As RISC-V continues to increase in popularity, Debian has now announced that it will be aiming to provide official RISC-V support in the near future and has made it an official architecture option. What challenges does RISC-V face, what did the new announcemen...
By Robin Mitchell | 07-08-2023
Amid industry challenges and after facing financial difficulties, ARM is considering different ways to increase its revenue, such as the possibility of raising the license price and expanding the license scope. This comes after the NVIDIA acquisition and with...
By Robin Mitchell | 27-03-2023
With the semiconductor shortage showing signs of improvement, engineers now have the chance to explore new hardware platforms and alternatives. The current supply chain issues present challenges but also present a golden opportunity for technologies such as RI...
By Robin Mitchell | 23-01-2023
Recently, NASA announced that the SiFive RISC-V CPU will be central to their next generation of spaceflight computers used to control spacecraft systems. What challenges does spaceflight present to electronics, what will the RISC-V platform provide, and what d...
By Robin Mitchell | 20-09-2022
Recent reports show that Intel has continued to show interest in RISC-V, and while many speculate that the support for RISC-V could help Intel gain better market share in mobile computing, it is also possible that RISC-V would allow Intel to also enter the mic...
By Robin Mitchell | 12-09-2022
Recently, Chinese giant Alibaba Cloud unveiled a new RISC-V development platform that it hopes will continue to push developers into the field of RISC-V. What challenges does RISC-V currently present to designers, what are the specifications for the new platfo...
By Robin Mitchell | 07-09-2022
In a surprising report, RISC-V International reported that over 10 billion RISC-V cores have been delivered to market solutions, and yet it would seem that RISC-V processors are a rare find. What does the report claim, where are these RISC-V processors, and do...
By Robin Mitchell | 15-07-2022
As RISC-V continues to push the boundaries of open-source computing, a joint venture between DeepComputing and Xcalibyte has developed the world’s first RISC-V laptop set to be released in September. Why is RISC-V’s popularity growing, what are the specs of th...
By Robin Mitchell | 12-07-2022
Recently at Embedded World 2022, OpenHW demonstrated their latest RISC-V development board that shows off their CORE-V MCU. What advantages will RISC-V present to the microcontroller world, what specifications does the new board have, and what role does RISC-V...
By Robin Mitchell | 29-06-2022
As RISC-V continues to increase in popularity, more architecture implementations are being developed, and one research team has demonstrated a 3-stage pipeline RISC-V SoC with various peripherals. What advantages does RISC-V present as a future CPU architectur...
By Robin Mitchell | 06-06-2022
One advantage that ARM has always held is its neutral stance on customers, but new UK sanctions against Russia have now seen ARM technology denied to Russia. Why is ARM neutrality important, why do the new sanctions affect ARM, and will these sanctions help RI...
By Robin Mitchell | 10-05-2022
A recent report has revealed that Apple has initiated legal proceedings against the new RISC-V startup Rivos for theft of IP. What exactly has Apple claimed, how does this lawsuit show that RISC-V is a serious technology, and does RISC-V present a threat to cu...
By Robin Mitchell | 09-05-2022
In order for RISC-V to become mainstream, it needs to be able to run modern operating systems, have accessible compilers, and be compatible with mainstream applications. Recently, Alibaba announced that it is getting closer to porting Android to RISC-V, which...
By Robin Mitchell | 04-05-2022
Recently, researchers developed a computer and operating system that only uses non-volatile memory to demonstrate how effective such a setup could be. What challenges do non-volatile memories present, what did the researchers develop, and could it lead to a fu...
By Robin Mitchell | 28-04-2022
