India has achieved a significant semiconductor milestone with the launch of ARKA GKT-1, the country’s first generation IP powered silicon chip. The chip was developed through a collaboration between Azimuth AI and Cyient Semiconductors.
Unveiled in New Delhi by the union minister for electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, the chip is specifically engineered for edge AI workloads, smart energy applications, and advanced industrial systems. With its focus on high efficiency computing and real time decision making, ARKA GKT-1 signals a major step forward for India’s emerging chip design and manufacturing ecosystem.
A Leap Towards Self Reliance
Leaders from both companies highlighted the strategic importance of the development. Krishna Bodanapu, Executive Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Cyient, described the programme as a full custom ASIC turnkey solution. This solution covered the entire process, including design, fabrication coordination, outsourced assembly and test (OSAT) oversight, and final chip production.
Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw emphasised that the chip demonstrates India’s growing capability to design and build world class semiconductor technologies. He noted that it symbolises the country’s accelerating push towards self reliance and leadership in next generation silicon innovation.
Technical Foundation and Applications
The ARKA GKT-1 chip was developed using Azimuth AI’s Software Defined Silicon framework, combined with Cyient’s expertise in mixed signal architectures and energy efficient ASIC design. It integrates multi core custom computing, advanced analogue sensing, memory, and intelligent power management into a single, energy efficient System on a Chip (SoC).
Targeted sectors include smart utilities, industrial automation, battery management systems, and smart city infrastructure. Praveen Yasarapu, Founder and CEO of Azimuth AI, stated that the launch brings their vision of intelligent, low power silicon at the edge to life. He added that the milestone “validates their technology roadmap and sets the stage for large scale deployment and commercialisation.”
This breakthrough sets a precedent for advanced semiconductor solutions designed and developed indigenously in India.
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