The National Institute of Electronics (NIE) () is an autonomous research institution under administrative control of the Ministry of Science and Technology (Pakistan) of the Pakistan. Zawar Hussain is current Director General.
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. 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.
+ Control Unit Specifications Type/details Notes LCD 16×2 alphanumeric Dimensions 6” x 4” x 1.5” Length, width and height Temperature range -40°C to 85°C Memory storage 4KB EEPROM memory with external 4GB SD memory card Battery 3000mAh 14.3V battery capable of providing 16-hour backup on full operation
+ Vote Casting Unit Specification Type/details Notes Microcontroller Atmel ATmega2560 Dimensions 18” × 6” × 1.5” Length × width × height Buttons 30 push-buttons button switches corresponding to number of candidates Speaker 60Hz ~ 20KHz audio speaker 3W, Single, 4 ohms impedance Buzzer 20 ohm impedance piezoelectric buzzer buzzer operating at 5V DC Temperature Range -40°C to 85°C Memory microcontroller-4KB EEPROM (internal) 4GB SD memory card (external) Battery 3000mAh (44Wh) 14.8V battery with capacity of 16-hour backup on full operation
+ Ballot Printing Unit Specifications Type/details Notes Dimensions 145mm × 192mm × 148mm (width × depth × height) Print speed 200mm/s 1600 dots/line Paper Roll 80mm (width) Temperature range operating capability between 5 and 45°C (–20 to 60°C storage temp) Memory 384KB internal (Flash), 4KB/45B buffer size Additional Full/partial cut support, bitmap image printing, 1D and 2D barcode support
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