ABOUT US
Engineering Indigenous Semiconductor Technology Since 1999
Founded at IIT Bombay in 1999, Powai Labs develops indigenous semiconductor technologies for organisations designing next-generation semiconductor products and custom System-on-Chip (SoC) platforms.
The company’s portfolio includes the AJIT Processor Core IP, APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP and future navigation processor technologies. Together, these technologies support programmable processing, AI acceleration and intelligent computing across embedded systems, robotics, industrial automation, defence, aerospace, navigation and edge
From IIT Bombay Research to Semiconductor IP
Powai Labs’ journey began at IIT Bombay in 1999.
The company’s history includes a Texas Instruments-funded research programme at IIT Bombay, followed by incubation through SINE, IIT Bombay. This research foundation forms an important part of Powai Labs’ semiconductor technology journey.
The company went on to develop processor architectures and semiconductor technologies, with the AJIT Processor forming a central part of this work.
Today, Powai Labs continues this research-led approach through Processor Core IP, AI Accelerator IP and emerging navigation technologies.
Building on a Semiconductor Research Foundation
The AJIT processor family represents Powai Labs’ processor architecture work.
The AJIT documentation covers CPU32 and CPU64 implementations, including single-core and multi-core configurations, along with memory, peripheral, debug and software-development capabilities.
AJIT development also includes documented ASIC implementation work, including a 180 nm proof-of-concept at SCL Chandigarh and an AJIT-based NAVIC GPS + IRNSS receiver SoC fabricated in 65 nm technology at UMC Taiwan. The manual reports the NAVIC receiver SoC as functional following first-silicon testing.
The current portfolio extends this technology direction with APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP, developed for AI inference, tensor processing and parallel computing.
OUR TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO
Three Areas of Semiconductor Development
Powai Labs semiconductor technologies support a range of applications, including:
AJIT Processor Core IP
Configurable processor technology for programmable processing, system control, memory management and SoC development.
APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP
Scalable AI acceleration for AI inference, tensor processing and parallel computing, available across Micro, Mini and Mega configurations.
NavIC Processor
Future navigation processor technology currently under development.
Research-Driven Semiconductor Engineering
Powai Labs continues to focus its research and development on technologies that support programmable processing, AI acceleration and intelligent computing across future SoC platforms.
Current research areas include:
OUR JOURNEY
A Timeline of Indigenous Semiconductor Development
Impressions from Industry, Government & Research
The original Powai Labs website featured impressions from prominent individuals including:
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Deputy Chairman,
Planning Commission
Avinash Kanade
Tata Infotech
R. Muralidharan
CTO, OSS Systems
Dr. R. A. Mashelkar
CSIR
Isnessing innovation through:
Quality, Price and Technology
The client specifically requested that these original impressions, or a curated selection, be restored to strengthen the company’s historical credibility.
VLSID 2020
Engaging With the VLSI Community
Powai Labs was invited to participate in a Fireside Chat at VLSID 2020.
The video provides a useful record of the company’s engagement with the VLSI and semiconductor community and should be retained as part of the About/Media section.
Continuing Indigenous Semiconductor Research
Powai Labs continues to develop processor architectures and AI accelerator technologies through indigenous semiconductor research and engineering.
Building on its IIT Bombay origins and AJIT processor development, the company is extending its semiconductor portfolio through APARAJIT AI Accelerator IP and future navigation processor technologies.