Patna: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna signed up a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tektronix, which will facilitate industry and research cooperation & collaboration on emerging technologies. The areas of cooperation on these emerging technologies include:  innovation in electronics test and measuring equipments; semiconductor characterization; power electronics, embedded systems; many more.

The MoU aims at sharing technology trends to IIT Patna faculty, which can take a form of a periodic activity based on need, subject and expertise availability. The MoU also covered hands-on-training on Tektronix products to IIT Patna students and faculties to enhance their skills beyond basic use, for example, on power electronics, embedded systems, RF measurements, semiconductor characterization, etc.

This MoU was signed by Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya, Director, IIT Patna and Mr Naresh Kumar, Chief Technical Officer – India and ASEAN, Tektronix on 20-10-2016. Tektronix is leader in Electronics Test and Measuring Equipments. Tektronix designs and manufactures test, measurement and monitoring solutions for Essential Technologies and helps accelerate global innovation.

IIT Patna and Tektronix have shown interest in exploring research collaboration opportunities between the Parties with the view of setting the ground for longer-term university-industry partnerships and strengthening the innovative capabilities of students for industry-driven research and innovation.

Further, both IIT Patna and Tektronix agreed on collaboration in various technology domains like Material Research and Signal Analysis.