{"id":61837,"date":"2025-09-03T15:35:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=61837"},"modified":"2025-09-03T15:57:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T10:27:51","slug":"vikram-3201","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vikram-3201\/","title":{"rendered":"Vikram 3201"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Vikram 3201 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India unveiled its first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor, the Vikram 3201, at the Semicon India 2025 conference recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Vikram 3201<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>India\u2019s first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Designed by the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vikram 3201 has been <\/span><b>built by <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/isro\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Indian Space Research Organisation<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s <\/span><b>(ISRO) Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Chandigarh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike processors in everyday devices like smartphones or laptops, this one is d<\/span><b>esigned specifically for rockets and satellites.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>upgrade to Vikram 1601, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a <\/span><b>16-bit processor <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that has<\/span><b> powered ISRO\u2019s launch vehicles since 2009.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vikram 3201 marks the <\/span><b>first time India has indigenously designed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><b> fabricated a processor of this scale <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and specification <\/span><b>for launch vehicle avionics.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What will the Vikram 32-bit Processor do?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chip&#8217;s job is to <\/span><b>handle navigation, control, and mission management in launch vehicles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, performing the <\/span><b>split-second calculations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> needed to keep rockets stable and on course.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because space environments are harsh, the chip is manufactured to <\/span><b>military-grade standards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rigorously tested to ensure it can keep <\/span><b>working in extreme heat, cold, vibration, and radiation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vikram 3201 is built to <\/span><b>withstand the extreme conditions of space missions, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including temperatures from <\/span><b>\u201355 degrees Celsius to +125 degrees Celsius.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike its predecessor, the new chip <\/span><b>supports 64-bit floating-point operations, Ada programming language compatibility<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and features on-chip 1553B bus interfaces for reliable communication during missions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>handle substantial memory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and execute complex instructions needed for launching satellites and space vehicles.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.business-standard.com\/industry\/news\/vikram-32-bit-processor-semicon-2025-isro-scl-india-space-chip-125090200458_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BS<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vikram 3201 is India\u2019s first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor. 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