Alibaba’s Damo Academy plans to launch latest version of its XuanTie RISC-V processor this year
- Damo Academy showcased the next iteration of its RISC-V processor at the XuanTie Partner Conference last week
- Demand for high-end semiconductors in China used in electric vehicles, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence applications is growing
Damo Academy, Alibaba Group Holding’s research arm, expects to launch the next-generation of its XuanTie series of RISC-V processors – the C930 – this year, in the latest effort to counter the impact of tighter US trade restrictions on exports of advanced chip technologies to China.
Damo Academy showcased the next iteration of its XuanTie RISC-V processors – used in 5G communications, robotics, and financial services among other things – at the XuanTie Partner Conference last week. Alibaba also owns the Post.
Damo has launched a series of XuanTie processors based on RISC-V architecture, including the C910 in 2019, and the C920 last year. At the conference, it also unveiled a new open-source laptop called Ruyi Book, also based on RISC-V architecture. The laptop is developed by the software institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Since the launch of the XuanTie C910, shipments of the XuanTie series of chips have exceeded 4 billion units, according to Damo.
Zhang Jianfeng, president of Damo Academy, said that applications backed by RISC-V are about to “enter a rapid growth phase” with a surge in demand for computing power, according to a statement.