IIT Delhi’s Indigenous Micro-GPU: Spartan-7 FPGA Prototype
Why in the news
A team at IIT Delhi demonstrated a working home-grown micro-GPU, a step for indigenous chip design.
Key facts
- Developer: IIT Delhi; product: India’s first working, demonstrable indigenous micro-GPU.
- Design uses Register Transfer Language (RTL); prototype on a Spartan-7 FPGA.
- Roadmap: a vector-style GPU with 8 to 16 cores, then a 65 nm ASIC to prove the concept.
| Possible use | Where |
|---|---|
| Screens in factories | Industrial displays |
| Dashboards of electric three-wheelers | E-rickshaw |
| Reading devices | E-readers |
| River and canal travel | Inland navigation |
| Control panels | Human-machine interfaces |
Exam angle
- Institute: IIT Delhi.
- Prototype platform: FPGA (Spartan-7).
- Future chip node: 65 nm ASIC.
- Expand: RTL, FPGA, GPU.