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🔆 Vikram-32: India’s First 32-bit Space Processor
📍About
✅ India’s first indigenously developed 32-bit processor for space applications.
✅ Developed by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC); fabricated at ISRO Semiconductor Lab (SCL), Chandigarh.
📍Key Features
✅ Upgrade → Vikram-32 (Vikram 3201) succeeds Vikram 1601 (16-bit), in use since 2009.
✅ Technology → Custom Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) by ISRO.
✅ Supports floating-point computations & high-level programming in Ada language.
✅ Durability → Operates in extreme space conditions (-55°C to +125°C).
📍Validation
✅ First batch tested in space via PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM-4) on PSLV-C60 mission.
📍Significance
✅ Boosts indigenous self-reliance in advanced space electronics.
✅ Enhances ISRO’s capability in launch vehicles, satellites, navigation & communication systems.
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