies. It will attempt to answer the issues encountered by the embedded design industry in line with its continuing technological developments, and will serve as a platform for design engineers in India to not only bring forth their ideas, but also learn from each others’ technologies for the continued development of the embedded design industry. |
