IIT Bombay and Applied Materials Launch State-of-the-Art Laboratory
By siliconindia   |   Friday, 15 April 2011, 00:17 IST
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Mumbai: Applied Materials, the supplier of manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor, display and solar industries, and IIT Bombay announced the state-of-the-art "Applied Materials Chemistry Laboratory for Energy and Nanoelectronics" (CLEAN) at the IIT Bombay (IITB) campus. This new laboratory expands the scope of collaboration between IIT Bombay and Applied Materials to include the development of new materials that can potentially be used in a variety of electronic and renewable energy-focused applications, including the fabrication of next-generation solar cells. The lab was launched at a ceremony attended by Mike Splinter, chairman of the board, president and CEO of Applied Materials, Omkaram Nalamasu, chief technology officer of Applied Materials, and Prof. Devang Khakhar director, IIT Bombay. The event also celebrates a successful five-year relationship between IIT Bombay and Applied Materials for nanoelectronics and solar photovoltaic technology research. During the course of this special alliance, Applied Materials has endowed IIT Bombay with over $12 million for the following projects: - The establishment of the Applied Materials Nanomanufacturing Laboratory, India's first 200mm semiconductor fabrication facility and one of the few university-based 200mm facilities worldwide. - Collaborative research on nanoelectronics and solar PV technology. - Applied's donation of three state-of-the-art physical vapour deposition and chemical vapour deposition process chambers to the National Centre for Photovoltaic Research and Education (NCPRE) for depositing thin films for solar cell applications. - A solar PV and LED lighting system that lights up the main avenue at IIT B's campus. The establishment of The Applied Materials Chemistry Laboratory for Energy and Nanoelectronics

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