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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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‘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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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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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