IIT Delhi Researchers Develop India’s First Indigenous Micro-GPU

IIT Delhi researchers built a small computer design called a micro-GPU.

A GPU helps computers create images and supports artificial-intelligence and machine-learning systems.

The team says this is India’s first working, demonstrable indigenously designed micro-GPU from a university.

They tested it by putting its design on a programmable Spartan-7 FPGA.

This means the device can be programmed to render graphics.

It is intended for affordable embedded devices such as dashboards, displays, and e-readers.

The researchers want to expand it into an 8-16-core processor and create supporting software.

They also hope to make a version using a 65 nm ASIC process.

The team is seeking funding to continue development and eventually commercialize the technology.