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Samsung Research Unit and IISc Partnered to Boost India Semiconductor R&D

Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) has announced a new partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection. Samsung India announced that it will hire around 1000 engineers for its R&D institutes, including its Samsung Semiconductor India Research in Bengaluru last year.

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Samsung Research Unit and IISc Partnered to Boost India Semiconductor R&D- Key Points

The research agreement was exchanged by Balajee Sowrirajan, CVP & MD at Samsung Semiconductor India Research, Bengaluru, and Prof Govindan Rangarajan, Director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), in the presence of delegates from Samsung and IISc.
With this partnership, cutting-edge ESD device solutions to protect ultra-high-speed serial interfaces in advanced Integrated Circuits (ICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) products will be built.
The related research will be carried out by Prof Mayank Shrivastava’s group at the Department of Electronic Systems Engineering (DESE), IISc.
Prof Govindan Rangarajan, Director, IISc informed that they are excited to collaborate with Samsung Semiconductor India Research in the crucial area of advanced nanoelectronics device research.
The partnership reinforces the commitment to strengthen industry-academia engagements that can make a significant impact in the coming years.