IIT Madras, Isro develop semiconductor for space research, other sectors

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) and the country’s space agency have jointly developed a semiconductor chip that can be used for diverse purposes and marks indigenisation efforts in advanced technology.

IIT Madras and Inertial Systems Unit of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in Thiruvananthapuram worked together on the chip that was manufactured in a semiconductor laboratory in Chandigarh. It was packaged at Tata Advanced Systems, Karnataka, showcasing a “major step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat in addressing computing needs for space and other sectors”, said a statement.