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SEMICON India 2026

17–19 September 2026 · Yashobhoomi, New Delhi

Silicon to Systems: Building the Ecosystem

Follow India’s semiconductor ecosystem across Manufacturing • Equipment • Materials • Packaging • Design • Supply Chain.

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Understand the semiconductor industry.

Learn the concepts. Explore the technology. Use the tools. Discover the industry — one platform for knowledge, tools, and research, starting with a full microfluidics domain and expanding into semiconductors.

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Concepts people explore most — microfluidics today, semiconductors soon.

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Learn from zero

A structured path from knowing nothing to designing with confidence.

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  1. 0OrientationWhat microfluidics is and why the microscale behaves differently.
  2. 1Physics foundationsLaminar flow, resistance, capillarity, diffusion — the calculator-linked core.
  3. 2Materials & fabricationPDMS, soft lithography, glass/silicon, thermoplastics, bonding.
  4. 3Components & unit operationsChannels, valves, pumps, mixers, droplet & gradient generators.
  5. 4ApplicationsSingle-cell, PCR, point-of-care, organ-on-chip, chip cooling.
  6. 5Do it yourselfDesign your first chip, work with a foundry, troubleshoot failures.

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Fluid mechanics

Reynolds number

Check whether flow is laminar or turbulent.

Fluid mechanics

Hydraulic diameter

Effective diameter for non-circular (rectangular) channels.

Fluid mechanics

Pressure drop

Hagen–Poiseuille pressure drop across a circular channel.

Fluid mechanics

Flow resistance

Hydraulic resistance of a channel (the electrical analogy).

Diffusion & mixing

Diffusion time

Estimate how long a species takes to spread by diffusion.

Droplet

Poisson single-cell loading

Probability of 0 / 1 / 2+ cells per droplet.

How a chip is made

A five-stage view of semiconductor manufacturing. Walk the full 17-step process in the interactive explorer.

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  1. 1Design & EDACircuits are designed and verified with electronic design automation before anything is built.
  2. 2Masks & lithographyPatterns are projected onto a photoresist-coated wafer to define each layer.
  3. 3Wafer fabricationLayers are built up by deposition, etching, and doping — repeated hundreds of times.
  4. 4PackagingFinished dies are cut, bonded, and encapsulated into usable chips.
  5. 5TestChips are electrically tested and sorted before they ship.

Industry & companies

Foundries, equipment makers, suppliers, and services across the ecosystem.

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Research resources

Curated texts and references to go deeper. Verify editions before relying on them.

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Cheat sheet

Dimensionless numbers cheat sheet

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Re, Pe, Ca, We, Bo, and the capillary length — formulas, what each ratio means, and the variable legend, on one page.

Cheat sheet

Flow, pressure & resistance cheat sheet

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The hydraulic–electrical analogy: ΔP = Q·R, circular and rectangular resistance, series/parallel rules, and hydraulic diameter.

Cheat sheet

Diffusion & mixing cheat sheet

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Diffusion time and length, Péclet number, Stokes–Einstein, and mixing length — why microscale mixing is slow.

Cheat sheet

Unit conversions cheat sheet

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Everyday microfluidics conversions for flow rate, pressure, volume, viscosity, and length.

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