IEEE Consumer
Electronics Society –
Bangalore chapter,
Inauguration Report
November 2010
IISc, Bangalore
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Program Details
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Date:
Monday 15th November 2010, 9:30 AM onwards
Venue: CEDT Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
(Location map: http://cedt.iisc.ernet.in/index.php?page=cedtmap)
Chief Guests:
Dr. Biswadip (Bobby) Mitra, Chairman – India Semiconductor Association and President & MD – Texas
Instruments (India)
Dr. B. S. Sonde, Past Chairman, Centre for Electronics Design & Technology, Indian Institute of Science
Guests of Honour:
Mr. V. V. Srinivasan, Chairman, IEEE Bangalore Section
Mr. K. Ramakrishna, IEEE India Council Member and Past Chairman, IEEE Bangalore Section
Agenda:
9:30 – 9:45
Welcome Address & Inauguration of Chapter
9:45 – 10:15
Keynote Speech by Dr. Bobby Mitra
10:15 – 10:30
Tea/Coffee Break
10.30 – 10:35
Introduction by Dr. Gopakumar, Chairman, CEDT, Indian Institute of Science
10.35 – 11:15
Inaugural Distinguished Lecture by Dr. B.S. Sonde
11.15 – 11.30
Perspectives on IEEE, by Mr. V.V. Srinivasan
11.30 – 11.50
CE Chapter Vision and Roadmap, by Mr. Prabindh Sundareson
11.50 – 12:00
Hawkboard lucky draw & Vote of thanks by Mr. Vijay Harikumar
12.00 – Networking and open interaction
Technical Sponsors:
IEEE Bangalore Section
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Inauguration Sponsor:
Sling Media (http://www.slingmedia.com)
Luckydraw sponsor:
Hawkboard.org (http://www.hawkboard.org )
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About 22 participants registered for the event
Lamp-lighting event
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Click to see Video (Youtube) of lamp-lighting
After the lamp-lighting, Dr.Biswadeep (Bobby) Mitra delivered the
inaugural lecture, talking about the challenges facing Consumer
Electronics in India and across the globe.
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Indicated there are more than 2000 Indian HW Electronic design
companies, and hence large existing base of CE
Touched upon role of India Semiconductor Association
Specific suggestions for manufacturers included creating a platform
strategy, and focusing on low-power/no-power architectures, and
looking not just at India as a market, but design for the global
market.
He also highlighted the need for working on the manpower area
Click to see Video (Youtube Snippet) of Dr.Bobby Mitra’s talk
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Dr.K.Gopakumar introduced Prof.B.S.Sonde
Prof.Sonde delivered the inaugural keynote speech, and talked on the “Past,
present and future” of Consumer Electronics.
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Interesting snippets on how yield of milk changed when devotional music was
played through audio tube receivers
Transition from Tube amplifiers to semiconductor revolution
Limitations of IC manufacturing beyond 0.18um, reaching the frontier
Moore’s law
CE products, though intended to be low cost, have very high technology
ingredients/ components.
High technology emerges from Industrial grade products (ex. CMOS)
Though Digital technology is used for flexibility and accuracy, interfaces are
still analog
Home Information systems in the future will not just be communication
devices but also include conferencing, information delivery and control
3D displays will use Holography in the future, as consumers are not
comfortable with stereoscopic 3d.
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Mr.V.V.Srinivasan (IEEE Bangalore section
chair) delivered his speech on how IEEE
Section can help in growing the CE base.
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Resources available for meetings, travel to
colleges
Database of student contacts and institutions
available, lot of energy in colleges and
events
14 chapters in Bangalore including CE
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SlingMedia, the event sponsors, had
setup the demonstration booth and
showcased nice product demos on
place-shift and time-shift based videoanywhere CE products.
 Interesting technical discussions
followed the demonstration
 Refreshments were served
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Pictures and Videos of the
event
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Photo Album at
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http://picasaweb.google.com/sankar.kousik/I
EEECEPhotos?authkey=Gv1sRgCIjpi6zP8Y
SbJQ&feat=email#
Video of the Lamp lighting ceremony
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkCK2qvixtU
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Snippet of Dr.Bobby Mitra’s talk
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Fo8krirbDE
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BackgroundWhy the Chapter?
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Bangalore has a large concentration of
practitioners focused on the Consumer
Electronics sector. However, there is no
common platform today which ensures that
this focus migrates to developing original
work. For original contributions to happen
there needs to be a forum that allows
practitioners to share ideas, encourage
innovation, spread word about the latest
happenings in the industry, and build the
next generation of engineers.
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What are the objectives?
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The IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, Bangalore
Chapter has been conceived to:
Help current CE practitioners improve their capabilities,
and lead to further fundamental CE research and
development in the Bangalore area, and India in
general.
Mentor and groom the next generation of CE
Engineers by working directly with local and national
Engineering Colleges and Universities.
Provide a common platform for CE organizations to
share experiences and knowledge, and create
common India specific standards in the longer term.
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Who will gain from this
initiative?
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There are three major categories of
stakeholders who are critical to building a
local Consumer Electronics technology
ecosystem in Bangalore. The most
important constituents are
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The practitioners who bring in the knowledge
and skills to the region.
The organizations engaged in CE related
activities including basic research, academia
and application development.
Last, but not least, the students who would
be the next generation of CE professionals
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What can stakeholders expect
to gain?
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To achieve these goals, the Chapter has planned a number of
activities for all the stakeholders:
Practitioners
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Industry
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Specific presentations on core technical areas by experts
Create a forum for sharing of information and ideas
Provide quality access to thought leaders in the industry
Support practitioners in continually improving their skills
Technical workshops to identify and learn from industry-wide trends
Promote research and development in Consumer Electronics in
India
Longer term, help create standards and technologies for the Indian
market
Students
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Increase interest in and appreciation of Consumer Electronics
Mentor and groom the next generation of CE practitioners
Provide advice and guidance to those interested in the domain
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Need further information?
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Please visit our website at http://ewh.ieee.org/r10/bangalore/ces,
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join us on LinkedIn at
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2675495 .
You could also reach out to the Execom members to share your
ideas and discuss how the Chapter can support your professional
goals
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Arun Naik – Industry Interactions
Kousik Sankar – Technical Activities
Sudeendra Koushik – CE Ecosystem
Sudhakar Ganganna – Mentoring
Vijay Harikumar – University Programs
Bhaskar Karmakar – Membership Development
Prabindh Sundareson – Chapter Activities
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