The researchers at the Indian
Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) have designed India’s first
indigenous microprocessor, which will reduce dependency on imported microchips
and the risk of cyber attacks.
The microprocessor called ‘Shakti’ was designed, developed and
booted by IIT Madras with a microchip fabricated in the Semi-Conductor
Laboratory of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at Chandigarh. It has
been developed at an outlay of about Rs 11 crore.
The ‘Shakti’ project is aimed
at developing industrial-grade microprocessors and other components of the
microprocessor ecosystem.
It is partly funded by the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), as part of
two-decade-old efforts to develop indigenous microprocessors.
© 2018 Eduthrust. All Rights Reserved