Building the SHAKTI Microprocessor

Microprocessors and microcontrollers form the core of electronic systems. Unfortunately, almost all the microprocessors and microcontrollers are imported, currently. IPs and patents with strict licensing terms protect their designs. Realizing the limitations of the processor industry, the SHAKTI Processor Program11 started as an academic initiative back in 2014. SHAKTI is an open source processor4 initiative by the Pratap Subramaniam–Center for Digital Intelligence and Secure Hardware Architecture (PC-CDISHA)–Reconfigurable Intelligent Systems Engineering (RISE) group, IIT-Madras.