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RISC-V takes a quarter of new chip designs
RISC-V, the open, royalty-free instruction set, takes at least a quarter of new chip designs by 2030, mostly in IoT, edge and AI-accelerator control, while Arm keeps phones and datacentre CPUs.
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- Oct 2026
neutral · claim The largest RISC-V-based merchant AI silicon vendor raised $1.5B at $6.2B post (from $2B-2.6B in Dec 2024) and declined reported approaches from Intel and Qualcomm. Tenstorrent announces a $1.5B Series E at a $6.2B post-money valuation (company release, 19 Oct 2026) - Oct 2026
against · observable RISC-V has achieved little penetration in enterprise datacentres despite years of development, per October 2026 court proceedings. Delaware Judge Questions RISC-V's Practical Role as Arm and x86 Dominate Enterprise CPUs - Oct 2026
for · claim A RISC-V SoC vendor reached a public listing: ESWIN Computing sold ~1.62B H shares at HK$1.55 for gross proceeds of ~HK$2.5B (Davis Polk), with 35% of proceeds to chip products and 30% to its RISAA platform per the prospectus as… - Aug 2026
for · primary RISC-V crosses 25% global market share threshold across application processors, microcontrollers and AI accelerators by 2026. RISC-V in 2026: 25% Market Share Against x86 and ARM - Jun 2026
for · observable A tier-1 chipmaker paying up for a RISC-V CPU and AI-chip team signals RISC-V moving into high-value designs, not only microcontrollers. Qualcomm in advanced talks to acquire Tenstorrent at $8-10B (reported) - Jun 2026
for · primary Arm commands 50% of hyperscaler CPU compute as of June 2026, consolidating datacentre dominance while RISC-V remains absent. x86 Data Center Dominance Ends: Arm Crosses 50% Hyperscaler CPU Share at Computex - May 2026
for · observable RISC-V hit 25% global processor market penetration in January 2026. RISC-V vs ARM: The AI IoT Inference Race at the Edge - Apr 2026
for · claim Capital keeps flowing to the leading RISC-V core licensor, consistent with rising design adoption. SiFive raises $400M Series G at $3.65B valuation - Apr 2026
for · primary SoC design starts for SoCs using RISC-V CPU cores are forecast to reach 1,597 designs by 2031, a 9.7% CAGR. RISC-V Market Analysis 2026: Market Adoption Accelerates - Feb 2026
against · observable Datacentre CPU share is held by x86 and Arm (Graviton, Grace, Axion), with no RISC-V in volume, supporting the scope limit that Arm keeps datacentre CPUs. CPUs are Back: The Datacenter CPU Landscape in 2026 - Dec 2025
for · primary The industry body reports RISC-V at 25% penetration in late 2025, ahead of the 2030 target the assumption sets for new SoC design starts (body's own measure, not a design-start tracker). RISC-V International announces 25% market penetration, ahead of schedule - Oct 2025
for · observable RISC-V adoption is expected to expand further in 2026 across low-power IoT edge devices, edge AI processors, and automotive subsystems. IoT Analytics: 6 IoT semiconductor predictions for 2026 - Jul 2025
for · observable NVIDIA supports RISC-V as a CUDA host CPU, removing a software barrier for RISC-V in AI-accelerator control. NVIDIA brings CUDA to RISC-V host CPUs (5th RISC-V China Summit)