Mahindra University sets up India’s second HackerFab for semiconductor talent

Mahindra University has launched India’s second HackerFab, a student-led open-source semiconductor fabrication facility. The initiative will give students hands-on experience in designing and developing low-cost fabrication tools while helping strengthen India’s technical talent and capabilities in semiconductor manufacturing.

Hyderabad: Mahindra University on Thursday announced the launch of India’s second HackerFab, following the student-led HackerFab at IIT Bombay, and the first university-sponsored, student-led open-source semiconductor fabrication facility.

The initiative will help build indigenous skills and technical capabilities for semiconductor manufacturing by enabling students to design and develop low-cost fabrication tools for education and research. Based on the open-source HackerFab model, it will give students practical exposure to semiconductor fabrication while helping build India’s talent base in this strategically important sector.

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Mahindra University Chancellor Anand Mahindra said, “Every great Indian innovation started with someone taking something apart to see how it worked. HackerFab gives students a license to do exactly that. To fail loudly, fix it, try again, no permission needed. That is how you build a generation unafraid to build.”

Mahindra University Vice Chancellor Dr. Yajulu Medury said India’s semiconductor ambitions will need engineers with a practical understanding of both design and fabrication. “HackerFab takes learning into the lab, where students will build equipment, test ideas and understand the fabrication process first-hand,” he added.