One Day IEEE India SSCS CHAPTER

Approved Seminar
On
Recent Trends and Approaches in Solid State
Devices

December 16th 2017

REPORT

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

E.G.S.PILLAY ENGINEERING COLLEGE [AUTONOMOUS],

Nagapattinam – 611 002
 E.G.S.PILLAY ENGINEERING COLLEGE [AUTONOMOUS],
Nagapattinam

REPORT ON “ One Day IEEE India SSCS CHAPTER Approved Seminar

on Recent Trends and Approaches in Solid State Devices “

A One Day IEEE India SSCS CHAPTER Approved Seminar on Recent Trends and
approaches in Solid State Devices - bringing together Faculties , Research scholars and
Students from various Science and Engineering students from in and around Tanjore , Trichy,
Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam Districts - was organized by the Department of Electronics
and Communication Engineering, E.G.S.Pillay Engineering College, Nagapattinam,
Tamilnadu in association with IEEE India Solid State Circuits Chapter on 16th December
2017. The Seminar focus was to present an opportunity for the student and Research
community to show the availability and opportunity in perusing research in the wide area of
Solid State Devices and became an encouraging base to propel their deeper involvement into
the Devices field.

(From Left to Right: Prof.S.Jim Hawkinson, Convenor, Dr.S.M.Ramesh HOD/ECE,

Dr.P.Mani Chief Guest , Prof.A.Muthaiyan, Prof.M.Vijayakumar and Prof..S.Chitra.)

Dr.M.Madheswaran , Chairman, IEEE India Solid State Circuits Chapter and Ex-
Chairman of IEEE India Electron Devices Society was the mentor and Patron of this event.
The Registration started about 8:30 in the morning with separate counters for students and
faculty members. In his Presidential address, Dr.S.M.Ramesh outlined the importance of
keeping abreast the development taking place, developing new themes and communicating
them through technical papers, translating the ideas for many issues to solutions through
engineered hardware prototype realizations and applications. He stressed the importance of
hand-on training, creative design and hardware realizations as important enough as software
application developments as both components are needed in integrated solutions.

(Dr.P.Mani addressing the First Session)

The first session was handled by Dr.P.Mani Professor / Physics shared his experience
in the field of devices and thin film physics. He spoke about thin-film transistor application
in TFT LCDs, an implementation of LCD technology. Transistors are embedded within the
panel itself, reducing cross talk between pixels and improving image stability. Printed
electronics allows the use of flexible substrates, which lowers production costs and allows
fabrication of mechanically flexible circuits. While inkjet and screen printing typically
imprint rigid substrates like glass and silicon, mass-printing methods nearly exclusively use
flexible foil and paper. He also highlighted the importance and contribution of physics
towards solid state devices.
 The second session was handled by Dr.V.Mohan, Professor & Head / EEE &
Academic Director of EGS Pillay Engineering College took the session on recent trends in
power electronics and optoelectronics where he highlighted the recent technologies like
transparent electronics and the engineering aspect of research in Devices.

(Dr.V.Mohan Sharing his experience on Solid State Devices)

A total number of about 50 students and faculties from various colleges in and around
Trichy, Tanjore, Nagapattinam and Karaikal got benefited from this seminar.

The forum provided an excellent ground for the students and scholars from various
Institutions to interact with each other and share their technical knowledge. The meet
concluded with bringing to open many promising in Solid State Devices.

All participants appreciated the organizers for successfully organizing the one day seminar.
Many outlined the motivations gained by them through the enlightened speeches by the
Guests.
( Dr.V.Mohan Handing over a certificate to the participant , Dr.S.M.Ramesh HOD/ECE and
Prof..S.Chitra are also seen )

Principal Dr.S.Ramabalan, and Dr.S.M.Ramesh , HoD/ECE organized the meet. Prof.S.Jim

Hawkinson from ECE department was the convenor while Prof A.Sundar Raj and Prof.S.
Chitra coordinated the event.