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The Milk-V Meles should start at US$99 with 8 GB of LPDDR4X RAM. (Image source: Milk-V)

Milk-V Meles: New single-board computer arrives with RISC-V processor and Raspberry Pi 4 Model B form factor

Milk-V has released the Meles, a RISC-V-based single-board computer built around the form factor of the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. The Milk-V Meles retails for US$99 and comes with LPDDR4X RAM, Wi-Fi 5 connectivity, a 40-pin GPIO hea...

Alex Alderson, 05 Sep 2023 23:34

Milk-V debuts RISC-V Raspberry Pi CM4 alternative from US$34

The Milk-V Mars CM measures 55 x 40 mm, making it the same size as the Raspberry Pi CM4. It features a RISC-V-based StarFive JH7110 with four cores that can boost up to 1.5 GHz, up to 8 GB of RAM, and a maximum of 32 GB of eMMC st...

Tudor Cibean, 05 Sep 2023 15:29

ClockworkPi is finally shipping uConsole machines. (Image source: ClockworkPi)

ClockworkPi uConsole handheld computer starts shipping with company taking new orders

The ClockworkPi uConsole is a handheld computer with a 5-inch IPS display and a built-in 74-key backlit keyboard. Available with a choice of System on Modules (SoMs), the uConsole is finally shipping to consumers after a long gest...

Alex Alderson, 07 Aug 2023 00:41

RISC-V tapped to bolster EU semiconductor concerns with new accelerator project

The instruction set architecture (ISA) RISC-V is increasingly seen as a chip-designing goldmine, mostly thanks to its open-source nature. However, it still needs commercial support to drive its adoption, according to big industry ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 06 Aug 2023 18:02

The FIVEberry is an SBC with an SoM attached to it. (Image source: ARIES Embedded)

FIVEberry: New SBC arrives with RISC-V processor for industrial uses

ARIES Embedded has introduced the FIVEberry, a RISC-V-based single-board computer. Available from €119, the FIVEberry has plenty of I/O and ships with Yocto Linux BSP, among other features.

Alex Alderson, 28 May 2023 15:02

First RISC-V SBC from Asus (Image Source: Asus)

Asus announces Tinker V SBC with RISC-V processor

The first RISC-V SBC from Asus comes with a Renesas RZ/Five single-core MPU, 1 GB DDR4 RAM, SD card reader, 16 GB eMMC and port selection including two microUSB connectors and dual-2.5 GbE NICs.

Bogdan Solca, 14 Mar 2023 18:23

Ray tracing for all budgets (Image Source: Imagination)

Imagination introduces IMG DXT mobile GPU with ray tracing scalable for all smartphone price points

With the introduction of the IMG DXT GPUs, Imagination wants to enable ray-traced graphics for all smartphone users, regardless of budget. The updated Photon ray tracing architecture can scale from half a ray acceleration cluster ...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Jan 2023 14:37

RISC-V can now be scaled for data center applications with Ventana's Veyron V1 chiplets. (Image Source: Ventana)

RISC-V gears up for data centers: Ventana presents Veyron V1 scalable chiplets with up to 128 cores

Ventana is first to offer a RISC-V data center chiplet design that features up to 128 cores clocked at 3.6 GHz. Thanks to its cluster design, the new Veyron V1 processors can also be scaled for automotive, 5G, AI and client applic...

Bogdan Solca, 14 Dec 2022 17:56

RISC-V enters the wearables market. (Image Source: SiFive)

SiFive launches Performance P670 and P470 RISC-V energy efficient processors

With the release of the P670 and P470 RISC-V processors, SiFive plans to deliver competitive alternatives to legacy technologies for the wearables, smart home and AR/VR markets. The new processors are touted to bring considerable ...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Nov 2022 16:22

Clockwork offers the uConsole in various versions, which start at US$139. (Image source: Clockwork)

Clockwork uConsole: Fantasy console arrives in multiple variants with optional 4G

Clockwork has released the uConsole, a compact PC that utilises the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Lite, ClockworkPi units or an SoC based on RISC-V. The Clockwork uConsole can be ordered now from US$139, which also includes a smal...

Alex Alderson, 27 Oct 2022 13:29

The Horse Creek dev board seems to be mini-ITX in size. (Image Source: WikiChip)

Intel demos “Horse Creek” developer board with SiFive RISC-V CPU, DDR5 RAM and PCIe 5.0 slot

The Horse Creek board features a SoC with 4x SiFive P550 cores manufactured on the Intel 4 production nodes. Intel integrated 8 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM as well as a PCIe 5.0 X8 slot, plus an SD card reader and many debugging interface...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Oct 2022 17:08

First RISC-V laptops are now pre-orderable from Alibaba. (Image Source: Alibaba)

New spec details and pricing for the first RISC-V laptops revealed by Alibaba

The new Roma laptops with RISC-V technology are powered by an Alibaba T-Head TH1520 quad-core SoC with integrated NPU and Imagination Technologies GPU. Prices start at US$1499 and Alibaba is offering three distinct packages that i...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Oct 2022 16:16

RISC-V is ready to power the next gen electric cars. (Image Source: SiFive)

SiFive announces three RISC-V automotive processors

The new E6-A, S7-A and X280-A RISC-V-based processors will be utilized by car component manufacturers like Renesas and Siemens to power safety-critical compute applications along with sensor arrays, AI-assisted driving systems and...

Bogdan Solca, 15 Sep 2022 15:32

Imagination Technologies aspires to bring RISC-V to next-gen cars in partnership with SoC.one

SoC.one and Imagination Technologies assert that RISC-V, the emerging alternative to ARM, is ideal for inclusion in the automotive industry and its spiraling need for advanced computing and networking. The two companies have agree...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Sep 2022 16:56

The Orion shuttle scheduled to land on the Moon in 2024 (Image Source: NASA)

SiFive selected to provide NASA with RISC-V-based cores for the next gen space mission processors

The upcoming High-Performance Spaceflight Computing processors that will power NASA's future space missions are designed around SiFive's 8-core Intelligences X280 SoCs plus 4 more general purpose cores. These processors are said t...

Bogdan Solca, 07 Sep 2022 16:50