The National Institute of Technology, Raipur (NIT-R) has signed a MoU with a Bengaluru-based firm to set up an advanced chip research and development centre on its campus in Raipur, it was announced on Sunday.
The “POSIT system-based general purpose-graphics processing unit (GPGPU)” advanced chip research and development centre will be named ViBram Silicon Hub. The assistant professor of NIT Raipur, Dr Sonal Yadav, will head it, an official statement said. POSIT number system is an alternative to “Floating Point number system” and claims to deliver better performance and accuracy for high-performance applications, specifically those that involve significant mathematical computations.
GPGPU advanced chips are used in smartphones, laptops, desktops, servers, and many other digital devices. These chips are also used in tsunami detection and satellite launch applications.
The agreement was inked recently between NIT Raipur Director Dr N V Ramana Rao and Dr Vijay Holimath, chief executive officer of VividSparks from Bengaluru.
According to Dr Yadav and Dr Holimath, the initiative will not only address India’s computational needs but also allow the centre to export its research works and products to other countries.
