The Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore and Applied Materials India, the Indian subsidiary of US-based Applied Materials Inc, have collaborated under the Industry Affiliate Program (IAP) of the Centre for Nanoscience and Engineering (CeNSE), IISc Bengaluru. 

As part of the IAP, Applied Materials India and CeNSE will work towards researching new applications and solutions with advanced materials by leveraging Applied Materials' expertise in materials engineering and IISc's scientific research abilities and world-class infrastructure. The team will work towards solutions that can be transformed from 'Lab to Fab' and give a push to the semiconductor technology and manufacturing in the country. 

CeNSE undertakes ground-breaking research and technological innovations and partners with appropriate industries to convert these into commercial and scalable products and services. 

Talking about this collaboration, Srinivas Satya, Country President, Applied Materials India, said, “Our domain expertise in micro and nanoelectronics will create a platform that can accelerate advanced research and charter growth in whitespace areas. We are looking forward to the positive impact this collaboration can bring, especially in the areas of joint research projects, student internships and student-faculty interactions.”

“We welcome Applied Materials India on board as an industry affiliate. It is a win-win relationship given the emphasis of both parties on electronics manufacturing and futuristic technologies,” added Prof Srinivasan Raghavan, Chairperson, CeNSE.