Revenues for the VLSI, board design and embedded software market in India is likely to touch US$ 10.69 billion by 2010. This market will grow from US $6.08bn in 2007 to US $7.37bn in 2008, on to US $8.97bn in 2009, respectively.

The Indian semicon industry has created a niche for itself in design services and has established itself as a leading provider for design services outsourcing. India will continue to be the preferred destination of choice for companies interested in embedded design and development

The total design services market in India is said to have grown at 21% year on year (y-o-y), as against a global growth of 6% y-o-y.

The Indian VLSI design services contributed approximately 13% to the overall revenues and 11% to the overall workforce. The hardware/board design industry contributed to 7.2 percent of the overall technical workforce in the design services industry.

The Indian embedded software industry is by and large, the most significant contributor. Embedded software contributed approximately 81% to the overall design services revenues and 82% to the overall workforce. Having a local manufacturing ecosystem will boost this segment with end-to-end product development and roll-out happening from India.

Experts suggests that the semiconductor and embedded design industry in India likely to generate revenues of up to $43 billion by 2015. It is expected that middleware/embedded applications along with testing will drive the growth in the market.

MC Craftsman Machinery Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture of Mitsubishi Corporation, Japan and Craftsman Automation Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore is exhibiting at ELCOMP India 2008

MITSUBISHI is a renowned brand name in the global market for EDM / Wire EDM and enjoys leadership in highly competitive markets like that of the United States of America. MITSUBISHI EDM and Wire EDM were introduced to the Indian market two years back in Coimbatore and other places in South India like Chennai, Bangalore. During this period more than 50 machines have been delivered to different users for a wide range of applications.

MC Craftsman’s product spectrum ranges from Machines like CNC EDM, CNC Wirecut EDM, and Laser Cutting Machines, which cater to the specific needs of users from varied industry sectors.

Having established their product in the South Indian market for various applications, they are now opening markets in North, East & West India. They have started an office at Delhi and a team of sales as well as of service engineers is available for discussions to offer the most appropriate solutions in the field of EDM & Laser technology.

The nation’s capital is getting ready to host ELCOMP India for the fourth year running at Hall 7, Pragati Maidan, during 10-12 September 2008. The exhibition features electronic components, PCB/SMT machinery, embedded systems, EMS, electronic sensors, test & measuring equipments.

The show expects to attract 350 companies from 20 countries as participants at the show. There will be state pavilions from Andhra Pradesh and Kerala along with country pavilions from China and Singapore.

ELCOMP India 2008 will feature a 2-day international conference on the theme “India: An emerging player in the world electronic market”, specifically designed to highlight India’s growing global competitiveness in the electronic hardware segments and the opportunities for players in various applications.

The conference includes sessions titled “Indian Electronic Industry: 2010 Scenario”, “Strategic Importance of Electronic Components & Semiconductors”, “India: Growth Driver for the EMS industry”, “India: The future destination for Embedded Technologies” and “Trends & Opportunities in the Automotive Electronics Industry”. It also features two panel discussions on the themes “New Opportunities in Defence & Aerospace” and “Electronic Manufacturing in India: Policies & Framework.”

With 35 eminent international and domestic speakers, the conference at ELCOMP India is expected to attract 350 delegates over the two days.

The era of the Ultra Low Cost Car (ULCC) was ushered in by Tata Motors in early 2008, when they launched the Tata Nano – “the one lakh car”. Since then the electronics market for the ULCC, which traditionally costs between $2000-$5000, has attained increasing importance.

The annual growth rate for ULCCs to be around 25% between 2010 and 2015. India and China will drive the demand for ULCCs to almost 7 million vehicles by 2015. Affordable ULCCs are expected to satisfy a market consisting of the expanding middle class and current cyclists. The tremendous growth of ULCCs in the Asian market will impact the automotive electronics market.

Although current ULCC vehicles such as the Tata contain very few electronic elements compared with average American and European vehicles, the low cost electronic devices intended for the ULCC will inevitably find their way into more conventional cars. The combination of ULCC electronics plus the increasing use of electronics in more conventional cars, will cause electronics growth rate to exceed the automobile growth rate

While safety systems and hybrid vehicles drive electronics growth in established automobile markets, simple power train, comfort and infotainment functions will drive electronics growth in fast-developing countries.