China's Xiangshan RISC-V Project Aims for 2025 Launch, Challenging Arm's Dominance
2025-01-08
The Xiangshan project, spearheaded by the Institute of Computing Technology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, aims to develop high-performance chips using the open-source RISC-V instruction set architecture. Its third-generation chip, Kunminghu, is slated for a 2025 release, targeting performance comparable to Arm's Neoverse 2. Using the Mulan PSL-2.0 license, the designs will be fully open-source, posing a significant challenge to established players like Arm and reducing China's reliance on foreign technology. While the project has faced delays, its open-source nature and ambitious performance goals make it a compelling development to watch.