JICA facilitates IITH-Renesas partnership for semiconductor innovation
Hyderabad: The Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) and Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions based in Japan, have announced a partnership.
The partnership, facilitated by the IITH Japan Desk established with the support of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA, aims to drive innovation and talent development in India's semiconductor industry.
It focuses on research and collaboration in very-large-scale-integration (VLSI) and embedded semiconductor systems. Renesas will support curriculum development, hands-on learning, and outreach programmes at IITH. IITH engineering students will have opportunities for internships and full-time employment with Renesas.
"Promotion of Indo-Japan collaboration in high-end technologies such as semiconductors will be a new but important sphere of JICA’s cooperation with India,” said Saito Mitsunori, chief representative, JICA India.
JICA has been a long-standing partner of IITH, providing financial assistance for campus development through ODA loans totaling JPY 23,035 million (around Rs 1,500 crore) and conducting the technical cooperation project. The Japan Desk at IITH acts as a bridge between India and Japan, promoting academic and industrial partnerships, a release said.
