The first RISC-V Summit Europe, held in Barcelona, Spain, from June 5-9, highlighted RISC-V International’s commitment to expanding the software ecosystem for the architecture and removing any remaining obstacles to mass adoption of the standard.
RISC-V, an open-standard reduced instruction set computing (RISC) architecture, has gained prominence in recent years as companies seek alternatives to more traditional architectures such as x86 and Arm. RISC-V has gained particular traction in the IoT, where its flexible, scalable, low-power capabilities have proven attractive for many vendors. From initial designs in microcontrollers and deeply embedded sensors, the architecture has spread to more advanced applications such as edge AI and advanced industrial designs.