C-DAC Partners with MosChip and Socionext to Develop Indigenous High-Performance Computing Processor AUM

C-DAC, established to advance supercomputing technology in India, is on a path toward complete indigenization of HPC systems.

The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) has announced a strategic partnership with MosChip® Technologies and Socionext Inc. for the design and development of a High-Performance-Computing (HPC) Processor SoC. This innovative processor, based on the Arm® architecture, will be built using the 5nm technology node from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TSMC).

Development of Indigenous HPC Processor AUM

C-DAC, established to advance supercomputing technology in India, is on a path toward complete indigenization of HPC systems. It has already developed the indigenous compute node RUDRA, Trinetra-Interconnect, and System Software stack. The next step in this journey is the design of an indigenous HPC Processor named AUM. Keenheads Technologies, an Indian startup, has been appointed as the Program Management Consultant (PMC) for this project.

In collaboration with MosChip Technologies, India, and Socionext Inc., Japan, C-DAC is designing the HPC Processor AUM based on the high-performance Arm Neoverse™ V2 CPU platform. The processor will incorporate advanced packaging technology, ensuring ownership of unique differentiators and providing a significant competitive edge.

Shri S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), highlighted the progress in indigenization efforts. "Our indigenization efforts have reached more than 50% with server nodes, interconnects, and system software stack. Now for complete indigenization, we are aiming to develop the indigenous HPC Processor AUM. The Government of India and MeitY are committed to driving India towards a technologically sovereign advanced future, harnessing supercomputing for national development and global leadership,” he stated.

Dr. Praveen Kumar S, Head of Scientific Divisions (HOD) Department of Science and Technology, remarked on the significance of this achievement. "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,” he said.

Shri E Magesh, Director General, C-DAC, emphasized the collaboration's objectives. “This collaboration is designed to meet the evolving demands of High-Performance-Computing and related applications. It aims to design, develop, and produce an indigenous HPC processor that not only meets global standards but also propels India to the forefront in the supercomputing arena,” he noted.