Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for...
by xdxdx on Friday May 22, 2020 @05:54AM
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I think the main barrier to a cheap RISC-V board like you describe is a real Android port. By "real" I mean it needs working ART and V8 compiler ports so apps and web pages don't run at 10% of the speed of low-end ARM chips.
Once that exists, I think we'll see companies develop RISC-V chips cheap enough for low-end smartphones and other IoT devices. Those are the chips that are cheap enough to put in a <$100 board.
Once that exists, I think we'll see companies develop RISC-V chips cheap enough for low-end smartphones and other IoT devices. Those are the chips that are cheap enough to put in a <$100 board.