Cloud Task Scheduling System for RISC-V Heterogeneous Clusters Based on Kubernetes

Article Title: Cloud Task Scheduling System for RISC-V Heterogeneous Clusters Based on Kubernetes All Authors: Jiang Xiaobin, Xiong Yixiang, Zhang Heng, Hou Pengpeng, Wu Yanjun, Zhao Chen First Affiliation: Institute of Software, Chinese Academy of Sciences Publication Time: 2022, 31(9): 3–14 Abstract Summary With the widespread application and attention in the field of cloud computing, … Read more

How to Add Built-in Macros to riscv-gcc

The riscv-gcc tool includes some built-in macro parameters. We can use these built-in macros to determine the behavior of the compiler. 1. Viewing GCC Built-in Macro Parameters Here, we take the riscv-nuclei-elf-gcc toolchain released by Chipone Technology as an example. Using the following command, we can get the built-in macro parameters of this tool: riscv-nuclei-elf-gcc … Read more

Global Research Trends and Topic Analysis of RISC-V Instruction Set

Abstract: The RISC-V instruction set has formed a significant advantage over ARM and Intel due to its open-source sharing, and its application is gradually expanding globally, resulting in a large amount of research literature. This study uses important literature on RISC-V themes worldwide as a dataset and analyzes the research trends, main research institutions, and … Read more

Clarifying Misunderstandings About RISC-V

RISC-V is an instruction set architecture (ISA) for microprocessors, and people’s opinions about it are polarized. This is especially true given the apparent competition between the ARM and RISC-V camps. This makes sense. RISC-V and ARM represent fundamentally different philosophies on how to design RISC chips. RISC-V has a long-term view that emphasizes simplicity, avoiding … Read more

Understanding Two Major Reduced Instruction Sets: RISC-V and MIPS

| Source: SIMIT Strategic Research Office (ID: SIMITSRO) Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences The two major architectures of current CPUs are CISC (Complex Instruction Set) and RISC (Reduced Instruction Set). x86 is the representative architecture of CISC, occupying over 95% of the desktop computer and server market. Arm, as … Read more

Discussing RISC-V: The Future of Open Source Architecture

In the past year or two, the open-source instruction set architecture RISC-V has received unprecedented support from the industry due to its advantages such as open-source, free, modular, and scalable. Major companies including Qualcomm, Google, NVIDIA, Samsung, Western Digital, SiFive, PingTouGe, ChipLink, XuanYuan Microelectronics, GigaDevice, and hundreds of others are vigorously supporting the RISC-V ecosystem, … Read more

A Universal RISC-V Chip: Integrating CPU and GPU into One Core

X-Silicon Inc. (XSi) has created a new RISC-V microprocessor architecture that combines RISC-V CPU cores with vector capabilities and GPU acceleration into a single chip. According to Jon Peddie Research, the CPU/GPU hybrid chip is open-source and is designed to handle a variety of functions typically managed by dedicated CPUs and GPUs, aiming to do … Read more

13.56MHz Wireless Charging Module White Paper

Market Development Trends In recent years, in many application fields such as smartphones and smartwatches, the application of wireless power supply has become increasingly widespread due to the ability to eliminate charging ports and improve waterproof and dustproof performance. Similarly, in the field of small and thin devices, the demand for this very convenient wireless … Read more