IIT Madras signs ₹1-crore deal for tech transfer of silicon photonics-based QRNG
V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, and Sankhadip Das, Scientist E., Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, among others, were present, a press release stated. The QRNG technology has critical applications in IT security, cryptographic algorithms, quantum key distribution, scientific modelling and simulations, financial transactions, blockchain, OTP generation, and gaming applications.
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