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FoundationUpdate6th RISC-VWorkshop
RickO’[email protected]
http://www.riscv.org
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Outline
§ RISC-VBackground§ RISC-VFoundationOverview§ FoundationStructure-MembershipUpdate
§ Summary
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RISC-VBackground
§ In2010,aftermanyyearsandmanyprojectsusingMIPS,SPARC,andx86asbasisofresearch,itwastimefortheComputerScienceteamatUCBerkeleytolookatwhatISAstousefortheirnextsetofprojects
§ Obviouschoices:x86andARM- x86impossible– toocomplex,IPissues- ARMmostlyimpossible– complex,IPissues
§ SoUCBerkeleystarted“3-monthproject”duringthesummerof2010todeveloptheirownclean-slateISA
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RISC-VBackground(cont’d)§ Fouryearslater,inMayof2014,UCBerkeleyreleasedfrozenbaseuserspec- manytapeouts andseveralresearchpublicationsalongtheway
§ ThenameRISC-V(pronouncedrisk-five),waschosentorepresentthefifthmajorRISCISAdesigneffortatUCBerkeley- RISC-I,RISC-II,SOAR,andSPURwerethefirstfourwiththeoriginalRISC-Ipublicationsdatingbackto1981
§ InAugust2015,articlesofincorporationwerefiledtocreateanon-profitRISC-VFoundationtogoverntheISA
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FoundationMissionStatement
TheRISC-VFoundationisanon-profitconsortiumcharteredtostandardize,protect,andpromotethefreeandopenRISC-Vinstructionsetarchitecturetogetherwithitshardwareandsoftwareecosystemforuseinall
computingdevices.
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RISC-VisNOTanOpen-SourceProcessor§ RISC-VisanISAspecification– NOTanopen-sourceprocessorcore
§ Mostofthecostofchipdesignisinsoftware,sowewanttomakesuresoftwarecanbereusedacrossmanychipdesigns
§ TheFoundationwillencouragebothopen-sourceandproprietaryimplementationsoftheRISC-VISAspecification
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FoundationPrinciples§ TheRISC-VISAandrelatedstandardsshallremainopenandlicense-freetoallparties.Thestandardspecificationsshallalwaysbepubliclyavailableasanonlinedownload
§ Thecompatibilitytestsuitesshallalwaysbepubliclyavailableasasourcecodedownload
§ Toprotectthestandard,onlymembers(withcommercialRISC-Vproducts)oftheFoundationingoodstandingcanuse“RISC-V”andassociatedtrademarks,andonlyfordevicesthatpassthetestsintheopen-sourcecompatibilitysuitesmaintainedbytheFoundation
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FoundationFunction§ officialsourceofinformationaboutRISC-V,maintainsanonlinerepositoryofRISC-Vdocuments,andpromotesadoptionofRISC-Vbyorganizingbothonlineandliveevents
§ responsibleforsustaining,evolvingandopen-sourcelicensingoftheRISC-Vinstructionsetarchitectureandsurroundinghardwareandsoftwareecosystemovertimeinresponsetochangesintechnologyandtheneedsandrequestsoftheusercommunity
§ manageslicensingoftheRISC-VtrademarksandprovidesavehicletodecidewhetheraprojectorproductcanusetheRISC-Vtrademark
§ maintainsadirectoryofpublic-domaininstructionsetarchitectureandmicro-architecturaltechniques,culledfrompublicationsandexpiredpatents
§ producesandsellsRISC-Vpromotionalmaterial,theproceedsfromwhichareusedtofurtherthegoalsoftheFoundation
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FoundationOrganization§ TheBoardofDirectorsconsistsofseven+members,whosereplacementsareelectedbythemembership
§ TheBoardisultimatelyresponsibleforfulfillingtheMissionStatement§ TheBoardcanamendtheBy-LawsoftheRISC-Vfoundationviaatwo-thirdsaffirmativevote
§ TheBoardappointschairsofad-hoccommitteestoaddressissuesconcerningRISC-V,andhasthefinalvoteofapprovaloftherecommendationofthead-hoccommittees.
§ AllmembersofcommitteesmustbemembersoftheRISC-VFoundation- CommitteechairsmustreporttotheBoard,andcommitteesaresubjectto
terminationiftheBoarddecidesacommitteeisnotmakingsatisfactoryprogress§ GiventheworldwideinterestinRISC-V,theBoardwillappointChairsofRegionalCommitteestopromoteRISC-Vdevelopmentinlocalcommunities
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ClassesofMembership§ PlatinumSponsorduesofUS$25,000peryear
- 10complimentaryregistrationsforRISC-VmeetingsduringtheyearofmembershipandthemostprominentandlargestdisplayofcompanylogosinonlineandprintmaterialsforRISC-V
§ PlatinummembersareeligibleforBoardseatelectionsandtoChairFoundationTechnicalCommittees,MarketingCommitteesandSub-Committees
§ GoldSponsorduesofUS$10,000peryear- 7complimentaryregistrationsforRISC-Vmeetingsduringtheyearofmembershipand
prominentdisplayofcompanylogosinonlineandprintmaterialsforRISC-V§ GoldSponsormembersareeligibletoChairFoundationTechnicalCommittees,
MarketingCommitteesandSub-Committees§ SilverSponsorduesofUS$5,000peryear
- 5complimentaryregistrationsforRISC-VmeetingsandfortheirlogostobedisplayedinRISC-Vonlineandprintmaterials
§ AllSponsororganizationshaveonevoteperopenpositioninBoardelections.§ AuditorduesofUS$2,500peryear(non-voting)
- 2complimentaryregistrationsforRISC-VmeetingsduringtheyearofmembershipandfortheirnamestobelistedinonlineandprintmaterialsforRISC-V
§ IndividualMemberduesofUS$99peryear(non-voting)
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FoundationStatus
§ ArticlesofIncorporationfiledAugust,2015- RISC-VFoundationCorporationisalegal,non-profitoperatingentity– 501(c)(6)
§ 60membercompanieshavejoinedtheFoundation§ BoardofDirectorsformedinQ2,2016§ Technical&MarketingCommitteesformedinQ3,2016- Chairs&Vice-Chairselected
§ MembershipAgreement&BylawsratifiedandreleasedinQ4,2016
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PlatinumMembers
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Gold,Silver&AuditorMembers
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Rumble Development
Hello IoT WorldUBILITE
RISC-VFoundationBoardofDirectors§ KrsteAsanovic,Chairman
- ProfessorintheEECSDepartmentatUCBerkeley§ ZvonimirBandić
- SeniorDirectorofNextGenerationPlatformTechnologiesatWesternDigitalCorporation
§ CharlieHauck- CEOofBluespecInc.
§ DavidPatterson- RetiredProfessorComputerScienceUCBerkeley
§ JothyRosenberg- AssociateDirectorofthecybersecuritygroupatDraperLaboratories
§ FransSijstermans- VicePresidentEngineeringatNVIDIA
§ TedSpeers- TechnicalFellow,HeadofProductArchitectureforMicrosemi’sSoCGroup
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TechnicalCommitteeUpdate§ ChairYunsup Lee,SiFive,ViceChairSilviu Chiricescu,BAESystems
§ Currentlyconsistsof9taskgroups:- Opcodespacemanagement,Krste Asanovic,UCBerkeley- PrivilegedISAspecification,AndrewWaterman,SiFive- Formalspecification,Rishiyur Nikhil,Bluespec- Debugspecification,MeganWachs,SiFive- Security,JoeXie,NVIDIA- Vectorextensions,Krste Asanovic,UCBerkeley- SWtoolchain,ArunThomas,BAESystems- BitManipulation,RexMcCrary,AMD- MemoryConsistencyModel,DanielLusting,NVIDIA
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RISC-VMarketingTaskGroups
§ BiweeklymarketingmeetingstocoordinateTGs§ PrivateGitHubandSlacktotrack/coordinatetasks§ WenowhaveChairsforallTaskGroups- RISC-VContent:MichaelGielda (AntMicro)-Workshops:JackKang(SiFive)- IndustryOutreach:NeilHand(Codasip),DmitryAlenushkin(Syntacore)
-OpenSourceandUniversityOutreach:ArunThomas(BAESystems),ArtSwift(Esperanto)
- RISC-V2020:ArtSwift(Esperanto),NeilHand(Codasip)RISC-V Foundation 168 May 2017
RISC-VFoundationSummary§ StrongIndustrySupport
- 60membercompanies- Broadcommercialandacademicinterest(soldout6straightworkshops)
§ RISC-VChosenBestTechnologyof2016byTheLinleyGroup
§ BoardofDirectorsformedinQ22016§ Technical&MarketingCommitteeChairs&Vice-ChairselectedinQ32016
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