Description
In a press release from August 4, 2023, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. announced the formation of a company aimed at the acceleration and future of products based on the open-standard RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA). Formed with Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, Nordic Semiconductor, and NXP Semiconductors, this as of yet unnamed company will also provide reference architectures and help establish industry-wide solutions. The initial focus of the effort will be in the automotive sector, with expectations for expansion to mobile and IoT.
