IN Brief:
- IndieSemiC’s ISC-VEGA-SOM combines C-DAC’s THEJAS32 processor with a certified LoRa RF module.
- THEJAS32 is a 100MHz, 32-bit RISC-V SoC with 256KB SRAM and embedded peripheral interfaces.
- Public launch information does not yet specify the SOM’s dimensions, exact LoRa device, production availability, or environmental qualification.
IndieSemiC has launched the ISC-VEGA-SOM, combining C-DAC’s THEJAS32 processor with an IndieSemiC LoRa radio module in a system-on-module intended for connected embedded applications.
The module was unveiled at SEMICON India 2026 through C-DAC’s Industry Support Centre programme. India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology describes it as the country’s first indigenous system-on-module of its type, although the public launch material provides the principal compute and wireless building blocks rather than a complete module specification.
THEJAS32 uses C-DAC’s VEGA ET1031 processor, a 32-bit, single-core RISC-V implementation running at 100MHz. C-DAC specifies 256KB of internal SRAM together with three UARTs, four SPI interfaces, three timers, eight PWM channels, three I²C interfaces, and 32 GPIOs.
The device targets embedded control rather than high-end application processing. C-DAC positions THEJAS32 for IoT, remote sensing, smart metering, industrial networking, wearables, and development platforms where peripheral integration and a comparatively small software footprint are more relevant than the throughput expected from an application processor. The processor’s peripheral mix is intended to support embedded control without requiring a separate high-end application processor, while the LoRa module adds long-range wireless connectivity for low-data-rate deployments.
Adding LoRa gives the module a route into long-range, low-data-rate wireless systems. IndieSemiC already supplies LoRa modules based on Semtech devices for industrial IoT, metering, automation, tracking, irrigation, and related applications. The ISC-VEGA-SOM announcement does not identify the exact radio device used, so specifications from IndieSemiC’s existing modules cannot be transferred directly to the new product.
Radio selection determines frequency coverage, transmit power, receiver sensitivity, regional certification, power modes, and antenna requirements. The government announcement describes the integrated module as globally certified but does not provide the certification identifiers or regional configurations associated with ISC-VEGA-SOM.
Several other design details remain unpublished. No module dimensions, connector arrangement, flash capacity, external-memory support, operating-temperature range, supply range, power consumption, antenna implementation, development kit, software image, production lead time, or pricing accompanied the launch.
Those specifications will determine whether ISC-VEGA-SOM functions mainly as a development platform or can be designed directly into production hardware. Module-level products normally gain much of their value from removing board design, RF integration, certification, and software work that would otherwise fall to the equipment developer.
C-DAC already provides development boards around THEJAS32, including ARIES platforms aimed at IoT, sensor fusion, industrial networking, smart metering, and other embedded applications. Moving the same processor into a smaller module with integrated long-range connectivity could reduce board-level integration, provided the module exposes enough of the SoC’s peripheral set and arrives with an equally usable software environment.
RISC-V hardware is steadily moving beyond evaluation boards into increasingly production-oriented platforms. Recent RISC-V system development hardware at the opposite end of the performance range demonstrates how widely the instruction-set architecture is now being applied. ISC-VEGA-SOM occupies the low-power connected end of that spectrum.
The product also gives India’s domestic processor programme an integration route beyond standalone silicon and development boards. A processor alone does not create a deployable embedded platform; module manufacturing, RF compliance, firmware support, peripheral access, long-term supply, and production test all contribute to whether equipment makers can adopt it.
ISC-VEGA-SOM now has a defined compute architecture and wireless function. Module-level electrical data, exact radio configuration, mechanical drawings, certification coverage, software support, and production availability will determine how quickly it can move from its launch platform into finished embedded systems.
