siliconindia | | April 20189materials that will exhibit desired properties in specific products. This method can even help optimize the combination of multiple materials in a formula in order to realize the needed performance characteristics.In the past, experimental and analytical materials data was managed by various businesses within a firm. With innovation in ICT, it is currently being organized in a companywide database so that it can be conveniently accessed by all and analyzed automatically by AI to identify materials with desirable properties. Working to make this efficient system a reality, companies are seeking to shorten the lead time required for laboratory experimentation and bring advanced products to market much sooner.One example of a product that can benefit from this system is photoresists, which make possible the formation of circuit patterns on a silicon wafer or other substrate in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Tech firms are in the process of developing AI that can automatically calculate the performance parameters of a photoresist formula containing multiple materials. In the fast-moving semiconductor industry, the ability to present photoresist candidates to customers sooner will be a significant advantage.As the IoT continues to develop quickly, tech firms are staying ahead of the curve. For example, EXCLEAR sensor film for touch panels is an im-portant material that makes possible touch control on smartphones, tablets, and other devices. As IoT gains further traction, EXCLEAR could have an even wider application: integrating this film into everyday items could make touch control more widely available while allowing the gathering and analy-sis of data on human motion for a more people-centered and customized usage environment. Devices and appliances could literally learn to respond to people's individual usage styles. Further, IoT will significantly change the functioning of health-care ICT systems by improving information sharing wirelessly.Many companies are also developing ICT technologies for the benefit of op-erators of medical systems and their patients. Gathering operation data in real time can help predict and prevent equip-ment issues. Moreover, advanced systems with ICT functionality could distinguish problems arising from normal wear from operator error. This data could be fed back into R&D and used to produce predictive mainte-nance protocols and systems with even more robust failsafe functionality. The final goal is always human-scale medical systems that are ready to take on real-world conditions. The development of advanced data analy-sis tools would help to strengthen the healthcare services.As technology evolves, companies are prioritizing the development of new products, services, and businesses in key business areas of healthcare and highly functional materials. By leveraging new technologies, successful new initiatives are being launched which is creating new value. This burgeoning deployment of ICT capabilities has evolved into the concept of several innovative products and services. Both patients and healthcare providers stand to benefit from these new waves of innovations while companies can see wonderful business opportunities. With ICT revolution opening new opportunities, both the government and industry needs to develop appropriate vision to optimize these innovative technologies for the benefit of citizens. A collaborative approach is need of the hour. As technology evolves, companies are prioritizing the development of new products, services, and businesses in key business areas of healthcare and highly functional materialsChander Shekhar Sibal
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