RISC-V Tech Blog

Silicon reviews, MCU tutorials, OpenWrt guides and ecosystem analysis — written for engineers evaluating RISC-V for production.

27 articles · updated September 01, 2026

Wireless MCU2026-08-29·12 min read

GigaDevice GD32VW553: RISC-V Dual-Mode Wi-Fi 6 + BLE 5.2 MCU

GigaDevice GD32VW553 is a Nuclei N307 32-bit RISC-V wireless MCU with integrated 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax OFDMA + MU-MIMO) and Bluetooth LE 5.2 radio, 4 MB Flash, 320 KB SRAM, hardware AES/DES/Hash/PKCAU/TRNG, Matter-over-Wi-Fi certified. QFN32/QFN40, -40 to 105 °C.
Automotive RISC-V2026-08-28·14 min read

GigaDevice CCRC4XXX: First Post-Quantum RISC-V Automotive AI MCU

GigaDevice CCRC4XXX automotive AI MCU pairs CRV6 RISC-V cores with native post-quantum crypto (PQC), on-chip NPU, and Evita-Full HSM. Full spec deep-dive plus China's first RISC-V vehicle-control-chip standard from the Suzhou Automotive Summit.
Industrial Edge AI2026-08-27·10 min read

Zhongda Tech K3 Industrial Edge AI Module: 60 TOPS RISC-V on Mini COM-E

Zhongda Tech's SpacemiT K3-based industrial edge AI module delivers 60 TOPS in a Mini COM-E form factor. 8 X100 cores, 8 A100 AI cores, 30B LLM inference, -40 to 70°C, all-domestic supply chain.
RISC-V Datacenter2026-08-25·15 min read

SiFive BigSky SF-2U870: First Rackable 2U RISC-V Datacenter Server

SiFive BigSky SF-2U870 is the world's first enterprise-grade rackable 2U RISC-V server. Deep dive into P870-D cores, DDR5-5600, PCIe Gen5, NVMe, and CUDA/NVLink Fusion support.
WCH MCU2026-08-22·10 min read

CH32X035: All-in-One USB + Type-C PD RISC-V MCU from WCH

WCH's CH32X035 is the first QingKe RV32IMAC MCU with integrated USB 2.0 + USB PD + Type-C PHY, PIOC programmable I/O controller, dual OPA, triple CMP, 12-bit ADC and 65 KB Flash — collapsing any external PD trigger chip.
Development Tools2026-08-20·12 min read

Andes RVBuilder: AI-Assisted RISC-V IDE for VS Code

Andes RVBuilder brings RISC-V toolchain management, debugging and MCP-based AI assistance into Visual Studio Code. Cross-platform for Windows and Linux.
RISC-V IP2026-08-19·17 min read

StarFive Dubhe-100: First Deliverable Server-Grade RISC-V HPC CPU IP
RISC-V Connectivity2026-08-18·15 min read

Timesintelli PT153S: Fully Domestic RISC-V Gigabit USB Ethernet Controller

Technical deep dive into Timesintelli PT153S, a fully-domesticated RISC-V (RV32IMAC) USB 3.2 Gen1 to Gigabit Ethernet controller chip that shipped over 1M units in three months.
HPMicro HPM53M12026-08-17·14 min read

HPMicro HPM53M1: RISC-V MCU for Robot Joint Control

Technical deep dive into HPMicro HPM53M1, a 480MHz RISC-V MCU with integrated 150V motor drivers, 4x CAN-FD, and 2MSPS ADC designed for robot joint servo control.
SpacemiT K3 Hardware2026-08-15·12 min read

SpacemiT K3 Pico-ITX: Compact 60 TOPS RISC-V AI Computer

Technical overview of SpacemiT K3 Pico-ITX, a 2.5-inch Pico-ITX plus SBC built around the 60 TOPS RVA23 K3 AI CPU with 10GbE, NVMe, and dual M.2 expansion.
SpacemiT K32026-08-14·16 min read

SpacemiT K3: Flagship RISC-V AI CPU Deep Dive

Technical deep dive into SpacemiT K3, the world's first RVA23 mass-production RISC-V AI CPU: X100 cores, A100 AI engines, 60 TOPS, and four claimed world-first features.
SpacemiT K1 Application2026-08-13·10 min read

myCobot 280 RISC-V: World's First RISC-V Full-Stack Open-Source Robot Arm

Deep dive into the myCobot 280 RISC-V, the world's first 6-axis collaborative robot arm powered by the SpacemiT K1 RISC-V AI CPU with full-stack open-source design.
RISC-V Ecosystem2026-08-12·12 min read

XiangShan + Ruyi: China's Open RISC-V Processor System and Native OS

Deep dive into XiangShan Kunming Lake open-source RISC-V processor and the Ruyi native operating system for RISC-V.
WCH High-Performance MCU2026-08-11·15 min read

CH32H417: WCH's Dual-Core 400MHz RISC-V MCU with USB 3.0 5Gbps
RISC-V AI Chip2026-08-10·14 min read

中科通量金刚GC3: RISC-V + Dataflow Architecture for Video AIGC

Deep dive into the 金刚GC3 chip by 中科通量: 12 RISC-V cores, 200 TOPS INT8, 128GB LPDDR5 ECC unified memory, dataflow architecture designed for video generation and understanding.
RISC-V IP2026-08-09·16 min read

SiFive Performance P570 Gen 3: Data-Center-Grade RISC-V IP
WCH MCU2026-08-08·13 min read

CH32V407/467: 200MHz RISC-V with Dual USB HS, Ethernet PHY, and RVV
RISC-V2026-08-01·5 min read

Epic Semi Contrail AIX: First RISC-V “AI Execution Platform” with 32 Cores + 75 TOPS

Deep dive into Epic Semi Contrail AIX: 32 server-class RISC-V scalar cores + 16 integrated AI cores, up to 75 TOPS (INT8), RVA23, RVV 1.0 + VME, DDR5-6400, PCIe Gen5, CXL 2.0, hypervisor + AIA 1.0. Built for the Agentic AI Era.
RISC-V2026-08-01·5 min read

XCENA MX1: 3,072 RISC-V Cores on a CXL Computational-Memory Card

Deep dive into the XCENA MX1 computational-memory device: 3,072 RISC-V cores, Samsung 4nm, 2TB DDR5, CXL 3.2, vector search and near-data processing. Hot Chips 2026 analysis.
WCH MCU2026-07-15·8 min read

CH32V003: The $0.1 RISC-V MCU Getting Started Guide
WCH MCU2026-07-10·12 min read

CH32V317 Deep Dive: USB 2.0 HS + Ethernet PHY on a Single RISC-V Chip
SpacemiT K12026-07-05·15 min read

SpacemiT K1 OpenWrt SDK: Complete Development Guide
SpacemiT K32026-07-01·18 min read

K3 RVA23 Architecture: Why It Matters for RISC-V
WCH Tools2026-06-25·10 min read

MounRiver Studio: The IDE for WCH RISC-V Development
SpacemiT K12026-06-20·14 min read

K1 AI SDK: Running ML Models on RISC-V Hardware
Industry2026-06-15·16 min read

RISC-V vs ARM in 2026: The Real Ecosystem Gap
WCH MCU2026-06-10·11 min read

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