🏛️ Funded by MeitY, Government of India  🇮🇳
SMDP-C2SD

Chip 2 System Lab

Building Tomorrow's Silicon Today — Ideas to Innovation

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering  |  Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab

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Silicon Tapeouts
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Research Papers
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Industry Partners
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Research Domains
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Startups
Explore Research Our Silicon →
What We Build
Research Themes
Six deep-tech pillars covering the full spectrum of chip design, from silicon physics to intelligent systems.
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Idea
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RTL Design
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Synthesis
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Place & Route
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Verification
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Tapeout
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Silicon
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Startup
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AI × Silicon
Neural Networks in Hardware AI-Powered Comparators On-Chip Machine Learning Neuromorphic Computing Energy-Efficient AI Chips
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Autonomous Drones
FPGA-Based Flight Control Self-Flying Bicopters Anti-Drone Systems Swarm Intelligence Defence Applications
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Quantum & Photonics
Silicon Photonics Chips Quantum Processors Photonic Circuits Hybrid Quantum Systems
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Smart EDA Tools
LLM-Powered Chip Design Autonomous Workflows AI Circuit Optimization Intelligent Verification Design Automation
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Signal Processing
6-Bit Flash ADC (200 MHz) Custom ASICs Crypto Chips (PRESENT Cipher) DSP Accelerators High-Speed ADCs
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IoT & Edge AI
Blockchain Integration Edge AI Devices Ultra-Low Power Chips Secure Hardware System-on-Chip
Silicon Hall of Fame
Chips We've Fabricated
Real silicon, fabricated at SCL Mohali in 180nm CMOS technology — one of the few university labs in India with actual tapeout credentials.
EDU0043
6-Bit Flash ADC with On-Chip PLL
200 MHz sampling · INL/DNL ±0.5 LSB
SCL 180nm CMOS
Semiconductor Laboratory, Mohali
EDU0084
PRESENT Cipher Crypto Chip
Lightweight cryptography for Hindi text
SCL 180nm CMOS
Semiconductor Laboratory, Mohali
EDU0088
All-Digital 6-Bit Flash ADC
Digital-in-concept analog design
SCL 180nm CMOS
Semiconductor Laboratory, Mohali
EDU141_0
PRESENT Cipher + DFT Insertion
Design For Test integration
SCL 180nm CMOS
Semiconductor Laboratory, Mohali
Startup Ecosystem
From Lab to Market
We don't just do research — we build companies. The full journey from chip design to startup launch happens here.
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BhoomiIQ
Deep-tech startup from the Chip 2 System Lab ecosystem — solving real-world challenges with semiconductor innovation.
★ Born in this Lab · TIET Patiala
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LumiCircuits
AI-powered autonomous EDA tools with integrated LLMs for intelligent chip design workflows
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DroneX Systems
FPGA-based autonomous drones for defence and commercial applications
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Defence Tech
Anti-drone systems and secure communication solutions for Indian defence
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EdgeAI Ventures
AI-integrated analog circuits and edge computing chips for IoT applications
Infrastructure
EDA Tools & Technology Stack
Industry-grade tools used in our complete RTL-to-GDSII design flow, the same stack used at leading semiconductor companies worldwide.
Cadence Design Suite
Xcelium (Simulation) Genus (Synthesis) Innovus (P&R) Tempus (STA)
Synopsys & Mentor
Synopsys Design Compiler Mentor Graphics
Hardware & Platforms
Xilinx/Intel FPGA RISC-V Architecture SystemVerilog / VHDL SCL 180nm CMOS RTL → GDSII Full Flow LLM-Assisted EDA
Led By
Faculty & Leadership
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Dr. Alpana Agarwal
Principal Investigator · SMDP-C2SD Lab
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Dr. Manu Bansal
Co-Investigator · ECE Department, TIET
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Dr. Anil Singh
Co-Investigator · ECE Department, TIET
Collaborations
Our Network
🏢 Indian Defence Sector 🏭 SCL Mohali Foundry 🏛️ MeitY — Govt. of India 🎓 Academic Institutions 💼 Semiconductor Industry 🚀 Deep-Tech Startups 🌍 Global Research Labs ⚙️ Hardware Companies 🔬 CEERI Pilani