– FOUNDED AT IIT BOMBAY · 1999
Indigenous Processor Core IP & AI Accelerator IP for Intelligent SoC Design
Accelerate innovation with Powai Labs’ indigenous semiconductor IP. Combining the AJIT Processor Core IP and APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP, our solutions deliver high-performance processing and AI acceleration for next-generation intelligent SoCs.
Designed for semiconductor companies, OEMs, and technology innovators, our IP enables faster development of embedded, robotics, industrial, aerospace, defence, navigation, and AI-powered products with scalable, efficient, and future-ready computing.
Built on research. Engineered for semiconductor innovation.
Founded at IIT Bombay
AJIT Processor Core IP
Configurable RISC-based Processor Core IP designed for programmable processing, system control, memory management, and System-on-Chip (SoC) development.
APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP
Scalable AI Accelerator IP developed for AI inference, tensor processing, and parallel computing across intelligent computing platforms.
Micro · Mini · Mega
Semiconductor IP Solutions for Intelligent SoC Development
Powai Lab. develops indigenous Processor Core IP and AI Accelerator IP for organisations designing next-generation semiconductor products and custom System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms.
The company’s semiconductor portfolio is designed to combine programmable processing with AI acceleration, enabling engineering teams to develop intelligent computing systems using a common architectural foundation.
Together, these technologies support semiconductor innovation across embedded systems, robotics, industrial automation, defence, aerospace, GNSS, navigation technologies, AI-enabled computing, and edge computing applications.
Founded at IIT Bombay in 1999, Powai Labs continues to develop processor architectures and AI accelerator technologies through indigenous semiconductor research and engineering.
The portfolio includes
- AJIT Processor Core IP
- APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP
- Future Navigation Processor Technologies
– Why Powai Lab.
Built for Modern Semiconductor IP Development
Developing intelligent semiconductor products requires processor and AI technologies that work together efficiently within a System-on-Chip architecture. Powai Lab. develops complementary semiconductor IP that enables programmable processing and AI acceleration across a common technology platform.
Research-Driven Engineering
Built on indigenous semiconductor research, Powai Lab. develops Processor Core IP and AI Accelerator IP for modern semiconductor products.
Complementary Semiconductor IP
AJIT Processor Core IP and APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP are designed to operate together within a unified semiconductor architecture.
Scalable Product Portfolio
The APARAJIT family provides multiple deployment configurations while maintaining a common hardware and software architecture.
Intelligent Computing Applications
Supporting embedded systems, robotics, industrial automation, AI-enabled systems, defence, aerospace, navigation, and edge computing.
Semiconductor IP solutions for modern SoC development.
AJIT Processor Core IP
RISC-based Processor Core IP for programmable SoC development. AJIT is a configurable core developed for programmable processing, system control, memory management, and SoC development.
Documented Capabilities
- 7-stage single-issue in-order pipeline
- Integer multiplication and division
- IEEE 754 Floating Point Unit
- Configurable cache (4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB)
- Memory Management Unit (MMU)
- Debug Support Unit
- Interrupt Controller
- Optional Performance Monitor
- AJIT Debug Monitor
Software Ecosystem
- GCC / G++
- Binutils
- GDB
- CORTOS-2
- FreeRTOS
- RTEMS
- Zephyr
- Linux
Applications
- Embedded Systems
- Robotics
- Industrial Automation
- Defence Electronics
- IoT Devices
- Navigation Systems
APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP
Scalable AI Accelerator IP for AI inference and parallel computing. APARAJIT is licensable IP designed for AI inference, tensor processing, and parallel computing workloads.
Built on a common semiconductor architecture, the APARAJIT product family enables engineering teams to maintain software portability while selecting deployment configurations that match their application requirements.
Architecture Highlights
- Four independent MIMD threads
- Eight hardware execution lanes
- Four parallel memory banks
- Dedicated DMA engine
- 16 KB bundled instruction cache
- 256-bit load/store interface
Supported Precision
- FP4 / INT4
- FP8 / INT8
- FP16 / INT16
- FP32 / INT32
- FP64 / INT64
Configurations & Applications
- APARAJIT Micro / Mini / Mega
- Edge AI
- Robotics
- Signal Processing
- Autonomous Systems
- Industrial Automation
Navigation Processor
Future Navigation Processor Technologies
Powai Lab. is expanding its semiconductor portfolio with the NavIC Processor, a dedicated navigation processor currently under development, alongside AJIT and APARAJIT.
Detailed architecture information, technical specifications, implementation guidance, and licensing information will be announced following completion of the licensing process.
Documented Capabilities
Software Ecosystem
Applications
One architecture. Multiple deployment possibilities.
Powai Labs develops complementary semiconductor IP that combines programmable processing and AI acceleration for intelligent System-on-Chip (SoC) development.
Together, the AJIT Processor Core IP and APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP provide a common semiconductor architecture that enables engineering teams to develop intelligent computing platforms while selecting the processor configuration best suited to their application requirements.
Core
AJIT Processor Core IP
Configurable RISC-based Processor Core IP developed for programmable processing, system control, memory management, and SoC development.
Accelerator
APARA AI Accelerator
AI accelerator architecture designed for AI inference, tensor processing, and parallel computing using multiple execution lanes and memory banks.
Platform
APARAJIT Platform
A scalable semiconductor platform that combines AJIT Processor Core IP with APARA AI Accelerator technology for intelligent computing.
– Deployment Options
APARAJIT Micro
- 1 AJIT Processor Core
- 1 APARA AI Accelerator Core
- Robotics
- IoT Inferencing
- Signal Processing
- Drones
MOST FLEXIBLE
APARAJIT Mini
- 4 AJIT Processor Cores
- 4 APARA AI Accelerator Cores
- Smart Controllers
- Industrial Applications
- Autonomous Vehicles
- Tactical Communication
APARAJIT Mega
- 64 AJIT Processor Cores
- 64 APARA AI Accelerator Cores
- Edge HPC
- Real-Time Telemetry
- Dense Signal Processing
- Portable Compute
- AI Inference at Scale
– Software ecosystem
Development tools for processor core development.
AJIT Processor Core IP is supported by a software ecosystem that enables application development, debugging, validation, and deployment across embedded and intelligent computing platforms.
Development Tools
Development Resources
Semiconductor IP for Intelligent Computing Applications.
Powai Lab. semiconductor technologies support organisations developing intelligent computing platforms across multiple industries.
Embedded Systems
Processor Core IP and AI Accelerator IP for programmable embedded computing and custom SoC development.
Robotics & Industrial Automation
Programmable processing and AI acceleration for robotics, intelligent controllers, and signal processing.
Edge AI & Intelligent Computing
Scalable AI acceleration for AI inference, tensor processing, and parallel computing at the edge.
Defence & Aerospace
Technologies supporting defence electronics, tactical communication systems, and autonomous platforms.
Navigation Technologies
Future navigation processor technologies designed to complement the AJIT and APARAJIT portfolio.
Advancing indigenous semiconductor research.
Research continues to drive the development of processor architectures and AI accelerator technologies at Powai Labs.
Our work focuses on semiconductor technologies that support programmable processing, AI acceleration, and intelligent computing across future System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms.
Engineering updates and technical resources.
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Before you reach out.
What is Processor Core IP?
Processor Core IP is a pre-designed processor architecture that can be licensed and integrated into custom System-on-Chip (SoC) designs.
What is an AI Accelerator?
An AI Accelerator is specialised hardware designed to accelerate AI inference, tensor processing, and parallel computing workloads.
What is APARAJIT?
APARAJIT combines the AJIT Processor Core IP and APARA AI Accelerator technology within a unified semiconductor architecture for intelligent computing applications.
Which industries can use Powai Lab. technologies?
Applications include embedded systems, robotics, industrial automation, defence, aerospace, AI-enabled systems, navigation technologies, autonomous platforms, and edge computing.
Which software tools are supported?
AJIT Processor Core IP supports:
- → GCC / G++, Binutils, GDB
- → CORTOS-2, FreeRTOS, RTEMS, Zephyr, Linux
Additional development resources include the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL), Verification Suite, Validation Examples, Application Programming Support, Open-Source Toolchain, and Technical Documentation.
– Inside the stack
Build the Next Generation of Intelligent Semiconductor Systems
1999
TI-FUNDED RESEARCH ORIGIN, IIT BOMBAY
1st
INDIGENOUS EDA & PROCESSOR COMPANY IN INDIA
SoC
AJIT CORE LICENSED INTO PRODUCTION CHIPS
SINE
INCUBATED BY IIT BOMBAY’S SINE PROGRAMME