Shakti-man of India

Brain behind India's first microprocessor SHAKTI, Dr Veezhinathan Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, is keen to build semiconductor capabilities in the country to stop import dependence

The genius behind India’s first microprocessor SHAKTI is Dr Veezhinathan Kamakoti, Director, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, who has been striving hard for a decade to build semiconductor capabilities in the country to help stop dependence on cheap imports from China.

Dr Kamakoti, whose research interests includes Software for VLSI, Reconfigurable Systems Design, and Computer Architecture, has stated that a need for building hardware that supports building AI models within the country led him to take the charge with the SHAKTI microprocessor.