"RISC-V Is Now" Andrea Gallo on Why 2026 Is a Pivotal Year | RISC-V Summit Europe 2026
At the RISC‑V Summit Europe in Bologna, CEO Andrea Gallo declared 2026 “the year RISC‑V is now,” highlighting unprecedented funding, new board members, and the ratification of the server platform specification. Gallo cited $400 million invested in Scifi and $250 million in Accelera, plus a surge in strategic members such as Microsoft and TenStorrent joining as premier board members. The newly ratified server platform spec bundles core ISA extensions, peripheral standards (IOMMU, timers, message interrupts) and industry‑standard boot contracts (UEFI, ACPI), creating a single target for data‑center operating systems. He emphasized the RVA23 profile, which consolidates mandatory extensions for high‑performance application processors, allowing one OS build to run on any compliant chip. Real‑world examples include the SpaceMit K3‑based Framework laptop and AWS’s F2 instances that now host RISC‑V IP, giving developers cloud‑native hardware‑software co‑design capabilities. These developments move RISC‑V beyond embedded microcontrollers into mainstream server, AI edge, and consumer markets, promising faster time‑to‑market, lower licensing costs, and a new wave of venture capital interest that could reshape the semiconductor landscape.
RISC-V Technical Session | From RISC-V Cores to Neuromorphic Arrays
Dr. Amir Yusada, an assistant professor at the University of Twente, presented a technical session on leveraging RISC‑V cores to construct neuromorphic arrays. Drawing on his experience in digital hardware, startups, and research institutes, he highlighted a new open‑source tutorial...