It is not necessarily zero license fee because you can theoretically spun-off RISC-V designs to your own proprietary ISA. Some Chinese scientists did a case stu

It is not necessarily zero license fee because you can theoretically spun-off RISC-V designs to your own proprietary ISA. Some Chinese scientists did a case study on this possibility by creating a new ISA called RISC-X [1], but they are not progressing to do any harm right now. [1]: https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/07/08/risc-x-top-chinese-scientist-mulls-alternative-to-the-risc-v-architecture/ https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/07/08/risc-x-top-chinese-s...