RISC-V Introduction

Part I: RISC-V 101

This webinar provided an introduction to RISC-V, covering areas such as the Register File, Instruction Types, Modes, Interrupts, and Control and Status Registers. Prior knowledge of RISC-V is not necessary, but having a basic understanding of Computer Architecture would be beneficial.

Webinar Info

One hour

2017-09-12

Post Webinar Materials

Presentation Slides

2017-09-12 

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Q&A

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Drew Barbier

Field Engineer at SiFive, Inc.

Drew has worked in the semiconductor industry for over 10 years in various engineering and customer facing roles. At SiFive Drew is responsible for a variety of tasks including customer support, software and development tools, ecosystem development, documentation, and whatever makes the customer experience great. 

Krste Asanovic

Chief Architect at SiFive, Inc.

In addition to serving as Chief Architect at SiFive, Krste is a Professor in the EECS Dept. at the UC, of California, Berkeley, where he also serves as Director of the ASPIRE Lab. Krste leads the RISC-V ISA project at Berkeley, and is Chairman of the RISC-V Foundation. He is an ACM Distinguished Scientist and an IEEE Fellow. Krste Received a PhD from UC Berkeley and a BA from the University of Cambridge.

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SiFive was founded by the creators of the free and open RISC-V architecture as a reaction to the end of conventional transistor scaling and escalating chip design costs.