Prof. P J Narayanan, Director, IIIT Hyderabad inaugurated the “FabLab” at IIIT Hyderabad campus. The lab has been made possible by the support from the Department of Science and Technology, under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) scheme.
IIIT Hyderabad has been granted the project for the development of biosensors and bio-actuators focused on healthcare applications. Some of the microfabrication tools available in the facility include UV lithography, sputtering, spin coater and vacuum chamber, along with material characterization tools such as Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and optical profilometer.
The facility also consists of semiconductor IC characterization tools such as probe station, Vector Network Analyzer (VNA), Vector Signal Generator (VSG), signal analyzer and oscilloscope, with the capability of supporting measurements in the millimeter wave (mmWave) band.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Aftab Hussain, Coordinator for the PURSE grant for IIITH said, “We are very excited to have this state-of-the-art facility at IIITH. This will be a major boost for material science and VLSI research in IIITH and will provide a platform for external users in the region to have access to specialized tools. Given that Government of India has recognized indigenous semiconductor chip fabrication as an important step towards reducing dependence on imports, one of the objectives of this facility is to train skilled manpower in the domain of semiconductor fabrication and characterization. With the inauguration of this lab, we are now looking forward to conducting courses and workshops to that end.”
