RISC-V: More Than A Core
By Brian Bailey, Semiconductor Engineering
The open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) is attracting a lot of attention across the semiconductor industry, but its long-term success will depend on levels of cooperation never seen before in the semiconductor industry. The big question now is how committed the industry is to RISC-V’s success.
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The EDA industry is beginning to respond, too. “I expect that the RISC-V ecosystem will extend beyond IP,” says Tom Anderson, technical marketing consultant for OneSpin Solutions. “The numerous implementations offer opportunities and users for EDA vendors. This is a brand-new ISA, so there is already considerable interest in formally verifying implementations against the ISA. I expect EDA vendors to offer verification IP (VIP) and formal apps to help their users verify their RISC-V designs.”
