Boat develops indigenous neckband IP with IT ministry's centre of excellence
indigenous neckband IP in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing.
The CoE was set up by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity) in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh government and industry body India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) in Noida.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitIndian School of BusinessISB Digital TransformationVisitIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisit«This IP is a significant milestone for Boat Labs and the Indian electronics industry, as it demonstrates the potential for innovation and value engineering in India. The neckband IP was developed under the Make in India initiative, in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) of Mobile Enhancements,» the company said in a statement on Monday.
ICEA signed the memorandum of understanding with Boat last year as an industry partner for the CoE based on Li-ion products (post cell) at CDAC, Noida.
«Boat is the first company from the consumer lifestyle electronics industry to collaborate with the ICEA to bring out the indigenous IP. This neckband IP is a feature-rich product that offers a great value proposition for Indian brands and consumers,» the statement said.
Boat spokesperson said the IP (intellectual Property) is for the whole Neckband product electronics design, optimised BOM (Bill of Material) and the customised software.
When asked about the status of a patent for the product, the spokesperson said there is no patent applied and hence not applicable in this case.
«There is no
