{"id":352191,"date":"2025-12-17T16:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=352191"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:44:04","slug":"dhruv64","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/dhruv64\/","title":{"rendered":"DHRUV64"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>DHRUV64 was launched as India\u2019s first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor, marking a key milestone in indigenous semiconductor development.<\/p>\n<h2>About DHRUV64<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_352192\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-352192\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-352192 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-PIB-3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"DHRUV64\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-PIB-3.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-PIB-3.jpg?w=547&amp;ssl=1 547w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-352192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DHRUV64<\/strong> is <strong>India<\/strong><strong>\u2019<\/strong><strong>s first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor,<\/strong> strengthens the indigenous processor pipeline.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developer : <\/strong>It has been created by the <strong>Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) <\/strong>under the <strong>Microprocessor Development Programme (MDP)<\/strong> of<strong>\u00a0Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Supported by:<\/strong> It is also powered and supported by programmes including <strong>Digital India RISC-V <\/strong>(DIR-V), <strong>Chips to Startup<\/strong> (C2S), <strong>India Semiconductor Mission<\/strong> (ISM), <strong>Design Linked Incentive <\/strong>(DLI), and <strong>Indian Nanoelectronics Users Programme- idea to innovation <\/strong>(INUP-i2i).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Architecture:<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>It is based on the <strong>open-source RISC-V (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture<\/strong>, which allows design flexibility without paying foreign license fees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic Goal: <\/strong>It aims to <strong>achieve Atmanirbhar Bharat in the semiconductor sector<\/strong> by reducing dependence on imported chips, as India currently consumes about 20% of global microprocessors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Applications: <\/strong>It is designed for use in <strong>5G infrastructure, automotive systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), industrial automation, and strategic defence equipment.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is \u00a0<strong>builds on earlier indigenous efforts<\/strong> such as SHAKTI (IIT Madras), AJIT (IIT Bombay), VIKRAM (ISRO\u2013SCL) and THEJAS64 (C-DAC).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance:<\/strong> It is the <strong>third major chip fabricated <\/strong>under the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) programme,\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The first chip<\/strong>, <em>THEJAS32<\/em>, fabricated at the Silterra facility in Malaysia.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The second chip<\/strong>, <em>THEJAS64<\/em>, manufactured domestically at Semiconductor Lab (SCL) Mohali.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Next projects: After DHRUV64<\/strong> success, the next-generation <strong>Dhanush and Dhanush+<\/strong> processors are now under development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: DHRUV64 was launched as India\u2019s first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor, marking a key milestone in indigenous semiconductor development. 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