Recent reports have shown that the growth in India\\\'s embedded industry is not just a dream - the possibilities for revenue and employment growth are real. Leading market research firm Frost and Sullivan forecasts that total market revenues generated in the Indian semiconductor market in 2009 will reach $3.18 billion with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 36%. Moreover, a ten-fold increase in talent is expected to facilitate growth in the embedded systems industry - from a current 60,000 professionals to over 6 lakh people by 2015.

What\\\'s particularly interesting about this growth is that India is developing its own embedded design industry, moving away from being a strictly outsourced industry. This means that Indian designers and engineers will drive actual product innovation and move towards product ownership. It\\\'s the beginnings of a full-fledged, multi-national industry.

India\\\'s strengths in software services, design, research and development put it at an advantage to design and develop more devices for the growing domestic and overseas markets. Consequently, the $3.25 billion semiconductor design services market in India is expected to reach $14.4 billion by 2010 according to a report by the Indian Semiconductor Association and Frost and Sullivan.

Some of the distinct trends influencing the development of the embedded industry as a whole include:

Another significant trend is the convergence of functions into a single device, which is set to further expand the potential of embedded systems worldwide.

Considering the evident market trends and forecasted market potential, it is critical that India invest in the necessary education resources to prepare Indian design engineers to capitalize on the global demand for embedded systems technology. To no surprise global organizations and media companies are noticing India\\\'s untapped human capital and its demand for world-class education and training. A prime example is TechInsights, who is expanding its Embedded Systems Conference India in September and October, to take place in four Indian cities (Hyderabad, Pune, Noida and Bangalore) after its extremely successful 2007 debut in Bangalore. As India\\\'s most popular technical conference on embedded technologies, each show provides attendees first-hand access to the latest embedded products and innovations developed throughout the region and around the world. Such international educational partnerships will continue to advance the field of embedded systems throughout the country and attract more semiconductor manufacturing powerhouses to invest in the Indian economy.