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Site is partially hugged to death. It has a copy of a letter that Andrew ‘bunnie’ Huang sent > Regarding Proposed US Restrictions on RISC-V > A bipartisan gro
by tromp 3y ago
Site is partially hugged to death. It has a copy of a letter that Andrew ‘bunnie’ Huang sent
> Regarding Proposed US Restrictions on RISC-V
> A bipartisan group of 18 lawmakers in the US Congress have recently amplified a request to the White House and the Secretary of Commerce to place restrictions on Americans working with RISC-V (see also the initial request from the Senate) in order to prevent China from gaining dominance in CPU technology.
> The request is facially misguided; any restrictions would only serve to reduce American participation in an important emerging technology, while bolstering ARM’s position as an incumbent near-monopoly provider of embedded CPUs.
> When the first report came out, I hoped it was just a blip that would go away, but with the broader bi-partisan group asking for restrictions, I felt I could no longer just stand by and watch: I am an active participant in the RISC-V ecosystem. I’m also subject to US law.
> I did the one thing any American can do, which is write a letter summarizing my thoughts on the issue, and sending it to the White House, Department of Commerce, and the relevant members of Congress
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