Welcome to the Open era of computing!

RISC-V International is a non-profit organization supporting the free and open RISC instruction set architecture and extensions. We enable open community collaboration, technology advancements in the RISC-V ecosystem, and visibility of RISC-V successes.

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

Why join:

Organizations join RISC-V to take an active role in supporting the growth and evolution of the RISC-V ecosystem.

Accelerate technical traction and insight for your own products through immersing your teams with industry thought leaders
Contribute technical priorities, approaches, and code to infuse and influence RISC-V open deliverables.
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.
Deepen, engage, and lead in local and industry developer networks with your engineers who engage through meet-ups, advocacy, and the RISC-V Ambassador program.

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

What Membership level is right for me?

Organization: Premier members have a seat on the Board of Directors, the Technical Steering Committee, and enhanced communications coverage via RISC-V content and social.

Organization: Strategic members are organizations that are integrating RISC-V and want to have their voice considered in the RISC-V technical direction.

Organization: Community members are academic institutions and non-profits that are integrating RISC-V and want to have their voice considered in the RISC-V technical direction.

Individual members do RISC-V related work but their organization does not or their work is separate from their day-job and they want to contribute to RISC-V technologies.

RISC-V is a community of passionate, dedicated, and invested stakeholders.

RISC-V programs deliver incredible member support

Technical Deliverables

Guard against fragmentation
Build technical deliverables through workgroups
Collaborate with technical working groups and SIGs
Member sandbox portal

Compatibility & Verification

Testing and compatibility resources
Compatibility tests

Visibility

Amplify 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

Local developer groups and events
RISC-V Ambassadors
Geo and industry alliances

Marketplace Exchange

Online marketplace of providers, products, and services
Technical developer forums

Join at a membership level that fits your goals:

Organization membership types

Premier Member Benefits

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

Strategic Member Benefits

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

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

Board seat and Technical Steering Committee seat included for $250k level
Technical Steering Committee seat included for $100k level
Eligible to lead workgroup and/or committee

3 Board reps elected for the Strategic tier, including Premier members that do not otherwise have a board seat.
Eligible to lead workgroup and/or committee.

Two Board representatives
1 Community Board representative, elected
1 Individual Board representative, elected

  • 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
  • Use of RISC-V Trademark for commercialization
  • Member logo / name listing on RISC-V website, alphabetical with Premier members
  • Solution / Product listing highlighted on RISC-V Exchange, noted with Premier member level
  • Press release highlighting your Premier membership
  • 4 case studies a year
  • 2 blogs per month
  • 2 social media spotlights per month
  • Spotlight member profile
  • Event sponsorship discount
  • 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
  • Use of RISC-V Trademark for commercialization
  • Member logo / name listing on RISC-V website, alphabetical with Strategic members
  • Solution / Product listing highlighted on the RISC-V Exchange, noted with member level
  • 1 case study a year
  • 1 blog per month
  • 1 social media spotlight per month
  • Event sponsorship discount
  • 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
  • Member logo / name listing on RISC-V website, by member level
  • 1 case study a year
  • 1 blog per quarter
  • 1 social media spotlight per quarter
  • Event sponsorship discount

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 (authorized signatory required)
    • registered non-profits
    • individuals not representing a legal entity
  • No annual membership fee

Click one of the buttons to join

ORGANIZATION: CLICK to join as Premier, Strategic, or Community OrganizationINDIVIDUALS: CLICK to sign up as a Individual Member

RISC-V International Association Documents

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

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

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 an 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 the Linux Foundation 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 and Individual members will not receive an invoice.

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

* The Regulations in effect prior to 3/1/2022 were updated to reflect the modifications in the redline comments as approved by the RISC-V Board in February 2022