siliconindia | | November 20156 Editor-in-Chief Harvi Sachar Managing Editor Christo Jacob Editorial Staff Anamika Sahu Dylan D'Souza Mewanshwa Kharshiing Rachita Sharma Sandeep Sen Sagaya Christuraj Sudhakar Singh Vignesh Anantharaj Sr.Visualiser Ashok kumar Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal Mailing AddressSiliconIndia Inc44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.440.8249, F:510.440.8276 siliconindiaNovember 2013, volume 16-11 (ISSN 1091-9503) Published monthly by siliconindia, Inc. To subscribe to siliconindiaVisit www.siliconindia.com or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com siliconindiaCopyright © 2013 siliconindia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.siliconindia's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International. siliconindia is available through mainstream retail outlets such as Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Tower Records. It is also available at ethnic Asian Indian stores in major Indian hot spots across the U.S. The magazine is also distributed at major trade shows and conferences, including Comdex, Internet World and PC Expo.Visualisers Ranjith C Editor-in-Chief Harvi Sachar Managing Editor Sagaya Christuraj Editorial Staff Sr.Visualiser Ashok kumar Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal Mailing AddressSiliconIndia Inc44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.440.8249, F:510.894.8405 siliconindiaNovember 2015, volume 18-11 (ISSN 1091-9503)Published monthly by siliconindia, Inc. To subscribe to siliconindiaVisit www.siliconindia.com or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com siliconindiaCopyright © 2015 siliconindia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.Visualiser Arpita GhoshEditorialSagaya ChristurajManaging Editoreditor@siliconindia.comNarendra Modi recently touched down in San Jose for a two-day visit to the Silicon Valley. The Indian prime minister's whirlwind tour of the world's top technology companies had much of the San Francisco Bay Area excited about the tech sector's role in an increasingly influential country.His mission: to give new wings to his vision of `Digital India'. By meeting some of the most prominent personalities of the industry, including CEOs of the biggest American technology giants, the Prime Minister filled his bag with some great surprises for the country. The Prime Minister wanted to showcase a new emerging technology friendly India to the whole world. The tour benefits the country in many ways. New doors of opportunities will open up for the Indian people. Some of the key takeaways came from Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Tesla.Google's Sundar Pichai declared that there will soon be high speed free wi-fi connectivity across 400 railway stations throughout India. Microsoft' CEO Satya Nadella announced his big plans to launch service of cheap broadband connection to over five lakh Indian villages. Apart from setting base for different business opportunities, this visit was also focused on understanding latest and useful technologies such as a revolutionary `Powerwall' of Tesla. Lastly, Qualcomm's CEO Paul E Jacobs announced that the company will invest to support Indian start-ups.These promises will surely generate scope for those who do not get enough opportunities to showcase their talent.Speaking of Indians serving the world especially in the technology landscape, there has been a man that has been setting the benchmark in the semiconductor industry through his award winning innovations, Venkat Mattela, the CEO of Redpine Signals. In this edition, we bring to you coverage of his latest offering to the industry and a glimpse of his titanic journey. Flip through the pages and do write back to us with your thoughts.Of Digital India and the Indian DiasporaAnkit TripathiDurgesh PrakashArun KantJeevan George
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