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4 th Workshop Intro & Foundation Overview Rick O’Connor [email protected] http://www.riscv.org 12 July 2016 RISC-V Foundation 1

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4th WorkshopIntro&FoundationOverview

RickO’[email protected]

http://www.riscv.org

12 July 2016 RISC-V Foundation 1

Outline

§ WorkshopIntro,Logistics&Agenda§ RISC-VBackground§ RISC-VFoundationOverview§ FoundationStructure- FoundingSponsors

§ MembershipAgmt &By-Laws§ Summary

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4th RISC-VWorkshop– ThanksMITCSAIL!

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AbigTHANKYOUtotheMITCSAILTeam

‘Networking’Workshop

§ Networkingfocus– distributeattendeespreadsheet- LetTamiknowbythemorningbreakifyoudon’twantyournametobeincludedintheattendeespreadsheet

§ Spendbreak/lunch/receptiontimewithattendeesyouhaven’tmetbefore

§ Twitterhttp://twitter.com/risc_v @risc_v§ LinkedInCompanyPage- http://www.linkedin.com/company/risc-v-foundation

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SomeWorkshopStats…§ 1st RISC-VworkshopJan14-15,2016inMonterey,CA

- Soldout:144(33companies&14universities)- Slides&videoscanbefoundhere

§ 2nd RISC-VworkshopJun29-30,2015atUCBerkeley- Soldout:120(30companies&20universities)- Slides&videoscanbefoundhere

§ 3rd RISC-VworkshopJan5-6,2016atOracleRedwoodCity,CA- Soldout:157(42companies&26universities)- Slides&videoscanbefoundhere

§ 4th RISC-VworkshopJul12-13,atMITCambridge,MA- Soldout:252(63companies&42universities)- Slides&videos:postedaftertheworkshop

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AgendaWalkthrough

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5th RISC-VWorkshop– SavetheDate

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Nov29th – 30th,2016GoogleMountainView,CA

Outline

§ RISC-VBackground§ RISC-VFoundationOverview§ FoundationStructure- FoundingSponsors

§ MembershipAgmt &By-Laws§ Summary

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RISC-VBackground

§ In2010,aftermanyyearsandmanyprojectsusingMIPS,SPARC,andx86asbasisofresearch,itwastimefortheComputerScienceteamatUCBerkeleytolookatwhatISAstousefortheirnextsetofprojects

§ Obviouschoices:x86andARM- x86impossible– toocomplex,IPissues-ARMmostlyimpossible– complex,IPissues

§ SoUCBerkeleystarted“3-monthproject”duringthesummerof2010todeveloptheirownclean-slateISA

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RISC-VBackground(cont’d)§ Fouryearslater,inMayof2014,UCBerkeleyreleasedfrozenbaseuserspec-manytapeouts andseveralresearchpublicationsalongtheway

§ ThenameRISC-V(pronouncedrisk-five),waschosentorepresentthefifthmajorRISCISAdesigneffortatUCBerkeley- RISC-I,RISC-II,SOAR,andSPURwerethefirstfourwiththeoriginalRISC-Ipublicationsdatingbackto1981

§ InAugust2015,articlesofincorporationwerefiledtocreateanon-profitRISC-VFoundationtogoverntheISA

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FoundationMissionStatement

TheRISC-VFoundation isanon-profitconsortiumcharteredtostandardize,protect,andpromotethefreeandopenRISC-Vinstructionsetarchitecturetogetherwithitshardwareandsoftwareecosystemforuseinall

computingdevices.

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BenefitsfromViableFreelyOpenISA§ Greaterinnovationviafree-marketcompetitionfrommanycoredesigners,closed-sourceandopen-source

§ Sharedopencoredesigns,shortertimetomarket,lowercostfromreuse,fewererrorsgivenmoreeyeballs

§ Processorsbecomingaffordableformoredevices,whichwouldhelpexpandtheInternetofThings(IoTs),whichcouldcostaslittleas$1

§ Softwarestackssurviveforlongtimeupgradesoftwareonsystemsembeddedinconcrete50yearsago

§ Makearchitectureresearchandeducationmorerealwithfullyopenhardwareandsoftwarestacks

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RISC-VisNOTanOpen-SourceProcessor§ RISC-VisanISAspecification– NOTanopen-sourceprocessorcore

§ Mostofthecostofchipdesignisinsoftware,sowewanttomakesuresoftwarecanbereusedacrossmanychipdesigns

§ TheFoundationwillencouragebothopen-sourceandproprietaryimplementationsoftheRISC-VISAspecification

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FoundationPrinciples§ TheRISC-VISAandrelatedstandardsshallremainopenandlicense-freetoallparties.Thestandardspecificationsshallalwaysbepubliclyavailableasanonlinedownload

§ Thecompatibilitytestsuitesshallalwaysbepubliclyavailableasasourcecodedownload

§ Toprotectthestandard,onlymembers(withcommercialRISC-Vproducts)oftheFoundationingoodstandingcanuse“RISC-V”andassociatedtrademarks,andonlyfordevicesthatpassthetestsintheopen-sourcecompatibilitysuitesmaintainedbytheFoundation

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FoundationFunction§ officialsourceofinformationaboutRISC-V,maintainsanonlinerepositoryofRISC-Vdocuments,andpromotesadoptionofRISC-Vbyorganizingbothonlineandliveevents

§ responsibleforsustaining,evolvingandopen-sourcelicensingoftheRISC-Vinstructionsetarchitectureandsurroundinghardwareandsoftwareecosystemovertimeinresponsetochangesintechnologyandtheneedsandrequestsoftheusercommunity

§ manageslicensingoftheRISC-VtrademarksandprovidesavehicletodecidewhetheraprojectorproductcanusetheRISC-Vtrademark

§ maintainsadirectoryofpublic-domaininstructionsetarchitectureandmicro-architecturaltechniques,culledfrompublicationsandexpiredpatents

§ producesandsellsRISC-Vpromotionalmaterial,theproceedsfromwhichareusedtofurtherthegoalsoftheFoundation

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FoundationOrganization§ TheBoardofDirectorsconsistsofseven+members,whosereplacementsareelectedbythemembership

§ TheBoardisultimatelyresponsibleforfulfillingtheMissionStatement§ TheBoardcanamendtheBy-LawsoftheRISC-Vfoundationviaatwo-thirdsaffirmativevote

§ TheBoardappointschairsofad-hoccommitteestoaddressissuesconcerningRISC-V,andhasthefinalvoteofapprovaloftherecommendationofthead-hoccommittees.

§ AllmembersofcommitteesmustbemembersoftheRISC-VFoundation- CommitteechairsmustreporttotheBoard,andcommitteesaresubjectto

terminationiftheBoarddecidesacommitteeisnotmakingsatisfactoryprogress§ GiventheworldwideinterestinRISC-V,theBoardwillappointChairsofRegionalCommitteestopromoteRISC-Vdevelopmentinlocalcommunities

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ClassesofMembership§ PlatinumSponsorduesofUS$25,000peryear

- 10complimentary registrations forRISC-Vmeetingsduringtheyearofmembershipandthemostprominentandlargestdisplayofcompanylogosinonlineandprintmaterials forRISC-V

§ Platinummembersareeligible forBoardseatelectionsandtoChairFoundationTechnicalCommittees,MarketingCommitteesandSub-Committees

§ GoldSponsorduesofUS$10,000peryear- 7complimentary registrations forRISC-Vmeetingsduringtheyearofmembershipand

prominentdisplayofcompanylogosinonlineandprintmaterials forRISC-V§ GoldSponsormembersareeligible toChairFoundation TechnicalCommittees,

MarketingCommitteesandSub-Committees§ SilverSponsor duesofUS$5,000peryear

- 5complimentary registrations forRISC-Vmeetingsandfortheir logostobedisplayed inRISC-Vonlineandprintmaterials

§ AllSponsororganizations haveonevoteperopenposition inBoardelections.§ AuditorduesofUS$2,500peryear(non-voting)

- 2complimentary registrations forRISC-Vmeetingsduringtheyearofmembershipandfortheirnamestobelisted inonlineandprintmaterials forRISC-V

§ IndividualMemberduesofUS$99peryear(non-voting)

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FoundationStatus

§ ArticlesofIncorporationfiledAugust2015- RISC-VFoundationCorporationisalegal,non-profitoperatingentity

§ Signedon40+Foundingmembers- shapedtheinitialby-lawsandmembershipagreements

§ BoardofDirectorsformedinQ2of2016- RatifyMembershipAgreement- RatifysetofBylaws

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RISC-VFoundationBoardofDirectors§ Krste Asanovic,Chairman

- ProfessorintheEECSDepartmentatUCBerkeley§ Zvonimir Bandić

- SeniorDirectorofNextGenerationPlatformTechnologies atWesternDigitalCorporation

§ CharlieHauck- CEOofBluespec Inc.

§ DavidPatterson- RetiredProfessorComputerScienceUCBerkeley

§ Jothy Rosenberg- AssociateDirectorofthecybersecuritygroupatDraperLaboratories

§ Frans Sijstermans- VicePresidentEngineeringatNVIDIA

§ TedSpeers- TechnicalFellow,HeadofProductArchitectureforMicrosemi’s SoC Group

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“Founding”MemberStatus

§ MemberswhohavejoinedandhelpedfundtheFoundation’sinaugurallaunchyear,willforeverafterbedenotedasFoundingMembers ontheRISC-Vwebsiteandallpromotionalmaterials,providedtheyremainmembersingoodstanding

§ TheFoundation’sinaugurallaunchyearranthroughourfirstyearofoperationsinceAugust2015andendedatthestartofthis4th RISC-VWorkshop

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PlatinumFoundingMembers

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Gold,Silver&AuditorFoundingMembers

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Rumble Development

MembershipAgmt KeyTerms§ Freeandopenlicense– FoundationgrantstotheMemberanon-exclusive,zeroroyaltyrightandlicense…touse,make,havemade,offerforsale,sell,export,import,practice,copy,…theRISC-ISAasthenconstituted(the"MemberLicense")

§ MemberContributions&Improvements– MembergrantstotheFoundationanon-exclusive,zeroroyaltyrightandlicense…touse,make,havemade,offerforsale,sell,export,import,practice,copy,…foreachandalloftheImprovementsandeachandallIntellectualPropertyRightsinandtosuchImprovements(the”CoreLicense")

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BylawsKeyTerms§ DefinestheroleoftheFoundation§ DefinesMembershipLevelsandRights

- Onevotepercompany§ DefinestheroleoftheBoardofDirectors

- RatifyallCommitteerecommendations(Technical,Marketing,etc)

§ DefinesCommitteeResponsibilities- AllspecificationdevelopmenttobedonebyMembershipCommittees

- Allspecificationdevelopmentmustincludeatleastoneroundofpublicconsultation(outsidethemembership)

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RISC-VFoundationSummary

§ StrongIndustrySupport- 40+FoundingSponsors- Broadcommercialandacademicinterest(252workshopattendeesrepresenting63companies&42universities)

§ Membership&Bylawdocumentsbeingratified§ BoardofDirectorsformedinQ22016§ 5th RISC-VWorkshopsavethedate…

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Nov29th – 30th,2016GoogleMountainView,CA