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TCS and IIT Bombay Create Semiconductor Chip Imaging Tool

  • 29 May 2024

On May 28th, 2024, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has entered into a partnership with the Indian Institute of Technology-(IIT) Bombay, to develop India’s first quantum diamond microchip imager.

Key Points

  • Semiconductor chips are an essential component of all modern electronic devices. These chips act as the brain of devices across industries such as communications, computing, healthcare, military systems, transportation, clean energy,
  • National Quantum Mission, an initiative of the central government, aims to position the nation as a global quantum technology leader.
  • The to-be-developed Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager can image magnetic fields, enabling a non-invasive and non-destructive mapping of semiconductor chips, much like an MRI at a hospital.
  • It utilizes the defects in a diamond's structure, specifically Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers, along with additional hardware and software, to detect and characterize anomalies in semiconductor chips.
  • At present, four semiconductor units — three in Gujarat and one in Assam — are in under construction stage.
  • Currently, four semiconductor units — three in Gujarat and one in Assam — are in under construction stage.