Gartner Hype Cycle- Emerging Technologies

Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of
technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business
problems and exploiting new opportunities.
The Gartner Hype Cycle highlights the 29 emerging technologies CIOs should experiment
with over the next year.This year's emerging technologies fall into five major trends: Sensing
and mobility, augmented human, postclassical compute and comms, digital ecosystems, and
advanced AI and analytics.Gartner Hype Cycle methodology gives you a view of how a
technology or application will evolve over time, providing a sound source of insight to
manage its deployment within the context of your specific business goals.

Five Emerging Technologies Trends:

• Sensing and Mobility

By combining sensor technologies with AI, machines are gaining a better
understanding of the world around them, enabling mobility and manipulation of
objects. Sensing technologies are a core component of the Internet of Things
(IoT) and the vast amounts of data collected.
For example, over the next decade AR cloud will create a 3D map of the world,
enabling new interaction models and in turn new business models that will
monetize physical space.
 • Augmented Human
Augmented human advances enable creation of cognitive and physical
improvements as an integral part of the human body.
Emerging technologies focused on extending humans includes biochips,
personification, augmented intelligence, emotion AI, immersive workspaces and
biotech (cultured or artificial tissue).

• Postclassical compute and Communication

For decades, classical core computing, communication and integration
technologies have made significant advances largely through improvements in
traditional architectures — faster CPUs, denser memory and increasing
throughput as predicted by Moore’s Law.
For example, low earth orbit (LEO) satellites can provide low latency internet
connectivity globally

• Digital Ecosystems
Digital ecosystems leverage an interdependent group of actors (enterprises,
people and things) sharing digital platforms to achieve a mutually beneficial
purpose. Critical technologies to be considered include: DigitalOps, knowledge
graphs, synthetic data, decentralized web and decentralized autonomous
organizations.

• Advanced AI and Analytics

Advanced analytics comprises the autonomous or semiautonomous examination
of data or content using sophisticated techniques and tools, typically beyond those
of traditional business intelligence (BI).
Advanced analytics comprises the autonomous or semiautonomous examination
of data or content using sophisticated techniques and tools, typically beyond those
of traditional business intelligence (BI).

Technology - 3D Sensing Camera

The rapidly growing field of 3D sensing is currently addressed by the following 3D camera
technologies: stereoscopic imaging, Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensing, and structured light.

The 3D optical sensing solutions created by ams and Face++ use infrared light projectors to
map the surface of real-world objects.

Ams is the only company that offers infrared illumination solutions for all these 3D camera
platforms. Based on our state-of-the art Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser (VCSEL)
technology and our optical design and packaging capabilities, we provide unique solutions for
all 3D sensing cameras: dot-pattern illuminators for structured light cameras as well as texture
enhancement for stereo cameras, and a wide range of flood illuminators for ToF and video
capture.
We complement our VCSEL illuminators with software and system-level components to assist
in the deployment of 3D cameras. Our solutions are used in a variety of consumer electronic
platforms such as face recognition applications for mobile devices, gesture and people
recognition for home systems, robotics navigation, and Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems
(ADAS) for automotive.

Based on product developments from components companies like STMicroelectronics, AMS,

PMD, and Sony, the use of depth sensing for consumer products has accelerated over the last
year. 2018 will likely see a significant influx of new consumer products with 3D imaging
capabilities, with the first applications in mobile and computing. The first mobile phone with
depth imaging was introduced by Lenovo in 2016 and now multiple design wins have been
announced.

Increase in adoption of smartphones and rise in usage of 3D content across media,

entertainment, and gaming industry is the key driver for the growth of the 3D depth sensing
camera market. 3D camera is a new concept in the smartphone, but factors such as
compatibility with all smartphones and high cost of these gadgets hinder the 3D depth sensing
camera market growth.

The international market which are suitable to launch 3D sensing camera and not in G20
is Melexis (Belgium).

PEST Analysis of Belgium:

Political
The politics of Belgium take place in the framework of a federal, representative democratic,
constitutional monarchy. The King of the Belgians is the head of state, and the Prime
Minister of Belgium is the head of government, in a multi-party system. Executive power is
exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government
and the two chambers of parliament, the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives. The
federation is made up of (language-based) communities and (territorial) regions. Philippe is
the seventh and current King of the Belgians, having ascended the throne on 21 July 2013.

Economic
The economy of Belgium is a modern, capitalist economy that has capitalised on the
country's central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified
industrial and commercial base.Belgium's real gross domestic product (GDP) was around
 Euro 411.858 billions in 2016 whereas the nominal GDP was Euro 421.974 billions. This
resulted in GDP deflator 102.456. Per capita GDP was estimated at USD 41238.27 whereas
purchasing power parity (PPP) based per capita GDP was estimated to be at USD 45046.94.
The output gap for Belgium in 2016 was negative at 0.553% of the potential GDP.

Social
A discussion of Belgian culture requires discussing both those aspects of shared by the
regardless of what language they speak, and the differences between the main cultural
communities: the Flemish people from Flanders and the French-speakers from and —
although the grouping of Brussels and Wallonia as one cultural community is sometimes
rejected. Most Belgians view their culture as an integral part of European culture. However,
members of each of the two main linguistic groups generally make their cultural choices
from within their own community, and then, when going beyond, the Flemish draw
intensively from both the English-speaking culture (which dominates sciences, professional
life and most news media) and the Netherlands, whereas French-speakers focus on cultural
life in France and elsewhere in the French-speaking world, and less outside.

Technology
The technological development of a country can be assessed by looking at the number
ofuniversities & institutes in it the names of such institutes is given below in the form of a
list. The Technology in Brussels, Flanders & Wallonia the central region of Belgium
(Europe), can be considered developed due to the presence of several universities and
research institutes in it.

Reference:
https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-29-08-gartner-identifies-five-
emerging-technology-trends-with-transformational-impact
https://ams.com/structured-light-illumination
https://www.biometricupdate.com/201807/samsung-granted-us-patent-for-3d-camera-system-
with-iris-recognition-capability

Harmanjeet Kour
Section A
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