Design and development of leading edge thin film deposition systems for semiconductor chip fabrication.

Advanced Solar Cell Passivation Platform - PECVD reactor design for new c-Si solar cell passivation platform. Reactor MCOS reduction by 40%. Increasing reactor reliability using FMEA. Design of chamber level submodules - chamber lid, chamber body, preheat chamber, transport system, cassette mounting and indexer for batch load-lock etc. Laser Ablation Platform - System configuration, layout and mechanical design of laser platform for ablation of solar cells. Overall specifications, detailed design of wafer handling systems, pneumatics, structures, safety systems, packaging, test procedures for system build and commissioning.Solar Cell Metallization and Drying Systems - Air flow systems for metallization vacuum drying oven. Frames and panels for screen printer for thermo-structural and seismic stability. Factory Interface (FI) for Passivation Platform - Cooling plate & chilled water circuit for efficient cooling of wafer carriers in tool factory interface. Air cleaning circuit & pneumatic routing. Modified evacuated susceptor, ceramic shadow frame and diffuser for a high temperature CVD process chamber. Non-contact Bernoulli Gripper for Wafer Transport - Injection molded non-contact Bernoulli gripper, reducing cost and weight vis-à-vis existing OEM parts. Screen-Printing Platform - Diffusion and gas flow analysis to determine optimal exhaust duct interface design to prevent solvent leakage for solar cell metallization drying system.

RFID Middleware, Asset Management and RTLS using Active/Semi-Active Technology - Asset management solution for tracking capital goods and assets in a manufacturing setup, using real-time location systems .

CAD and 3D Modeling Instruction - Principles of engineering drawing, CAD basics and 3D modeling using Autodesk Inventor, setting and grading projects.

Database Management System for Railway Crossings Engineering - GUI driven database for updating records, generating reports, converting existing file formats into a standardized version. Auto-synchronization of large volumes of data between three different offices. Correcting AutoCAD drawings and using field reports and data to populate the database.

Error Proofing of Gear Grinding Lines at HVTL - Poka Yoke to reduce the number of defects occurring in a gear grinding line by 1.3%. Automated feedback system for measurement of grinding dimensions.

Optimal Design and Stress Analysis of Hydraulic Manifolds - Software package to estimate the size of a hydraulic manifold from hydraulic circuit data. Placement of hydraulic valves on manifolds in order to avoid interference of different circuits and optimal volume of the manifold for a given configuration and number of valves.