RISC-V-Based Open-Source Cores Have Processor Subsystem IP, Tools

Building on the CORE-V processor IP, the solution is a full system-on-chip powered by CORE-V and boasts a full suite of peripherals.
May 1, 2023

Check out our embedded world 2023 coverage. This video also is part of TechXchange: RISC-V: The Instruction Set Alternative.

At embedded world 2023, OpenHW Group showcased its CORE-V Family of Open Source RISC-V Cores for High Volume Production SoCs, a series of RISC-V based open-source cores with associated processor subsystem IP, tools, and software. Able to facilitate rapid design innovation and ensure effective manufacturability of production SoCs, CORE-V cores are verified with CORE-V-VERIF, an industrial-grade functional verification platform. It leverages verification components developed by the RISC-V community.

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An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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