but once in volume production even this is dwarfed by software development costs... This is one of the strongest arguments for RISC-V Not only do you avo

but once in volume production even this is dwarfed by software development costs... This is one of the strongest arguments for RISC-V Not only do you avoid licensing costs, but the ELF files you have from the 2-3year old model will still execute on your new model chip. All one needs to do is dynamically link against their new special instructions.