India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager

Context: The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-Bombay) has entered a strategic partnership with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to develop India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager.
• The collaboration is aligned with National Quantum Mission.
• The Quantum Diamond microchip imager 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.
• A quantum diamond microchip imager can image magnetic fields, enabling a non-invasive and non-destructive mapping of semiconductor chips, much like an MRI at a hospital.

Significance

• It will help reduce chances of chip failures and improve efficiency of electronic devices.
• It will enable better quality control of semiconductor chips, thereby improving product reliability, safety, and energy efficiency of electrical devices.
• It will detect anomalies posed by traditional sensing methods due to the shrinking size of semiconductors.

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