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 ...

RISC-V, pronounced “risk five,” is a modern open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) based on reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. In simple terms, it’s like a blueprint that ...

Have you ever wondered if there’s a way to break free from the dominance of proprietary computing architectures like x86 and ARM? For decades, these platforms have dictated the rules of the game, ...

The 2024 RISC-V Summit North America marked a significant milestone for the RISC-V community with the ratification of the RVA23 Profile. This event signifies a major step forward in the evolution of ...

Can RISC-V meet ISO 26262 standards and reshape the automotive industry when it comes to functional safety? The latest trends suggest it’s already happening. The pivotal role of RISC-V technology in ...

Many believe that the future of chip design—and the development of new technologies like next-generation artificial intelligence (AI)—will depend on RISC-V architecture. RISC-V is an open standard ...

In brief: Nvidia has been quietly using the RISC-V architecture to power numerous computing devices, and deploying a substantial number of cores to paying customers. In fact, the company is nearing a ...

Risc Zero is preparing to launch a service designed to use zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs to bring blockchain security to any offchain application, according to a Sept. 16 announcement. Called “Boundless, ...

It’s not as powerful as x86 chips like Intel and AMD yet, but it’s amazing that it’s even an option. It’s not as powerful as x86 chips like Intel and AMD yet, but it’s amazing that it’s even an option ...

Last year the introduction of RISC-V support to the Android-specific, Linux-derived Android Common Kernel (ACK) made it seem that before long Android devices might be using SoCs based around the ...

The Android Common Kernel is about to remove support for the RISC-V architecture. Android Common Kernel is Google’s fork of the upstream Linux kernel but with Android-specific additions. RISC-V is an ...