Developing world needs an alternative to Chinese tech
Developing world needs an alternative to Chinese tech
In April 2022, the United States launched its “Declaration for the Future of the Internet.” It asserts that human rights and democratic values must remain central to future technological developmen…
Developing world needs an alternative to Chinese tech::In April 2022, the United States launched its “Declaration for the Future of the Internet.” It asserts that human rights and democratic values must remain
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BRICS nations are going RISC-V - for varied reasons - as quickly as they can (and the EU may well follow suit).
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China is a huge producer - if not THE biggest manufacturer - of electronics.
Those two points alone suggest a RISC-V revolution, in BRICS and 3rd-World economies, who like cheaper goods. RISC-V cores have been used in microcontroller roles for a while now, and we're now seeing RISC-V chips being used as primary processors.
Just like ARM based chips? From low power to main chips?
Worth mentioning that RISC-V is open source and anyone with the means is allowed to distribute it royalty free.
RISC-V designs are still 3 or 4 years off the pace, but closing fast.
The leap ought to come when the extensions that were ratified at the end of 2021 are realised... 2025/2026.
Aren't those chips more efficient as well?
They can be but it's up to the hardware implementation moreso than the ISA.
What could be the real impact if suddenly the BRICS and other emerging countries turned to that architecture?
It would mean the diminishing of market share of proprietary US software and hardware.
Linux and *BSD run on RISC-V. RISC-V devices will be shipped with an open source OS and apps. Android users won't even notice / care about what chip is inside their tech.
And it puts app lock-in to the test.
Let's hope that move happens.
It would be a blast seeing Linux gathering a lot more influence.
And the notion of running a fully FOSS based system, down to the hardware root is just wonderful.
HEAR! HEAR!!
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