Alibaba doubles down on RISC-V architecture with a new secretive 'server-grade' chip that will put AMD and Intel on alert

Alibaba's DAMO Academy has launched its first server-grade RISC-V processor The C930 is designed for high-performance ...
China Daily

Nation's open-source chip ecosystem to push global collaboration

For years, designing a high-end computer chip meant spending millions on licensing fees, creating an insurmountable barrier ...
redsharknews.com

The key CPU architecture you've never heard of: RISC-V

The RISC-V CPU architecture currently accounts for under 1% of the world’s processor market, but that is going to change rapidly over the next years as its parallel processing is perfectly suited to ...

Alibaba unveils high-performing next-gen chip for agentic AI

Alibaba Group Holding Limited BABA has announced its next-generation XuanTie C950 5-nanometer processor, marking a ...
Circuit Digest

Alibaba Unveiled XuanTie C950: High-Performance RISC-V Core for Edge AI

Alibaba has introduced the XuanTie C950, a high-performance 64-bit RISC-V processor core designed for demanding workloads ...
ExtremeTech

RISC rides again: New RISC-V architecture hopes to battle ARM and x86 by being totally open source

A new instruction set by the original creator of MIPS aims to reinvent the ultra-low power, high-efficiency processor -- and to do so with an architecture that's fundamentally open and available to ...
Electronics For You

AI Optimized Server CPU Targets Data Centres

Alibaba Group has unveiled its latest server-class CPU, the XuanTie C950, targeting AI agents and high-performance cloud workloads as demand for large-scale ...
SiliconANGLE

Qualcomm, other chip giants launch RISC-V processor venture

A group of prominent chipmakers is forming a new venture to broaden the adoption of the RISC-V processor architecture. The venture, which was unveiled by its backers this morning, will initially focus ...
Business Wire

Frontgrade Gaisler Leads the Way in RISC-V Processor Development for Space Applications

GOTHENBURG, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Under a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), Frontgrade Gaisler is designing a new RISC-V processor tailored to meet the requirements of microcontrollers ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Differentiation And Architecture Licenses In RISC‑V

I was discussing with a colleague about the concept of architecture license in RISC-V. I realized that, in the open-source world, it can be a little tricky to grasp. In a traditional processor IP ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Increasing Design Flexibility With RISC-V-Based Processor IP

The semiconductor industry increasingly needs more flexible and scalable processor architectures, driving the growing adoption of RISC-V. Originally developed at the University of California, Berkeley ...
ExtremeTech

Western Digital Announces Plans for Its Own RISC-V Processor

RISC-V hasn't been a huge topic for us at ExtremeTech, but the fully open-source CPU instruction set architecture (ISA) has been building momentum in the industry over the past few years as more ...