International colloquium on technology readiness for high volume semiconductor chip manufacturing will be held by IIT Mandi on 15 and 16 November.

The two day international colloquium will facilitate the setting up of advanced semiconductor FAB facilities in India and to develop ecosystem to enable the Indian semiconductor industry to meet in country demands and to participate as a globally competitive entity for comprehensive Electronic System Design and Manufacturing.

International colloquium

IIT Mandi will be hosting the international colloquium, ICTFAB 2021 in association with Centre for Design and Fabrication of Electronic Devices (C4DFED). Eminent personalities will be present take part in the two day event.

Among the eminent personalities to grace the two day international colloquium is Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member of Niti Aayog. Dr. Saraswat would be the chief guest for the two day programme.

Banmali Agrawala, President-Infrastructure, Defense & Aerospace & Global Corporate Affairs, Tata Sons Pvt. Ltd (Bombay) will be the chief technology guest during the international colloquium.

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Saurabh Gaur, Joint Secretary (Electronics), MEITY, Government of India will be the honored guest.

Industry and registration
The international colloquium is designed specifically for the industry, Public Sector Units, Central/State, Government Policymakers, Academic Engineers, Scientists, Postdoctoral Research Fellows, Advanced level Science and Engineering students and Faculty members.

International colloquium will provide a forum for presenting methodologies, approaches, and technology required for readiness of a blueprint in preparation for getting fab units in the country and achieving a world-class semiconductor manufacturing platform.

Interested participants can register through the following webpage ‘https://ictfab.in/’ The last date to register is 10 November 2021.

Professor Kenneth Gonsalves
International expert in semicon fab technology Professor Kenneth Gonsalves spoke about the international colloquium.

‘To the best of my knowledge this is the first such Semicon fab technology event in India.’ Based on my international experience and having worked with the only fab in India, it is possible for India to fast track a medium level fab to meet in country demands for Semicon requirements, said Professor Kenneth.

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This can be achieved within a reasonable time frame. This is a critical technology for India, he said. Professor Kenneth is formerly distinguished professor at IIT Mandi and also chair chief organiser and convener of ICTFAB 2021.

Electronics industry
The Indian electronics industry is highly dependent on the import of economically significant 65/45/32/28 nm technology node chips and this import demand is expected to rise manifold by 2025.

India has one of the best chip designers as well as excellent academic institutions but the collective wisdom to convert this knowledge into a vibrant fab ecosystem is still lacking.

To address this, ICTFAB-2021 (international colloquium) will pave the path for developing an ecosystem to enable the Indian semiconductor industry to fulfill country demands and participate as a globally competitive entity for comprehensive Electronics System Design and Manufacturing.

Key topics
The key topics that will be covered in the international colloquium are:

➢ FAB in India: Present and Future

➢ MUV (365 nm) & DUV (248 nm) Technology

➢ 193 nm/193i Technology/SADP/SAQP

➢ Extreme Ultraviolet 13.5 nm Technology

➢ Device Fabrication 28 nm and Lower Nodes

➢ 65/45/32 nm Patterning and Device Fab Technology

Platform
International colloquium (ICTFAB 2021) will provide a platform to interact with several global leaders and domain experts of various advanced nanopatterning technologies, including 193/193 nm immersion/SADP/SAQP technology, and 13.5 nm EUVL.

One key aspect of this international colloquium is to highlight semiconductor fabrication in India at the 28 nm and lower technology nodes, considering immediate and future needs of India.

Higher technology nodes 65/45/32 will also be considered as being technology appropriate in the Indian scenario. Existing fabs in India have the expertise to evolve into these nodes and will be involved in the international colloquium.

Speakers
The keynote and plenary speakers from the colloquium are:

● Professor Burn Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

● Dr. Ralph Dammel, Chief Technologist, EMD/MERCK, USA

● Professor Jinho Ahn, Director, EUV-IUCC Korea

● Dr. Patrick Naulleau, Director CXRO LBNL, Berkeley USA

● Dr. Indira P Seshadri, IBM, New York

Interaction
International colloquium will promote interaction among well-known semiconductor professionals across the globe and develop a strategic relationship to establish semiconductor fab-line(s) in India to achieve manufacturing excellence and improve global competitiveness.

About IIT Mandi

IIT Mandi has four Academic Schools and three major Research Centers. The Schools are: School of Computing and Electrical Engineering, School of Basic Sciences, School of Engineering, and School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The Centers are: Advanced Materials Research Centre (AMRC; set up with an investment of Rs. 60 crores), Centre for Design and Fabrication of Electrical Devices (C4DFED; has Rs. 50 crores worth of fabrication tools), and BioX Centre (has acquired research equipment worth Rs. 15 crores).

The unique, project-oriented B.Tech. curriculum is centred around its 4-year long Design and Innovation stream. From August 2019, IIT Mandi started 3 new and unique B. Tech. programmes in Data Science and Engineering, Engineering Physics, and Dual Degree in Bioengineering.

Since the inception of the Institute, IIT Mandi faculty have been involved in over 275 Research and Development (R&D) projects worth more than Rs. 120 crore.

IIT Mandi set up the IIT Mandi iHub and HCI Foundation (iHub; a section-8 company) on its campus at Kamand with significant funding of INR 110 crores from the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.

The iHub is planned to fuel research and technology development, skill development, startup and innovation, and collaborations in the HCI and allied AI/ML areas in India.

IIT Mandi is the only second-generation IIT to be featured at rank no. 7 in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements of the Innovation Cell, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.

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