Advanced Technologies Division
In many ways, ATD is the hub of R∧D in Samsung India Software Operations. With a strength of about 150 engineers today, ATD is growing at a steady pace in competence, strength, contributions, domains, value-add and importance.
The work in ATD covers a wide spectrum from Research, Standardization, and Architecture to Productization. Also, ATD covers a healthy spectrum of technologies like Short-range communication protocols and platform, IP Multimedia Subsystem, Ad-hoc and Mesh networks, Wireless Broadband, Multimedia (Codecs, Graphics, Streaming, QoS, Applications, MM Search, etc.), Home networking, Mobile platform, DRM, Telecom (3GPP, OMA, ), etc.
ATD is also spearheading the initiative about Standardization efforts in SISO. Several cross-divisional activities indicate good scope for synergy enhancement. With a history of incubating new technologies and groups, there is a good view of trends in this division.
The Advanced Technologies Division has healthy co-working relationship with the Wireless Terminal Division for IMS and MM Search areas, with the System LSI Division for UWB and Mesh Network areas, with Digital Printing Division for Web Services area, with Telecom and Networking Division for applications on WiBro terminals. This is apart from the cross-divisional Standardization activities. The division is currently exploring possibilities of establishing relationship with premier Institutions also both in India as well as abroad, to work some of the core areas.