As AI drives demand for advanced computing infrastructure, chip architectures are at a crossroads. While proprietary instruction set architectures (ISAs) like x86 and Arm dominate the market, their ...
Once a hyperscaler or a cloud builder gets big enough, it can afford to design custom compute engines that more precisely match its needs. It is not clear that the companies that make custom CPUs and ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Further expanding SiFive’s lead in RISC-V AI IP, the company today launched its 2nd Generation Intelligence™ family, featuring five new RISC-V-based products ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. For decades, chip architectures have been dominated by a pair of ...
Old-timers might recall the idea of "RISC" as a once-upon-a-time processor design ideology. RISC processors were mostly used for servers from Sun Microsystems, DEC, and other companies of a bygone era ...
The rise of AI and high-performance computing (HPC) is accelerating the adoption of RISC-V, the open-source instruction set architecture that is reshaping the global semiconductor landscape. At the ...
U.S. chipmaker GlobalFoundries Inc. is moving into the RISC-V processor business after announcing plans to buy the chip developer MIPS Technology LLC for an undisclosed price. GlobalFoundries said it ...
Arm’s low growth rates in China could be due to the growing adoption of RISC-V, which is supported by the Chinese government. China’s support for RISC-V is bearing fruit with the introduction of the ...
To some, an operating system is a burden or waste of resources, like those working on embedded systems and other low-power applications. To others it’s necessary, abstracting away hardware so that ...
ECARX launched its RISC-V-based EXP01 processor and outlined its automotive-grade MCU roadmap at the RISC-V Summit Europe 2025. ECARX Holdings Inc., a global mobility tech provider, introduced its ...
RISC-V architecture is an open, international standard governing how software interfaces with hardware in a computer. It serves as a shared language that sets the parameters for communication and ...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin shared a new proposal over the weekend that would radically overhaul the system that powers its smart contracts. Buterin's suggestion, which he posted on Ethereum's ...