Original link: https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/04/chip_companies_risc_v/
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Initial drive starts in Germany, pushes automotive blueprints
Initial drive begins in Germany, pushes car blueprint
The RISC-V open instruction set architecture got a boost today after it emerged that five chip giants are coming together to jointly invest in a company to develop reference architectures based on the standard.
The RISC-V open instruction set architecture got a boost today after five chip giants jointly invested in a company to develop a reference architecture based on the standard.
The new entity will be formed in Germany with investment from Infineon Technologies, Qualcomm, NXP Semiconductors, Bosch, and Nordic Semiconductor, with the aim of speeding up "the commercialization of future products based on the open-source RISC-V architecture."
The new entity will be established in Germany, with investments from Infineon Technologies, Qualcomm, NXP Semiconductors, Bosch and Nordic Semiconductors, and aims to accelerate "the commercialization of future products based on the open source RISC-V architecture."
If this sounds a bit vague, it is because the company's formation is subject to regulatory approvals in various jurisdictions, and so at this stage the founding corporations are unable to add any further detail about how much investment is involved, when it is expected to begin operations, or even what the company will be called.
If this sounds a bit vague, that's because the formation of the company requires regulatory approval in various jurisdictions, so at this stage the founding companies can't add anything about how much investment is involved, when operations are expected to begin, or even what the company will be called detail.
What we do know is that this will not be a chip manufacturing operation, but will focus on the creation of reference designs to help increase the adoption of the RISC-V architecture. The aim is to establish the company as a single source for developing compatible RISC-V-based products.
What we do know is that this won't be a chip-making business, but instead will be focused on creating reference designs to help increase the adoption of the RISC-V architecture. The aim is to establish the company as a single source for developing compatible RISC-V-based products.
Given the involvement of NXP and Infineon, it is perhaps not surprising the initial focus will be around automotive applications, with an eventual expansion to include mobile and IoT ecosystems.
Given the involvement of NXP and Infineon, it is perhaps unsurprising that the initial focus will be on automotive applications, eventually expanding to include mobile and IoT ecosystems.
A spokesperson for Infineon told us the RISC-V company may operate more like a consultancy, and hinted at the possibility of some sort of branding or labelling that others which make chips based on the reference architecture will be able to use to show their compatibility with the standard.
A spokesperson for Infineon told us that the RISC-V company may operate more like a consulting firm, and hinted at the possibility of some kind of branding or labeling that other companies making chips based on the reference architecture would be able to use to show their compliance with Standards compatibility.
Infineon plans to sell products employing RISC-V alongside other kit using existing well-established microcontroller cores, the spokesperson said.
Infineon plans to sell products using RISC-V as well as other kits using existing mature microcontroller cores, the spokesman said.
In a canned statement accompanying the announcement, NXP Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Lars Reger said the joint will try to "pioneer fully certified RISC-V-based IP and architectures, initially for the automotive industry."
In a canned statement accompanying the announcement, NXP executive vice president and chief technology officer Lars Reger said the venture will attempt to "be the first to deliver fully certified RISC-V-based IP and architecture to the automotive industry."
"The creation of a one-stop-shop ecosystem where customers can select turnkey assets will strengthen the adoption of RISC-V across many European industries," Reger added.
Reger added that creating a one-stop ecosystem where customers can choose turnkey assets will strengthen the adoption of RISC-V in many European industries.
The President of Infineon's Automotive Division Peter Schiefer said that as vehicles become software-defined, there is a general need for standardization and ecosystem compatibility across the industry.
As vehicles become software-defined, there is a general need for standardization and ecosystem compatibility across the industry, said Peter Schiefer, president of Infineon's automotive division.
Qualcomm's involvement is of note, as the chipmaker is embroiled in a legal spat with Arm over licensing, and has previously hinted that it might, at some point, favour RISC-V over the Arm architecture for products including its popular Snapdragon smartphone chips. Qualcomm is also involved in the automotive sector, especially for dashboard systems.
Qualcomm's involvement is noteworthy as the chipmaker is locked in a legal dispute with Arm over licensing issues and has previously suggested that at some point it may be involved in products including its popular Snapdragon smartphone chips. Preference for RISC-V over Arm architecture in products. Qualcomm has also dabbled in the automotive industry, particularly in dashboard systems.
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"We believe RISC-V's open-source instruction set will increase innovation and has the potential to transform the industry," Qualcomm SVP of Product Management Ziad Asghar, said in a supplied statement.
"We believe RISC-V's open source instruction set will increase innovation and have the potential to transform the industry," Ziad Asghar, senior vice president of product management at Qualcomm, said in a provided statement.
Although this latest development targets processor designs, the Linux Foundation and a bunch of big names in tech announced in June an initiative to make more software available for RISC-V platforms.
While this latest development targets processor designs, the Linux Foundation and a group of tech giants announced an initiative in June to provide more software for the RISC-V platform.
Dubbed RISE for RISC-V Software Ecosystem, this is intended to improve the availability of RISC-V software across a range of industry sectors, including mobile, datacenter and automotive.
The RISC-V software ecosystem, dubbed RISE, aims to increase the availability of RISC-V software across a range of industry sectors, including mobile, data center and automotive.
Comment:
In any case, this is indeed of great significance to further boost the industry's confidence in RISC-V. For China's perspective, it cannot be said that all are favorable. In China, if we do not further increase investment in RISC-V, if we pursue short-term returns, we may miss an era again. This has to remind me of the story of the "Red Flag" operating system. Share an article by Mr. Bao Yungang.
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About HS-2
The HS-2 RISC-V universal motherboard is a standard mATX motherboard designed for developers jointly developed by Pengfeng Technology and its partners. It is pre-installed with a software package customized and developed by Pengfeng Technology for RISC-V high-performance servers. Including various standard benchmarks, GCC compilers supporting V extensions, computing libraries, middleware, and a variety of typical server applications.
The HS-2 RISC-V general-purpose motherboard is equipped with a domestic RISC-V 64-core processor (SG2042). SG2042 is the highest-performance RISC-V processor currently in mass production. It is mainly designed for the needs of high-performance computing and is suitable for large computing power application scenarios such as scientific computing, engineering computing, AI computing, and fusion computing.
