News & announcements
The latest updates, press releases, and events from the OpenHW Foundation and the broader ecosystem.
OpenHW Foundation welcomes lowRISC as a member
The OpenHW Foundation is thrilled to announce that lowRISC, a pioneer in the open source semiconductor and RISC-V landscape, has joined our growing community as a participant member!
April Committer Profile: Jérôme Quevremont
My involvement with the Eclipse Foundation came through the OpenHW Group, which was created in 2019 as an independent non-profit but worked closely with Eclipse Foundation processes, such as the contributor agreement. I became a committer around 2020 when the group operated as a project within the Eclipse Foundation ecosystem.
Using a Performance Model to Implement a Superscalar CVA6
Thales built a precise performance model for the CVA6 RISC-V core to evaluate changes before touching RTL. The model achieved COREMARK performance results that were within 0.8% of the RTL, uncovering performance bottlenecks and informing the design of a dual-issue CVA6 core.
Outcome? A 40% performance boost with just +7% power and +11% area. This shows how modeling can transform open hardware development.
2026: The Year of Open Hardware
According to the Chinese Zodiac, we’ve entered the year of the fire horse, a time traditionally associated with forward momentum, freedom, endurance, and success. Whether you subscribe to the Chinese Zodiac or not, this year is already shaping up to be a momentous one for RISC-V and the OpenHW Foundation.
Advanced D&V flow using virtual prototype + high-level synthesis for RISC-V based SoC
Join the OpenHW Foundation, CircuitSutra Technologies and RISE-DA for Advanced D&V flow using virtual prototype + high-level synthesis for RISC-V based SoC.
See how shift-left methodologies and Agentic AI Spec-to-Silicon flow accelerate HW/SW integration and validation at multiple abstraction levels.
Visit the OpenHW Foundation at the Open Chain and Friends event
Join the OpenHW Foundation and Eclipse Foundation at “OpenChain and Friends” is an in-person community event focused on open source software supply chain management, compliance, and collaboration. It’s organized by the OpenChain Project in partnership with local and international communities, such as The FOSS-LÄND Community. The event takes place in Stuttgart, Germany and gathers people working with open source across different industries.
Embedded World 2026: Eclipse Foundation pushes open source deeper into safety-critical embedded systems
The Eclipse Foundation had a lot to cover at Embedded World 2026 in Nuremberg, and most of it pointed in the same direction: open source is no longer just for hobbyists and startups. It’s moving into automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications where safety certification and regulatory compliance are non-negotiable realities.
Enabling Open Source RISC-V Designs For Commercial Use
Florian Wohlrab, Head of OpenHW Foundation presents a talk “Enabling Open Source RISC-V Designs For Commercial Use” as part of EFCL Seminar series at ETH Zurich.
Update on the Unified Access Platform
More on the Unified RISC-V IP Access Platform – at hashtag#HiPEAC26, Cairo Caplan explained how giving engineers, researchers, startups, and many more access to RISC-V components will help build out the ecosystem and drive innovation.