Revolutionising next era of electronics: Semiconductor startups leading the way

As a child watching Star Trek on my grandfather’s TV, the ambience of complete integration of the human and the computer in the environment always stuck with me. Over the years, we have seen technology, from mobile phones to Alexa, catch up with our imagination.

In this context, two advertisements stood out in the recently concluded ICC Cricket World Cup. One was for a fan you could speak to, “Fan, switch on” or “Fan, slow down.” The other was for a home smart lock – which could be opened via fingerprint, passcode, and even OTP. These ads signal the coming of the smart home era, where every household device is an IoT device. But the best is yet to come.