TCS Partners With IIT-Bombay To Develop India’s First Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager

This project strengthens the long-standing partnership between TCS and IIT-Bombay, which includes various collaborative initiatives since the 1990s.

In an exchange filing, TCS announced that the company has formed a strategic partnership with IIT Bombay to build India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager. As per the reports, this cutting-edge sensing instrument has the potential to transform the precise inspection of semiconductor chips, lower chip failure rates, and improve the energy efficiency of electronic equipment.

The company declared on May 28 that TCS specialists would work with Dr. Kasturi Saha, Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT-Bombay, to create this quantum imaging platform within the PQuest Lab for the next two years. Combining AI/ML-powered software imaging with quantum diamond microscopy, the Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager will raise the bar for semiconductor chip quality management. This innovation is expected to power device energy efficiency, safety and reliability has increased dramatically.

Semiconductor chips are essential parts of every modern electronic device. They are used in industries as diverse as computing, telecommunications, healthcare, transportation, clean energy, and the military, and as the brains behind intelligent and efficient operations. The ability of these chips to interpret data and function as a result makes it all the more important in today’s industrial environment.

According to the exchange filing, this partnership is in line with India's National Quantum Mission, a program designed to establish the country as a leader in the world of quantum technology. A major advancement in the Quantum Revolution, especially in the areas of quantum sensing and metrology, is the creation of an indigenous Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager.

Dr Harrick Winn, Chief Technology Officer, TCS commented on the partnership that with the second-order quantum transition advancing at an unprecedented pace, there is a need to combine the company’s resources and expertise to harness sensing, computing, and sophisticated communication technology.

The project is an extension of the long-standing relationship between TCS and IIT Bombay dating back to the 1990s. Their collaborative efforts include collaborative research projects, educational programs, internships, and faculty development programs. It is interesting to note that IIT-B is one of the earliest members of TCS’ Co-Innovation Network (COIN), a platform for promoting collaboration between industry and academia for innovative solutions.