IIT Madras & ISRO Achieve a Major Milestone: India’s First Aerospace-Grade SHAKTI Semiconductor Chip

IIT Madras and ISRO have successfully developed and booted an aerospace-grade semiconductor chip—the Indigenous RISCV Controller for Space Applications (IRIS), based on the SHAKTI processor. This high-performance chip is built to power ISRO’s space missions, ensuring fault-tolerant and reliable computing for critical applications. What makes this achievement even more remarkable? It’s 100% Made-in-India!