The Electrical Engineering department at IIT Madras has several laboratories, focussing on distinct aspects of Electrical Engineering. Following are the research-intensive labs in the department -

Labs in Department of Electrical Engineering

• Communications and Signal Processing
• Telecom and Wireless Sensing

• Integrated Circuits and Systems

• High Voltage Laboratory

• Power Electronics, Machines, and Drives Laboratory

• RF + Photonics Research Group 

• Measurements and Instrumentation Laboratory 

• Communication Networks

• Image Processing and Computer Vision Lab 

• Microelectronics and MEMS Lab 

• Networks and Stochastic Systems Laboratory

Research Centres in EE

There are four research centers in the Department, namely -

• Centre for NEMS and Nanophotonics (CNNP)

It is equipped with state-of-art equipment, including process and characterization tools - equipment for Photomask Fabrication, Photolithography, E-beam lithography, Oxidation and diffusion, electronics, opticals, dry etching, metallization, bonding, etc. 

• Centre for Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuits and Systems (CPPICS)

CPPICS is hosted by the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras, with a long-term mission for catering R&D in programmable photonic integrated circuits and systems using CMOS-compatible silicon photonics technology for solving various levels of complex problems under MeitY. 

The immediate focus of this CoE is to provide better solutions for microwave and quantum photonics applications, such as advanced photonic processors to be used in high-performance RF transceivers, scalable linear optical quantum computing (LOQC) processors for the next-generation qubit computation, and chip-level quantum key generation and distribution circuits, etc.

• AMOLED Research Center (ARC)

Aims to develop next-generation AMOLED displays for smartphones, tablets, watches, and wearables. The center is a National Center of Excellence funded by MeitY, DRDO, and Tata Sons. The center has researchers from various fields working on developing the displays. The center consists of a state-of-the-art cleanroom that houses fabrication and characterization equipment.

• Indian Nanoelectronics User’s Programme – Idea to Innovation (INUP-i2i)

supported by MeitY, offers primary and advanced-level training programs to prospective users working in nanoelectronics.