When a Platform Provider Becomes a Competitor: Why Arm’s Silicon Strategy Changes the Incentives

When a Platform Provider Becomes a Competitor: Why Arm’s Silicon Strategy Changes the Incentives
by Admin on 04-07-2026 at 10:00 am

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Marc Evans, Director of Business Development & Marketing, Andes Technology USA

I work at a RISC-V IP company, and I genuinely root for Arm — probably more than most people in my position would admit. Not because I’m confused about who competes with whom, but because Arm’s best move for their shareholders is also… Read More


Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions CHERI Alliance

Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions CHERI Alliance
by Daniel Nenni on 03-09-2026 at 8:00 am

CHERI Alliance Overview 2026

The CHERI Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the global adoption of CHERI (Capability Hardware Enhanced RISC Instructions), a technology designed to improve computer security at the hardware level. Established as an independent entity, the Alliance brings together industry leaders, researchers,… Read More


Two Open RISC-V Projects Chart Divergent Paths to High Performance

Two Open RISC-V Projects Chart Divergent Paths to High Performance
by Jonah McLeod on 02-16-2026 at 2:00 pm

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Up to now the RISC-V community has been developing open-source processor implementations to a stage where they can appeal to system designers looking for alternatives to proprietary Arm and x86 cores. Toward this end, two projects have emerged as particularly significant examples of where RISC-V is heading. One is Ara, a vector… Read More


The Launch of RISC-V Now! A New Chapter in Open Computing

The Launch of RISC-V Now! A New Chapter in Open Computing
by Daniel Nenni on 02-04-2026 at 8:00 am

RISC Now Andes

On February 3, 2026, Andes Technology officially announced the launch of RISC-V Now!, a new global conference series designed around the next phase of RISC-V adoption: real-world deployment and commercial scaling. This initiative marks a shift from exploratory and research-focused events toward practical, production-oriented… Read More


RISC-V’s Privileged Spec and Architectural Advances Achieve Security Parity with Proprietary ISAs

RISC-V’s Privileged Spec and Architectural Advances Achieve Security Parity with Proprietary ISAs
by Jonah McLeod on 03-12-2025 at 6:00 am

Security Article Intro ART

Because of its open and modular nature, RISC-V has faced recognizable security challenges stemming from fragmentation, performance inefficiencies, and inherent vulnerabilities. Fragmentation across implementations leads to inconsistencies, making it difficult to enforce uniform security measures. Performance… Read More


Upcoming Webinar: Optimized Chip Design with Main Processors and AI Accelerators

Upcoming Webinar: Optimized Chip Design with Main Processors and AI Accelerators
by Kalar Rajendiran on 02-08-2022 at 10:00 am

Expedera DLA IP Benefits

Using the right tool for the job can be extremely important. Well, maybe not in the case of the famed chef Martin Yan who is notorious for using just one knife—a razor sharp wide blade cleaver that doubles as a spatula—for preparing anything and everything he cooks. For the rest of us, though, the right tools can make all the difference.… Read More


Software Developers Turn to CacheQ for Multi-Threading CPU Acceleration

Software Developers Turn to CacheQ for Multi-Threading CPU Acceleration
by Lauro Rizzatti on 06-07-2021 at 10:00 am

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Three-year old CacheQ, founded by two former Xilinx executives and a clever group of engineers, produces a distributed heterogenous compute development environment targeting software developers with limited knowledge of hardware architecture.

The promise of compiler tools for heterogeneous compute systems intrigued… Read More


Apple’s Silicon Switch Changes Game & Balance 

Apple’s Silicon Switch Changes Game & Balance 
by Robert Maire on 06-24-2020 at 10:00 am

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Will/should others follow?
TSMC vs Intel impact?
Moving Apple’s supply chain further overseas

Apples move to self served silicon was no surprise…..
It has been speculated for years and we have talked about it many times.  It makes more sense for Apple to have silicon, custom designed for their applications and products… Read More


Book Review Mobile Unleashed The History of ARM

Book Review Mobile Unleashed The History of ARM
by Martin Sauter on 04-09-2016 at 8:00 am

After having taken a closer look at x86 processor with “Inside The Machine” I came across “Mobile Unleashed“, a book about the history of a non-Silicon Valley company and technology for a change that has significantly shaped the world of computing as we know it today: ARM.

Written by Daniel Nenni and Don Dingee the book tells the story… Read More


IBM’s OpenPOWER Presence Was Felt Heavily At SuperComputing ’15

IBM’s OpenPOWER Presence Was Felt Heavily At SuperComputing ’15
by Patrick Moorhead on 01-17-2016 at 10:00 pm

IBM is in the process of reinventing themselves as a company, changing how they see themselves, what they do as a company and how they want their partners and customers to view them. This is exemplified best in their mobile alliance with Apple, their Watson cognitive efforts, the sale of their chip fab to GlobalFoundries, the sale… Read More