Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager

Current Context : IIT-Bombay and Tata Consultancy Services(TCS) to build India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager.

• The new sensing tool will be built at IIT Bombay PQuest Lab by experts from TCS in the next two years.
• It will help to reduce chances of chip failures and improve efficiency of electronic devices.

ABOUT CHIP :

• It is an advanced sensing tool to test the quality of semiconductor chips.
• It uses the defects in a diamond’s structure known as Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centres, together with the other hardware and software for detecting and characterizing anomalies in semiconductor chips.
• It will have wide applications in microelectronics, biological, and geological imaging and fine-scale imaging of magnetic fields.
• It will enable better quality control of semiconductor chips, thereby improving product reliability, safety, and energy efficiency of electrical devices.