What is RISC-V
RISC-V instruction set is an open instruction set architecture (ISA) based on RISC principles. V stands for the fifth major RISC architecture.
What is RISC-V International
RISC-V International is a global nonprofit association organized by its members and an open collaboration community of software and hardware developers.
RISC-V History
Why RISC-V
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Reduced
Reduced
RISC-V ISA is smaller than other commercial ISAs
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Design from Scratch
Design from Scratch
Clearly separate user and privileged ISA, avoid microarchitecture and technology dependence
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A Community-engaged Design
A Community-engaged Design
Designed by a community of leading industry, academic experts and software developers
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Free & Open ISA
Free & Open ISA
A number of open source and commercial implementations of CPU on the market available to users
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Extension & Customization
Extension & Customization
For a wide range of processor cores, from microcontrollers to supercomputers
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Expanding Software Ecosystem
Expanding Software Ecosystem
A number of open source and commercial tools & operating systems available to customers
RISC-V Founders
The founders of RISC-V are the same UC Berkeley professor and PhDs who invented and have been developing the RISC V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) since 2010. RISC-V is a free and open ISA designed for today’s software stacks. Rapid industry-wide adoption has poised RISC V to be the new standard for computer.
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