Vijay Balakrishnan

Founded in March 2004, DigiBee Microsystems Ltd. (DGB), is in the business of building world-class mobile handset platforms which includes its own System-on-Chip (SoC) mobile phone processors and Software. DGB is based in India and is the first of its kind out of the subcontinent. In its endeavor, DGB has a set of focused people, headed by a veteran management team and a pool of world-class talent. DGB houses 200 people and have so far put in 300+ man years of effort in creating its solution. The company's expertise in SoC and Software for mobile phone Platforms places it among a select group of global companies with the likes of TI, NXP, Marvell, Broadcom and Mediatek. DGB's caters to targeted markets based on its expertise and market understanding with 'value for money' GSM & 3G solutions, starting from mid-end, feature-rich multimedia mobile platform solutions to advanced Smartphone platforms, customized for the targeted market segments. To realize its vision of highly optimized Value for Money solutions, DGB is developing various platforms with its own SoC and software framework for GSM and 3G handsets. This tightly coupled hardware and software, single chip solution gives DGB its edge over competition and also helps drive higher efficiency and performance. DGB's total ownership of chipset, hardware, and software designs helps achieve better cost control in this highly competitive market. The hardware and software for the mobile handsets, also referred to as the Mobile Platform Solution, is designed and integrated by DGB. The Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for these solutions are owned by the company.