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• Recently, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology launched Digital India RISC-V Microprocessor (DIR-V) Program.

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• The overall aim of Digital India RISC-V programme is to enable the creation of Microprocessors for the future in India, for the world and achieve industry-grade silicon and design wins.
• The government of India set the timeline for starting the commercial manufacturing of the indigenous microprocessors by December 2023.
• The Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) program aims to create future generations of microprocessors that will serve the need of India’s strategic focus on mobility, computing, and digitization.
• DIR-V program will see partnerships between Startups, Academia and Multinationals, to make India not only a RISC-V Talent Hub for the World but also supplier of RISC-V  System on Chips for Servers, Mobile devices, Automotive and Microcontrollers across the globe.

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