About Us

MEITY

MeitY is to promote e-Governance for empowering citizens, promoting the inclusive and sustainable growth of the Electronics, IT & ITeS industries, enhancing India’s role in Internet Governance, adopting a multipronged approach that includes development of human resources, promoting R&D and innovation, enhancing efficiency through digital services and ensuring a secure cyber space.

ABOUT STPI

Software Technology Parks of India, is an Autonomous Society set up by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeitY), Government of India in 1991, with the objective of encouraging, promoting and boosting the Software Exports from India. Software Technology Parks of India maintains internal engineering resources to provide consulting, training and implementation services. Services cover Network Design, System Integration, Installation, Operations and maintenance of application networks and facilities in varied areas. Process development is based on the Quality Management System. Software Technology Parks of India centre also adhere to ISO 9001 certification.

ABOUT ARROW

Arrow Electronics (NYSE:ARW) guides innovation forward for over 200,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers. With 2018 sales of $30 billion, Arrow develops technology solutions that improve business and daily life. Learn more at FiveYearsOut.com.

We strive to make best-in-class design tools, resources, and engineering expertise as accessible as possible to innovators and engineers as they create, make and manage technology today for tomorrow. As an example of empowering local innovators and engineers with access to critical technology resources and expertise, Arrow has established a network of open labs in major technology and innovation hubs around the world, including China, Israel, and the U.S. Arrow open lab acts an experimental ecosystem where customers and partners can develop ideas, unleash creativity and tap directly into Arrow’s diverse, world-class resources: tools, engineers and problem-solvers who understand the landscape and can help in all areas from design to manufacturing, supply chain and accelerating time to market.

A Center of Entrepreneurship –  IoT Open Lab

CoE- STPI IoT OpenLab aims to support & nurture around 500 start-ups over a period of 5 years. The initiative is expected to contribute to Make-in-India & Digital India programmes of Govt. of India by reducing Electronics imports and recognize value of IP & Technology locally.

 

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ASSOCIATED MEMBERS

INDUSTRY  PARTNERS

Analog Devices is a leading global high-performance analog technology company dedicated to solving the toughest engineering challenges. They enable customers to interpret the world around by intelligently bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that sense, measure, power, connect and interpret.

Website Link http://www.analog.com

Infineon Technologies AG is a world leader in semiconductor solutions that make life easier, safer and greener. Microelectronics from Infineon are the key to a better future. Following the acquisition of the US company Cypress Semiconductor Corporation in April 2020, Infineon is now a global top 10 semiconductor company.

Website Link: https://www.infineon.com/

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) enables secure connections for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the Automotive, Industrial & IoT, Mobile and Communication Infrastructure markets. Built on more than 61 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has over 30,000 employees in more than 30 countries.

 

Website Link https://www.nxp.com/

Littelfuse is a global manufacturer of leading technologies in circuit protection, power control and sensing. Serving over 100,000 end customers, their products are found in automotive and commercial vehicles, industrial applications, data and telecommunications, medical devices, consumer electronics, and appliances. Their 11,000 worldwide associates partner with customers to design, manufacture, and deliver innovative, high-quality solutions for a safer, greener, and increasingly connected world. Headquartered in Chicago, United States, Littelfuse was founded in 1927.

Website Link: https://www.littelfuse.com/

ST is a creator and maker of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An independent device manufacturer with more than 100,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. Their technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and 5G technology.

Website Link: https://www.st.com/

ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) is driving energy efficient innovations, empowering customers to reduce global energy use. The company is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy efficient power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The company’s products help engineers solve their unique design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, medical, aerospace and defense applications. ON Semiconductor operates a responsive,  world-class supply chain and quality program, and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions.

Website Link https://www.onsemi.com/

Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller, analog, FPGA, connectivity and power management semiconductors. Its easy-to-use development tools and comprehensive product portfolio enable customers to create optimal designs which reduce risk while lowering total system cost and time to market. The company’s solutions serve more than 130,000 customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.

 

Website Link https://www.microchip.com/

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is a leading provider of silicon, software and solutions for a smarter, more connected world. Their award-winning technologies are shaping the future of the Internet of Things, Internet infrastructure, industrial automation, consumer and automotive markets. Their world-class engineering team creates products focused on performance, energy savings, connectivity and simplicity.

Website Link: https://www.silabs.com/

KEMET, a subsidiary of Yageo Corporation (TAIEX: 2327) and part of the Yageo Group, helps customers build tomorrow with the broadest selection of capacitor technologies in the industry, along with an expanding range of electromechanical devices, electromagnetic compatibility solutions and supercapacitors. With over 100-years of making the world a better, safer, and more connected place to live, KEMET’s vision is to be the preferred supplier of electronic component solutions demanding the highest standards of quality, delivery and service.

Website Link: http://www.kemet.com/

OUR TEAM

Shri Arvind Kumar

(Director General – STPI)

Shri Arvind Kumar is the Director General of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). Before joining STPI, he was working in Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) since 2004. As advisor in TRAI, he was responsible for formulating policies on broadband, data security & privacy issues, manufacturing, DTH, IPTV, TV broadcasting and OTT, after having worked since 1997 in the Indian Government run premier technology centre, C-DoT, in various capacities.

He also has worked with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as Rapporteur on the issues related to Migration to Next Generation Network (NGN) including OTT, cloud computing, security and privacy related issues. Shri Kumar holds an MTech degree from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi, India.

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Shri Devesh Tyagi

(Senior Director – STPI)

Shri Devesh Tyagi is Senior Director, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI). He has more than 26 years of experience in IT/ESDM sector. He has been actively involved in the promotion of IT/ESDM sector and also working for the promotion of entrepreneurship, innovation and product creation in the country. He has also been involved in various policy formations for IT/ESDM sector. Prior to joining STPI, he served National Informatics Centre (NIC) in various capacities. He has a wide range of experience in Project Management and Software development. He possesses strong technical capabilities and delivered lot of remarkable projects during this period. Shri Tyagi has earned his B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from Marathawada University and Masters Degree from BITS, Pilani.

Shri Shailendra Kumar Tyagi

(Director – STPI Bengaluru)

Shri Shailendra Kumar Tyagi, Jurisdictional Director, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI)- Bengaluru, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Govt. of India. He has more than 25 years of experience in IT/ESDM sector. He has been actively involved in the promotion of IT/ESDM sector and also working for the promotion of entrepreneurship, innovation and product creation in the country. He has also been involved in various policy formations for IT/ESDM sector. Shri Shailendra Kumar Tyagi possesses strong technical capabilities in the areas of  Digital Image Processing & e-Governance.

Shri S. K. Tyagi has been closely working with Govt, Industry & Academia. He is member of IT Vision Group, Govt of Karnataka and also serving as Director in the board of STPI Next Initiatives, Karnataka Information Technology Services (KITS), KEONICS and Venture Capital Fund KITVEN, Govt. of Karnataka, He is also on STPI Incubation Advisory Board, Executive Committee of SMART Lab & Executive Committee of Centre for e-Governance, Govt. of Karnataka.

To boost innovations among start-ups, Shri S. K. Tyagi has taken initiative to create platform such as STPI IoT OpenLab, Atal Incubation Centre on Healthcare etc.

Prior to joining STPI, he has served National Informatics Centre (NIC) in various capacities. He has a wide range of experience in Project Management and Software development.

Shri S. K. Tyagi has earned Master’s degree in Electronics and MS in Systems Software from BITS Pilani.

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Shri Sanjeev Keskar

CEO, Arvind Consultancy (“Chief Mentor” of STPI IOT Open Lab at Electronics City, Bangalore).

Sanjeev Keskar is Chief Executive Officer of Arvind Consultancy. After his successful stint of 35 years in corporate world, out of which about 29 years in semiconductor industry, Mr. Keskar incorporated Arvind Consultancy, an advisory firm in the field of developing High Value Added Eco-System for Semiconductor and Electronics Industry in India.

Mr. Keskar is first President and Founding Member of CIMEI (Confederation of Indian MSME in ESDM and IT). Prior to this, Mr. Keskar was Managing Director India at Arrow Electronics for India, a leading Electronic component global distribution company from June 2015 to Oct 2020, where he contributed to more than 2X growth of revenue. Earlier he was Managing Director Sales at PMC-Sierra for five and half years. He was also elected Chairman of IESA (India Electronics and Semiconductor Association) for year 2013-14.

Prior to PMC Sierra, he was Country Manager, Sales, at Freescale Semiconductor from 2005 to 2009 where he led design win and revenue growth for the India Sales. Prior to that Mr. Keskar was the Country Manager, India, for AMD Far East Ltd. from 2001 to 2005. There he started the company’s India operations as the first Country Manager and established AMD India in four years with all major OEM and Channel engagements. Mr. Keskar has also worked at National Semiconductor as Country Manager (1996 – 2001), Max India Ltd. (Avnet India) as Regional Manager and Continental Device India Ltd.

Mr. Keskar received a Master’s degree in Management Science in Marketing and a Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communication Engineering and Technology, from Pune University.

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Shri Jitendra Chaddah

(Senior Director, Operations and Strategic Relations, Intel India)

Shri Jitendra Chaddah has over 20 years of industry experience with excellent international exposure and experience of working in both emerging and mature markets – USA, Latin America, Asia Pacific. At Intel, he has played multiple leadership roles ranging from Program Management of large and complex programs to running operations and setting strategic direction for large R&D sites at Intel. Currently Shri Jitendra Chaddah is the Senior Director, Operations and Strategy at Intel India and working on investments, forming strategic alliances internally and with the external eco-system – Govt., Academia, Media and Industry, to maximize value creation for Intel from India center.

In his leadership, IESA had incepted the SFAL – semiconductor fabless accelerator lab, the first-ofits-kind initiative in the semiconductor space which intends to create a strong infrastructural support structure to incubate early-stage startups and accelerate the existing fabless SMEs to the next level by providing access to funds, market and mentors. The focus of this accelerator is to incubate at least 20 early stage fabless start-ups in next 3 years, 50 in the next 5 years. Through the SFAL, IESA expects to generate more employment in the ESDM sector, encourage creation of more domestic IP and serve as a catalyst to accelerate the fabless startup ecosystem.

Shri Jitendra Chaddah is currently the Chairman of IESA and member of IESA Executive Council board. The vision of IESA is to make India a Global Hub for Intelligent Electronics (IE) through various initiatives such as Intelligent Electronics Silicon Valley Chapter (IESV) and 1k-10K-100K-1000K. The intent of this initiative is to create 1K start-ups; 10K IPs (Intellectual Property); 100K Crore Business opportunities and 1000K jobs, thereby bringing in great excitement among entrepreneurs in the IE space. This is an India-wide program. The Innovation created in India through this initiative would be taken to global market through IESV.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship are the key factors enabling this initiative.

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Shri Subodh Sachan

(Director, STPI – HQ)

Shri Subodh Sachan, Director STPI Head Quarter and CEO of STPINEXT INITIATIVES, is heading pan-India startup initiatives of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) including establishment of domain specific Centres of Excellence in emerging technologies like IoT, AI, BlockChain, AR/VR etc. An IIT Roorkee and IIM Bangalore alumnus, is a senior professional from the Industry who has joined STPI as Director after working in the Industry at Global level in various capacities. He has worked in diversified areas of the technology industry, a major portion of which is into telecom & related fields. In particular, he has been part of start-ups in leadership role, right from inception to successful listing of the company (IPO). On the other side of the industry spectrum, he has also been part of senior management in MNCs and global telecom behemoths like Motorola and Nokia. He has successfully headed the Bangalore chapter of IIM Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE).