Advik Vega, an indigenous product from CoreEL Technologies was launched at the Digital India FutureLABS Summit on February 3rd, 2024, at IIIT Delhi. The product was unveiled by Shri. Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of India, in the esteemed presence of Smt. Sunita Verma, Scientist G – MeitY, Shri. Magesh Ethirajan, Director General – C-DAC, and Shri. S Krishnakumar Rao, Senior Director & Head – Hardware Design Group (C-DAC Thiruvananthapuram).

CoreEL Technologies was selected as a preferred partner by C-DAC (Trivandrum) through an EoI inviting collaborative partners for DIR -V Vega Processor-based SoC and product development. For over a year, CoreEL worked closely with the Hardware Design Group (HDG) of C-DAC and developed the Advik VEGA Embedded Development Kit using the DIR-V VEGA Processor. C-DAC wholeheartedly supported the initiative by providing CoreEL with Thejus-32 processors (with associated technical data) and offering valuable suggestions when needed.

The Advik VEGA Embedded Development Kit is a fully indigenous and “Made in India” product designed for getting started with microprocessor programming and embedded systems.

CoreEL aims to popularize the Advik board among schools and institutes of higher education through a dedicated team under the CoreEL University Program (CUP), with boards available at special academic pricing.

CoreEL initial efforts will focus on popularizing the RISC-V processor in schools, engineering institutions, incubation centres & start-up’s by:

- Collaborating with the Atal Innovation Mission, providing Advik boards, associated collaterals, and lab manuals to every institution hosting ATAL Tinkering Labs.

- Reaching out to institutions under the Chip to Start-up program and other engineering institutions to encourage the use of Advik boards for academic teaching, projects, and research initiatives related to embedded systems.

- Connect with Incubation centers, Start-ups, and organizations to utilize Advik boards for their prototyping and product development activities.

The prime objective of this initiative is to introduce basic microprocessor programming to students at the school level and provide high-standard indigenous boards to engineering institutions and start-up’s to facilitate any of their embedded learning, research and development activities, thereby developing a wide user base for indigenous products in the semiconductor industry and creating a healthy ecosystem.

Collaborating with DIR-V Promotion in India perfectly aligns with our broader goal of fostering an environment of an open innovation ecosystem and contributing to the overall progress of the semiconductor industry in India.