New Delhi, September 17 (Daily Kiran) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi received warm wishes on his birthday from students and professors during the Semicon India 2026 event. The gathering provided a platform for young innovators to share their insights on chip design.
Pubali Poddar, a PhD student from NIT Meghalaya, expressed her excitement about presenting a chip-designed memento to the Prime Minister. She shared how their discussions covered the challenges faced in system design and tape-out processes. Modi inquired about their future plans for the chip they created, emphasizing the importance of developing it into a market-ready product.
Similarly, Aakanksha Jain, pursuing her PhD at IIT Indore, noted the opportunity to congratulate Modi on his birthday. She presented a memento featuring their chip design and discussed various applications, including air medical and agricultural technologies. Modi encouraged the students, stressing that their work should have real-world applications.
Ranjit, a PhD candidate from NIT Calicut, highlighted their development of a chip for the automotive industry. He mentioned that while most chips are currently imported, they aim to manufacture chips domestically, especially for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers.
Sanyam Bhardwaj from IIT Jammu shared his experience of meeting Modi for the first time. He discussed their work on a planned cardiac pacemaker and the associated sensing block chip. Dr. Priyanka Sharma, also at the event, spoke about their indigenous pacemaker project and noted Modi’s valuable suggestions regarding potential applications in defense.
Priyadarshini, a second-year student at MIT, described her project on embedded systems, focusing on mutual authentication technology. This system enhances communication security, particularly in defense sectors requiring stringent security protocols.
Professor Bonashwari from the Madras Institute of Technology discussed a special program that has led to the development of five distinct chips applicable across various fields. Vijay Pratap Yadav, working on power management circuits in Himachal Pradesh, mentioned their goal of creating energy-efficient circuits to address supply issues.
The event not only celebrated technological advancements but also fostered a dialogue between the Prime Minister and the next generation of innovators.
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