IIT-Bombay and TCS collaborated to develop India’s first Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager, aligning with the National Quantum Mission (NQM).
About Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager:
- The Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager is an advanced sensing tool aimed at examining semiconductor chips.
- It utilizes the defects in a diamond’s structure, known as Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centres, to detect anomalies in semiconductor chips.
- Thistechnology provides non-invasive and non-destructive mapping of semiconductor chips, akin to an MRI in a hospital.
- Its implementation is anticipated to reduce chip failures and enhance the energy efficiency of electronic devices.
- Applications of the Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager span across microelectronics, biological and geological imaging, and fine-scale imaging of magnetic fields, fostering the Second Quantum Revolution.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
What is a Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager?
The Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager is a sophisticated sensing device used to analyze semiconductor chips using Nitrogen-Vacancy centers in diamonds.
What are the benefits of using a Quantum Diamond Microchip Imager?
The imager helps reduce semiconductor chip failures and improves the energy efficiency of electronic devices.
What are Nitrogen-Vacancy centers?
Nitrogen-Vacancy centers are defects in a diamond’s structure that can be exploited in quantum sensing technologies to detect environmental changes at microscopic levels.