Hackaday

Google Removes RISC-V Support From Android

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 ...
Digital Trends

ARM vs. RISC-V: Is one better than the other?

If you wanted to make a CPU, and you’re not AMD or Intel, there are two real choices: ARM and RISC-V. But what are the differences between the two, and why do companies choose one over the other?
CNBC

Arm's biggest customers are also backing a rival chip design — here's what you need to know

With Arm slated to start trading on the Nasdaq this week, investors are looking at potential risks for the company. While analysts told CNBC it's not an immediate threat, Arm itself warned that if it ...
csis.org

What RISC-V Means for the Future of Chip Development

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 ...
Electronic Design

RISC-V RVA23—A Major Milestone

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 ...
Android Authority

Android will officially support the RISC-V architecture, and that's a big deal

Google has announced that it will support the RISC-V architecture. This is an alternative computing architecture to Arm, which powers virtually all smartphones. Android only supports two computing ...
Geeky Gadgets

RISC-V Revolution: How Open Processors Are Changing the CPU Market

RISC-V, an open instruction set architecture (ISA), is reshaping the global computing landscape. Unlike proprietary ISAs such as x86, widely used by Intel and AMD, or ARM, which dominates mobile and ...
Forbes

RISC-V’s Ascent Could Reshape The Global Compute Landscape

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 ...
Nasdaq

RISC-V Vs. ARM: How US-China Tech Tensions Could Redefine Chip Innovation

U.S. lawmakers are pushing President Joe Biden’s administration to limit American corporate engagement with open-source chip technology RISC-V, alleging that it aids Beijing’s semiconductor goals and ...
Android Police

Why RISC-V support is a big deal for Qualcomm and Android

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. As smartphone users, we carry an incredible amount of computing power in our pockets every day. Even today's most affordable phones ...
Ars Technica

SiFive’s brand-new P550 is one of the world’s fastest RISC-V CPUs

For those not immediately familiar with RISC-V, it is a relatively new CPU architecture which takes advantage of Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) principles. RISC-V is an open standard ...
Liliputing

Now you can put a SpacemiT K3 RISC-V processor in a Framework Laptop 13

The DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard III for the Framework Laptop 13 is now available for purchase for $699 and up. First announced ...