"India's Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) on Monday revealed its most advanced processor yet and hailed it as a "reliable" product and a step towards the creation of a domestic semiconductor industry that challenges current global giantswhe. The new DHRUV64 won't scare established chip designers because it's a modest affair that runs at 1.0 GHz, packs a pair of RISC-V cores, and is built on a 28nm process node. CDAC didn't reveal the chip's power consumption requirements, whether it is making the design available to others, or has engaged foundries so they are ready to produce the chips."
"DHRUV64 shows India has come a long way in a short time, and the announcement for the new chip included promises to deliver more advanced chips soon. Those new models are system-on-chips named DHANUSH64 and DHANUSH64+, both of which will be quad-core affairs that again use the RISC-V architecture. DHANUSH64 will run at 1.2GHz and use 28nm manufacturing processes. DHANUSH64+ will run at 2GHz and use either 16nm or 14nm processes."
CDAC unveiled DHRUV64, a 1.0 GHz, dual-core RISC-V processor built on a 28nm node and positioned for 5G infrastructure, automotive systems, consumer electronics, industrial automation and IoT. CDAC did not disclose power consumption, design availability, or foundry engagements for production. The chip is modest compared with established vendors' mature products and faces ecosystem and maturity gaps for mainstream adoption. India has progressed from 180nm, 32-bit processors at 75–100MHz in 2020 to more advanced designs. CDAC plans follow-up SoCs: DHANUSH64 (quad-core, 1.2GHz, 28nm) and DHANUSH64+ (quad-core, 2GHz, 16nm/14nm). The government framed the launch as evidence of growing momentum in domestic semiconductor efforts.
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