News: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the Vikram-32 processor at the Semicon India 2025 conference.
About Vikram-32
- It is India’s first indigenously developed 32-bit processor for space applications.
- Developed by: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), fabricated at ISRO Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL), Chandigarh.
- Upgrade: Vikram 32 (Vikram 3201) is an upgraded version of Vikram 1601, a 16-bit processor used in ISRO’s launch vehicles since 2009.
- Technology: Based on a custom Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) designed by ISRO. It supports floating-point computations and high-level programming via the Ada language.
- Space validation: First batch successfully tested in space through the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM-4) during the PSLV-C60 mission.
- Durability: Designed to operate in extreme space conditions, with a temperature range of -55°C to +125°C.
