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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 ...

RISC-V XuanTie C950 CPU Reportedly Runs Qwen 3.8 Without a GPU

Alibaba claims its XuanTie C950 CPU runs a 27-billion-parameter AI model at 30 tokens per second without a GPU, but these ...
VentureBeat

Synopsys expands processor designs with RISC-V ARC-V Family

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Synopsys announced its plans for expanding its processor intellectual ...
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 ...
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 ...
Business Wire

Frontgrade Gaisler Leads the Way in RISC-V Processor Development for Space Applications

GOTHENBURG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Under a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), Frontgrade Gaisler is designing a new RISC-V processor tailored to meet the requirements of microcontrollers ...
TweakTown

SiFive intros new SiFive Performance P870-D, a new RISC-V processor with up to 256 cores

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. SiFive has just announced its new SiFive Performance P870-D, a new RISC-V processor with up to 256 cores, designed for data center applications. The new ...
SpaceNews

SwRI Is Researching ARM, RISC-V Processors For Use As Faster Spaceflight Computers

Researchers point to a microprocessor on a space-ready motherboard used in spaceflight applications. SwRI is evaluating reduced instruction set computers (RISC-V or “risk five”) and Advanced RISC ...
Yahoo Finance

RISC-V Breakthrough: SpacemiT Develops Server CPU Chip V100 for Next-Generation AI Applications

HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, SpacemiT, a RISC-V AI CPU company from China, announced breakthrough progress in the development of its server CPU chip SpacemiT Vital Stone® ...
Phys.org

A 32-bit RISC-V processor made using molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon

A team of engineers at Fudan University has successfully designed, built and run a 32-bit RISC-V microprocessor that uses molybdenum disulfide instead of silicon as its semiconductor component. Their ...
TechSpot

Nvidia unlocks CUDA for RISC-V processors, opening up its AI ecosystem

What just happened? Since its introduction in 2006, CUDA has been a proprietary technology running exclusively on Nvidia's own GPU hardware. Now, the GeForce maker appears ready to open CUDA to at ...
EDN

RISC-V processor targets functional safety

Andes Technology Corp. has launched a functional safety RISC-V processor, the AndesCore D45-SE, with ISO 26262 Automotive Safety Integrity Level D (ASIL-D) certification. The processor addresses a ...