New -delhi [India]October 5 (Ani): Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, recently approved the establishment of the ‘Namo Semiconductor Laboratory’ in IIT Bhubaneswar. The project is funded under the Mplad scheme, with an estimated cost of Rs. 4.95 Crore, according to a press release from the Ministry of Electronics & It. The semiconductor lab is expected to help the youth of India with indigenous chip manufacturing and packaging. “The Namo Semiconductor Lab will contribute to the deep talent pool of Bharat by equipping the youth with industry-ready skills. The laboratory will position IIT Bhubaneswar as a pivot for semiconductor research and skills. The new laboratory will further increase the ‘make in India’ and ‘Design in India’ initiatives. It will serve as a catalyst for the fast-growing semiconductor ecosystem of India. The release has emphasized that India is 20 percent of the global chip design talent. Students from 295 universities across the country use the latest EDA instruments provided by the industry. Twenty-eight student-designed chips of 20 institutes were recorded on SCL Mohali. “Odisha recently received approval for two semiconductor projects under the India Semiconductor Mission. One is an integrated facility for Silicon Carbide (SIC) -based compound semiconductors. The second is an advanced 3D glass packaging facility,” the release reads. IIT Bhubaneswar already offers the Silicon Carbide Research and Innovation Center (Sicric). The new laboratory will contribute to the existing clean room facilities of the Institute. It will offer R&D facilities to support the semiconductor industry in India. According to the exemption, the proposed laboratory will have essential equipment and software required for semiconductor training, design and manufacturing. The estimated cost is Rs. 4.6 Crore for equipment and Rs. 35 Lakh for software. (Ani)
Nod for Namo Semiconductor Lab by IIT Bhubaneswar to develop talent pool for indigenous disk manufacturing, packaging
