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NEHU contributes to India's semiconductor mission with indigenous chip to protect tea gardens

Shillong, Dec 15 (UNI) In a significant step towards indigenous innovation under the India Semiconductor Mission, the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) in Meghalaya, has developed an innovative indigenous semiconductor chip aimed at repelling the Red Spider Mite (RMS) one of the most destructive pests affecting tea gardens across the Northeast and other tea-growing regions of India, an official said on Monday.
The chip, designed as a technology-driven and eco-friendly solution, has been developed entirely at the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, NEHU, through the collaborative research efforts of Pankaj Sarkar, Sushanta Kabir Dutta, Sangeeta Das and Bhaiswajyoti Lahon.
This achievement highlights NEHU's growing contribution to advanced electronics research with direct applications in agriculture.
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