Google Android system supports RISC-V architecture
Major technology companies are vigorously laying out RISC-V architecture, designing the required chip products through this free, open source architecture platform, or extending other ecosystems through RISC-V.
For example, foreign Intel spent 2.8 billion yuan to establish the RISC-V research laboratory, specializing in developing processor chips. There is also the domestic Huawei company , which has also developed a TV chip based on RISC-V. Whether it is software or hardware, the adaptability of RISC-V is gradually expanding. One of the major reasons why domestic manufacturers are supporting RISC-V participation in the development of
is that its open source characteristics are regarded by the industry as the key to breaking the monopoly of the Western information technology system.
Therefore, the wider the ecological layout of RISC-V, the better. At present, domestic manufacturers have completed the adaptation and compatibility of a series of platforms through RISC-V, and even took action on Google Android system.
According to Google's official announcement, the RISC-V patch created by Alibaba Pingtou Ge has been included in the source code of the Android system, which shows that Google's Android system is supporting the RISC-V architecture.
Google Android system is spread all over the world, and has been customized and developed into MIUI, Flyme and Funtouch OS, etc. These are all based on Android development and design, forming system products with personalized advantages.
However, if the system wants to run, it cannot be separated from the support of the hardware chip platform. The mainstream Qualcomm Snapdragon on the market, MediaTek Dimensity dominates the mobile phone chip market, and the architectures of these chips are all designed by ARM. This has formed the "AA system" dominated by Android and ARM, where the West uses this system to gain the core voice of the mobile terminal market. What is the significance of
RISC-V being included in the Android system?
However, with RISC-V being included in the Android system, everything began to change, which is of great significance.
first provides a new path choice for domestic manufacturers, which can bypass the ARM architecture, design chips on the RISC-V platform, and then connect to the Android system.
is secondly conducive to continuously expanding the ecological advantages of RISC-V. Through RISC-V, ARM is integrated into the mainstream CPU architecture of , X86 forms a three-legged pattern to avoid being controlled by others in core key technologies.
is not difficult to find that the world's major information technology systems are all from the West. In addition to the "AA system" composed of Android and ARM, there is also the "wintel system" of Microsoft and Intel. The former provides operating system support, while the latter firmly occupies the market position on the PC and server side through the X86 architecture and Core chips.
In these systems, chip developers are undoubtedly the beneficiaries of the market. Even if they master one of the technical fields, they can become the world's top.
There are a variety of architectural technologies on the market. If resources cannot be concentrated to develop the ecology, it will easily cause waste of development resources, and the ecology may not be successfully built.
Therefore, the open source RISC-V architecture is a technical direction. Judging from the inclusion of RISC-V into the Android system, it is enough to prove that the ecological potential of RISC-V is very huge. Therefore, in the process of developing RISC-V in China, we still need to keep moving forward. This time it can be adapted to the Android system. Will it be adapted to the domestic operating system next time? Maybe nothing is possible.
Alibaba's efforts to lay out the RISC-V architecture
RISC-V can complete the ecological layout in the Android system, because Alibaba's efforts are inseparable from Alibaba's efforts.
can confirm that RISC-V will become the mainstream direction of CPU architecture in the future, and a large number of technology companies and developers will flock to the RISC-V track. If you only realize the product from 0 to 1 through RISC-V, it will take a lot of time, and it is hard to say whether it is successful or not.
To solve this problem, Alibaba launched the RISC-V high-performance chip development platform Wujian 600. On the Wujian 600 platform, developers can quickly obtain basic development tools and with the support of the platform, thereby quickly developing RISC-V chip products. While greatly improving efficiency, it also reduces development risks.
In addition, Alibaba Pingtou Ge successively launched Xuantie 910, Yiying 1520 and other chip products on the RISC-V architecture. In order to support artificial intelligence , the data center provides powerful performance.
plus Alibaba's RISC-V patch created this time has taken an important step in adapting the mobile phone operating system. Alibaba's efforts to lay out the RISC-V architecture are obvious to all, and may become a big winner in the era of RISC-V architecture.
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Whether it is the Wujian 600 platform or the RISC-V patch is included in the Android system, it shows that Alibaba's research on RISC-V is very in-depth.
If conditions permit, it is not ruled out that Alibaba develops into a system-level chip supplier. Supply RISC-V chips to the outside world and use Android phones. Of course, it is too early to get to this point, and it depends on Alibaba's performance.
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