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Under
the aegis of its existing academic relations
program, NXP has committed a total spend
of $1.5 million on its academic program,
over a period of five years, building a
potential talent and research pool for the
emerging semiconductor ecosystem in India.
The
funding will be used to drive research programmes
for industry specific enabling technologies
and applications like mobile communications,
connectivity and automotive electronics
based on the Nexperia audio-video platforms.
The
institutes will undertake projects in the
areas of next-generation VLSI technologies,
system prototyping, connectivity and fourth
generation mobile communications. NXP will
also embark on setting up a digital media
laboratory in a leading technical institute
in approximately six months.
According
to an official release, as a part of its
academic initiatives, NXP has run an intensive
university relations programme with premier
educational institutes for over a decade
including sponsoring masters’ students
in VLSI and embedded systems areas for promoting
higher education and nurturing high-end
talent.
NXP
is also an active participant in the Indian
Semiconductor Association- VLSI Society
of India- Visvesvarya Technological University
relationship (ISA-VSI-VTU) to promote talent
creation locally.
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