The Promising Future of ASIC Chips

The Promising Future of ASIC Chips

ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit), as a chip customized for specific scenarios, is becoming a core computing power carrier in fields such as AI and data centers due to its high efficiency and low power consumption. The following is an overview of the technical paths, industry chain, market landscape, and future trends: 1. Technical Paths and … Read more

Zheng Junjie: Building Free Software on Open Hardware

Zheng Junjie: Building Free Software on Open Hardware

“I like technologies that are not easily replaceable, technologies that can still be used in the future, 20 years from now, that are simple and reasonable.” This simple technical declaration marks the starting point of Zheng Junjie’s journey into the open-source world and defines the direction of his subsequent explorations. Zheng Junjie’s Linux journey began … Read more

Experimental Hybrid Deployment of Heterogeneous Multicore OS on Milk-V DuoS

Experimental Hybrid Deployment of Heterogeneous Multicore OS on Milk-V DuoS

Experimental Hybrid Deployment of Heterogeneous Multicore OS on Milk-V DuoS Background The CPU of DuoS adopts a multicore design, allowing for the hybrid deployment of multiple operating systems, with the big cores running a Linux system and the small cores running a real-time system, currently FreeRTOS. The V2 version image (whether for RISC-V cores or … Read more

Star Flash Dynamic: A New Player in Star Flash SoC with RISC-V Core, Tri-Mode, and High-Performance ISP

Star Flash Dynamic: A New Player in Star Flash SoC with RISC-V Core, Tri-Mode, and High-Performance ISP

According to a report by Electronic Enthusiasts (Author: Liang Haobin), by providing a transmission rate and connection stability stronger than Bluetooth, we have seen numerous brands and products supporting Star Flash connectivity in fields such as mice, keyboards, game controllers, and remote controls since last year, receiving positive market feedback. This year, among the new … Read more

Under Pressure: RISC-V CPU +1, ARM CPU -1

Under Pressure: RISC-V CPU +1, ARM CPU -1

Noticing that the domestic RISC-V ecosystem and industry have made good progress in 2024, recently, after the U.S. technology blockade, several ARM server CPU companies have begun to downsize. There are mixed voices in the industry regarding the RISC-V CPU route, with some people also starting to sing the blues for ARM server CPU companies. … Read more

Optimizing Cross-Architecture Programming Model Adaptation in SIMD-to-RVV Dynamic Binary Translation

Optimizing Cross-Architecture Programming Model Adaptation in SIMD-to-RVV Dynamic Binary Translation

Optimizing Cross-Architecture Programming Model Adaptation in SIMD-to-RVV Dynamic Binary Translation Lai Yuanming1, 2, Li Yalong1, 3 , Hu Hanzhi1, 2, Xie Mengyao1, 2, Wang Zhe1, 2, Wu Chenggang1, 2 1. National Key Laboratory of Processor Chips (Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) 2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 3. Advanced Technology Research … Read more

Tock: The Embedded Operating System Marvel!

Tock: The Embedded Operating System Marvel!

Dear friends, today I would like to introduce you to Tock. You might find this name a bit unfamiliar, but once you learn about its powerful features, you will definitely fall in love with this operating system. Especially if you are involved in embedded system development, this article will be helpful for you! What is … Read more

The Growing Influence of RISC-V

(This article is translated from Semiconductor Engineering) There is an increasing discussion in the industry about the many benefits of the RISC-V architecture, but is it really the right starting point? While it is not without flaws, it may offer the flexibility needed for gradual progress. The development of computer architecture and software has followed … Read more

Inauguration of RISC-V Educational Application Demonstration Base at Zhuhai City Vocational Technical College

Inauguration of RISC-V Educational Application Demonstration Base at Zhuhai City Vocational Technical College

June 18 RISC-V Educational Application Demonstration Base was officially inaugurated at Zhuhai City Vocational Technical College The base aims to build a popular science education hub for RISC-V applications talent training camp and application scenario incubator ▲ Deputy Director of Zhuhai Education Bureau, Xie Fang (right) presents the plaque to the base, while Chen Douxue, … Read more