Project description
Speeding up the transition to RISC-V chip architecture
Europe needs an open source ecosystem to drive competitiveness and enable greater and more agile innovation. The use of open-source hardware and software drastically lowers the barrier to designing innovative integrated circuits. The EU-funded TRISTAN project aims to further expand and develop RISC-V architecture in Europe so that is able to compete with existing commercial alternatives. This open specification eliminates the need to learn and create unique ecosystems for each processor architecture, increasing productivity, security and transparency. TRISTAN approach will be holistic, covering both electronic design automation tools and the full software stack.
Objective
TRISTAN’S overarching aim is to expand, mature and industrialize the European RISC-V ecosystem so that it is able to compete with existing commercial alternatives. This will be achieved by leveraging the Open-Source community to gain in productivity and quality. This goal will be achieved by defining a European strategy for RISC-V based designs including the creation of a repository of industrial quality building blocks to be used for SoC designs in different application domains (e.g. automotive, industrial, etc.). The TRISTAN approach is holistic, covering both electronic design automation tools (EDA) and the full software stack. The broad consortium will expose a large number of engineers to RISC-V technology, which will further encourage adoption. This ecosystem will ensure a European sovereign alternative to existing industrial players. The 3-year project fits in the strategy of the European Commission to support the digital transformation of all economic and societal sectors, and speed up the transition towards a green, climate neutral and digital Europe. This transformation includes the development of new semiconductor components, such as processors, as these are considered of key importance in retaining technological and digital sovereignty and build on significant prior investments in knowledge generation in this domain. Development strategies leveraging public research funding that exploit Open-Source have been shown to boost productivity, increase security, increase transparency, allow better interoperability, reduce cost to companies and consumers, and avoid vendor lock-ins. The TRISTAN consortium is composed of 46 partners from industry (both large industries as well as SMEs), research organizations, universities and RISC-V related industry associations, originating from Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Turkey and Switzerland.
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- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftware
- social sciencessociologyindustrial relationsautomation
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
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22529 Hamburg
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8010 Graz
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70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhoehe
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55270 Klein Winternheim
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8101 Gratkorn
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64289 Darmstadt
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38000 Grenoble
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20864 Agrate Brianza
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91193 Gif-Sur-Yvette
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85579 Neubiberg
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60 813 Poznan
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75015 PARIS 15
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40126 Bologna
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1210 Wien
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00195 Roma
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46120 HERZELIYA
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85579 Neubiberg
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92190 Meudon
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2803 WV Gouda
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80686 Munchen
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3001 Leuven
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92190 MEUDON
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64295 Darmstadt
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10129 Torino
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38000 Grenoble
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38000 Grenoble
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42019 Scandiano
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80333 Muenchen
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2132LS Hoofddorp
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83088 Kiefersfelden
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7522 NB Enschede
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34906 Pendik, Istanbul
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47259 Duisburg
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93400 SAINT OUEN
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33100 Tampere
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02610 Espoo
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33710 Tampere
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81245 Munchen
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33720 Tampere
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66123 Saarbrucken
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76131 Karlsruhe
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85131 POLLENFELD-PREITH
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1059 CM Amsterdam
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061103 BUCURESTI
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92360 Meudon La Foret
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8092 Zuerich
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6300 Zug
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