VIT Chennai’s team, Quinproc, bagged fourth position and received an award of `20 lakh in the Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge by the MeitY
Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai team ‘Quinproc’ has bagged fourth position and received an award of `20 lakhs in the Swadeshi Microprocessor Challenge, conducted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) held in New Delhi on December 2-3. Quinproc team comprising of AR Mirunalini, S Shwetha, S Varsha Sri and Dr A Annis Fathima from School of Electronics Engineering, was led by Dr John Sahaya Rani Alex.
The Scope of the Swadeshi Microprocessor challenge is to provide a strong ecosystem of start-ups, innovators & researchers in the country to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship by creation of complex designs and innovation of frugal solutions around home-grown processors, SAKTHI developed at IITM and VEGA at CDAC.
The team proposed a Wireless Maternal Health Monitoring system using SAKTHI processor, integrated with a mobile application, which enables the care takers and doctors, to remotely monitor the vital signs of pregnant women. The product is intended for use in Primary Health Centres and rural health care centres.