RISC-V is go-to chip for space

Stefan Mileschin · 13th September 2022, 09:22

Headed to the Moon and Mars

RISC-V ISA has been selected to provide the core CPU for NASA's next generation High-Performance Spaceflight Computing processor (or HSPC).

HPSC is expected to be used in virtually every future space mission, from planetary exploration to lunar and Mars surface missions.

HPSC will use an 8-core, SiFive Intelligence X280 RISC-V vector core, as well as four additional SiFive RISC-V cores, to deliver 100x the computational capability of today's space computers. This massive increase in computing performance will help usher in new possibilities for a variety of mission elements such as autonomous rovers, vision processing, space flight, guidance systems, communications, and other applications.

https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...chip-for-space

13th September 2022, 09:22	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,575	RISC-V is go-to chip for space Headed to the Moon and Mars RISC-V ISA has been selected to provide the core CPU for NASA's next generation High-Performance Spaceflight Computing processor (or HSPC). HPSC is expected to be used in virtually every future space mission, from planetary exploration to lunar and Mars surface missions. HPSC will use an 8-core, SiFive Intelligence X280 RISC-V vector core, as well as four additional SiFive RISC-V cores, to deliver 100x the computational capability of today's space computers. This massive increase in computing performance will help usher in new possibilities for a variety of mission elements such as autonomous rovers, vision processing, space flight, guidance systems, communications, and other applications. https://fudzilla.com/news/pc-hardwar...chip-for-space

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