Semiconductor Workforce Development – What India needs to do! Enabling India’s semiconductor program has been a personal vision and I have the privilege of contributing to it as a subject-matter-expert (SME) across different industry and government bodies. My … Continued
WHAT US CHIPS ACT MEANS FOR INDIA… USA President Biden signed off the US CHIPS Act on Aug 9,22- committing USA to a historic realignment of its semiconductor destiny thru policy and program funds. The genesis of this move … Continued
It’s a new dawn; it’s a new day; it’s a new life, and we’re feeling good… Legendary singer, Michael Cormick, set an optimistic, vibrant mood for SEMICON West 2022 as it came back in full swing after SEMICON West “Lite” … Continued
As Applied Materials India expands its sustainability initiatives, Nicily, Praveen and I took a a handshake meeting with CII sustainability teams to understand their pioneering work in the sustainability space. We had hosted MMe Seema Aurora, CII leader for … Continued
Aloysius & Me – a warm cup of coffee after nearly 15 years! Refreshing meeting old industry colleagues in my Dubai trip last month. Here is a photograph with Aloysius ex-Ingram – now in Redington Middle East… I was pleasantly … Continued
When Ideas take Wings… Came across the ePlane at Dubai Expo! Created by a startup from IIT Chennai – it envisages a 2 seater flying ‘car That can cut the travel time by a factor of 4, May spawn a … Continued
In end 1995, Ravi informed me that he was moving me to PPGA – the PC Product group in HP, and I would be handling the HP Vectra and Server market development in India. I guess I was … Continued
The printer from outer space… In 1994, HP launched the HP LaserJet 4 – in a typical American style, it was a shot that was heard around the world! I was a young Market Development Manager at HP India … Continued
!3/14th Nov 21! There is NO SUBSTITUTE for a good HANDS-ON training! We had an action packed 2 days of Solar Skill Trainings for eminent faculty from the leading Institutions selected for the Solar COEs by ESSCI. The … Continued
Attached is my keynote presentation at India Electronics & Semiconductor Association (IESA) Vision 2021. I was asked to speak on pathways for University engagement – and I turned the topic to focus on creating the innovation ecosystem for the … Continued