The Indian government has launched DHRUV64, India’s first homegrown 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor, strengthening indigenous capability in advanced processor development. It is a fully indigenous microprocessor developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) under the Microprocessor Development Programme (MDP).
DHRUV64 is built on the RISC-V open architecture under the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) Programme, guided by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to advance the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. It is fabricated on a 28nm node, achieving up to 1.0 GHz in a dual-core architecture.
DHRUV64 64-bit dual-core microprocessor features
- Built on a 28nm node
- up to 1.0 GHz, 64-bit dual-core microprocessor
- Supports superscalar execution, allowing it to issue more than one instruction at a time.
- Built-in communication and control functions, ready for use across a wide range of systems.
- Supports out-of-order processing, enabling instructions that are ready to complete first, thereby improving overall efficiency.
This microprocessor is suitable for sectors such as 5G infrastructure, automotive systems, consumer electronics, industrial automation, and the Internet of Things (IoT). This enables startups, academia, and industry to build, test, and scale indigenous computing products without relying on foreign processors.
DHRUV64 supports prototype development for new system architectures at a lower cost, the success of which would accelerate the roadmap for Dhanush (28nm) and Dhanush+ (16/14nm) processors.
DHRUV64 is powered and supported by national programmes such as DIR-V, C2S, ISM, DLI and INUP-i2i, showcasing the country’s growing capability to design, develop, and prototype advanced processors.