India Semiconductor Association presents Technovation Awards 2011

By siliconindia   |   Monday, 19 December 2011, 15:21 IST
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Bangalore: India Semiconductor Association (ISA), the trade body representing the Indian semiconductor and electronics systems, announced the winners of Technovation Awards December 2011 on Firday, here in Bangalore. The Awards ceremony was sponsored by Global Foundries. The Awards were given away by Ashok Soota, Executive Chairman, Happiest Minds. As one of the most prestigious Awards in the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) industry, this initiative is aimed at recognizing organizations and individuals for exemplary contributions in ESDM industry. The jury for the Technovation Awards December 2011 comprised of renowned personalities from industry & academia across the globe. The beneficiaries of the Awards were selected after a rigorous and long process of evaluation. Ganapathy Subramaniam, Member of the ISA Executive Council and Convener-Technovation Awards December 2011, and CEO, Cosmic Circuits, said, "Innovations for local market, designed and made in India for the world are needed to address the $400 billion Indian electronics market by 2020. Technovation Awards showcase "Brand India in the ESDM sector". "Semiconductor industry is moving towards Green Technologies, where in efficient power management, lower operating power, extensive integration through SOC is setting the direction. Integration of new materials like gallium nitride, germanium with silicon is driving cost effective and efficient solutions in LED, silicon photonics and power market segments. Another key trend is MEMS coming to mainstream 8" fabs due to better yields, easier integration with CMOS and also better cost. We at Global Foundries are happy to partner with ISA Technovation Awards 2011 December and look forward to building this relationship further", said C Subrahmanyam, Senior Director of Process Integration at Global Foundries. This year,K Subramanya, CEO, Tata BP Solar India won the Sarabhai Award for his outstanding leadership skills and sustained contribution to the ESDM sector. Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Director- IIT- Madras won the TechnoVisionary, lifetime achievement award for his seminal contributions for ESDM sector while Dr. Mahant-Shetti, Managing Director- Karnataka Microelectronic Training/Design Center is the recipient of the TechnoMentor - Semiconductors award. Winners in the Semiconductors Awards Category: Semiconductor IP: Category: Indian Enterprise: Hind High Vacuum Company Category: MNC: Berkeley Design Automation Inc. Semiconductor Ecosystem: Category: Indian Enterprise: Tessolve Services Category: MNC: Applied Materials Inc. Winners in the Electronics Awards Category: OEM Consumer: Category: Indian Start-Up: Vinfinet Technologies Category: Indian Enterprise: Videocon Industries Category: MNC: Sling Media Pvt. Ltd. OEM Enterprise: Category: Indian Start-Up: Forus Health Pvt. Ltd. Category: Indian Enterprise: Numeric Power Systems Ltd. Category: MNC: NavSemi Energy P Ltd. Embedded System House: Category: Indian Enterprise: Sasken Communication technologies Commenting on the Awards, Dr. Pradip K Dutta, Chairman ISA, Corporate Vice-President and Managing Director, Synopsys India said "Semiconductors and electronics are at the heart of technology-driven innovation. Technovation Awards aim to promote innovation by recognizing the contributions of our industry and academia. A committee comprising of industry leaders and leading educationists have gone through a rigorous process of selection to finalize the winners and we are all extremely impressed with their body of work." "As an industry body, the ISA wants to promote and encourage the individuals, industry and academic fraternity and reward role models." said PVG Menon, President, ISA. The Technovation Awards are an initiative of the India Semiconductor Association. Technovation Awards recognize and honor India's most innovative companies and provide them with a platform to showcase their product successes apart from honoring the individuals whose contributions have made the difference for the ESDM industry in India.