Comment by RetroTechie
Comment by RetroTechie 17 hours ago
You're not free to copy SiFive's IP cores.
Open ISA != all implementations of it are free (although in RISC-V case, many are).
Comment by RetroTechie 17 hours ago
You're not free to copy SiFive's IP cores.
Open ISA != all implementations of it are free (although in RISC-V case, many are).
RISC-V already has taken off. There are billions of RISC-V cores shipped in consumer products every year. Adoption outside of the embedded MCU space is slower, but that is natural. Your FUD about SiFive is absurd. Hardware patents related to CPU design are typically ISA independent.
Sorry, that was poorly worded.
My point is that if RISC-V takes off people will struggle to do decent implementations of it without stepping on the toes of the people already in the area.
I'd go so far as to say this is the entire SiFive strategy.