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Tuesday 27 January 2026
GlobalFoundries' MIPS takes aim at Arm's hold on automotive AI
Following GlobalFoundries' acquisition of Synopsys' ARC Processor IP business, MIPS CEO Sameer Wasson is not just integrating a portfolio; he is orchestrating a pivot.
Monday 26 January 2026
Strategies of Nvidia, Arm, Qualcomm for AI ASIC

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Monday 26 January 2026
Commentary: China's RISC-V progress from C-Sky to T-Head
Alibaba is rumored to be evaluating a plan to spin off T-Head Semiconductor for a potential listing. T-Head may still appear to be a young company, but to the semiconductor industry,...
Monday 26 January 2026
MIPS expands RISC-V processor platform with ARC IP integration

MIPS is repositioning itself within the RISC-V ecosystem following the integration of the ARC Processor IP business acquired from Synopsys,...

Monday 26 January 2026
MIPS accelerates S8200 RISC-V NPU timeline

MIPS has accelerated the development timeline of its S8200 neural processing unit, a RISC-V–based NPU designed for real-time, low-latency...

Sunday 18 January 2026
Research Insight: Qualcomm's Ventana deal signals push to reduce Arm reliance and deepen RISC-V bets
On December 10, 2025, Qualcomm Inc. disclosed its acquisition of Ventana Micro Systems in the US without revealing the deal's financial terms or completion date. The company highlighted...
Thursday 15 January 2026
GlobalFoundries moves into processor IP with ARC acquisition from Synopsys

GlobalFoundries said on January 13 that it has agreed to acquire the ARC Processor IP Solutions business from Synopsys, a move that modestly...

Thursday 8 January 2026
RISC-V's rise: A third CPU ecosystem in 5-10 years?
Bao Yungang, vice director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Computing Technology and chief scientist at the Beijing Open Source Chip Academy, predicts RISC-V will become...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Qualcomm, Google bet big on RISC-V for AI dominance
As AI drives demand for advanced computing infrastructure, chip architectures are at a crossroads. While proprietary instruction set architectures (ISAs) like x86 and Arm dominate...
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Tenstorrent advances RISC-V AI chips in China with former Arm China CEO
Tenstorrent, under Jim Keller, cut 7.5% of its staff to boost teamwork, launched the Ascalon RISC-V CPU in China for AI and HPC markets, and is partnering with CoreLab and former Arm...
Monday 15 December 2025
Qualcomm sharpens RISC-V influence with Ventana acquisition
Qualcomm's acquisition of Ventana Micro Systems signals a clear push to deepen its commitment to RISC-V and accelerate the maturation of the surrounding ecosystem.
Thursday 11 December 2025
Qualcomm acquires Ventana Micro Systems to strengthen RISC-V CPU capabilities
Qualcomm has acquired Ventana Micro Systems Inc., a move aimed at bolstering its capabilities in the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) and custom CPU development. The acquisition...
Wednesday 19 November 2025
RISC-V reaches data-center tier in China with StarFive's 'Lion Rock' breakthrough

China's AI server vendors are accelerating their shift toward self-developed architectures, bringing RISC-V from edge devices into data-center...

Tuesday 18 November 2025
3D DRAM steps into AI inference: d-Matrix links with Alchip, Andes for Raptor build-out
d-Matrix completed a US$275 million Series C round in early November, raising its valuation to US$2 billion, and is speeding up the commercialisation of its 3D In-Memory Compute (3D...
Wednesday 8 October 2025
FuriosaAI rejects Meta, pushes forward with energy-efficient AI chips
On October 2, Meta announced the acquisition of US-based IC design company Rivos, which develops high-performance computing chips and solutions based on the RISC-V architecture. Interestingly,...