US-based MIPS deepens RISC-V collaboration with Chinese firms
Despite US-China tech tensions, MIPS continues to drive open-source chip standardisation with Chinese partners
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US intellectual property firm MIPS is collaborating with Chinese companies to advance the open-source RISC-V chip architecture, maintaining cross-border cooperation despite ongoing geopolitical tech rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
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Why It Matters
MIPS was acquired by US chipmaker GlobalFoundries last year. RISC-V International acts as the governing body for the open-source chip architecture.
As global adoption of the open-source RISC-V chip architecture accelerates, US intellectual property provider MIPS is collaborating with Chinese firms at an unprecedented level, according to a senior executive, highlighting how cross-border cooperation persists despite intense tech rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
MIPS, which was acquired by US chipmaker GlobalFoundries last year, was driving RISC-V standardisation “very closely with China”, chief technology officer Yankin Tanurhan said during a media briefing in Shanghai in September.
The effort formed part of broader initiatives under governing body RISC-V International to unite global players – including US, European and Chinese entities, as well as academia – to standardise technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to microcontrollers and data centre servers, he said.
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