In the 1980s, a whole lot of computer and CPU vendors introduced shiny new #RISC processors, like ARM, MIPS, POWER, and SPARC. Many of these were quite successful in the video game, workstation, and supercomputer markets.

Except Intel, whose old-fashioned x86 machines somehow ended up outperforming almost all of the RISCs.

How did that happen?

Ubuntu 25.10 Raises RISC-V Profile Requirements - OMG! Ubuntu https://share.google/0Ejv74R6CaTqqvmQJ
#Tech #Linux #Ubuntu #RISC-V

"Have you ever designed your own ISA, built a processor of that ISA on FPGA, and built a compiler for it? Furthermore, have you run an operating system on that processor? Actually, we have."

https://fuel.edby.coffee/posts/how-we-ported-xv6-os-to-a-home-built-cpu-with-a-home-built-c-compiler

»Advances in silicon and processing technologies now give us clock speeds in excess of 40 MHz and chips with 1 million transistors!«

Source: Victor K. L. Huang – High-Performance Microprocessors: The RISC Dilemma, in “IEEE Micro August 1989 #vintagecomputing #risc #techhistory

RISC-V in AI and HPC Part 1: Per Aspera Ad Astra?

https://www.eetimes.com/risc-v-in-ai-and-hpc-part-1-per-aspera-ad-astra/

#HackerNews #RISC-V #AI #HPC #PerAsperaAdAstra #Technology

Looking for a $1 #RISC computer that runs #BASIC?

Here you are: https://www.olimex.com/Products/Retro-Computers/RVPC/open-source-hardware

Have a couple more openings on my team for folks if you want to come play:

First up is a Rust developer, mostly working on things like Luwen and working on moving some of our python based tools down to rust based tools. Lots of things coming, and all down in the systems stack.

https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tenstorrent/jobs/4736078007

Second up is someone to come work on the OSPO side of things, day to day chasing stuff down on that front, getting out ahead, policy stuff, and some side scripting to help make things in a few directions better.

https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/tenstorrent/jobs/4736080007

Solid team, lots of interesting problems, and we are working in the open on open source tooling for things here.

Worth taking a look!

#FediHire #Tenstorrent #RISC-V #RISCV #AI

Over 250 billion Arm chips have shipped since the first #ARM1 processor launched 40 years ago
ARM1 #CPU ended up being a pioneering #RISC chip, featuring just 6,000 gates, while modern Arm processors feature more than 100 million.
Arm admits that the signature quality of its chips – their energy efficiency – was driven out of frugality they couldn't afford ceramic chip packaging so had to be very strict about efficiency, so plastic packaging would be acceptable.
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/over-250-billion-arm-chips-have-shipped-since-the-first-arm1-processor-launched-40-years-ago

Angelina Jolie Was Right About Computers | WIRED

｢ China’s top scientists have heralded RISC-V as a path to silicon independence. India just used RISC-V to make its first homemade microprocessor. Name a country; it’s probably experimenting with RISC-V. Brazil sent a record 25 delegates to the RISC-V summit ｣

https://www.wired.com/story/angelina-jolie-was-right-about-risc-architecture/

Back in the UK after 8 years or so, heading to Cambridge for the CHERI Blossoms conference tomorrow! It's 12 degrees and sunny, that's pretty unusual for this time of year... . Looking forward to a slice of pizza at Aromi!

https://cheri-alliance.org/events/cheri-blossoms-conference-apr-2025/

#RISC-V #CHERI #Cambridge

Startup Bolt Graphics präsentiert Zeus-GPU auf RISC-V-Basis. In spezifischen Workloads soll sie Nvidias RTX 5090 um das Zehnfache übertreffen. Besonders stark: Path-Tracing und FP64-Berechnungen. #GPU #RISC-V https://winfuture.de/news,149613.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

#Europe bets on #RISC-V for homegrown supercomputing platform
https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/07/dare_europe_risc_v_project/

"Do you #DARE? Europe bets once again on RISC-V for #supercomputing #sovereignty
€240M found for three-year sprint to develop three chiplets for #HPC, #AI"

If the #EU would take this serious, that should have been Billions instead if Millions. And not a 3y sprint.

This would be really worth the investment. We need much more than that. Yesterday.

Stargate: ARM will eigene RISC Chips herstellen
ARM, bekannt als einer der wichtigsten Anbieter von RISC Architekturen, plant einen entscheidenden Strategiewechsel. Bisher konzentrierte sich das britische Unternehmen darauf, Lizenzen für seine Technologie zu verkaufen. D
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/stargate-arm-will-eigene-risc-chips-herstellen/
#News #AIChip #Apple #Arm #JonyIve #KI #LLM #LoveFrom #Nvidia #OpenAI #Qualcomm #RISC #RISCProzessor #Server #Softbank #Stargate #TSMC

Stargate: ARM will eigene RISC Chips herstellen
ARM, bekannt als einer der wichtigsten Anbieter von RISC Architekturen, plant einen entscheidenden Strategiewechsel. Bisher konzentrierte sich das britische Unternehmen darauf, Lizenzen für seine Technologie zu verkaufen. D
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/stargate-arm-will-eigene-risc-chips-herstellen/
#News #AIChip #Apple #Arm #JonyIve #KI #LLM #LoveFrom #Nvidia #OpenAI #Qualcomm #RISC #RISCProzessor #Server #Softbank #Stargate #TSMC

Stargate: ARM will eigene RISC Chips herstellen
ARM, bekannt als einer der wichtigsten Anbieter von RISC Architekturen, plant einen entscheidenden Strategiewechsel. Bisher konzentrierte sich das britische Unternehmen darauf, Lizenzen für seine Technologie zu verkaufen. D
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/stargate-arm-will-eigene-risc-chips-herstellen/
#News #AIChip #Apple #Arm #JonyIve #KI #LLM #LoveFrom #Nvidia #OpenAI #Qualcomm #RISC #RISCProzessor #Server #Softbank #Stargate #TSMC

#DigitalCommons in EU's Industrial Strategy: @jankrewer analyzes the semiconductor landscape:

Can #OpenSourceHardware bridge the technology gap?
EU's strategic investments in #RISC-V
Balancing openness with #DigitalSovereignty

https://openfuture.eu/blog/free-chips-collaboration-vs-sovereignty-in-eus-industrial-strategy/

DeepComputing has released a module for the @frameworkcomputer Laptop 13 and they are developing their own Fedora Remix to go with it!

Learn more: https://deepcomputing.io/deepcomputing-launches-early-access-program-for-dc-roma-risc-v-mainboard-for-framework-laptop-13/

#riscv #risc-v #Framework #Fedora

Attending the #RISC-V for HPC workshop at #SC24.