國外芯片五大玩家聯(lián)手組建了另一家RISC-V合資企業(yè)

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Initial drive starts in Germany, pushes automotive blueprints

最初的驅(qū)動從德國開始，推動汽車藍圖

The RISC-V open instruction set architecture got a boost today after it emerged that five chip giants are coming together to jointly invest in a company to develop reference architectures based on the standard.

今天，五家芯片巨頭聯(lián)合投資一家公司開發(fā)基于該標準的參考架構(gòu)后，RISC-V開放指令集架構(gòu)得到了提振。

The new entity will be formed in Germany with investment from Infineon Technologies, Qualcomm, NXP Semiconductors, Bosch, and Nordic Semiconductor, with the aim of speeding up "the commercialization of future products based on the open-source RISC-V architecture."

新實體將在德國成立，由英飛凌科技、高通、恩智浦半導體、博世和北歐半導體投資，旨在加快“基于開源RISC-V架構(gòu)的未來產(chǎn)品的商業(yè)化”。

If this sounds a bit vague, it is because the company's formation is subject to regulatory approvals in various jurisdictions, and so at this stage the founding corporations are unable to add any further detail about how much investment is involved, when it is expected to begin operations, or even what the company will be called.

如果這聽起來有點模糊，那是因為公司的成立需要各個司法管轄區(qū)的監(jiān)管批準，因此在現(xiàn)階段，創(chuàng)始公司無法添加任何關(guān)于涉及多少投資、預計何時開始運營，甚至公司將被稱為什么的細節(jié)。

What we do know is that this will not be a chip manufacturing operation, but will focus on the creation of reference designs to help increase the adoption of the RISC-V architecture. The aim is to establish the company as a single source for developing compatible RISC-V-based products.

我們所知道的是，這不會是芯片制造業(yè)務，而是將專注于創(chuàng)建參考設計，以幫助增加RISC-V架構(gòu)的采用。目的是將公司建立為開發(fā)兼容的基于RISC-V的產(chǎn)品的單一來源。

Given the involvement of NXP and Infineon, it is perhaps not surprising the initial focus will be around automotive applications, with an eventual expansion to include mobile and IoT ecosystems.

鑒于NXP和英飛凌的參與，最初的重點將集中在汽車應用上，最終擴展到包括移動和物聯(lián)網(wǎng)生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，這也許不足為奇。

A spokesperson for Infineon told us the RISC-V company may operate more like a consultancy, and hinted at the possibility of some sort of branding or labelling that others which make chips based on the reference architecture will be able to use to show their compatibility with the standard.

英飛凌的發(fā)言人告訴我們，RISC-V公司的運營可能更像是一家咨詢公司，并暗示了某種品牌或標簽的可能性，其他基于參考架構(gòu)制造芯片的公司將能夠用來顯示其與標準的兼容性。

Infineon plans to sell products employing RISC-V alongside other kit using existing well-established microcontroller cores, the spokesperson said.

發(fā)言人說，英飛凌計劃銷售使用RISC-V的產(chǎn)品以及使用現(xiàn)有成熟的微控制器核心的其他套件。

In a canned statement accompanying the announcement, NXP Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Lars Reger said the joint will try to "pioneer fully certified RISC-V-based IP and architectures, initially for the automotive industry."

在公告附帶的一份罐頭聲明中，NXP執(zhí)行副總裁兼首席技術(shù)官Lars Reger表示，該合資企業(yè)將試圖“為汽車行業(yè)提供完全認證的基于RISC-V的IP和架構(gòu)的先驅(qū)?！?/p>

"The creation of a one-stop-shop ecosystem where customers can select turnkey assets will strengthen the adoption of RISC-V across many European industries," Reger added.

Reger補充說，創(chuàng)建一個客戶可以選擇交鑰匙資產(chǎn)的一站式生態(tài)系統(tǒng)，將加強RISC-V在許多歐洲行業(yè)的采用。

The President of Infineon's Automotive Division Peter Schiefer said that as vehicles become software-defined, there is a general need for standardization and ecosystem compatibility across the industry.

英飛凌汽車部總裁Peter Schiefer表示，隨著車輛成為軟件定義，整個行業(yè)普遍需要標準化和生態(tài)系統(tǒng)兼容性。

Qualcomm's involvement is of note, as the chipmaker is embroiled in a legal spat with Arm over licensing, and has previously hinted that it might, at some point, favour RISC-V over the Arm architecture for products including its popular Snapdragon smartphone chips. Qualcomm is also involved in the automotive sector, especially for dashboard systems.

高通的參與是值得注意的，因為這家芯片制造商與Arm在許可問題上陷入了法律爭端，此前曾暗示，在某個時候，它可能會在包括其流行的驍龍智能手機芯片在內(nèi)的產(chǎn)品中偏愛RISC-V而不是Arm架構(gòu)。高通還涉足汽車行業(yè)，特別是儀表板系統(tǒng)。

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"We believe RISC-V's open-source instruction set will increase innovation and has the potential to transform the industry," Qualcomm SVP of Product Management Ziad Asghar, said in a supplied statement.

高通產(chǎn)品管理高級副總裁Ziad Asghar在一份提供的聲明中表示，我們相信RISC-V的開源指令集將增加創(chuàng)新，并具有改造行業(yè)的潛力。

Although this latest development targets processor designs, the Linux Foundation and a bunch of big names in tech announced in June an initiative to make more software available for RISC-V platforms.

盡管這一最新開發(fā)以處理器設計為目標，但Linux基金會和一群科技巨頭在6月份宣布了一項為RISC-V平臺提供更多軟件的倡議。

Dubbed RISE for RISC-V Software Ecosystem, this is intended to improve the availability of RISC-V software across a range of industry sectors, including mobile, datacenter and automotive.

RISC-V軟件生態(tài)系統(tǒng)被稱為RISE，旨在提高RISC-V軟件在移動、數(shù)據(jù)中心和汽車等一系列行業(yè)部門的可用性。

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無論如何，這確實對進一步提振行業(yè)對RISC-V的信心具有重要的意義。對于中國的視角，不能說全部是有利的。在中國，如果不進一步加大對RISC-V的投入，如果追求短期回報，我們也許會再次錯過一個時代。這不得不讓我想起“紅旗”操作系統(tǒng)的故事。分享包云崗老師的一篇文章。

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