7th RISC-VWorkshopIntro&FoundationOverview

RickO’Connorrickoco@riscv.org

http://www.riscv.org

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7th RISC-VWorkshop– averybigTHANKYOUtotheWesternDigitalTeam!

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November28th – 30th ,2017Milpitas,California

‘Networking’Workshop

§ Networkingfocus– distributeattendeespreadsheet- LetSueorIknowbythemorningbreakifyoudon’twantyournametobeincludedintheattendeespreadsheet

§ Spendbreak/lunch/receptiontimewithattendeesyouhaven’tmetbefore

§ RISC-VTwitterhttp://twitter.com/risc_v @risc_v§ RISC-VLinkedInPage- http://www.linkedin.com/company/risc-v-foundation

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SomeWorkshopStats…§ 1st RISC-VworkshopJan14-15,2015inMonterey,CA

- Soldout:144(33companies&14universities)Slides&videoscanbefoundhere§ 2nd RISC-VworkshopJun29-30,2015atUCBerkeley,CA

- Soldout:120(30companies&20universities)Slides&videoscanbefoundhere§ 3rd RISC-VworkshopJan5-6,2016atOracleRedwoodCity,CA

- Soldout:157(42companies&26universities)Slides&videoscanbefoundhere§ 4th RISC-VworkshopJul12-13,2016atMITCambridge,MA

- Soldout:252(63companies&42universities)Slides&videos canbefoundhere§ 5th RISC-VworkshopNov29-30,2016atGoogleMountainView,CA

- Soldout:350+(107companies&29universities)Slides&videoscanbefoundhere§ 6th RISC-VworkshopMay8-11,2017atNVIDIA/SJTUShanghai,China

- Soldout:287(52companies&27universities)Slides&videoscanbefoundhere§ 7th RISC-VworkshopNov28-30,2017atWesternDigitalMilpitas,CA

- Soldout:498(138companies&35universities)Slides&videospostedaftertheworkshop

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§ 498registeredattendees,morethan5X theattendanceatthe1stWorkshop

§ ~80abstractssubmitted

§ 47sessions squeezedinto12&24minuteincrements

§ 26 poster/demosessions

7th WorkshopBytheNumbers

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SavetheDate– 8th RISC-VWorkshop

§ Co-HostedbyBarcelonaSupercomputingCenter(BSC)andUniversitat Politècnica deCatalunya (UPC)

§ May7th – 10th,2018

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RISC-VFoundationOverview§ IncorporatedAugust,2015asnon-profitFoundation§ MembershipAgreement&BylawsratifiedDecember2016§ TheRISC-VISAandrelatedstandardsshallremainopenandlicense-freetoallparties- RISC-VISAspecificationsshallalwaysbepubliclyavailableasanonlinedownload

§ Thecompatibilitytestsuitesshallalwaysbepubliclyavailableasasourcecodedownload

§ Toprotectthestandard,onlymembers(withcommercialRISC-Vproducts)oftheFoundationingoodstandingcanuse“RISC-V”andassociatedtrademarks,andonlyfordevicesthatpassthetestsintheopen-sourcecompatibilitysuitesmaintainedbytheFoundation

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FoundationOrganization§ TheBoardofDirectorsconsistsofseven+members,whosereplacementsareelectedbythemembership

§ TheBoardcanamendtheBy-LawsoftheRISC-Vfoundationviaatwo-thirdsaffirmativevote

§ TheBoardappointschairsofad-hoccommitteestoaddressissuesconcerningRISC-V,andhasthefinalvoteofapprovaloftherecommendationofthead-hoccommittees.- TechnicalCommitteeChair– Yunsup Lee,SiFive- MarketingCommitteeChair– TedMarena,Microsemi

§ AllmembersofcommitteesmustbemembersoftheRISC-VFoundation

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RISC-VFoundationBoardofDirectors§ KrsteAsanovic,Chairman

- Professor,EECSDepartment,UCBerkeley§ ZvonimirBandić

- SeniorDirector,NextGenerationPlatformTechnologies,WesternDigital§ CharlieHauck

- CEO,Bluespec§ RobOshana

- SeniorDirector,SoftwareR&D,Microcontrollers,NXP§ DavidPatterson,Vice-Chairman

- GoogleArchitect&RetiredProfessorComputerScience,UCBerkeley§ FransSijstermans

- VicePresidentEngineering,NVIDIA§ TedSpeers

- TechnicalFellow,HeadofProductArchitecture,SoCGroup,Microsemi

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ClassesofMembership§ PlatinummemberduesofUS$25,000peryear

- eligibleforBoardelectionsandtoChairFoundationTechnicalCommittees,MarketingCommitteesandSub-Committees

§ GoldmemberduesofUS$10,000peryear- eligibletoChairFoundationTechnicalCommittees,MarketingCommitteesandSub-Committees

§ SilvermemberduesofUS$5,000peryear- participationinallCommitteesandSub-Committees

§ AuditormemberduesofUS$2,500peryear(non-voting)- participationinallCommitteesandSub-Committees

§ IndividualmemberduesofUS$99peryear(non-voting)- participationinallCommitteesandSub-Committees

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RISC-VFoundationSummary

§ StrongIndustrySupport- 100+members;Broadcommercialandacademicinterest(soldout7 straightworkshops)

§ ChosenBestTechnologyof2016byTheLinleyGroup§ ActiveTechnical&MarketingCommitteesandTaskGroups

§ 8th RISC-VWorkshopsavethedate…- May7th– 10th,2018,Barcelona,Spain

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