Read the RISC-V Annual Report to discover why 2025 was a landmark year for RISC-V:
- 15 years of RISC-V, from University project to global standard
- RVA23 adopted as the application processor baseline
- 17 new members across AI, automotive, security, software, and infrastructure
- NVIDIA CUDA announced for RISC-V
- ISO/IEC JTC 1 PAS Submitter status achieved
Learn how RISC-V International and its members advanced the ecosystem in four critical dimensions:
Industry Momentum: Automotive, data center, HPC, embedded, space, and AI adoption accelerated — supported by real silicon, real software, and real deployments.
Horizontal Progress: AI, security, and software enablement matured into shared, upstream-first foundations that cut across every vertical.
Technical Advancement: Multiple specifications ratified in 2025, including server, boot, debug, platform management, vector intrinsics, and memory management, turning draft ideas into dependable standards.
Global Community & Events: From Summits and workshops to World RISC-V Days, the ecosystem demonstrated sustained global engagement and technical depth.
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Featuring key voices from across the ecosystem:
Andrea Gallo — CEO, RISC-V International
Reflects on his first year as CEO, the maturation of the ecosystem, and why focused vertical adoption is now the priority.
Lu Dai — Chairman of the Board
Outlines the Board’s strategic direction, governance priorities, and the path toward formal international standardization.
Krste Asanović — Chief Architect
Examines industry momentum and why RISC-V’s modular, workload-centric design has become its defining advantage.