INUP-i2i - Idea to Innovation

INUP-i2i

Indian Nanoelectronics Users’ Programme

Idea to Innovation

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology – MeitY, with the long-term vision of improving skilled manpower in the areas of micro and nanoelectronics had established the Indian Nanoelectronics Users’ Programme (INUP) about a decade back. The initiative enabled the researchers to travel from the country's remotest locations and implement their ideas at the state-of-art nanofabrication and characterization facilities available at Centres of Excellence established at the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Over the years, the brand INUP has caught the imaginations of the scholars from numerous technical colleges and universities who could not afford to have such facilities to perform research. The user base grew from the first (2008-2014) to the second 2014-2019) phases of implementation. Thousands of researchers have received hands-on training at various levels in such state-of-art facilities in the multi-disciplinary areas of micro/nanoelectronics. Hundreds of them could implement their research ideas and produce scientific and technological outputs. The initiative resulted in unprecedented benefits to the budding scholars in developing cutting-edge research prototypes, which was found to be way beyond the traditional soft-teaching pathways through textbook knowledge. The initiative also helped the participants write and submit research proposals, budget the same, implement ideas at the ground level, schedule project work, submit project reports, prepare scientific manuscripts, and develop the devices.

INUP-i2i OBJECTIVES

• Enhance R&D ecosystem in the area of nanoelectronics by leveraging the Nano centres established by MeitY.
• Conduct training/workshops in the field of Nanoelectronics for wider dissemination of knowledge.
• Support the exploratory and innovative research for development of technologies in Nanoelectronics
• Mentor startups for commercialization of nanotechnologies.
• Conduct Hackathons/Grand Challenge targeting societal applications to develop Nano engineered solutions.

Hands-on training workshop are organized on the following different themes:

• Sensors and Microfluidics
• Organic Electronics
• 2D materials and devices
• Logic & Memory Devices
• Spintronics
• Compound Semiconductor Devices
• Photovoltaics
• MEMS

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