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  • Blog Post: Rub the lamp and make a wish!

    Rub the lamp and make a wish! C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments The genie appeared when Aladdin rubbed the magic lamp. "Your wish is my command!" Integrated Circuits are like Aladdin's magic lamp. Rubbing this lamp with innovation can unleash the genie. Here is the...
  • Blog Post: The Innovation Premier League - 2013!

    The Innovation Premier League – 2013! C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments Art by Ananya Ravikumar " W elcome to IPL 2013!" I announced, as the host of the inaugural ceremony of the first TI India Educators’ Conference (TIIEC 2013). The venue was the NIMHANS Convention...
  • Blog Post: The case of the Haptic Effects

    The Adventures of COFIE Club The case of the Haptic Effects C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments Art by Ananya Ravikumar “ I t was such a touching experience,” said Simran. The members of the COFIE club had decided to visit an orphanage meant for women with disabilities. The orphanage...
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    The Adventures of the COFIE Club Episode I - The case of the analog front end C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments Art by Ananya Ravikumar W hen I visit campuses and interact with students, I often ask them to raise their hands if they wish to turn into entrepreneurs sometime in the near...
  • Blog Post: Brain on a Wafer!

    Brain on a Wafer! C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments I had the privilege to listen to Prof. Raj Reddy of Carnegie Mellon University last week. He was an invited speaker at the celebration of Alan Turing’s birth centenary which was organized at Texas Instruments, India. Alan Turing (1912-1954...
  • Blog Post: The Maker's Own Place

    The Maker's Own Place C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments Picture taken at the Pushkar Lake, Ajmer, Rajasthan A visit to Creator’s own place “According to the legend, a lotus flower once fell from the hands of the Brahman, the creator, at this very place,” explained...
  • Blog Post: The Bubble Maker

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  • Blog Post: Dim the Street Lights at Dawn

    Dim the Street Lights at Dawn C.P. Ravikumar, Texas Instruments T urn off the lights when you leave the room! How often did you hear that when you were a child? Can this age-old wisdom also be applied to street lights to optimize the use of electricity? The “Dial4light” project [1]...
  • Blog Post: How TI India Analog Design Contest is helping to Fuel Innovation in Indian Universities - Part 3/3

    How TI India Analog Design Contest is helping to Fuel Innovation in Indian Universities - Part 3/3 In the second part of this blog, you read about the final phase of the TI India Analog Design Contest (2011-2012) and about the award ceremony of this contest. In this last part, read about the 2012...
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    How TI India Analog Design Contest is helping to Fuel Innovation in Indian Universities - Part 1/3 Dr. C.P. Ravikumar and Sagar Juneja O n April 9 th 2012, Vikram Sharma posted the following on his Facebook wall: “I cannot believe that TI-INDIA-ADC-2011 is over!! I still feel like a...
  • Blog Post: A Place to Play – Innovation Labs

    I’m at home this week on holiday and thought it’d be a good time to do a few ‘out of box experience’ tryouts on new dev kits . First I had to find a place to play. Clearing the dining room table and setting up electronics for an extended period causes problems with the family...
  • Blog Post: Steve Jobs: Messages for Innovation

    This past week we say goodbye to one of the technology industries visionaries: Steve Jobs. Granted there is no shortage of tributes, articles and analysis on this great man. As one of the pioneers of personalizing technology for the every-day person, I look to him as a great source of inspiration for...