Brand Guidelines
Agreement: For commercial end products, usage of the RISC-V trademark (name) or the RISC-V logo must follow the guidelines below and is only permitted for member organizations who are party to the RISC-V International Membership Agreement. The RISC-V trademark (name) or the RISC-V logo may be freely used for non-commercial research and academic projects as long as the guidelines below are followed. Individual members may not use the RISC-V trademark for commercial purposes
RISC-V Logo
The RISC-V logo represents our community at the very highest level and is vitally important to our overall brand. The logo acts as a signature, an identifier, a stamp of quality and should always be the most consistent element in all RISC-V related communications efforts.
Qualifying for RISC-V CompatibleTM Branding
RISC-V trademarks, logos, and any other designated label for profiles, platforms, or extensions
- Members must abide by all the conventions in this document to use The “RISC-V CompatibleTM” trademarks including the words “RISC-V Compatible” and any related logos.
- Commercial use of “RISC-V CompatibleTM“ requires Premier or Strategic membership.
- Flow through branding: If any entity implements the RISC-V ISA in their commercial product, the source entity must be a Premier or Strategic member to use “RISC-V CompatibleTM“.
- The “RISC-V CompatibleTM” trademarks are the only RISC-V trademarks used for purposes of software compatibility across cores; other trademarks do and will exist around the usage of “RISC-V”. By convention, product collateral may only use the word “compatible” in the context of “RISC-V Compatible” (e.g. profiles like RISC-V CompatibleTM RVA22) or an individual extension (e.g. RISC-V CompatibleTM V Extension) or platforms (naming TBD by the platform HSC).
- The use of the “RISC-V CompatibleTM” trademark text and/or logo is limited to Premier and Strategic members’ commercial RISC-V implementations that are self certified as compatible as defined herein.
Compatibility Resources
- Platforms Policy
- Profiles Policy
- Architectural Compatibility Test Policy
- RISC-V Compatible Graphics
RISC-V Compatible Trademark Permission Process
The tests for the RVI20 profile are available today. Implementers may say “RISC-V Compatible™ for RVI20” by complying with this policy. As Other profiles and extensions become available implementers may follow this policy for them.
- Members who implement RISC-V cores (Implementers) may use the “RISC-V CompatibleTM” trademarks when in compliance with this whole process.
- Only Premier and Strategic Members may use these trademarks in association with commercial products.
- Implementers shall comply with the Architecture Test Policy including re-running the tests when the implementation is changed.
- Passing the tests does not necessarily imply compatibility.
- Implementers shall self certify their RISC-V core is Architecturally Compatible by signing and delivering to RVI the RISC-V Architecture Compatibility Self-Certification Document. The Architecture Test Policy specifies where to deliver test results. This self-certification is a statement made by the implementer about the design and not about passing any tests provided by or recommended by RISC-V International. The Architecture Testsuite can be found at: https://github.com/riscv-non-isa/riscv-arch-test
Exceptions: RISC-V Branding exceptions must be approved by the RISC-V CEO, RISC-V Director of Marketing, and RISC-V Board (or whomever they delegate to).
Logo
The RISC-V logo should never be recreated or typeset. Only official logo files should be used in communications.
Primary Usage
Berkeley Blue (Hex #003262). It is intended to be used on lighter backgrounds and images in order to maintain legibility.
Primary Usage: Alternate
Another acceptable color option is to reverse the logo out to White on darker backgrounds and images.
RISC-V Compatible Logo
Logo usage restricted per the RISC-V CompatibleTM Branding qualification requirements above.
RISC-V Member Badges
RISC-V Premier, Strategic and Community Organization Members are welcome to showcase their membership using the applicable badges below.
- Individual Members and Non-Members should not use the badges.
- Membership options are outlined at https://riscv.org/membership/
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RISC-V Trade Name
The “RISC-V” trade name is a registered trademark of RISC-V International. All uses of the name RISC-V must be consistent with these guidelines. The name must always be written in block letters with a hyphen between the C and V of RISC-V.
Always use:
- RISC-V
- RISC-V International
Never use:
- Risc V
- RISC V
- RISC_V
- RVI
RISC-V Colors & Fonts
Beyond the RISC-V logo and name, color and fonts are a recognizable aspect of our overall brand identity. The colors we use have been selected to reflect our bold, diverse community and they’ve been named in recognition of the RISC-V UC Berkeley heritage. Using color appropriately is one of the easiest ways to make sure our member materials reflect a cohesive RISC-V brand.
When using color builds, always use the color values listed. They have been selected for the best reproduction in print and on screen.
Download the Style Guide.
Download the Fonts.
