Amid Chip Shortages, Companies Bet on RISC-V

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The RISC-V architecture continues to gather momentum as organizations make efforts to leverage the open-source ISA technology and innovate with new RISC-V solutions.

www.allaboutcircuits.com, Aug. 25, 2022 – 

Amid the chip supply issues over the last few years, a recent trend that has been picking up pace is the shift toward RISC-V architectures. As more companies and countries take the plunge into RISC-V, the shift could help keep innovation flowing.

In this article, we examine some of the recent moves companies and countries have made to leverage RISC-V technology.

Why is RISC-V Growing in Popularity?

RISC-V is a set of open specifications that electrical engineers can use to create processor cores. While RISC-V is not yet in a position to compete against Arm and x86 in higher-end computing, it's increasingly being used in areas such as hardware controllers, management cores and FPGAs for applications from embedded electronics to artificial intelligence.

With RISC-V, there is no need to negotiate proprietary licences for a whole package, instead there is design flexibility which can lead to a differentiated product.

The open-source RISC-V architecture has enabled thousands of cheap and accessible custom hardware designs and is driving countries across the globe to collaborate on improving and boosting its specification.

What Recent Support Has RISC-V Received?

The growth in popularity of RISC-V is being watched carefully by public institutions, startup companies, and engineers alike. Instead of being simply an option, companies are making strategic hardware decisions and moving it into production. The main focus has been on new workloads and capabilities such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Meanwhile, there are more startups and design houses on RISC-V than any other architecture; It offers simplicity and the ability to modularly compose solutions, thereby reducing the level of engineering required to get to market.

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