On July 17, 2025, the 2025 RISC-V China Summit officially opened in Zhangjiang, Shanghai, China. Mr. Andrea Gallo, CEO of the RISC-V International Foundation, delivered a keynote speech titled “From Instruction Set Architecture to Industrial Implementation: Accelerating Technological Progress and Promoting RISC-V Applications in 2025,” introducing the latest developments in the RISC-V industry and emphasizing the “indispensable” key role of Chinese companies and developers in the explosive growth of the RISC-V ecosystem.
Andrea Gallo pointed out that global standards serve as a catalyst for promoting technological innovation, such as the USB standard and internet protocols. RISC-V is also an international standard similar to these, being an open international industry standard that developers can download and use without restrictions or licensing fees, regardless of whether they are in the United States, Europe, or Asia. “RISC-V is ready for greater achievements in 2025,” he stated.
Currently, RISC-V has begun to expand from embedded computing to a wider range of applications, including storage technology and HPC (High-Performance Computing), thus embracing a broader application scope. According to research data from SHD Institute, it is expected that by 2031, RISC-V shipments will exceed 20 billion units. At that time, RISC-V will have a larger share in various fields such as consumer products, computing, and automotive. With such a flexible and innovative model, we are also advancing from general-purpose system-on-chip to more workload-specific scenarios.
For example, in the automotive industry, RISC-V has a wide range of applications. Infineon announced a RISC-V-based microcontroller last March, and China’s Core Technology has developed the NA900, which is the first RISC-V CPU IP certified under ISO26262 ASIL-B/D. The RISC-V International Foundation has also established a special interest group for the automotive sector.
In the HPC/data center field, RISC-V is also a major deployment area. Recently, many HPC projects have been deployed or launched in Europe. A few months ago, approximately 240 million euros were invested in this field. Many HPC projects, including the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, Openchip, and “Xiangshan,” have announced projects and content related to HPC.
The application and deployment in the AI field are also major areas for RISC-V. NVIDIA is expected to ship over 1 billion RISC-V-based GPUs in 2024 (NVIDIA GPUs rely on CUDA cores but are controlled by RISC-V cores); Shanghai-based ChipSource also provides AI-oriented IP based on the RISC-V architecture.
In the space sector, a few months ago, Sweden held a RISC-V seminar where speakers presented new projects based on RISC-V, such as lunar missions and satellite-related space programs.
Andrea Gallo stated that RISC-V is very suitable for applications in space due to its need for better security, safety, and reliability. Therefore, the RISC-V International Foundation has initiated a special interest group focused on space, where experts from various fields will further explore RISC-V applications in this area.
Regarding membership, the RISC-V International Foundation has surpassed 4,500 members, with the RISC-V ecosystem continuing to grow. For instance, among Chinese manufacturers, besides the newly joined Chipone, Eswin has upgraded to Premier membership. Internationally, automotive chip manufacturer Mobileye has joined, and Infineon has also upgraded to Premier membership.
In terms of developer experience, the RISC-V International Foundation has also released the RVA23 configuration specification document, which is based on RISC-V’s more secure and efficient specifications, including concepts such as Hypervisor and vector computing, providing developers with a more powerful and unified platform. Additionally, the RISC-V International Foundation has launched 280 RISC-V development boards to help developers better engage with these open-source projects and form better connections with them. Currently, the RISC-V International Foundation also offers more courses and materials related to RISC-V online to assist developers in participating in RISC-V ecosystem development.
In terms of ecosystem collaboration, the RISC-V International Foundation has extensive partnerships, such as the RISE Alliance in the software ecosystem, and better support for the development of compilers, toolchains, libraries, and programming languages.
Last month, the RISC-V International Foundation upgraded its membership level in the Yocto project. Yocto is a long-term operating system that involves tools and distributions, helping developers better distribute and deploy in fields such as automotive. Additionally, many leading operating system suppliers, such as Redhat and China’s OpenEuler, are supporting RISC-V.
Andrea Gallo emphasized, “The contributions and support from Chinese members have brought greater benefits and support to the RISC-V family. We are also committed to more collaborations in the future that can provide more assistance to engineers worldwide. I would like to thank all the technical leaders from various companies in China and Asia who serve as chairs or vice-chairs of the technical working groups, helping us make outstanding contributions in different regions globally and promoting the vigorous development of RISC-V.”
Editor: Chip Intelligence – Wandering Sword
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