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.
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.
