The National Institute of Electronics (NIE) () is an autonomous research institution under administrative control of the
Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan)
The Ministry of Science and Technology ur, , wazarat-e- science o technology (abbreviated as MoST) is a Cabinet-level Ministry of the Government of Pakistan concerned with Science and Technology in Pakistan and in general, Pakistan's scien ...
of the
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. Abdul Majeed Soomro is current director general of NIE.
History
The National Institute of Electronics was established in 1979 through an ordinance proclaimed by the
President of Pakistan.
Research and development labs
The institution has the following
research and development departments:
* Automation & Control Engineering Group
* Center for Software Development & Training in Advance Databases
* Center for Quality Testing & Certification of Electronics Products
* Communication Engineering Group
* Integrated Circuit Design Center
* Large Scale Electronic Display Group
* PCB Design & Fabrication
Products
NIE produce different products related to electronics field, including electronic voting machines, ECG machines, GSM based energy meters, surface mount technology production lines (SMTPL), 1KVA smooth power line conditioners and 3KVA solar based inverters.
Electronic voting machine
In 2015, NIE produced first electronic voting machine (EMV) for
Election Commission of Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan ( ur, ; ECP) is an independent, autonomous, permanent and constitutionally established federal body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the national parliament, provincial legislatures, l ...
. In 2021, NIE started productions of upgraded version of electronic voting machine on directions of Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). Each EMV consist of 3 units with following specifications.
ECG machine
GSM based energy meter
3KVA solar based inverter
1KVA smooth power line conditioner
LED lights
NIE produce different types of
LED lights.
* LED light (ceiling)
* LED street light
* LED tube lights
NIEECHS
National Institute of Electronic Employees Cooperative Housing Society (NIEECHS) is a housing society for employees of NIE, with 230 Kanals land on Fateh Jang Road near Nougazi, close to sector F-16 Islamabad. It was established in 1980.
References
External links
NIE official website Ministry of Science and Technology
Pakistan federal departments and agencies
Research institutes in Pakistan
1979 establishments in Pakistan
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