Design-Reuse

RISC-V: The Open-Source Revolution in CPU Architecture

RISC-V is an open-source Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) that rapidly transforms the CPU design and development landscape. Unlike proprietary ISAs, RISC-V allows free access to architecture ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Increasing Design Flexibility With RISC-V-Based Processor IP

The semiconductor industry increasingly needs more flexible and scalable processor architectures, driving the growing adoption of RISC-V. Originally developed at the University of California, Berkeley ...
Geeky Gadgets

RISC-V Revolution: How Open Processors Are Changing the CPU Market

RISC-V, an open instruction set architecture (ISA), is reshaping the global computing landscape. Unlike proprietary ISAs such as x86, widely used by Intel and AMD, or ARM, which dominates mobile and ...
Forbes

RISC-V’s Ascent Could Reshape The Global Compute Landscape

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. For decades, chip architectures have been dominated by a pair of ...
Semiconductor Engineering

RISC-V’s Increasing Influence

The industry is increasingly talking about benefits brought by the RISC-V architecture, but is it even the right starting point? While it may not be perfect, it may provide the flexibility necessary ...
Forbes

The ISA Wars Have Ended And The Heterogeneous CPU Era Has Arrived

Discussions about CPUs often frame one instruction set architecture (ISA) against another—x86 vs. Arm, Arm vs. RISC-V, and so on. However, it’s common to use multiple CPU architectures in a single ...
Business Wire

Renesas Unveils the First Generation of Own 32-bit RISC-V CPU Core Ahead of Competition

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today that it has designed and tested a 32-bit CPU core based on ...
The Motley Fool

1 Massive Overlooked Risk for Intel and AMD

The semiconductor industry is in for some big changes as new design architectures come to bear. Arm chips made headway in markets traditionally dominated by Intel and AMD, and RISC-V chips could be ...
Benzinga.com

Alibaba Unveils New Processor and Open-Source Laptop Based On RISC-V Processors

Alibaba Group Holding Limited’s (NYSE:BABA) Damo Academy is gearing up to unveil the latest addition to its XuanTie series of RISC-V processors, the C930, this year. This move is part of Alibaba’s ...
Design-Reuse

VISC: The New Coprocessing RISC-V Architecture for AI Efficiency

One of RISC-V's strong value points is the amount of customization possible within the standard. Red Semiconductor has taken advantage of that aspect to develop a licensable high-performance ...
Ars Technica

Qualcomm announces first-ever mass-market RISC-V Android SoC

The Android ecosystem is hurtling toward a RISC-V future. The puzzle pieces for the up-and-coming CPU architecture started falling into place this past year when Google announced official RISC-V ...