SH-Outreach-06: Workshop on EDA Tools for Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Modelling - SRM IST Vadapalani Campus - 29/30 January 2026

Date: 29 January 2026

Event: Two-day workshop on “EDA Tools for Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Modelling” at SRM IST Vadapalani Campus, Tamil Nadu, India

Attendees: Students of Bachelors, Masters programme, PhD scholars, Faculty Members

Presented by: Deepjyoti Deb, Assistant Professor, SRM IST Vadapalani Campus, Tamil Nadu, India

The game, SemE-Chess, was presented by SemE-Hub Team Member, Deepjyoti Deb, and played as a part of the recently hosted Two-day workshop on “EDA Tools for Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Modelling” at SRM IST Vadapalani Campus, Tamil Nadu, India. The primary session focused on providing hands-on exposure to EDA tool Synopsys Inc Sentaurus in VLSI, with special emphasis on device-level modelling. Participants explored how semiconductor devices and electronic circuits are designed, simulated, and analyzed using industry-relevant platforms, strengthening the link between theory and practical implementation.

As part of the session, Mr. Deepjyoti Deb also introduced and demonstrated SemE-Chess, an innovative chess-inspired educational game that integrates semiconductor device characteristics into gameplay. The session mentioned how strategic moves are governed by concepts such as on-state current and power dissipation, enabling participants to grasp complex device behaviour through intuitive, interactive learning.

LinkedIn Posts: LINK1, LINK 2

SH-Outreach-05: Guest Seminar- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy - 16 December 2025

Date: 16 December 2025

Event: Guest Seminar- Department of Engineering Enzo Ferrari, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Attendees: Students of Masters programme, PhD scholars 

Seminar Hosted as a Part of: AttoSwitch Project

Presented by: Rupam Goswami

The game, SemE-Chess, was presented and played as a part of the recently hosted Guest Seminar on Steep Slope Transistors: concepts, challenges and the way forward. The seminar is a part of dissemination activities of the AttoSwitch project. The session was focused on foundational topics consisting of (a) roadmaps in the semiconductor device industry, (b) performance versus power trade-offs, (c) need for steep slope devices, (d) concept of steep slope in tunnel FETs, (e) Dirac materials and DOS, (f) Cold source FETs, and (g) a semiconductor Chess game (SemE-Chess) as an educational tool to connect research and classroom.

SH-Outreach-04: RAONE - 2025, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India - 17 October 2025

Date: 17 October 2025

Event: RAONE - 2025 organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM IST College of Engineering and Technology

Attendees: Students B.Tech. 

Game Coordinated by: Dr. Soumya R Routray, Research Assistant Professor, SRM University, Chennai

Game Description Presented by: Rupam Goswami

The game, SemE-Chess, was presented and played as a part of the recently organized Professional Development Program on Recent Advancement on Organic and Nanoelectronics (RAONE) - 2025 at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India. The initiative was planned and hosted by Dr. Soumya R Routray, one of the key members of the SemE-Hub Group. For the first time, the educational game was played as a fun contest, and tokens of appreciation were awarded to the top three participants on the basis of duration of time played, number of moves, and number of captures. Rupam Goswami, our SemE-Hub editor, explained the rules, and most importantly the semiconductor concepts based on which the game is designed. The participants provided their constructive feedback on improving features of the game, including the level of difficulty of the bot in single player mode, which has now been incorporated after the event.

SH-Outreach-03: European Researchers' Night 2025, Modena, Italy - 26 September 2025

In the European Researchers' Night 2025 held on 26 September 2025 at Modena, Italy, SemE-Hub Editor, Rupam Goswami, was a part of a team along with his research supervisors, which demonstrated the fun-filled SemE-Chess game as a part of the exhibition. The team presented scientific content on the topic 'How much energy do your electronics consume?' in line with the AttoSwitch project carried out at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Enzo Ferrari - Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia. Check out the complete LinkedIn posts here: LINK 1, LINK 2.

As known to our learners, the SemE-Chess has pieces in the form of transistors (MOSFET, Tri-Gate FinFET, GAA FET, Tunnel FET and Graphene FET), which were used to explain the concept of the Dirac Source FET - the theme of the AttoSwitch project. The game helped visitors understand (a) importance of speed/ performance and energy consumption in transistors, (b) evolution of GAA structures, and (c) integration of 2D materials on one hand, and geometry on the other hand to have an ultralow power transistor.

SH-Outreach-02: SRM University, Chennai, India - 09 September 2025

Date: 09 September 2025

Event: Chip Practice Bootcamp organized by Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRM IST College of Engineering and Technology, and sponsored by IEEE Electron Device Society, USA

Attendees: Students B.Tech. in ECE and Faculty Members

Presented by: Dr. Soumya R Routray, Research Assistant Professor, SRM University, Chennai

SH-Outreach-01: N. Lakhimpur University, Assam, India - 27 August 2025

Date: 27 August 2025

Attendees: Students of B.Sc. in Electronics and M.Sc. in Electronics

Presented by: Mr. Hirakjyoti Choudhury, Team SemE-Hub