All future ESP32 SoCs will be based on RISC-V

dcexpert

All future ESP32 SoCs will be based on RISC-V [Copy link]

Espressif CEO and President Swee-Ann Teo confirmed that all future ESP32 microcontrollers will be based on RISC-V instead of Xtensa “unless we have some special requirements that I don’t see right now”.

There is also a post confirming that it applies to all product lines, not just the ESP32-Cx series – Robert Lipe .

lugl4313820

It seems that RISC-V has a great chance of replacing ARM and others.

bigbat

It seems that most domestic chips will switch to RISC-V architecture. But I don’t know how the RISC-V ecosystem will develop in the future. I hope there will be no fragmentation. But at present, this trend

dcexpert

bigbat posted on 2022-5-5 15:59 It seems that most domestic chips will switch to RISC-V architecture. But I don’t know how the RISC-V ecosystem will develop in the future. I hope there will be no fragmentation. But for now...

There will definitely be differentiation. Even for the ARM series, the differences between manufacturers are very large, the development software is not compatible, and it is difficult to directly replace each other.

bigbat

dcexpert posted on 2022-5-5 16:17 There will definitely be differentiation. Even for the ARM series, the differences between manufacturers are very large, the development software is not compatible, and it is difficult to directly replace each other.

However, most of the core codes of ARM are the same, so porting to operating systems and other software is basically feasible. In addition, IAP tools are also basically universal.

dcexpert

bigbat posted on 2022-5-5 16:40 However, most of the core codes of ARM are the same, so the porting to operating system and other software is basically feasible. And the iap tools are also basically universal.

If we look at it from this perspective, then the problem should not be too big. The current fragmentation of Android and Linux is only at the application layer.

nmg

Where should arm go?

dcexpert

nmg posted on 2022-5-6 16:29 Where should arm go?

Arm is still very strong.

nmg

dcexpert posted on 2022-5-6 17:14 arm is still very powerful at the moment

Yes, I want to arm in this form, if I continue to go on

I guess there are many places in the market where ARM cannot replace

dcexpert

nmg posted on 2022-5-6 17:53 Yes, I think if ARM continues to move forward in this form, I think there will be many markets where ARM cannot replace it

Even now, there are still some non-ARM chips that are widely used, such as esp8266, and there will be more in the future.

freebsder

ARM will be forced to open source someday.