TECH - AMD Faces New Challenge as China Advances with RISC-V Chip Technology | Benzinga
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NASDAQ:AMD), alongside Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), controls the x86 chip standard, pivotal in the global semiconductor market.
This dominance is challenged by China’s strategic pivot towards the open-source RISC-V architecture, revealed through a patent by a Beijing-based military institute.
RISC-V’s design for cloud computing and smart cars indicates China’s intent to circumvent U.S. sanctions and reduce dependency on Western chip technologies, including AMD’s x86 and Britain’s Arm Holdings Plc (NASDAQ:ARM) architecture, Reuters reports.
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