Chennai, August 2025 — In a breakthrough for India's deep-tech ecosystem, IIT Madras researchers have developed the nation's first silicon photonics-based Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), a technology that promises to significantly strengthen cryptography, defence . Chennai, August 2025 — In a breakthrough for India's deep-tech ecosystem, IIT Madras researchers have developed the nation's first silicon photonics-based Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG), a technology that promises to significantly strengthen cryptography, defence . In a momentous event that marks a significant leap towards India's technological advancement, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Shri S Krishnan inaugurated the Centre for Programmable Photonic Integrated Circuit and Systems (CPPICS) in Chennair today. The. Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has indigenously developed and licensed to the industry India's first Silicon Photonics-Based high-speed Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) in a deal worth Rs. The Technology Transfer Office, IIT Madras, signed the Rs 1 crore. Chennai: India on Friday marked a significant step towards technological self-reliance in advanced electronics with the launch of indigenously developed Silicon Photonics solutions at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras) in Chennai.