>and is an among the first PCIe 5 controller to use RISC-V exclusively. Note that, while PCIe SSDs are new, WD has been using its own RISC-V based controllers

>and is an among the first PCIe 5 controller to use RISC-V exclusively. Note that, while PCIe SSDs are new, WD has been using its own RISC-V based controllers for a very long time now They were RISC-V early adopters, and among the first to open source their own core designs.