New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, on Tuesday presented the Vikram 32-bit processor and test chips from four approved projects to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Semicon India 2025.

Developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation's Semiconductor Laboratory, Vikram is the country's first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor certified for use in the extreme conditions of launch vehicles. Alongside, 28 other chips designed by students under the Chips to Startup programme have been fabricated and packaged at the Mohali semiconductor hub.

The three-day Semicon India conference, inaugurated in New Delhi, aims to strengthen the country's semiconductor ecosystem. According to...