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Wipro Partners with Imec to Launch ARISE Lab
By siliconindia
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Thursday, 08 September 2011, 01:47 IST
Bangalore: India's leading electronic engineering design services company, Wipro partners with Nanotech electronics and semiconductor researchers, Imec, to form R&D lab named ARISE in Bangalore, India.
According to Imec, the 1+ billion population of India as a great prospect for its IP in nanotechnology particularly in electronic and semiconductor manufacturing. Imec focuses on wireless, energy and health not only in India but worldwide. Imec is working on some nanotech devices like tera-powered processors, energy efficient solar array, sensors and wireless transceivers to grab the opportunity in the emerging market.
Imec is directing towards affordable medical care as an important arena. The ARISE lab is equippedwith wearable ECG monitor linking patient to doctor's information system. The demonstration for the product was done at (India Semiconductor Association)'s CXO conclave event held in Bangalore.
MEMS(Micro Electro Mechanical System) which is also known as NEMS(Nano Electro Mechanical Systems) is no more micro, its nano now. The sensors are so smart and small that they can easily be implanted into human brain to cure neurological disorders. Imec is also working on development of nano sensors to smell, which is called e-nose to sense air quality, food quality etc.
Imec is aiming to source its technology to Indian high tech manufacturers in semiconductor and nanotech orbit.
India is rising more as a buyer than an innovator, so it's time for Indian based companies to head towards product research. Creating IPs are more beneficial for companies than providing design services. Though product space evolves a lot of risk but some business companies are brave enough to take the risk.