In addition to x86 and ARM, we can also talk about RISC-V, a very old architecture that China seems to want to bet on in the coming years to completely forget Intel, AMD And Qualcomm.
RISC-V is an open source architecture, so it does not depend on any company working on its development, but on a foundation, so it is an excellent option for the future of China, where it aims to reduce its dependence on foreign countries, not only in chip manufacturing, but also in other areas.
Some of the regular collaborators of the RISC-V Foundation These include AMD, HP, IBM, Oracle, NVIDIA, Raspberry Pi, Google and Huawei. Intel is not among the collaborators of this foundation, nor is Qualcomm.
This is what happens when countries like the United States do everything they can to prevent certain technologies from reaching China in order to limit its growth capabilities.
The intention to reduce dependence on large processor manufacturers and x86 and ARM architectures It is found in the first laptop with RISC-V architecture that the Software Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the Kaixin Institute of Beijing, Qunxin Shining Technology and Yingqi Intelligence have just presented in China.
Laptop with RISC-V architecture
This RISC-V architecture laptop, named Book of Ruyiis managed by the processor Xiangshan Nanhu which operates at a maximum of 2.5 GHz, manufactured using a 7nn process. The Processor It supports two configurations of one or two cores and each has its own L1 and L2 cache, while the L3 cache is shared. It is accompanied by 8GB of DDR5 memory at 4800 MT/s.
The screen is LCD type with 14 inches and Full HD resolution. The equipment includes an HDMI port that allows you to send the signal to an external monitor in 4K. As for graphics, at the moment, China has not managed to become completely independent, since this equipment includes the AMD RX 550 graphics card.
Regarding connectivity options, this model includes two USB 3.0 portstwo 2.5 Gbps Ethernet ports, one HDMI port with 4K output and a jack for connecting headphones. The integrated trackpad supports up to 9 different gestures. This equipment has dimensions of 315 mm x 233 mm x 25 mm.
Windows is not available for RISC-V Architecture Therefore, the operating system of this laptop does not come from Microsoft, but rather from a Linux distribution, although it has not been announced which one it is.
At the moment, it has not been announced what its launch price will be on the market, nor what its availability will be, but it is very unlikely that this laptop with RISC-V architecture will leave China.
