We build open-source semiconductor fabrication tools to make hands-on fabrication accessible to students across India.
The HackerFab IITB team in front of the lab.
Explaining our vision and tools at Semix 2025
Lab members building and testing our lithography system.
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Designing our tools on CAD modeling software
"Making hands-on chip fabrication accessible across India."
Founded in August 2025, we're a group of students determined to democratize technology and foster innovation.
We are part of the HackerFab network, aiming to become a stepping stone to the semiconductor industry.
Open-source tools for hands-on chip making.
Integrating our tools with coursework at IITB
Sharing tools, documentation and knowledge freely
Join our Discord! Spreading this movement all over India
Check out our journey so far, documentation and resources attached with each step.
Achieved a pattern image of 1µm feature size.
Demonstrated closed loop control up to 6000rpm
Our first deposition tool!
+/-2 degrees C at target temperatures up to 1100 degrees C
Deposition of Al at 1100°C
Our current aim with our tools, to build a functional NMOS transistor.
Constantly trying to expand our community and bring HackerFab to more colleges across India.
Growing our network of makers, students, and innovators across colleges in India. We aim to establish chapters and partnerships with institutions nationwide.
Presenting our work at major technical conferences across India to share knowledge, inspire others, and connect with the broader maker and research community.
Establishing HackerFab presence at multiple institutions, creating a collaborative network for sharing resources, expertise, and opportunities.
Key milestones in our story so far.
Published open-source build guides and resources on GitBook for teams starting their own fabs.
The HackerFab India community reached a 1000 members!.
Deposited sputtered patterns combining our lithography and sputter tools, and presented this work at EDL.
Captured our first oxide growth using the tube furnace.
We held a lab open day to showcase our work to students and faculty from various colleges and well as a plethora of people interested in semiconductor engineering.
Presented HackerFab IITB at VLSI Design 2026 (VLSID) and won Best Project Presentation
Successfully built our in-house sputter system and deposited aluminium.
We captured our first micrometer scale patterns on Litho v1
Expanded our outreach beyond IITB, growing to a 40 member strong community on Discord
Reached our first major community milestone.
Presented proof-of-concepts for spin coater and lithography machine. Part of the panel discussion on "Advancing India's Semiconductor Ecosystem"
First functional fabrication workspace established.
The beginning of our journey to democratize fabrication.
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Bring open-source semiconductor fabrication to your campus. This page will walk you through getting started — content and resources are being added.
IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai - 400076
+91 79779 94553
+91 70586 12978
+91 99690 12868
hackerfabiitb@gmail.com
