Indian Institute of Expertise (IIT) Madras and ISRO have developed an indigenous microprocessor for house functions which can be utilized in command and management programs and different essential features in outer house.
The SHAKTI microprocessor undertaking is led by IIT Madras Director V Kamakoti at Prathap Subrahmanyam Centre for Digital Intelligence and Safe {Hardware} Structure (PSCDISHA) in Division of Laptop Science and Engineering.
The SHAKTI class of programs are based mostly on RISC-V, an open-source Instruction Set Structure (ISA), for designing customized processors. “SHAKTI” is backed by the Ministry of Electronics and Data Expertise below its ‘Digital India RISC-V’ initiative (DIRV). It goals to advertise indigenous growth of microprocessor based mostly merchandise that supply best-in-class safety and visibility for customers adopting RISC-V expertise.
In line with the director of IIT Madras, the Indigenous RISCV Controller for House Purposes (IRIS) chip was developed from SHAKTI processor baseline.
“It may be utilized in numerous domains from IoT and compute programs for strategic wants. This growth was a part of the hassle to indigenise semiconductors utilized by ISRO for its functions, command and management programs and different essential features aligning with its march in direction of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ in house applied sciences,” Kamakoti mentioned.
The ISRO Inertial Methods Unit (IISU) in Thiruvananthapuram proposed the thought of a 64bit RISC-V-based Controller and collaborated with IIT Madras in defining the specs and designing of the semiconductor chip.
The chip configuration was arrived at addressing the widespread useful and computing necessities of current sensors and programs utilized in ISRO missions. Fault-tolerant inside recollections have been interfaced to SHAKTI core, enhancing the reliability of the design.
Customized useful and peripheral interface modules being utilized in a number of house programs like CORDIC, WATCHDOG Timers and superior serial buses have been built-in. Provisions for expandability to future missions additionally carried out by means of a number of boot modes and hybrid reminiscence/gadget extension interfaces. The finalised design underwent software program and {hardware} testing, focusing on a high-reliability, high-performance product.
“After RIMO in 2018 and MOUSHIK in 2020, that is the third SHAKTI chip now we have fabricated at SCL Chandigarh and efficiently booted at IIT Madras. That the chip design, chip fabrication, chip packaging, motherboard design and fabrication, meeting, software program and boot – all occurred inside India, is one more validation that the whole semiconductor ecosystem and experience exists inside our nation,” Kamakoti mentioned.
ISRO Chairman V Narayanan mentioned, “I’m positive that this high-performance controller, realized as per our necessities, will contribute considerably to future embedded controllers for house mission-related functions. It’s deliberate to flight check a product based mostly on this controller shortly and efficiency can be confirmed.”
Revealed – February 12, 2025 06:33 pm IST
