Two informed sources revealed that China plans to issue its first policy guidance encouraging the nationwide use of open source RISC-V chips to accelerate the reduction of China’s dependence on Western technology. The policy is expected to be released this month, although the final date may vary.
According to sources, the policy has been jointly drafted by eight departments, including the Cyberspace Administration, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Intellectual Property Administration.RISC-V is an open-source technology used to design various chips ranging from smartphones to AI servers. RISC-V competes globally with proprietary chip architectures such as Intel’s x86 and Arm Holdings developed by SoftBank.In recent years, due to its perceived geopolitical neutrality, Chinese state-owned enterprises and research institutions have actively adopted RISC-V. Chinese chip designers are attracted by its low cost, although the government has not yet mentioned it in policy.Notable profit-oriented RISC-V intellectual property providers in China include Alibaba’s Damo Academy and the startup Xinchai Technology. At a RISC-V themed event organized by Damo Academy last week, industry executives stated that the popularity of DeepSeek could also promote the adoption of RISC-V, as the model from this Chinese AI startup can run efficiently on less powerful chips.The application of RISC-V in China has raised concerns in the United States, where some U.S. lawmakers have pressured the Biden administration to restrict American companies’ involvement in related technology development.Source | Semiconductor PackagingRecommended Reading—— The U.S. plans to add over 200 Chinese chip companies to sanctions and include 13 Chinese companies on the “Unverified List” (with Chinese list attached) Japan’s sudden update on export controls! Understand the technical characteristics of computing core HBM in one article The U.S. upgrades AI chip export ban, 13 Chinese GPU companies added to the entity list (with list attached) Here we go again! Foreign media: The U.S. Department of Commerce will impose export controls on 42 Chinese companies (with Chinese list attached) The U.S. Department of Commerce adds 11 Chinese entities to the entity list (with list attached) Europe and the U.S. worry about China’s accelerated production of traditional chips! Experts: The U.S. government lacks a clear strategy on chip issues with China Japan’s advanced semiconductor export controls will take effect on July 23, affecting 23 types of manufacturing equipment (with details attached) Involving nearly 20 Chinese companies! The U.S. Congress investigates four American venture capital firms’ investments in China (with list attached) The U.S. announces sanctions against 13 Chinese entities and individuals, and our embassy in the U.S. responds (with sanctions target list attached) 【Semiconductors】 The U.S. adds 12 Chinese companies to the export control “entity list” citing ties to the Russian military
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