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> Hmm... Is China betting on RISC-V chips? In a word: YES. A ton of companies are already shipping RISC-V hardware, mostly in the microcontroller sector but r
by duskwuff 3y ago
> Hmm... Is China betting on RISC-V chips?
In a word: YES.
A ton of companies are already shipping RISC-V hardware, mostly in the microcontroller sector but rapidly moving to larger parts. (Off the top of my head: GigaDevice, Espressif, Allwinner, WCH, Bouffalo, Kendryte...) These devices are shipping in end-user products right now -- they have a lot more momentum than Loongson, who've been making their MIPS knockoffs since the mid-2000s with limited uptake.
- hakfoo 3y agoIt seemed to me like Loongson was sort of a "compliance" product. There are no doubt plenty of "we want to own the ecosystem end-to-end" forces who have cheque-writing authority within China. They'll bankroll homebrew parts even if they aren't really competitive to achieve that goal. Or it could be more based on their willingness to play a longer game-- they can take 20 years to get to competitive if they have to.