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C-DAC has inaugurated PRITVI-ACE, India's largest pre-silicon chip validation facility in Bengaluru, designed to support up to 48-core high-performance CPUs and multiple smaller designs concurrently. This facility allows for near-silicon-speed prototyping and end-to-end validation of semiconductor designs, enhancing first-silicon success rates and reducing development costs.

PRITVI-ACE will serve as a national shared resource for R&D initiatives under the National Supercomputing Mission and India Semiconductor Mission, supporting startups and academic institutions. Built on Siemens EDA's Veloce Pro FPGA platform and powered by AMD Xilinx VP1942 FPGAs, the facility aims to transform India's semiconductor landscape from a services-focused ecosystem to a product-driven industry.