Re:Nordic Is Getting Involved in RISC-V
by ryukoposting on Sunday November 12, 2023 @11:18PM
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> getting crushed by a wave of very low cost Chinese competitors
Not in my experience. Reputable chipmakers are as important as they ever have been. "Westernized" supply chains are a selling point to investors.
Regardless, Nordic leads the space because their firmware libraries are best-in-class, and their documentation and support are least-terrible-in-class. The hardware has never been the most sophisticated (or the cheapest) in the segment. ex: until the nRF5340 came out, SiLabs blew them out of the water architecturally, but SiLabs' development tools are a tire fire so it doesn't matter.
Not in my experience. Reputable chipmakers are as important as they ever have been. "Westernized" supply chains are a selling point to investors.
Regardless, Nordic leads the space because their firmware libraries are best-in-class, and their documentation and support are least-terrible-in-class. The hardware has never been the most sophisticated (or the cheapest) in the segment. ex: until the nRF5340 came out, SiLabs blew them out of the water architecturally, but SiLabs' development tools are a tire fire so it doesn't matter.