Chipset major Qualcomm announced the eight finalists in the first cycle of Qualcomm Design in India Challenge II (QDIC II).
Qualcomm selected these finalists through a selection process which culminated in an extensive pitch session in March 2017.
QDIC, in association with NASSCOM, encourages product companies to create innovative hardware product designs incorporating Qualcomm technologies and platforms.
In January 2017, Qualcomm had announced an investment of $8.5 million for expansion of its design initiatives called Qualcomm Design in India Program (QDIP).
Two initiatives under QDIP
The Qualcomm Design in India Challenge II, conducted in two Cycles through the year, aims to spur innovation in the domestic hardware ecosystem in the areas of Smart Infrastructure, Biometric Devices, Payment Terminals, Agricultural Technology, Medical Technology and Rural IoT.
The launch of a new Qualcomm Innovation Lab (QIL) at Hyderabad and expansion of its current Innovation Lab in Bangalore to enable India mobile and IoT ecosystem by providing advanced Camera, Audio, and RF design assistance.
8 shortlisted companies QDIC II
iSquare Mobility – Concept – A portable wireless tele-medical solution to prescreen for breast cancer
Avanijal Agri Automation – Concept – Bluetooth to enhance smart irrigation controller – sensor data collection, control of motors and valves and managing the controller from a smartphone
Alexapath – Concept – Smart accessories for microscope that makes any conventional microscope smarter – produce digital scan of slides, share it with peers, live consultation and archival of slides
iBot Control Systems India – Concept – Make a single board that can be used by industry and academia to build IoT apps with iBot Toolsets
Hug Innovations – Concept – A first of its kind device developer platform Hug Gestures SDK, that enables the integration and extension of a proprietary gesture control technology with smart devices, mobile apps and PC software
Steradian Semiconductors – Concept – Build a high resolution 4D radar that will enable true all-weather vision for autonomous vehicles and drones
Stellapps Technologies – Concept – Wi-Fi sensor module – wimote and IoT router – cloudtrak that can be used for smart automatic milk collection unit (smartAMCU), cold-chain monitoring as part of Stellapps IoT platform
Tagbox Solutions – Concept – An ultra-low power wireless platform targeted towards improving efficiency of cold storage and logistics by monitoring and controlling key health parameters like temperature, relative humidity, gas, energy, door activity, etc.
These eight companies will now be incubated in the Qualcomm Innovation Lab and two winners will each receive a prize money of $75,000 at the end of the incubation period expected in August 2017.
“We are thrilled to see response for QDIC in its second consecutive year, with eight select technopreneurs ready to transform their ideas from concept to product stage at our Qualcomm Innovation Labs,” said Jim Cathey, senior vice president and president, Asia Pacific & India, Qualcomm Technologies.
