Govt announces tie-ups for design, development of high-performance computing processor based on Arm architecture

Govt announces tie-ups for design, development of high-performance computing processor based on Arm architecture

Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has partnered with MosChip Technologies and Socionext Inc for the design and development of a high-performance-computing (HPC) processor SoC, which is based on the Arm architecture and built on TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) 5nm technology node, the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) said in a statement on July 1.

C-DAC is working towards the complete indigenization supercomputing technology in the country and has developed indigenous compute node RUDRA, Trinetra-Interconnect and System Software stack, the ministry said.

Under the agreement with MosChip and Socionext, C-DAC will develop high-performance Arm Neoverse V2 CPU platform and incorporate advanced packaging technology.

The ministry said through this approach, government will be able to retain ownership of unique differentiators, providing a significant competitive edge.

It also said that indigenization in key components has reached 50 percent.

S Krishnan, secretary, MeitY said, "Our indigenization efforts have reached more than 50 percent with server nodes, interconnects, and system software stack. Now for complete indigenization, we are aiming to develop indigenous HPC Processor AUM”.

The Government of India and MeitY are committed to drive India towards a technologically sovereign advanced future, harnessing supercomputing for national development and global leadership, said Krishnan.

E Magesh, director general, C-DAC, said, “This collaboration is designed to meet the evolving demands of high-performance-computing & related applications and aims to design, develop and produce indigenous HPC processor, that not only meets global standards but also propels India to the forefront in the supercomputing arena.”