- India’s chip ambitions get a boost
Bhopal: A significant milestone has been achieved towards making India self-reliant in semiconductor manufacturing. Scientists at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Bhopal, have developed an indigenous microfabrication technology that is low-cost and low-carbon.
This technology has the potential to simplify and reduce the complex and expensive process of semiconductor chip manufacturing. Experts believe that this innovation could provide a new impetus to semiconductor research and production in India. It will also make chip manufacturing research accessible to large industries, as well as academic institutions and startups.
Dr. Shantanu Talukdar and his team from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at IISER Bhopal developed this indigenous technology after several years of research. His team also included Dr. Swapnendu Ghosh and Debjit Dey Sarkar.
The scientists developed a new method for manufacturing photomasks and hard masks used in the microfabrication process. This research has also been published in the international journal “Micro and Nano Engineering,” earning global recognition.
