IIT-Delhi researchers build homegrown graphics chip for low-cost devices
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology in Delhi have developed a homegrown graphics processing unit (GPU) designed for low-cost embedded devices. The programmable micro-GPU, which is capable of graphics rendering, could potentially enable locally designed hardware for devices such as industrial control displays, e-rickshaw navigation systems, educational devices, and small boat navigation terminals.
Currently, all GPUs are imported, but the team of Electrical Engineering students and professors behind the project claims this is the first working, demonstrable indigenously designed micro-GPU from a university in India. The processor architecture, developed on the FPGA platform, is scalable and programmable, with potential for future implementation as an Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) using a 65-nanometre semiconductor process.
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