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The article makes it quite clear that the project is aimed at jump-starting India's industry. To achieve their goal, their first step was a relatively low-compl
by geezerjay 8y ago
The article makes it quite clear that the project is aimed at jump-starting India's industry. To achieve their goal, their first step was a relatively low-complexity project conducted by an inexperienced team.
Although their PR effort is outlandish, I'm pretty sure they are aware of the limits of this sort of project.
- tyingq 8y agoThe driver seems to be this: "We are planning to use AJIT in the receivers being developed for NAVIC or IRNNS (The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System), an indigenous navigation system for the Indian subcontinent," said one of the processor's designers in a Reddit AMA (ask me anything). Article: https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/meet-ajit-1st-entirely-made-in-india-chip-by-iit-bombay-and-it-will-power-our-satellites-365874.html https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/meet-ajit-1st-ent... Reddit AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/bfrh0g/indias_first_indigenous_processor_developed_at/ https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/bfrh0g/indias_first_...