The Indian government announced on December 15It has achieved milestone progress in the semiconductor field, and the first completely independently developed 64-bit microprocessor DHRUV64 has been officially released.The processor is designed by India's Center for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC),It adopts 64-bit RISC-V open source instruction set architecture, 28nm process, and dual-core design with a maximum frequency of 1GHz.It can be used in multiple scenarios such as mobile phones, computers, automotive electronics, medical equipment, national defense systems, and satellite communications.
The Indian government said that DHRUV64 marks a major milestone in establishing a secure and self-sufficient semiconductor ecosystem in India.It enhances indigenous capabilities in the development of advanced processors to support critical digital infrastructure, thereby reducing long-term dependence on imported microprocessors.
It also stated that India currently consumes about 20% of the world's microprocessors, and the success of DHRUV64 provides it with a modern local processing platform.
With the successful implementation of DHRUV64, the next generation of higher-performance processors Dhanush and Dhanush+ have also entered the development stage.