RISC-V: The Future of Chip Design and Customization Breaking Traditional Boundaries

RISC-V: The Future of Chip Design and Customization Breaking Traditional Boundaries

A quiet revolution is taking place in the field of chip design. As traditional processor architectures struggle to meet emerging computing demands, RISC-V, an open instruction set architecture, is paving new technological paths with its unique advantages. Unlike traditional architectures such as x86 and Arm, RISC-V adopts a modular design philosophy, retaining only the most … Read more

Orange Pi R2S: A Friendly Soft Router That Poses a Significant Threat

Orange Pi R2S: A Friendly Soft Router That Poses a Significant Threat

Recently, I discovered that Orange Pi has released a new product. Although it hasn’t officially launched yet, various materials and images have already been made available. Just looking at its appearance and name, I was quite taken aback; it’s called Orange Pi R2S This clearly aims to compete with FriendlyARM’s NanoPi R2S, but this time … Read more

The World’s First Fully Automated Design System for Processor Chips “Enlightenment” Released

The world’s first fully automated design system for processor chips, based on artificial intelligence technology, “Enlightenment,” was officially released recently. This system can achieve full-process automated design from chip hardware to basic software, meaning it can realize AI-designed chips, and its designs reach the level of human expert manual design in several key metrics. Related … Read more

Abandoning Cortex! Arm Launches Five New Brands and Plans to Compete with Customers by Designing Its Own Chips!

Abandoning Cortex! Arm Launches Five New Brands and Plans to Compete with Customers by Designing Its Own Chips!

On June 2, according to EEnews Europe, the latest financial documents disclosed by the UK semiconductor IP giant Arm reveal a product brand restructuring strategy, planning to provide self-designed chips to customers, while also mentioning its reliance on the Chinese market and the competitive risks posed by RISC-V. Previously, the company achieved a milestone of … Read more

The RISC-V Ecosystem Explosion: How Open Source Architecture is Reshaping Future Computing from Edge AI to ‘Explosive CPUs’

The RISC-V Ecosystem Explosion: How Open Source Architecture is Reshaping Future Computing from Edge AI to 'Explosive CPUs'

“Hardcore players leave Intel: vowing to create the ‘most explosive CPU’.” 01 — Andes Technology releases AndesSight™ v5.4 Integrated Development Environment, supporting RISC-V AI and embedded development AndeSight Trade IDE v5.4 is the latest IDE tool launched by Andes for RISC-V to accelerate AI and embedded applications, enhancing vectorization strategies, debugging efficiency, NN library optimization … Read more

ARM Abandons Cortex Brand, Future Chip Landscape Set for Major Changes

ARM Abandons Cortex Brand, Future Chip Landscape Set for Major Changes

Arm has recently disclosed its product brand restructuring strategy, planning to provide self-developed chips to customers, while also mentioning its reliance on the Chinese market and the competitive risks posed by RISC-V.ARM has suddenly announced the abandonment of the Cortex brand, which it has used for twenty years. This once-arrogant British chip giant may indeed … Read more

ZTE’s Cross-Border RISC-V Development

ZTE's Cross-Border RISC-V Development

In recent years, RISC-V chips have developed rapidly worldwide, especially in the Chinese market, with domestic manufacturers active in various fields.ZTE Corporation, as a less frequently mentioned giant, joined the RISC-V International Foundation as early as 2018, deeply participating in standard formulation.Previously, it disclosed few details about its RISC-V chips, but early last month, it … Read more

RISC-V Performance Counters and Timer Extensions – Zicntr and Zihpm

RISC-V Performance Counters and Timer Extensions - Zicntr and Zihpm

Introduction: RISC-V (pronounced “risk-five”) is a new instruction set architecture (ISA) originally designed to support research and education in computer architecture. However, in recent years, it has evolved into a standardized, free, and open architecture for industrial implementations. One significant advantage of the RISC-V instruction set is its scalability, allowing users to select appropriate extension … Read more

Exploring Open Source Embedded RISC-V SoCs: Supported Operating Systems and Development Platforms

Exploring Open Source Embedded RISC-V SoCs: Supported Operating Systems and Development Platforms

The RISC-V architecture is rapidly emerging as a strong force in the SoC design field due to its open-source and scalable features. However, for many developers, understanding which operating systems can run on RISC-V SoCs and what development platforms are needed remains a challenge. This article will delve into the operating systems supported by RISC-V … Read more