The two-day wnd Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) symposium, a crucial platform for defining India’s self-reliance in semiconductor technology, concluded on Monday at the IIT Madras Research Park.
The DIR-V Symposium was jointly organised by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) and the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), RISC-V International and industry leaders.
A release from IIT-Madras said the symposium is a crucial platform for defining India’s self-reliance in semiconductor technology, aligning with national initiatives such as ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ and the ‘India Semiconductor Mission.’
This premier event brought together global and Indian experts, policymakers,
start-ups, academia and industry pioneers to discuss the latest advancements in RISC-V-based processor design, open-source hardware innovations and India’s semiconductor roadmap.
Introducing the Chief Guest and former Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar, IIT-Madras Director Prof. V. Kamakoti said, “He is the man behind DIR-V. He coined the word ‘Digital India RISC-V’ and was kind enough to make a National announcement.”
“India now has a National Instruction Set Architecture (ISA), which we owe to Mr
Rajeev Chandrasekhar”, he said.
In his address, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “This is certainly the most exciting period in the history of technology. The opportunities today are tremendous in terms of almost re-scripting the landscape of technology as we knew it all these years.”
He said this is certainly one of the greatest inflection points that we today live in. Indian entrepreneurs, brands and companies have traditionally lagged, for almost 25 years, in the areas of semiconductors and electronics.