About Us

• Areas of scientific relevance and Interdisciplinary research: This group envisions to embark in the following fields, several are of interdisciplinary nature. Furthermore, we are also open to endeavour completely new areas, given the fact that it is hard to pre-define thrust areas for longer term.  
• Semiconductor Technology / Nanoelectronics
  • Semiconductor Device Design, Characterization and Fabrication
  • Memory technology
  • Computational Nanoelectronics
  • Sensors, MEMs / NEMs, Bio MEMs, etc. 
  • III – V semiconductors
  • Solar / Photovoltaic
  • New materials / Material growth
  • Power Semiconductors
  • Photonics, Nanoscience and Quantum Technology
  • Neuromorphic engineering
  • Technology for Light weight / Flexible / Transparent electronics
  • Semiconductor Device reliability
• VLSI Design
  • Analog and Digital VLSI
  • RF CMOS Design
  • System on Chip
  • Integrated Power Electronics
  • VLSI for Energy-Efficient Systems
  • Low power VLSI
  • Human–machine interface 
  • Brain / Analog / Neural computers   
• VLSI System Enablers
  • VLSI CAD (Verification, VLSI Synthesis & Hardware Security)
  • VLSI Systems (multi-core, hardware accelerators, etc)
• Areas of strategic and national needs: This group, while highlighting its responsibilities towards the nation, appreciates the fact that it must calibrate its interest with the needs of strategic sectors and govt. bodies, while keeping its research goals intact. In this direction, this group will attempt to cater to the needs of agencies like DRDO, ISRO, BEL and BHEL through R&D collaboration. The VLSI / Microelectronics Design group, in national interest, also plans to help the govt. agencies to make national programs like Make in India, Digital India, India Fab Initiative, etc successful by offering research and teaching expertise.            
• Faculty Hiring: This group envisions to hire faculties in the following areas and increase group’s headcount above 20 by year 2023. We are also open to endeavour completely new areas in the broad field of micro/nanoelectronics, nanoscience, nanotechnology and VLSI design, given the fact that it is hard to pre-define thrust areas for longer term:

Semiconductor Technology / Nanoelectronics

• • Semiconductor Device Design, Characterization and Fabrication
  • Memory technology
  • Computational Nanoelectronics
  • Sensors, MEMs / NEMs, Bio MEMs, etc. 
  • III – V semiconductors
  • Solar / Photovoltaic
  • New materials / Material growth
  • Power Semiconductors
  • Photonics, Nanoscience and Quantum Technology
  • Neuromorphic engineering
  • Technology for Light weight / Flexible / Transparent electronics
  • Semiconductor Device reliability

VLSI Design

• • Analog and Digital VLSI
  • RF CMOS Design
  • System on Chip
  • Integrated Power Electronics
  • VLSI for Energy Harvesting and Conversion
  • VLSI for Energy-Efficient Systems
  • Low power VLSI
  • Brain / Analog / Neural computers   
  • Human–machine interface    
• State of the art research labs: Though every new faculty brings his/her own ideas and develop lab(s) for her/his research, this group envisions to establish following centralized labs to cater research activities of individual faculties in the field of VLSI and Nanoelectronics:
  • Device Fabrication: a portable clean room, to cater “small” day – to – day needs, however with a focus on beyond CMOS technologies
  • Material growth: For the growth of advance materials keeping our vision of atoms to system in mind
  • Semiconductor Characterization: Device and material characterization using electrical, optical and mechanical techniques
  • IC Test Labs: Industry standard, state–of–the–art IC test lab for system – on – chips developed by faculties and students    
  • Device and Circuit Design lab: this will host state of the art CAD and design tools required for microelectronic device and VLSI circuit design.    
• 21st Century Education: Research and education goes hand–in–hand. This group’s vision is to offer class room and online courses as per the demand of 21st century.  Microelectronics and VLSI Design group envision expanding the course portfolio and strengthening the micro/nanoelectronics program in the department. Beside this, we plan to offer online certification courses to industry and students worldwide.   

• The group also plans to:
• Increase national and international visibility by building a very strong faculty portfolio and perusing world class research.  
• M-Tech Microelectronics & VLSI Design being among one of the successful M-Tech program of the institute, the group envisions doubling the student seats immediately. Moreover, the group targets to graduate more than 20 PhD students per year by 2023 with a core faculty strength above 20.
• Increase industry presence from all across globe
• Start national challenges / competitions to attract best minds in India to take part. This may increase awareness about our expertise in the top schools in India. 
• Offer Online Courses to increase visibility
• Increase industry participation in the course as well as research program
• Start industry affiliate program
• Conduct workshops with Industry, government and strategic sectors to understand their needs / requirements and workout a win – win model for collaboration.

Roadmap (5 Year Plan)