Keynote: RISC-V: Unleashing the Next Phase of SoC Innovation

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Synopsys announces an Ark5 family with three cores: Ark5 RMX (32-bit deeply embedded, optional DSP, FuSa hybrid mode), Ark5 RHX (32-bit, 10-stage pipeline, hardware virtualization, cascade to 16 cores) and Ark5 RPX (64-bit multicore host, cache coherency, Linux support, AMBA CHI). Claims: 4,000 RISC‑V members (up ~25%), 111 announced chip companies, 30 billion CPUs shipping now rising past 50 billion, compute doubling every 100 days. Toolchain and IP highlights include ASIP Designer, MetaWare, Platform Architect, Virtualizer, ZeBu and ISO 21434 and FuSa certification plans.

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1. 0:00Introduction and keynote overview
2. 1:47Semiconductor industry growth and RISC-V momentum
3. 5:04RISC-V processor implementation challenges
4. 6:30Synopsys Ark 5 processor families
5. 9:48Custom RISC-V cores and software toolchain
6. 12:18Synopsys solutions for RISC-V ecosystem
7. 15:51Future of RISC-V and Synopsys commitment

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