Society for Integrated Circuit Technology and Applied Research (SITAR) was established with effect from January 2002. SITAR has taken over operation of VLSI –II unit of ITI with effect from December 2003 and named it as STARC. GAETEC, Hyderabad was taken over from Semiconductor Complex Limited, Chandigarh and merged with SITAR with effect from 01.04.2004. Both the Units are now working as independent units of SITAR society.

The main technical activities pursued by STARC (SITAR) in accordance with its vision statement pertain to the following areas:

• VLSI & MEMS Fabrication, Assembly and Testing
• Systems Engineering & Assembly
• Technical Support Services
• Reliability and Quality assurance
• Multi-Project-Wafer (MPW)
• Sponsored Research
• Applications Development Using STARC (SITAR) Devices
• The Centre is located at Vijinapura Road, Dooravani Nagar, Bengaluru 560016.
• The STARC (SITAR) society is governed by BOG.

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In order to smoothly execute the functions/activities of each unit. STARC (SITAR) has been given Administrative and Functional powers of ‘Head of the Department’ for efficient functioning of STARC (SITAR). He has also been further delegated financial and administrative powers down in line of control up to levels which are required for the operation of functional entities.

Three types of decision are taken in the organization viz. Technical, Administrative and Financial.

The technical project level decisions are taken as per the decision-making tree of the organization under each project. STARC has also developed project management structure to review its major projects which includes Project Review Boards, Technology Advisory Council (TAC), etc.

The Administrative/Financial decisions are taken through the hierarchical chain based on the extent of delegation provided to the officers.

The rules and regulation formulated by the Society in the form of Rules, etc., as notified are adopted with modification where ever required.

Nature of records and instruction manual are categorised into administrative and technical documents. Technical documents are exempted from disclosure.

STARC (SITAR) has also adopted the Purchase Procedure relating to Procurement Management as briefly indicated below.

The rules and regulations formulated by the Society are followed with suitable modifications, wherever required. The following are the rules, manuals, etc. held by STARC and used by its employees for discharging its functions:

1. General Financial Rules
2. SITAR HR Policy
3. CHS Scheme
4. SITAR Employee Conduct, Discipline and Applied Rules for Executives
5. Standing orders for Non-Executives.
6. SITAR Purchase Manual

An important component of involvement of public in formulation of policies and implementation thereof is by way of co-ordination with national laboratories. However, STARC has no arrangement for direct consultation with the public for technical purpose in relation to policy formulation & implementation thereon. Also, the report on activities of STARC is available to public on the Society website which provides an opportunity for the public to convey their suggestion/point of view.

No Public Private Partnerships/Program is currently undertaken by the STARC (SITAR).

The meetings of these bodies are not open to public but only to the members. The Agenda and Minutes of these are also not accessible to public.

1. Information for which STARC (SITAR) is already under obligation of non-disclosure agreement with other parties.
2. Details related to CMOS /MEMS/ Opto-electronic fabrication, Assembly & packaging and Testing.
3. Layout, Equipment Details and Photographs of Fabrication facility and other Infrastructure.
4. Front/Backend design and layout of chips/devices.
5. Design details of Systems/Electronic Boards.
6. The Agenda and Minutes of BOG and GB pertaining to SITAR Society.

Public Information Officer (PIO)

First Appellate Authority (FAA)

STARC (SITAR) procures various Electronics/ Mechanical/ Electrical equipment components, raw material, semiconductor materials & Chemicals etc. required for R&D and manufacturing activities of the Unit. STARC (SITAR) follows SITAR purchase manuals/GFR 2017 & also procures goods/services from Government E-market portal (GeM). Generally, procurements are made through tendering as follows:

1. Open Bidding Mode (OBM)
2. Limited Bidding Mode (LBM)
3. Single Bidding Mode (SBM)
4. Proprietary Bidding Mode (PBM)

All the Tenders are published in CPP & procurements are finalized online. Depending upon the value of the procurement the bids received are technically evaluated by the User Department /duly constituted Technical Evaluation Committees. Basing on the recommendation of the Technical department / Technical Evaluation Committee, financial bids of the technically qualified vendors are opened and Contract is placed on the lowest price evaluated vendor.

Procurement proposals are approved by Competent Financial authority depending on delegation of financial powers. Petty Purchases and Local Purchases are made as per procurement powers given in the GFR -2017.

Subject to the provisions available in the approved budget/ project, CEO, STARC (SITAR) is empowered to sanction the expenditure on project /purchase up to the delegated powers by Board of Governors (BOG). Accounts Division has in-built system for control of expenditure as per the approved budget.

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