Technology. Opportunity. Community

Advances in software and hardware standardization have accelerated technical progress, especially in open-collaboration organizations. The release of RISC-V to the open community for both standardization and ongoing improvement is at the core of RISC-V International.

Join us and see how open technical collaboration along with the support of many RISC-V programs can accelerate your business.

Realize these benefits when you join RISC-V:

Accelerate technical traction and insight for their own products through immersing their teams with industry thought leaders
Contribute technical priorities, approaches, and code to infuse and influence RISC-V open deliverables with their preferred approach.
Gain strategic and technical advantage with early insight and access to technical deliverables in motion.
Increase visibility, leadership, and market insight as RISC-V amplifies member progress across the industry.
Retain, attract, fill, and increase engineering skills. RISC-V engineers are incredibly passionate and engaged in RISC-V, a win for their companies.
Build your innovation partner network, supply chain, and customer pipeline as an active member within the RISC-V community
Lead local and industry developer networks with their engineers who engage through meet-ups, advocacy, and the RISC-V Ambassador program

Showcase RISC-V products, services, training, and resources on RISC-V exchange

The demand for custom processors, specifically RISC-V CPU cores, is 62.4 billion by 2025!

Innovate, not duplicate!

RISC-V delivers incredible member support

Technical Deliverables

Guard against fragmentation

Build technical deliverables through workgroups

Collaborate with technical working groups & SIGs

Member sandbox portal

Architecture Compatibility

Resting and compatibility suites

Architecture tests

Visibility

Amplify of member news, content, and successes with press and analysts

Original content programs 

RISC-V, industry, and regional events

Learning + Talent

Multi-level online learning

Connecting universities with labs, tests, and curricula

RISC-V Training Partners

Advocacy + Alliances

RISC-V Ambassadors

Geo and industry alliances

Local developer groups and events

Marketplace Exchange

Online marketplace of providers, products, services, and learn

Technical developer forums

Join at a membership level that fits your goals:

Premier Member Benefits

  • Community level benefits plus…
  • Use of RISC-V Trademark for commercialization
  • Board seat and Technical Steering Committee seat included for $250k level
  • Technical Steering Committee seat included for $100k level
  • Solution / Product listing highlighted on RISC-V Exchange
  • 4 case studies a year
  • 2 blogs per month
  • 2 social media spotlights per month
  • Spotlight member profile
  • Inclusion in event promotions

This level is perfect for those organizations that want a seat at the table on the Board of Directors, the Technical Steering Committee, speaking slots at events, and enhanced communications coverage via RISC-V content and social.

Strategic Member Benefits

  • Community level benefits plus…
  • Use of RISC-V Trademark for commercialization
  • 3 Board reps elected for Strategic tier, includes Premier members that do not otherwise have a board seat.
  • Eligible to lead workgroup and/or committee
  • Solution / Product listing highlighted on the RISC-V Exchange
  • 1 case study a year
  • 1 blog per month
  • 1 social media spotlight per month

This level is perfect for those organizations that are integrating RISC-V and want to have their voice considered in the RISC-V technical direction.

Community Member Benefits

  • Accelerated development, reduced risk through open source, ratified ISA.
  • Eligible to participate in workgroups, influence strategy and adoption
  • 6 support programs in Technical Deliverables, Compliance, Visibility, Learning, Advocacy, and Marketplace
  • 1 voting Academic Board rep
  • 1 non-voting Community Board rep
  • Member logo / name listing on RISC-V website, by member level
  • Event registration discount

This membership level is open to academic institutions, non-profits, and individuals not representing a legal entity and for organizations that are integrating RISC-V and want to have their voice considered in the RISC-V technical direction.

Premier Member Requirements

  • Membership open to any type of legal entity
  • $250k Annual membership fee that includes Board seat and TSC seat
  • $100k Annual membership fee that includes TSC seat

Strategic Member Requirements

  • Membership open to any type of legal entity
  • Annual membership fee based on employee size
    • 5,000+ employees $35k
    • 500-5,000 employees $15k
    • <500 employees $5k
    • <10 employees & organization <2 yrs old: $2k*

* incorporated 2 yrs or less, 10 or fewer employees; eligible for reduced rate for first 2 years only

Community Member Requirements

  • Membership open to
    • academic institutions
    • registered non-profits
    • individuals not representing a legal entity
  • No annual membership fee

I want to join RISC-V now!

Questions? Email info@riscv.org

Please review the RISC-V International Association Documents and Next Steps below, and click the button to sign up!

Free Community level members (Individual and organizational) may not use the RISC-V trademark or tradename for any commercial purpose. Commercialization requires a paid Strategic or Premier membership.

RISC-V International Association Documents

The following documents are referenced in the RISC-V Membership application:

RISC-V International Regulations
Articles of RISC-V International Association
RISC-V Membership Agreement – NOT FOR SIGNING – please sign up at the link below

Next Steps

  1. Please review the RISC-V Regulations and Articles links above.
  2. For people affiliated with existing member organizations, you do not need to sign up as an Individual – just send us a quick email and we’ll add you to the member portal.
  3. For new members, please click on the appropriate link for organization or individual membership. Community Organization membership is open to universities and registered non-profits only.
  4. Please note: If you are signing up as a Community Individual member, please use an email address that is not affiliated with any company or organization.
  5. In the sign-up process, you will see indications of the Linux Foundation. Note that RISC-V has a relationship with LF to facilitate our member management and operations. Your RISC-V International membership does not enroll your organization as a member of the Linux Foundation – the RISC-V process only conveys membership in RISC-V International.
  6. Once you complete the steps for membership through the following link, a membership agreement will be electronically generated for your signature via Docusign. After you sign electronically, the membership agreement is routed to RISC-V International to countersign, and then Docusign will provide you with an electronic copy for your records. An invoice will be generated automatically for Strategic and Premier members. Community level members will not receive an invoice.

If you have any concerns or questions, you can reach us at info@riscv.org

ORGANIZATIONS

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Premier, Strategic, or
Community Organization

INDIVIDUALS

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