NATIONAL FACILITIES
Micro and Nano
Characterization Facility (MNCF)
The Micro- and Nano- Characterization Facility (MNCF) offers a wide variety of material and device characterization services enabled by the more than 50 pieces of equipment housed under a single roof at CeNSE, IISc, together with experienced staff. We also network with other laboratories to enhance breadth of our services and are in collaborative agreements with instrument manufacturers and suppliers, allowing us to offer characterization services not available from a single source in India or abroad. As CeNSE also houses the National Nano-fabrication Centre and several other research laboratories, we are able, when called for, to tap into in-house expertise in multi-disciplinary domains. We envision to be a reliable and sought-after global facility for characterization and analysis at micro-/nano- scale. Our mission is to work closely with academia, industries, and national laboratories to solve challenging scientific and industrial problems; be home to a team of highly skilled and motivated application technologists/scientists in the domain of Nano Science and Engineering and be a self-sustaining and non-profit facility.
National Facilities
National Nanofabrication Facility (NNfC)
The National Nano-fabrication Centre (NNfC) houses a 14000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art class 100 and class 1000 clean room facility with micro- and nano- characterization facilities. The NNfC has a dedicated staff of nearly 50 engineers and technicians who maintain the process tools and develop unit process modules to support complex process integration for research and prototyping. Research efforts at NNfC are being taken to the next level by engaging in process integration of more complex process steps and final device or module prototyping. The Mission of this facility is to support research and educational objectives of CeNSE, IISc and offer state of the art characterization facilities and services to Nanoscience academic (through INUP), related industries and National Laboratories through precise components, systems and solutions.
National Facilities
Systems and Packaging Lab (S&P)
MEMS & IC Packaging Lab
IMEMS and IC Packaging facility has the complete capability to convert a wafer into a packaged device – from wafer sawing to wire bonding to precision welding. In addition, there are dedicated setups for pneumatic/hydraulic pressure calibration for pressure sensors and acoustic calibration for acoustic sensors.
Systems Engineering Facility – SysEF
SysEF focuses on building product prototypes around nanotechnology-based sensors ideas. SysEF has built product prototypes around gas sensor technology for urban air quality monitoring and strategic sectors. SysEF is an ESD safe workspace which houses various electronic test & measurement equipment, ESD work stations, soldering and desoldering stations, two-layer PCB making machine, 3D scanner, 3D printer, PCB design tool, embedded and software design tools, pressure sensor calibration setup, various gas & pressure sensors, electronic modules & components and processor based evaluation kits.