What is Vikram, India’s first 32-bit semiconductor processor chip presented to PM Modi?

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday presented the first made-in-India chip to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Vaishnaw presented the Vikram 32-bit processor and test chips of four approved projects to PM Modi, who inaugurated the Semicon India 2025 in Delhi in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister CM Rekha Gupta and Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada.

"Just a few years ago, we met for the first time to make a new beginning driven by our Prime Minister's farsighted vision, we launched the India Semiconductor mission...In a short span of 3.5 years, we have the world looking at India with confidence. Today, the construction of five Semiconductor units is going on at a rapid pace...We just presented the first "Made-in-India" chip to PM Modi..." Vaishnaw said.

"We are living in unprecedented times, global policy turmoil has created huge uncertainty. In these turbulent times, India stands as a lighthouse of stability and growth. In these uncertain times, you should come to India because our policies are stable," he added.