RISC-V is an open-standard (or open-source, depending on who you ask) instruction set architecture (ISA) for CPUs that was first established in 2014, maintained by RISC-V International. The basic premise for RISC-V is that any company can take the ISA and make their own CPUs, bypassing the closed ecosystems of Arm, AMD, and Intel. Since its debut, RISC-V has grown extremely quickly, with 16 billion cores sold forecasted by 2030.
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RISC-V set to announce 25% market penetration — open-standard ISA is ahead of schedule, securing fast-growing silicon footprint
RISC-V International will announce that silicon on the ISA has reached 25% market penetration later this month. This outpaces projections set just last year by other research groups like Omdia.
Meta reportedly buying RISC-V AI GPU firm Rivos
Meta is reportedly set to acquire startup Rivos, according to sources close to the matter. The startup specializes in RISC-V based GPUs for AI workloads, a perfect match for Meta's wishlist.
Linus Torvalds calls RISC-V code from Google engineer 'garbage' and that it 'makes the world actively a worse place to live'
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has publicly dismissed a RISC-V code contribution from a Google engineer as 'garbage.'
World's first RISC-V tablet is finally fully baked
At the 2025 RISC-V Summit, a full Debian-based table was introduced.
Nvidia's CUDA platform now supports RISC-V
Nvidia announces support for its CUDA software stack on RISC-V CPUs, positioning the open architecture as a potential host processor for future AI and HPC systems.
Steam gaming finally comes to RISC-V
Linux developers have managed to get Steam games running on RISC-V-powered platforms using a refined x86 emulator.
GlobalFoundries acquires MIPS
GlobalFoundries will acquire MIPS to integrate RISC-V-based CPU and AI IP into its portfolio, shifting from a pure-play foundry to a provider of complete compute solutions.
