Colleagues and I this week presented at the IEEE ARITH conference a paper we wrote about our experiences writing a high-performance library of non-linear math functions (à la libm) for the RISC-V Vector ISA extension. We also announced there our intention of opensourcing the library very soon.

The paper is available now on the conference website until IEEE decides the papers need to be paywalled: https://arith2023.arithsymposium.org/papers/Vectorized%20Nonlinear%20Functions%20with%20the%20RISC-V%20Vector%20Extension.pdf

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The Star64 is a single-board computer with a JH7710 64-bit RISC-V quad-core processor and at least 4GB of RAM. Unveiled last year, it's expected to sell for $70 and up and after demoing basic Linux support, Pine64 says it could be available in late March/early April. https://www.pine64.org/2023/03/01/february-update-things-are-taking-shape/

#Pine64 #RISCVV #SingleBoardComputer #Star64

February update: things are taking shape | PINE64

Let me start by apologizing to everyone for skipping yet another monthly community update. This has largely been my fault as I was rather busy in January and following FOSDEM at the start of February…

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ARM (aarch_64):
#SVE2 Using a phone as a dev board, you're good to go. Latest flagship Samsung, OnePlus phones feature SVE2.
#SME Not accessible yet. Maybe we'll see dev boards, but for now it's [redacted] only.

RISC-V:
#RISCVV: Prelaunch spec Dev boards exist, but not much exists with the 1.0 (or higher) spec implemented in hardware.
#RISCVM: FPGA prototyping only, spec is WIP

Use an FPGA ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Beken BK7256 is a dual-core #RISCVV WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2 microcontroller with a JPEG encoder and decoder suitable for low-power #camera applications, #SmartHome appliances, motor control, and various #IoT devices. #FreeRTOS #LiteOS #wireless
https://www.cnx-software.com/2023/02/03/beken-bk7256-320-mhz-dual-core-risc-v-iot-mcu-offers-wifi-6-bluetooth-5-2-jpeg-video-encoder-decoder/

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/cnxsoft/status/1621366478028304386

Beken BK7256 320 MHz dual-core RISC-V IoT MCU offers WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, JPEG video encoder/decoder - CNX Software

Until now, I had only heard about Beken Bluetooth audio chips, but I've just been informed the company is also making WiFi chips such as the BK7256 that

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