SRMIST students showcase semiconductor innovations from research to industrial projects

Students from SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) demonstrated research in semiconductor device modeling and processor security, including the design and fabrication of a silicon carbide diode with support from Indichip Semiconductor.

Final year students Khyathi Atmakuru and Dhruv John Sebastian presented their work at Semiconductor Summit 2026, outlining research initiatives involving integrated circuit design, semiconductor materials and power devices.

The institute’s power semiconductor research includes silicon carbide diodes, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) and insulated-gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) for railway applications.

Device design work uses specialized simulation tools to optimize device geometry, doping concentrations, and electric field distribution to improve performance, breakdown voltage, and reliability.

The students said they work with specifications and problem statements received from industry, with designs evaluated by industry experts for further optimization and consideration before production and packaging.

They also highlighted the importance of power semiconductors in electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, industrial drives and AI data centers where efficient energy conversion is essential.

Separately, Mr. Sebastian said he presented his research on a secure trap processing architecture for a three-stage RISC-V processor at the Pan Asia Conference on Circuits and Systems held at National Sun Yat-sen University in Taiwan in September 2026.

“Simply put, it’s how a computer processor can safely handle unexpected problems. When something goes wrong, the processor has to identify the problem, save the important information it’s dealing with, and recover without affecting what it normally does,” he said.

The research included design and simulation of the processor architecture using Xilinx Vivado, followed by flow analysis and performance evaluation. Potential applications include embedded systems, real-time control systems, and safety-critical computing.

SRMIST’s semiconductor research ecosystem is supported by facilities including VLSI simulation, semiconductor fabrication, and process integration labs along with a student-led semiconductor chip design club.

The institute said it encourages research at the undergraduate level and students are exposed to industrial problem statements.

Published – 27 Oct 2026 18:38 IST