Saankhya Labs unveiled Pruthvi -3, the world’s first and most advanced multi-standard Next Generation System-On-Chip (SoC). The chip was launched by Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications, Shri. Manoj Sinha, at a ceremony in New Delhi.
Pruthvi-3 is a fully programmable multi-standard chipset that supports next generation broadcast standards.
It is available in multiple package options (SL3000 and SL4000), Pruthvi-3 will enable live broadcast TV capability on mobile devices and support video offload services from mobile networks to broadcast network.
Highlighting the development, Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO Niti Aayog, said, “We are delighted that Saankhya Labs, a homegrown semiconductor company, has very successfully designed and developed the most advanced multi-standard, next generation TV system on a chip. This is really remarkable because Indians always get into sunset industries rather than sunrise industries and by the time we do it’s too late. I am particularly delighted that they have 27 international patents. This is a very commendable achievement, and this will propel not only Saankhya Labs, but will propel India into the global arena. It’s a major milestone for India’s semi-conductor and hardware industry and will make India self-reliant in communications technology in the long run, as well as contribute to global telecom IPR. I think the time has come that we move from merely being a manufacturing nation to being a knowledge nation which innovates and creates value for the world, which is what Saankhya Labs is doing.”
Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati, CEO Prasar Bharati said, “This is very proud moment for India. I see this as a convergence of Make-In-India, Start-up India and Digital India and the future of mobile, broadband and broadcast convergence. The future of terrestrial TV is direct-to-mobile and for direct-to-mobile to happen we will need chipsets embedded in mobile phones capable of receiving video signals on both broadcast and terrestrial networks, leading to a one-converged user experience for smartphone owners. I hope to see smartphones with this capability within a year or so for us to realize this convergence between broadcast and broadband. This will also help us unlock all the potential of the public investment that we’ve made in the terrestrial broadcasting industry.”
Mr. Parag Naik, Co-Founder and CEO, Saankhya Labs in his address said, “It is a privilege to unveil this “Make in India” chipset to the world. Indigenously designed and developed by Saankhya Labs, the Pruthvi-3 family of processors are designed to drive the next generation communications architecture required in the ‘Convergence era’ of broadcast and broadband infrastructure. Powered by our award-winning, patented Software Defined Radio (SDR) architecture, SL-30xx and SL-40xx can support worldwide broadcast communication standards and targeted for use in the Mobile, UHDTV, STB, IoT and in-vehicle entertainment.”
