Cyient partners with IIT Hyderabad and WiSig Networks

5 May 2022 , 01:33 AM

Cyient has partnered with IIT Hyderabad IITH and WiSig Networks a startup incubated at IITH to enable volume production of Indias first architected and designed chip – the Koala NB-loT SoC Narrowband-loT System-on-Chip The Memorandum of Understanding MOU signed between them is aligned with MEITYs Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology India goals of building a vibrant semiconductor design and innovation ecosystem to enable the emergence of India as a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design 11TH and WiSig developed the Koala chip and Cyient enabled the IC integrated circuit design for this project Volume production of the NB-IoT SoC includes the development of a package production test solution suited for volume production organization of silicon fabrication volume testing of the IC and the management of supplying the chip NB-IoT is a SG massive Machine-Type-Communication MTC technology a fast-growing one that enables low-bit rate lo T applications with long-range and extends device battery life up to 10 years Smart meters machine-to-machine connectivity Industry 40 a plethora of sensor connectivity asset tracking digital healthcare and many more applications will benefit by using this NB-IoT chip