Archive · 2 Oct 2026
NIT Warangal Scholar Develops Chip to Extend Gadget Battery Life
Kaira Anupama, a PhD student at NIT Warangal, created a small power-management chip.
The chip helps electronic devices use less electricity.
This could make batteries in smartwatches, phones and other gadgets last longer.
It is especially useful when a phone screen is off and the device is not being used.
The chip also has a sensor that watches its own temperature.
Anupama designed one major part, while her senior Jayaram Chilaka designed the temperature-sensor part.
The chip has worked successfully in experiments but is not yet being sold.
The team is applying for a patent and looking for investors to develop it further.
PhD scholar Kaira Anupama developed a Power Management IC at NIT Warangal.
The chip is designed to reduce power use in IoT devices, smartwatches and sensor-based gadgets.
It can help prevent unnecessary battery drain when a mobile phone is not in use.
The chip includes a Low Drop-Out Regulator and a temperature sensor for internal monitoring.
The design has worked in experiments, but remains in the R&D stage and is awaiting patent application and commercialization.
- Who
- Kaira Anupama, a PhD scholar at NIT Warangal, developed the chip with guidance from Professor Srihari Rao Patri; Jayaram Chilaka designed its temperature-sensor block.
- What
- A Power Management IC designed to reduce power consumption in sensor circuits and small electronic devices.
- When
- The chip was developed over the past three years and is currently in the research and development stage.
- Where
- At the National Institute of Technology Warangal in Telangana, India.
- Why
- To extend battery life in IoT devices, smartphones, smartwatches and health-monitoring equipment by managing power efficiently.
- Chip name
- Power Management IC
- Development period
- About three years
- Reported research cost
- Around Rs. 4 lakhs
- Current status
- Successfully tested in experiments; still in the R&D stage
- Main components
- Low Drop-Out Regulator and temperature sensor
- Funding support
- Fabrication support from the Government of India through the MeitY Chips to Startup scheme
- Commercial plans
- The team is seeking angel investors and is applying for a patent