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3rd WorkshopIntro&FoundationOverview
RickO’Connorrickoco@riscv.org
http://www.riscv.org
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Outline
§ WorkshopIntro,Logistics&Agenda§ RISC-VBackground§ RISC-VFoundationOverview§ FoundationStructure- EarlygroupofFoundingSponsors
§ MembershipAgmt &By-Laws§ Summary
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3rd RISC-VWorkshop– ThanksOracle!!
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AbigTHANKYOUtotheOracleConferenceCenterTeam
‘Networking’Workshop
§ Networkingfocus– distributeattendeespreadsheet- LetTamiknowbythemorningbreakifyoudon’twantyournametobeincludedintheattendeespreadsheet
§ Spendbreak/lunch/receptiontimewithattendeesyouhaven’tmetbefore
§ Twitter@riscv§ LinkedInCompanyPage- http://www.linkedin.com/company/risc-v-foundation
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4th RISC-VWorkshop– SavetheDate
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July12th – 13th,2016MITCSAIL/StataCenter
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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“Founding”MemberStatus
§ MemberswhojoinandfundduringtheFoundation’sinaugurallaunchyear,willforeverafterbedenotedasFoundingMembers ontheRISC-Vwebsiteandallpromotionalmaterials,providedtheyremainmembersingoodstanding
§ Foundationinaugurallaunchyearrunsthroughourfirstyearofoperationandendsatthestartofthe4thRISC-VWorkshopinJuly2016
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StrongFoundingSponsorGroup
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Rumble Development
Gold&SilverFoundingSponsors
PlatinumFoundingSponsors
FoundationStatus
§ ArticlesofIncorporationfiledAugust2015- RISC-VFoundationCorporationisalegal,non-profitoperatingentity
§ Signedon16“LaunchFundContributors”todate- shapetheinitialby-lawsandmembershipagreements- promotetheFoundation- recruitothermembers
§ FormBoardofDirectorsinQ1of2016- Ratifymembershipagreement- Ratifysetofbylaws
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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")
§ SomediscussionaroundseparatingIPRandCopyrightlicensinglanguagetofacilitateindividualtreatmentandupdates
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BylawsKeyTerms§ DefinestheroleoftheFoundation§ DefinesMembershipLevelsandRights
- Onevotepercompany§ DefinestheroleoftheBoardofDirectors
- RatifyallallCommitteerecommendations(Technical,Marketing,etc)
§ DefinesCommitteeResponsibilities- AllspecificationdevelopmenttobedonebyMembershipCommittees
- Allspecificationdevelopmentmustincludeatleastoneroundofpublicconsultation(outsidethemembership)
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