Report ofDeitY Innovation Council

onNanoelectronics

Dr. V.Ramgopal Rao, Professor, IIT BombayChairman, DeitY Sectoral Innovation Council on Nanoelectronics

Dr. G. V. Ramaraju, Group Coordinator, R&D in IT, DeitY, MCIT, GOI

Dr. Janusz Bryzek

Nanoelectronics Innovation Council: Scope• Entire electronics systems hardware infrastructure enabled by

Nanoelectronics technology. • Future smart systems – fusion of computing, communication and

sensing- healthcare, security, smart grids, automative, energy, IT, agriculture, lifestyle,

communications

Nanoelectronics manufacturing - Higher capital costs & complex technology know-how – but allows for batch processing reducing the cost/chip eventually

DeitY programme on Nanotechnology Initiatives (since 2004)

Objectives:• Competence building, Research and Development in

Nanoelectronics • Create infrastructure for research in nanoelectronics

and nanometrology at the national level • Establish Nanoelectronics Centres• Take up small and medium research projects in

specific areas of nanoelectronics such as nanomaterials, nanodevices, carbon nano tubes, nanosystems etc.

• Commercialization and Industry Promotion of Nanoelectronics/nanotechnology

The DeitY Nanotechnology programme is as big & prominent as the DST Nano-mission initiative. India is ranked 3 rd in the world now in Nanotechnology research, only behind China & USA.

DeitY programme on Nanotechnology InitiativesMajor Achievements:

36 R&D Projects initiated since 2004 with total outlay of about Rs. 657 Cr • Nanoelectronics Centres at IIT Bombay & IISc Bangalore

- ZnO based Piezoelectric microphone - Piezo resistive based pressure sensors - Gas sensor platform for automotive exhaust and environmental

pollution monitoring applications - Healthcare and explosive detector - Attracting faculty from abroad- Attracting funding from major International/ National

industries/organization such as AMT, Texas instruments, Cookson Electronics, IBM, Agilent, MNRE, ISRO, Intel, Infineon, Micron etc.- Manpower trained : 1562 - Patents : 34- Publications : more than 600

DeitY programme on Nanotechnology Initiatives

Major Achievements:

• Centres of Excellence in Nanoelectronics- Phase II initiated after successful completion of Phase I at IISc, Bangalore and IIT Bombay.

• Nano Fabrication Prototyping Facilities for SMEs and Start-ups in the area of MEMS & NEMS.

• Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program (INUP) at IIT Bombay & IISc Bangalore- 231 projects from 139 organizations across the country- Manpower Trained : about 2311 from about 350 organizations across the country

• Centre for nanometrology at NPL, New Delhi- Facilities for the measurement of DC Nano-volt, DC Nano-ampere, Nano-

resistance, Nano-electric charge, Step height and roughness have been

established

• Centre for Nano fabrication and Nanoscale devices based on non-silicon technologies at IIT Delhi

DeitY programme on Nanotechnology Initiatives

Major Achievements:

• Centre for Development of MBE cluster tool based epitaxial nano-semiconductor infrastructure and process integration facility for high performance RF/Microwave compound semiconductor Heterostructure nanodevices on silicon at IIT Kharagpur

• Centre for Nanoelectromechanical Systems(NEMS) and Nanophotonics at IIT Madras.

• Centre for Excellence in Research and Development of Nanoelectronic Theranostic Devices at IIT Guwahati. The Nanoelectronics Centre will cater the local needs by the development of low cost health and agriculture sensors.

• Indian Nanoelectronics Users Program (INUP) –Phase II after successful completion of Phase I at IIT Bombay & IISc Bangalore with focus on technology development.

• In addition, 26 medium & small size projects.

IIT Bombay

CEN – IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay

CEN – IIT Bombay

IIT Bombay

INDIAN NANOELECTRONICS USERS PROGRAMME (INUP)@IITB

IIT Bombay

Prototypes/Products in the CEN@IIT-B

Explosive Detector

Silicon Locket

Portable ECG Monitor

BEAGLE

Portable SPR System

PolySense Aqua

Explosive wireless sensor node

A.Q.ContractorS.Mukherji

Anilkumar

D.K.Sharma & team

D.K.Sharma & team

V.Ramgopal Rao& team

IIT Bombay

DeitY Innovation Council on Nanoelectronics:Vision & Mission

Use nanotechnology/nanoelectronic devices/concepts to produce products and services that are affordable for people at the bottom of the pyramid by catering to India’s expanding requirements in consumer, healthcare, security, strategic, energy and agricultural areas and thereby gain technology leadership.

IIT Bombay

Nanoelectronics Innovation Council: Areas

• Societal Electronics: improve the quality of life• Rural Electronics: focus on solving the rural

problems• Medical Electronics: point of care diagnotics• Consumer Electronics: low cost devices• Strategic Electronics: Security applications• Energy Electronics: energy scavenging, PV etc.

IIT Bombay

Approach and Strategies• Research and manpower training Infrastructure• Industrial silicon foundry Infrastructure

(particularly from the point of strategic electronics)

• Innovation and Incubation Infrastructure• Policies, incentives, programmes & framework

for Encouraging Entrepreneurship

IIT Bombay

Nanoelectronics Innovation

coincil

Creation of Centralized Infrastructure & Platform

technologies

Fund projects that have a product/system focus with clearly

defined deployment strategy. Funds open to industries, start-ups,

individuals, academic institutions with a close monitoring of project progress

Regional incubation Centres for Nanoelectronics

aligned with the technology platforms

Education Ph.D. programs with exposure to societal

problems, Faculty training programs, Innovation awards, Hands on training

Nanoelectronics Innovation

Council

IIT Bombay

Action Items1. Creation of common infrastructure & Technology Platforms that can be

jointly funded through public-private partnerships, which can be opened to users/industries through pay per use program*

2. Specifically seek product/system oriented proposals3. Projects must have a comprehensive policy for their final deployment -

inputs of concerned ministries/industry are of utmost relevance.4. Create regional level innovation centres and match them with the

technology platforms developed in the Centres of Excellence in Nanoelectronics (CEN).

5. Establish awards for innovators6. Faculty training programmes in Nanoelectronics

applications/innovation*7. Rural exposure to Ph.D. students by linking them with rural NGOs.8. Exposure to start-up culture for Ph.D. students through targeted award

programmes* DeitY has already taken initiatives through CEN & INUP programmes in leading institutions in

the country.