More Investments Into RISC-V – Qualcomm Backs SiFive, OpenHW Group Created

Some may doubt RISC-V will ever challenge Arm at least in some markets, but the industry is investing in solutions based on the royalty-free open source ISA, with this week SiFive securing $65.4 Million from various investors including Qualcomm Ventures LLC, and the announcement of the launch of the OpenHW Group, a new not-for-profit global organization aims to boost the adoption of open-source processors currently backed by 13 companies, and aiming to reach 25 sponsors by year’s end.

https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/06/09/more-investments-into-risc-v-qualcomm-invest-in-sifive-openhw-group/

https://www.openhwgroup.org/#partners-sponsors


#riscv #openhwgroup #cpu

European Processor Initiative will make its own processors to compete with Intel and AMD

https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/eurohpc-joint-undertaking

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-18-5864_en.htm

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-18-3_en.htm

https://www.european-processor-initiative.eu


#epi #eu #cpu #processor #riscv #arm

Codeplay joins the RISC-V foundation

NSITEXE, KMC, NEDO, SYCL, OpenCL, and more acronyms!

Codeplay is joining the RISC-V foundation and bringing their tools to the platform along for compiling and AI. SemiAccurate thinks the addition of high quality OpenCL and SYCL tools will be a boon for the architecture.

Codeplay joined the RISC-V foundation because their tools are being ported to the RISC-V architecture with NSITEXE and Kyoto Microcomputer Co, LTD using a grant from Japan’s NEDO. This is another grass roots research development that is starting on RISC-V and bringing a lot of tools with it. As we said years ago, how the ecosystem fills out will determine the fate of RISC-V and the addition of Codeplay and their tools is a big chunk filled in.

👀 👉🏼 https://semiaccurate.com/2020/10/29/codeplay-joins-the-risc-v-foundation/

#codeplay #riscv #foundation
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Android 10 Ported To RISC-V Board Powered By Alibaba T-Head XuanTie C910 Processor

RISC-V has made a lot of progress in just a few years, but for anything requiring 3D graphics acceleration, it’s not quite there yet. and we only expect RISC-V SoC with Imagination Technologies GPU to come out later this year on hardware such as BeagleV SBC.

An OS that will definitely require 3D graphics acceleration is Android, and work has already started since T-Head, a business entity of Alibaba Group specializing in semiconductor chips, has already ported Android 10 (AOSP) on RISC-V architecture with support for graphics and the touchscreen display.

https://www.cnx-software.com/2021/01/22/android-10-ported-to-risc-v-board-powered-by-alibaba-t-head-xuantie-c910-soc/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH0sKxd0_x4


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Wait, What? MIPS Becomes RISC-V
Classic CPU Company Exits Bankruptcy, Throws in the Towel

What a long, strange trip it’s been. MIPS Technologies no longer designs MIPS processors. Instead, it’s joined the RISC-V camp, abandoning its eponymous architecture for one that has strong historical and technical ties. The move apparently heralds the end of the road for MIPS as a CPU family, and a further (slight) diminution in the variety of processors available. It’s the final arc of an architecture.

https://www.eejournal.com/article/wait-what-mips-becomes-risc-v

#mips #riscv #cpu

The first RISC-V portable computer is now available

https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-first-risc-v-portable-computer

#riscv #lunduke

The first laptop with a RISC-V processor is coming

https://liliputing.com/2022/07/the-first-laptop-with-a-risc-v-processor-is-coming-to-china.html

#riscv #cpu

Orange Pi RV2 is a single-board PC with an 8-core #RISCV processor

https://liliputing.com/orange-pi-rv2-is-a-single-board-pc-with-an-8-core-risc-v-processor/

https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/03/08/orange-pi-rv2-low-cost-risc-v-sbc-ky-x1-octa-core-soc-2-tops-ai-accelerator/

#sbc

5 #RISCV #SBC Group Test

https://youtu.be/N7EIB8bDLLU