- Published on February 5, 2024
- In AI Features
The SHAKTI-Man of India
Professor Kamakoti built SHAKTI, which is India's first open microprocessor on top of the open RISC-V architecture, and is funded by the MeitY.
Image by Nikhil Kumar
- By Mohit Pandey
The SHAKTI-man of India, Veezhinathan Kamakoti, the director of IIT Madras, has had a hectic few years. The genius behind India’s first microprocessor has been trying really hard to build semiconductor capabilities in India, and put a stop on cheap imports from China. “This is something we have achieved over the past 10 years; I have completely given up every other thing to work for SHAKTI,” he told AIM in an exclusive interview.
Kamakoti started building the SHAKTI microprocessor in 2014, an open processor built on top of the open RISC-V architecture, which is funded by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. He said that there is a need for building hardware that supports building AI models within the country, which led him to take the charge with the SHAKTI micr
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Mohit Pandey
Mohit writes about AI in simple, explainable, and often funny words. He's especially passionate about chatting with those building AI for Bharat, with the occasional detour into AGI.
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