for reference, 180nm is 1999 tech. the tech that was used for the PS2/Gamecube.
The larger size tends to handle radiation better. If they are developing it for use in space, it’s not surprising that they are using a larger process size.
Every journey begins with a first step. Congrats to India. Looking forward to whatever you bring to the industry in the future.
A spec sheet [PDF] suggests it’s not going to help India’s chip industry fly very far or fast: a 100Mhz, 32-bit chip, built on a 180nm process and using a proprietary instruction set is not going to excite offshore buyers. Nor does it demonstrate the exceptional manufacturing capabilities, or the ability to produce chips at scale that foundry customers seek.
I am assuming the modest specs are also tied to radiation hardening requirements and so on. As the article mentions Indian companies have developed RISC-V processors.
