MosChip, C-DAC, and Socionext Collaborate on Indigenous HPC Processor

MosChip Technologies Limited announced in a stock exchange filing that the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has partnered with the company and Socionext Inc. to design and develop a High-Performance-Computing (HPC) Processor SoC based on the Arm® architecture, utilising TSMC’s (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited) 5nm technology node.

C-DAC, established to advance and deploy state-of-the-art supercomputing technology in India, is committed to complete indigenisation. It has developed the indigenous compute node RUDRA, Trinetra-Interconnect, and System Software stack. C-DAC is designing an indigenous HPC processor, AUM, to further indigenise HPC system development. Keenheads Technologies, an Indian startup, has been engaged by C-DAC as the Program Management Consultant (PMC) for the project.

C-DAC is collaborating with MosChip Technologies, India, and Socionext Inc., Japan, for the design and development of the indigenous HPC Processor AUM, based on the high-performance Arm Neoverse™ V2 CPU platform and incorporating advanced packaging technology. This collaboration enables them to retain ownership of unique differentiators, providing a significant competitive edge.

Commenting on this occasion, the Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics & Information

Technology (MeitY), Shri S. Krishnan, said, “Our indigenisation efforts have reached more than 50% with server nodes, interconnects, and system software stack. Now, for complete indigenisation, we are aiming to develop an indigenous HPC Processor AUM. The Government of India and MeitY are committed to drive India towards a technologically sovereign advanced future, harnessing supercomputing for national development and global leadership.”

The Head of Scientific Divisions (HOD) Department of Science and Technology, Dr Praveen Kumar S, said, “Today’s announcement is a significant achievement in chip design. It demonstrates India’s capability in indigenous development in the field of high-performance computing. These ventures in consortia mode in partnership with industry are the need of the hour.”

Shri E Magesh, Director General of C-DAC, emphasised that the collaboration addresses the evolving demands of High-Performance Computing and related applications. He stated that the goal is to design, develop, and produce an indigenous HPC processor that meets global standards and propels India to the forefront of the supercomputing arena.

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