Antmicro Develops RISC-V SoM
Recently, Antmicro announced the release of its ARV module that integrates a RISC-V-based SoC and other supporting components. So what is RISC-V, what features does the new SoM contain, and is RISC-V about to explode?
What is RISC-V?
RISC-V is an open-source ISA that is jointly developed by researchers around the world with the University of California, Berkley, being the most predominant member. Before introducing RISC-V, most processor architectures such as x86 and ARM were (and still are), closed-sourced and proprietary. This means that anyone who wants to create a processor that is compatible with that ISA is required to seek a license from the patent holders.