HackerFab IITB
Co-founding India's first student-led chip fabrication facility
Started: Aug 2025 - Present
- Co-founded IITB chapter of the HackerFab initiative to build India’s first bottom-up, student-led chip fab, addressing high cost, low accessibility, and limited undergraduate exposure to semiconductor technology
- Developing a low-cost, open-source maskless photolithography system using a DLP-projector inspired design capable of achieving 2 μm linewidths with integrated optics, precision x-y-z stage and closed-loop control
- Built a spin-coater with programmable RPMs from 500-3000 and custom recipes
- Raised funding from VCs and non-profits; presented at the 3rd SemiX Summit, IIT Bombay alongside top semiconductor executives and government representatives