Nickname:Paddy_SN
Introduction: I am a Sr. VP of Semiconductors at MindTree and hold an MTech from IIT Kanpur. I have over 21 years of experience in the electronics industry and specialize in Hardware, IC Design and embedded technologies. Prior to MindTree, I was with Wipro’s R&D. Apart from electronics, I have interests in the field of medicine, photography and philosophy.
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Dear Readers,
A section of semiconductor engineers are delighted at the sudden prospect they are witnessing very silently! They are not the ones who have been enjoying the limelight of system ICs or memory. Rather they belong to the ‘ordinary’ class of Power Semiconductors! Why is there a sudden importance? Will it sustain the momentum? Let’s look at some of the factors briefly.
Summer of 2003 – Europe with generally a mild climate experienced a sizzling heat. Very low percentage of homes was equipped with air conditioners. The sizzler cla......
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Dear Readers,
As we had seen in the past 3 blogs, electronics has become a part of our everyday lives catering to various needs. It has created an equally strong impact on our environment, straining energy generation, contaminating natural resources and creating an issue of ever increasing e-waste. It is a duty as responsible global citizens to take concrete steps to reduce the harmful effects and enabling future generations to lead a happier life! There are many ways we can make a difference:
- Evolving design practices that are environmental friendly – Design for Env......
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Dear Readers,
In the previous notes we discussed about the proliferation of electronic goods and the impact that they are making not only on the people but also on the environment.
What is the global community doing about this? Are we looking at any solutions to tackle this problem?
European Union has taken a lead in the formulation and strict monitoring of regulations concerning electronics. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the US has also come up with certain regulations and guidelines. These regulations are being widely adopted as the mode......
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Dear Readers, We saw that Green Electronics/IT has become a buzzword of late. Mass consumption of electronics across the globe is leading to problems. Let’s look at various dimensions briefly. Energy Dimension To look at the impact of energy consumption, let’s look at an example of the scenario in India. India consumes: · Over 125 Mi Televisions
· Over 5 Mi Automatic washing machines.
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Dear Readers,
Warning!
I decided to revive this blog after a gap of a year! Over the past one year, I had read and listened to many new things in the electronics technology domain. I hope to share a majority of them over the next couple of months. I am sure (and assume) you will continue to ‘relish’ them. Don’t forget to provide your feedback!
The previous topic that I touched upon was about Space Electronics and I had indicated that I would write a bit about the challenges that are unique to the Space Electronics segment. But, I have decided to ta......
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Dear Readers,
It is time to celebrate the spring season! Apart from the celebrations it brings with it a host of allergies too! Yes, this issue is again going to be on medicine and electronics and I assure you it would be the last one (atleast for now)!! Hope you enjoyed the previous articles in this series.
The future of medicine will mainly focus on prevention rather than treatment – as the old saying goes – atleast for many of the known conditions that we know today. I would like to highlight some of the future trends that are likely in the age of medical electronics. These technologies may appear in......
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Dear Readers,
Thank you for the readership and tolerating a prolonged silence from my end! I hope you have not yet lost interest and will continue your patronage!!
First of all wishing you a very happy new year (this being my first blog in this year).
Let me continue from where I left in Nov 2007.
I happened to see a video demo of an amazing product that aids treatment to people of all ages, which uses sophisticated electronics. This is the Vein Viewer. It is based on the DaVinci platform from TI. It helps to locate veins easily and to help administer medicines intravenously. The device beams IR rays on......
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Dear Readers,
I had shared some 30000 feet perspective on how medical electronics in general is aiding the transformation of our lives. True mobility, portability and ease are still elusive in this field.
I had touched upon the fact that critical diagnostic procedures are still invasive and needs the expertise of an eminent surgeon or a specialist. The reluctance on the side of people for such invasive procedures have hampered preventive healthcare. Best examples of such techniques are Coronary Angiogram and Colonoscopy. People need to be hospitalized for the procedure, have to be anest......
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Hope you had a good and safe festive season.
For good or bad, I am back again after a pretty long gap!
During this period, I happened to read about a lot of things and also listened to some of the leaders from the semiconductor industry. In subsequent blogs, I intend to share with you, some of the perspectives I really liked. Beware!
In the current issue, I would like to spend some time on technologies that have impacted every one of us, made a difference to millions across the globe, promises a better quality of life in the coming years – and most importantly electronics was dominantly be......
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Dear Readers,
Last week we saw glimpses of transformational technologies worth keeping a watch on. We may not be able to cope with today’s design approaches for developing products in the future. This week, let’s look at some of the challenges we are likely to face – may be we are already facing them to some degree! Please read on!
Product development is becoming an extremely complex affair and will encounter lot more challenges in the coming years.
Engineers and the product development teams will have to consider the following aspects right at the concept stage and can no longer afford to loo......
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