Manipal Institute of Expertise Bengaluru (MIT-Bangalore), a constituent establishment of Manipal Academy of Greater Training (MAHE), has determined to construct a future-proof semiconductor expertise pipeline by a complicated chip manufacturing surroundings and uncommon hands-on publicity to the worldwide semiconductor ecosystem.
A specific group of scholars from MIT Bangalore just lately underwent practically 120 hours of specialised coaching throughout the cleanroom facility for courses 100 to 10,000 at Central Manufacturing Expertise Institute (CMTI), Bangalore. MIT Bengaluru stated this system offered undergraduate college students with the chance to achieve first-hand expertise with semiconductor manufacturing processes not usually accessible on the undergraduate degree in India.
College students obtained hands-on coaching throughout essential semiconductor manufacturing workflows together with wafer cleansing, etching, deposition, lithography, characterization, integration, and dicing. As a part of the immersive studying expertise, additionally they efficiently fabricated a 600-micron MOS (metal-oxide-semiconductor) capacitor, giving them first-hand expertise with the complexities of chip manufacturing and system engineering.
This initiative is a part of MIT Bengaluru’s broader push in direction of industry-integrated and experiential engineering schooling in rising know-how areas resembling semiconductor manufacturing, VLSI engineering, AI {hardware} programs, EV chip ecosystem, superior electronics manufacturing, and deep-tech product engineering.
“India’s semiconductor journey can’t be constructed on insurance policies alone. It should be constructed on expertise, deep know-how innovation, superior manufacturing capabilities and a globally related expertise ecosystem,” stated Professor Madhu Viraraghavan, Vice Chancellor of MAHE Bengaluru.
“Academic establishments should transfer past conventional studying fashions to create alternatives that put together college students for rising know-how fields of nationwide significance.
“Such efforts will replicate the form of institutional, {industry} and worldwide collaboration that may decide whether or not India’s semiconductor ambitions translate into true engineering capabilities.”
Yven Jose, director of MIT Bengaluru, highlighted the college’s strategy to next-generation engineering schooling. “In contrast to conventional engineering applications that rely totally on simulation-based studying, MIT Bangalore emphasizes impact-based schooling, project-driven studying, and industry-integrated pedagogy.
“This initiative displays MIT-Bengaluru’s dedication to next-generation engineering schooling by giving college students first-hand expertise with semiconductor manufacturing environments, chip processing workflows, and real-world semiconductor ecosystems.”
issued – Could 16, 2026 11:31 AM IST
