RISC-V
RISC-V for Critical Systems
Open, scalable architecture with long-term technological control. We design RISC-V solutions ready for demanding industrial environments.
What is RISC-V?
RISC-V is an open and royalty-free instruction set architecture (ISA), developed in 2010 at the University of California, Berkeley. It has emerged as the main alternative to proprietary architectures such as x86 and ARM, revolutionising the semiconductor industry.
Unlike other architectures, RISC-V is licensed under BSD, allowing any company to design, manufacture and sell chips without paying royalties. Its modular design—with a base core RV32I or RV64I and optional extensions for multiplication, floating-point or vector operations—enables each processor to be tailored precisely to the application, from microcontrollers to supercomputers.
Key Advantages for Industrial Systems
Open Architecture
Full ISA access to customise and optimise each design without third-party dependency. Enables transparent code auditing and avoids hidden vulnerabilities present in proprietary architectures.
Technology Control
Technological sovereignty and lifecycle continuity for long-term projects. Clear hardware-software interface documentation enables custom safety features to be documented while meeting standards such as ISO 26262.
Scalability
From microcontrollers to advanced SoCs, we adapt performance and power consumption. With just 39 instructions in RV32I, it prioritises one clock cycle per instruction, significantly reducing energy consumption.
Certification and Critical Systems
RISC-V is gaining adoption in functional safety applications across automotive, aerospace, medical and industrial sectors. The architecture supports compliance with major international standards:
- ISO 26262 (automotive)
- DO-178C (aerospace)
- IEC 61508 (industrial)
- EN 50128 / 50657 (railway)
RISC-V's modular design eliminates legacy compatibility constraints and simplifies certification. Manufacturers such as SiFive, Microchip and CAST offer pre-certified RISC-V IP cores with advanced error detection and memory protection units, significantly reducing certification effort.
Applications
- Industrial critical systems with high availability
- Aerospace and defense platforms
- Edge computing and advanced embedded systems
- Automotive systems with functional safety
- Certified medical devices
- Industrial IoT and high-performance wearables
Ecosystem and Adoption
The RISC-V ecosystem is growing exponentially. Major companies such as Google, Meta and Qualcomm already use RISC-V in AI accelerators and consumer chips. It is estimated that by 2030 around 20% of integrated chips will incorporate RISC-V cores. Reidite Electronics integrates these technologies into production-ready solutions.
Why Reidite
We combine high-performance hardware, rugged Phantom Forge® encapsulation and a native software ecosystem to integrate RISC-V quickly and securely into your projects. Our approach combines the flexibility of open architecture with the reliability required by industrial environments.
We reduce time, risk and cost in demanding projects while maintaining long-term technological control. We design solutions tailored to your performance, power and certification requirements.