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IIT Bhubaneswar Advances Semiconductor Mission with Pilot Line for Power Electronics

IIT Bhubaneswar Advances Semiconductor Mission with Pilot Line for Power Electronics
IIT Bhubaneswar advances semiconductor mission with pilot line push for power electronics · telegraphindia.com

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.

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.”
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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.”
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