Open-Source RISC-V Cores Support High-Volume Production SoCs

April 13, 2023

The CORE-V Family is a series of RISC-V-based open-source cores that also comes with associated processor subsystem IP, tools, and software.

Alix Paultre

Related To: Electronic Design

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The OpenHW Group & Eclipse Foundation recently highlighted their CORE-V Family of open-source RISC-V cores for high-volume production SoCs. The series of RISC-V based cores comes with associated processor subsystem IP, tools, and software. Able to facilitate rapid design innovation and ensure effective manufacturability of production SoCs, it's supported by the OpenHW Group. Included are the CORE-V MCU and CORE-V Trusted MCU, plus other members of the CORE-V Family.

CORE-V-VERIF is a silicon-proven, industrial-grade, functional-verification platform that leverages verification components developed by the RISC-V community. It will be continuously maintained and enhanced to integrate the latest best practices and technology for the verification of future CORE-V cores to be used in high-volume production SoCs.

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Electronic Design

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.

Also check out his YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.