Mayank Shrivastava, a PhD student of IIT Bombay, has developed a unique semiconductor device that can be used to embed various chips on a single chip.
Mayank Shrivastava, a PhD student of IIT Bombay, has developed a unique semiconductor device that can be used to embed various chips on a single chip, which does not fail under high voltage/current conditions and in turn enhances performance of any electronic gadget.
The 25-year-old’s innovation was selected in the Indian edition of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) magazine, Technology Review which announced its first-ever TR35 India list this year.
Technology Review’s list recognises outstanding innovators under the age of 35. Among the 20 on the list of young Indian innovators, who were awarded recently, three are currently with IIT Bombay,
while two are its alumni.
“The size of a gadget depends on number of chips inside. If you assemble all in a single chip, the performance improves, it weighs and costs less and requires less power. Special interfacing devices are needed for it. In the past, all devices were failing under high voltage. To solve this problem, I’ve developed a semiconductor device that facilitates interfacing between various chips,” said Shrivastava. Some of the applications of the device are radio-frequency power amplifiers and USBs. “The recognition is an encouragement and shows that India has the capability to do research,” said Shrivastava
Calling it a very important invention, IIT-B professor V Ramgopal Rao, said that “it’s high voltage device integration with conventional technology. We have filed six US patents jointly with the industry”.
Shashikant Suryanarayanan (32), a faculty at IIT-B’s department of mechanical engineering, had developed a unique solution to improve driving experience during 2004-2006. His “steer-by-wire” system which facilitates improved vehicle control, was also selected. “It always feels good if your work is recognised,” he said.
Further, 26-year-old Ashish Bhat was awarded for developing the world’s smallest and lightest autonomous unmanned aerial
vehicle. It can be used for disaster management, anti-terrorist operations, hostage situations, border infiltration monitoring, search and rescue operations and aerial photography. His company, “ideaForge Technology”, is currently incubated at IIT Bombay’s Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE).
The 20 innovators will be considered for the global awards to be announced by MIT later this year.
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