New Delhi: IIT Madras has teamed up with Purdue University to collaboratively construct a dual-degree programme in semiconductors. Graduates are eligible to take admission to these dual-degree programmes.
IIT Madras and Purdue University in the United States will work together internationally on research and education projects related to semiconductors and microelectronics.
The IIT Madras director, V Kamakoti, and the department head of electrical engineering, Nagendra Krishnapura, among others, reportedly signed a Letter of Intent toward the partnership with Purdue University on November 3, 2022 at the IIT Madras campus.
Emphasising the special features of the collaboration, Professor V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras, stated that the semiconductor mission of India aims at the large-scale development and deployment of microelectronics devices.
This collaborative endeavour with Purdue University will undoubtedly strengthen IIT Madras's efforts to generate high-caliber human resources for semiconductor electronics.
Mung Chiang, president-elect and executive vice president for strategic initiatives at Purdue University, highlighted the depth of the cooperation between the university and IIT Madras.
Over 2,700 Indian students attend Purdue University, and the two institutions have had a long-standing, close strategic relationship.
In order to become the leading provider of highly qualified semiconductor personnel for the US, Purdue University has introduced the first thorough Semiconductor Degrees Programme (SDP).
Further, the university is delighted to be collaborating with IIT Madras on these dual-degree programmes that will quickly meet the workforce demands of the significant semiconductor sector in both the US and India, Chiang said.
Moreover, the agreement would involve research collaboration in areas like chip design, packaging, system architecture, and innovative manufacturing techniques.
According to Dimitrios Peroulis, head of the school, The Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University and the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras have built exceptionally strong relationships spanning many areas in the past
Peroulis said that they're excited to work together once again to address pressing issues in semiconductors and microelectronics.
Nagendra Krishnapura said that the new dual degree would give students knowledge and autonomy: IIT Madras has a team of world-class faculties in semiconductors, from electronic devices to circuits and systems.
The Students will have a strong foundation in these fields from this new dual-degree programme in semiconductors while also having the option to focus on a particular area of interest.
Further, the institute is anticipating that the dual-degree programmes will create new opportunities for Purdue University and IIT Madras to work together on research and education projects, Krishnapura said.
Vijay Raghunathan of Purdue pointed out that the semiconductor industry worldwide is facing a huge skills shortage, underscoring the need of the two institutions' relationship.
By utilising the complementing skills of the faculty at the two schools' faculties and increasing the greatest human and curricular resources, Purdue University and IIT Madras are putting into practise an innovative initiative to close this gap, Raghunathan added.
However, the exchange of academics and research scholars, collaborative research and discovery, learning and teaching, and engagement are further elements of the collaboration that have not yet been thoroughly defined.
Programme Outcomes
A workforce prepared to address global challenges brought on by expanding microelectronics demand and changing manufacturing trends is one of the primary outcomes anticipated from this special relationship.
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