Indian Space Research Organization to produce semiconductors indigenously

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ISRO for 100 per cent indigenous rocket technology soon, says chief
So far, SCL in Chandigarh has come out with about 75 products like converter, processor and voltage regulator.

ISRO successfully tested NAVIC receiver by using it for navigating the PSLV-C36 rocket.

Chennai: With the successful testing the indigenously developed Vikram processor, NAVIC receiver and lithium battery in the PSLV-C36 mission as ISRO is moving towards having 100% indigenous technology in building and launching the rockets.

“Our target is to have 100% indigenous technology in our rockets and we are moving towards that. Every single device that we are taking from outside now, we are looking to develop it indigenously,” said ISRO chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar told Deccan Chronicle.

“Our Vikram processor which has been realised at our semiconductor’s laboratory in Chandigarh has flown as a piggyback experiment. It has produced excellent results,” he said.

Earlier, the processor used to procured from outside. Now, the processor is fully realised in Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) at Chandigarh. “The design and fabrication of the processor were also done by Isro. So, this is an excellent development,” he said

So far, SCL in Chandigarh has come out with about 75 products like converter, processor and voltage regulator. “We will continue to increase the number of devices that are brought out from SCL as more and more can be used in the electronics hardware. It is a step towards self-reliance,” he said, adding that some of the capability will be augmented in the launch vehicle.

ISRO successfully tested NAVIC receiver by using it for navigating the PSLV-C36 rocket. On being asked whether the NAVIC system is ready for the commercial use he said, “Basic data required for any entrepreneur to build the system is there in the public domain. Some companies are already started making things from available hardware.”

GSLV Mk-III rocket’s tentative launch date is Jan. 20

ISRO has fixed tentative launch date for next generation GSLV-Mk-III rocket as January 20.

“We are planning to have the launch on January 20. Since it’s a new mission the launch date may change according to the new observations. Nevertheless, we are aiming for the January launch,” said K. Sivan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.

 

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Besides this, a semiconductor plant is set to be operational in Gujarat by Q4 2017 (PrantJi).
Noida one was cancelled because it wasn't commercially viable.

 

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IDN TAKE: The Recent PSLV-C36 Launch Was Unique In Many Way

In its thirty eighth flight, ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C36), successfully launched the 1,235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A Satellite on December 07, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Center SHAR, Sriharikota. This is the thirty seventh consecutively successful mission of PSLV.

After PSLV-C36 lift-off at 10:25 am IST from the First Launch Pad with the ignition of the first stage and the subsequent important flight events took place as planned.

Wafer Fabrication Facility at the Semi Conductor Laboratory, Chandigarh

Here are some of the new systems/processes tested on the PSLV-C36 flight:
1. PSLV C-36 has a new umbilical filling / draining plumbing system for the PS4 engine, which has reduced the launch countdown time by one full day, it also has better safety features which protects the engineers working around the vehicle.
2. ISRO has developed a new indigenous Central Processing Unit (CPU) called "Vikram Processor" fabricated by the Wafer Fabrication Facility at the Semi Conductor Laboratory.
3. Main application of "Vikram Processor" using Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) technique is in the realization of on-board computers for navigation, guidance and control processing in flight applications as well as for general purpose processing applications for the vehicle.
3. IRNSS (NAVIC GPS System) Satellites were launched by the PSLV and the PSLV C-36 uses the NAVIC processor and receiver for inertial guidance and subsequent navigation process.
4. PSLV C-36 incorporates a new high performance avionics system and a complex video imaging system, which enabled the scientists to view the solar panels being unfurled LIVE immediately after the RESOURCESAT-2A satellite was deployed.
5. A new energy system was incorporated by the PSLV C-36 called the "Nityayaan Cell", which powered the high-energy requirements of various main & sub-systems of the vehicle.
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