Chennai’s Mindgrove to Launch V2600 Surveillance Chip by Late 2026

Chennai-based Mindgrove Technologies announced that it will launch its second system-on-chip, V2600, by late 2026, targeting CCTV and surveillance systems that require end-to-end security. 

The company said the chip will process video and make decisions on the device, reducing reliance on the cloud. V2600 supports edge AI for vision workloads and aims to meet rising demand for secure surveillance amid regulatory scrutiny. Mindgrove has designed the chip in India and plans commercial availability in late 2026.

Mindgrove said V2600 is the first in a family of vision chips for secure CCTV, automotive systems, industrial automation, biometric access control, smart cities, smart TVs, and connected devices. The company said on-device processing enables real-time decisions and limits exposure of visual data.

“Vision systems are rapidly becoming foundational to security, mobility, and industrial automation, leading to an explosion in demand,” said Shashwath TR, co-founder and CEO of Mindgrove Technologies. 

“With the MG Vision series of SoCs, we are responding to the growing global demand for trusted alternatives in surveillance and vision-led systems,” he added.

Sharan Srinivas J, co-founder and CTO, said the architecture handles complex vision workloads at the edge. This series has been architected to handle complex vision workloads directly at the edge, where latency, reliability, and data security are critical.

“By tightly integrating compute, vision processing, and hardware-level security, we enable developers to build high-performance vision applications without exposing sensitive data to the cloud,” he said. “This not only improves system responsiveness but also materially strengthens end-to-end security.”

Mindgrove said the launch builds on its earlier Secure IoT microcontroller and aligns with its goal of developing secure semiconductor products in India. The company operates from the IIT Madras Research Park and focuses on vision, IoT, and automotive chips.

“Security is built directly into the silicon, ensuring visual data remains protected from capture through processing,” Shashwath said.