IIT Bombay Memory Innovations in SemiconIndia 2022

MoS Rajeev Chandrashekar showcased 200mm wafer with indigenous IITB-SCL secure memory technology at the 'SemiconIndia 2022' Conference.

IIT Bombay exhibited indigenous technology development in the inaugural session of the 'SemiconIndia 2022' Conference that was conducted by the India Semiconductor Mission in collaboration with industries and industry organizations. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the event. The conference's theme this year was "Catalyzing India's Semiconductor Ecosystem."

MoS, Electronics and IT visits IIT Bombay

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State, Electronics and IT, visited the IIT Bombay indigenous technology display. 

A key deliverable of the semiconductor ecosystem building led by the Minister is to establish a Silicon manufacturing and innovation ecosystem. Hence, the first indigenous memory developed on a 180 nm CMOS technology platform was of significant interest to the MoS. 

The MoS showcased the 8-inch wafer containing the pioneering one time programmable (OTP) memory translated from IITB Lab to SCL Fab for productization.

Chandrasekhar discussed future possibilities and applications of this product with the team of Prof Swaroop Ganguly (R&D Leader), Mr Kumar Priyadarshi (Executive Research Scientist), and Dr Sangeeta Semwal (R&D Funding at MeitY). Prof Swaroop Ganguly informed him of the wide range of applications from secure memory to hardware encryption. 

The applications enable products like secure microprocessors, smart cards for driver’s licenses, e-passports, secure SIM cards etc. These are of critical interest to the national security of public, strategic and private infrastructure for data communications/storage and authentication from smart cities to strategic asset management to home IoT systems, said the official statement.

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