The First RISC-V Hackathon in Israel

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westerndigital.com, Feb. 04, 2020 – 

What a way to end 2019! With a raging winter storm outside of the Western Digital Israel, Kfar Saba office, we kept it warm and cozy with The First RISC-V Hackathon in Israel.

After three months of preparation, nearly 20 submitted applications, and 10 chosen projects, 50 motivated participants and five distinguished judges ruled on three winning teams. On Dec. 27th, we finished 36 hours of round-the-clock development, with no sleep, in what was truly a special, innovative atmosphere spurred on by creative people who have a passion for technology.

A RISC-y Endeavor

It was amazing to see representation from so many Israeli ecosystems taking part in the Hackathon. This included students from Bar-Ilan and Ben-Gurion Universities, developers from NextSilicon and GSOC solutions (early stage start-ups), and well-established technology leaders such as Mellanox, IBM, and Western Digital and even a team from the Israel Defense Forces.

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