An indigenous semiconductor chip developed by ISRO and IIT Madras.
This is an important step towards self-reliance in semiconductor technology.
The developers created the ‘IRIS’ (Indigenous RISCV Controller for Space Applications) chip from the ‘SHAKTI’ processor baseline, enabling its use in IoT and compute systems.
As part of ISRO’s effort, semiconductors are being indigenized for their applications, command and control systems, and critical functions, aligning with the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative in space technologies.
ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU) in Thiruvananthapuram collaborated with IIT Madras to define the specifications and design the semiconductor chip.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology backs the project under the ‘Digital India RISC-V’ (DIRV) initiative.
This initiative promotes the indigenous development of microprocessor-based products with best-in-class security and visibility for users adopting RISC-V technology.
