Making sense of DHRUV64 indigenous microprocessor | Explained
Dec 17, 2025
5 min read
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GS3The Hindu - National
Key Points
- DHRUV64 is a 64-bit, dual-core microprocessor developed by C-DAC.
- The microprocessor runs at 1 GHz.
- DHRUV64 is part of the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) program.
- Other processors in India's ecosystem include SHAKTI, AJIT, VIKRAM, and THEJAS64.
- RISC-V is an open instruction set architecture.
- THEJAS32 was the first India-designed DIR-V chip to be fabricated.
- MEITY launched DHRUV64 on December 15.