The Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad (IITH) has collaborated with Renesas Electronics Corporation with the aim to boost semiconductor innovation and talent development in India.
According to IITH, the three-year memorandum of understanding (MoU), facilitated by the IITH Japan desk, set up through Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), will focus on research and collaboration in the area of very-large- scale-integration (VLSI) and embedded semiconductor systems.
As part of the pact, Renesas will support curriculum development, hands-on learning, and outreach programmes at IITH to nurture semiconductor talent. Meanwhile, this move will give IITH engineering students internship and full-time employment opportunities with Renesas, which aligns with the Make in India’ strategy to build a self-reliant semiconductor ecosystem for India and the world.
As per JICA, it is committed to support IITH’s aspirations to emerge as a hub for India’s talent development, a nucleus for India-Japan academic collaborations, and a key player in the Make in India’ initiative, including in the semiconductor sector.
Further, JICA has been providing financial assistance to IITH for campus development through official development assistance (ODA) loans aggregating to Japanese Yen 23,035 million (Rs 15 billion). It has also been extending technical cooperation through Project Friendship that supports IITH’s initiatives to function as a sustainable platform for academic and industrial collaborations between India and Japan, including the setting up of the Japan desk on campus.
