IIIT-Hyderabad launches microfabrication and semiconductor characterisation FabLab

IIIT-Hyderabad has launched a state-of-the-art microfabrication and semiconductor characterisation FabLab to advance research in biosensors and bio-actuators for healthcare applications.

Hyderabad: The International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) – Hyderabad on Thursday launched a new microfabrication and semiconductor characterization FabLab for developing biosensor and bio-actuators, focusing on healthcare applications.

The lab, which was inaugurated by IIIT-Hyderabad Director Prof. PJ Narayanan, has been made possible with the support of the Department of Science and Technology, under the Promotion of University Research and Scientific Excellence (PURSE) scheme.

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IIIT-Hyderabad has been granted the project for the development of biosensors and bio-actuators focused on healthcare applications. Some of the microfabrication tools available in the facility include UV lithography, sputtering, spin coater and vacuum chamber, along with material characterization tools such as Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and optical profilometer.

The facility also consists of semiconductor IC Characterization tools such as a probe station, Vector Network Analyzer (VNA), Vector Signal Generator (VSG), signal analyzer and oscilloscope, with the capability of supporting measurements in the millimetre wave (mmWave) band.

IIIT-Hyderabad Coordinator for the PURSE grant Dr. Aftab Hussain said the lab would be a major boost for material science and VLSI research at IIIT-Hyderabad.