Daily Current Affairs / IIT Madras licenses India’s first silicon photonics-based quantum RNG for ₹1 crore:
Category : Science and Tech Published on: August 21 2025
The Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has successfully developed and licensed India’s first silicon photonics-based high-speed quantum random number generator (QRNG). The ₹1 crore licensing agreement was signed with Indrarka Quantum Technologies Pvt Ltd through IIT Madras’s Technology Transfer Office (TTO) for commercial deployment. Developed at the Centre for Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuits and Systems (CPPICS), the innovation is seen as a strategic advancement for India’s quantum innovation ecosystem.