In a significant advancement for India’s semiconductor mission and a proud moment for the Northeast, the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Meghalaya has successfully fabricated two indigenous chips as part of the Government of India’s Chips to Startup (C2S) and SMDP programmes. These accomplishments position the institute among the foremost academic contributors to India’s expanding semiconductor ecosystem. Earlier this year, NIT Meghalaya designed and developed the region’s first indigenous digital integrated circuit, a historic milestone for semiconductor research. This achievement gained national attention when the chip was presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the SEMICON India 2025 Summit, underscoring the vital role of academic research and development in advancing India’s goals of self-reliance and technological leadership in semiconductor design and manufacturing.
The chip received considerable media coverage for being the first indigenous integrated circuit designed in Meghalaya, showcasing NIT Meghalaya’s capabilities in advanced digital logic and VLSI design. Following this success, the institute has now fabricated its second chip, a mixed-signal IC that combines both digital and analog circuit elements. The design includes a Finite State Machine (FSM) in the digital domain that categorizes soil moisture levels into clearly defined states and features an 8-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) that transforms these states into corresponding analog output signals, applicable in agriculture and environmental monitoring. This mixed-signal chip was produced at the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali under the SMDP C2S programme, further demonstrating NIT Meghalaya’s growing expertise in complex integrated circuit design that bridges the digital and analog realms.
Leading the innovation was a dedicated team of faculty members-Dr. Prabir Saha, Dr. Shubhankar Majumdar, and Dr. Pradeep Kumar Rathore-alongside PhD scholars Geetima Kachari, Parishmita Goswami, and Deibaphira Suchiang. Their collective efforts highlight NIT Meghalaya’s increasing research capabilities and commitment to making meaningful contributions to India’s semiconductor ecosystem. With two successful chip fabrications in quick succession, NIT Meghalaya is establishing itself as a notable academic force in the nation’s pursuit of excellence in the semiconductor field.
Original Source: https://www.indiatodayne.in/meghalaya/story/nit-meghalaya-achieves-breakthrough-with-two-indigenous-chip-fabrications-under-semiconductor-mission-1310606-2025-11-29?utm_source=rssfeed
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Publish Date: 2025-11-29 22:59:00
