9 months ago
IIT Bhubaneswar Advances Semiconductor Mission with Pilot Line for Power Electronics
Imagine India wants to make its own computer chips, especially the kind that control power.
IIT Bhubaneswar held a special meeting with smart people from companies, universities, and the government.
They talked about building a special workshop, like a mini-factory, at IIT Bhubaneswar.
This workshop will help create prototypes of power electronics, which are like the brains for managing electricity in many devices.
This is part of a bigger plan called the India Semiconductor Mission.
IIT Bhubaneswar is already doing a lot, like building a research center and offering courses.
The goal is to make India a leader in making these important electronic parts and create new jobs.
IIT Bhubaneswar hosted a national workshop focused on establishing a pilot line for integrated power electronics.
The workshop aimed to advance India's semiconductor ambitions under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).
Key goals include establishing IIT Bhubaneswar as a power electronics hub with a pilot line and creating an industry consortium for packaging.
IIT Bhubaneswar highlighted its contributions, including a ₹64 crore SiC research center and upcoming programs.
The initiative seeks to build a strong partnership between industry, academia, and government to support a competitive semiconductor ecosystem.
- Who
- IIT Bhubaneswar, representatives from industry, academia, and government, India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), SEMI India
- What
- A national workshop was held to discuss setting up a pilot line for integrated power electronics, aiming to advance India's semiconductor ambitions and establish IIT Bhubaneswar as a hub for power electronics.
- Where
- IIT Bhubaneswar
- When
- Friday
- Why
- To gather inputs for establishing an integrated power electronics hub at IIT Bhubaneswar, foster industry-academia-government partnerships, and strengthen India's semiconductor ecosystem.
Key facts
- Event
- National workshop on “Setting Up a Pilot Line for Integrated Power Electronics”
- Date
- Friday
- Location
- IIT Bhubaneswar
- Key Initiative
- Establishment of an integrated power electronics hub at IIT Bhubaneswar with a pilot line
- IIT Bhubaneswar Investment
- ₹64 crore for SiC research and innovation centre
- New Sanction
- ₹4.95 crore for NaMo Semiconductor Laboratory
Quotes
Shreepad Karmalkar
IIT Bhubaneswar director
“a nationwide effort was underway to build a strong industry–academia–government partnership to support a globally competitive semiconductor ecosystem.”
telegraphindia.com
Rao Tummala
Advisor to ISM
“the workshop had two major goals: establishing IIT Bhubaneswar as an integrated power electronics hub equipped with a pilot line for industry prototypes and creating an industry consortium to expand existing package manufacturing lines across six states.”
telegraphindia.com
