RISC-V China Summit highlights automotive and AI processor advancements

At the sixth RISC-V China Summit held in Shenzhen, Alibaba DAMO Academy and Zhongke Tongliang showcased significant advancements in the RISC-V ecosystem, focusing on automotive, AI, and intelligent computing sectors.

Alibaba DAMO Academy unveiled the XuanTie E908A, an automotive-grade enhanced processor. It is the first RISC-V CPU IP to simultaneously meet ASIL-B and ASIL-D standards, designed for safety-critical applications such as domain controllers and automotive gateways. The academy also released a product roadmap for autonomous driving and embodied intelligence, aiming for its next-generation C950A processor to achieve five times the performance of current RISC-V automotive products.

Zhongke Tongliang presented a full-stack RISC-V intelligent solution, including the SmarCo AI workstation, intelligent video encoding machines, and intelligent computing acceleration cards. These products target high-value scenarios like video intelligence, AI large models, and robotics. The company's SmarCo AI workstation features a 12-core RISC-V processor and provides 250 TOPS INT8 computing power, highlighting the transition of RISC-V from embedded IoT applications into high-performance computing and data centers.