Abstract Andrew “bunnie” Huang has designed a new RISC-V development board characterized by its commitment to a “mostly open” hardware philosophy. This project leverages the royalty-free RISC-V architecture to create a transparent, developer-friendly platform. The initiative significantly boosts the credibility and available resources within the open-source hardware community. Report Key
Abstract Qualcomm’s acquisition of Ventana Micro Systems marks a pivotal moment, validating the RISC-V architecture's readiness to compete in high-performance computing markets traditionally dominated by ARM and x86. Ventana specializes in large-core RISC-V designs, which Qualcomm will leverage to rapidly deploy open-standard silicon across key sectors like
Abstract This opinion piece highlights the escalating geopolitical rivalry between the United States (NASA) and China for supremacy in space exploration, warning that China is aggressively pursuing space dominance. The article argues that the U.S. must significantly bolster its commitment and funding to NASA to safeguard its future and
Abstract Nordic Semiconductor has introduced the nRF54LM20B wireless SoC, the first nRF54L microcontroller to integrate a dedicated 128 MHz Axon Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for high-efficiency edge AI tasks. This NPU delivers substantial performance benefits, claiming up to 7 times faster speeds and 8 times higher energy efficiency compared to
Abstract Espressif Systems showcased two new RISC-V microcontrollers at CES 2026: the high-performance ESP32-E22 Wi-Fi 6E SoC and the ultra-low-power ESP32-H21 Bluetooth LE MCU. The ESP32-E22 features a dual-core 500 MHz RISC-V CPU and tri-band Wi-Fi 6E capable of up to 2.1 Gbps throughput. Meanwhile, the battery-optimized ESP32-H21 supports