RISC-V Foundation | Instruction Set Architecture (ISA)

RISC-V: The Free and Open RISC Instruction Set Architecture

RISC-V is a free and open ISA enabling a new era of processor innovation through open standard collaboration. Born in academia and research, RISC-V ISA delivers a new level of free, extensible software and hardware freedom on architecture, paving the way for the next 50 years of computing design and innovation.

RISC-V Ecosystem News

Techzine Article: Google Bets On Open Source Chips

May 20, 2019

According to Google, open source hardware is the future. An ecosystem in which chip designs are developed openly has many advantages. In theory, transparency leads to more...

SemiInsights Article: What Do You Think About RISC-V?

May 17, 2019

In the chip field, RISC-V is an absolutely unique keyword.Unlike its competitors, the instruction set architecture RISC-V is an open, advanced, modular and extensible, especially...

EET China Article: SoC Chip Design Focuses On The “Invisible Champion” Of Security IP

May 17, 2019

The current leading three companies in SoC provide internal analysis and detection technology include: UltraSoC, for its system-on-chip design process; Moortec, for its in-chip...

EET Taiwan Article: Open Source RISC-V Is Becoming The Future Of Hardware Design

May 17, 2019

At present, there are about 300 companies in China that are concerned about or developing with the RISC-V instruction set. In 2018, they have also established the “China...

lowRISC Expands And Appoints New Members To The Board Of Directors From Google And ETH Zurich

May 17, 2019

lowRISC is a not-for-profit, community-driven organisation working to provide a high quality, security-enabling, open SoC base for derivative designs. The organisation is lowering...

RISC-V Foundation Members

Founded in 2015, the RISC-V Foundation comprises more than 235 member organizations building the first open, collaborative community of software and hardware innovators powering innovation at the edge forward. Through various events and the Foundation's Workshops, the RISC-V Foundation is changing the way the industry works together and collaborates – creating a new kind of open hardware and software ecosystem. Become a member today and help pioneer the industry’s future de facto ISA for design innovation

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