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RISC-V US-China Collaboration
US firm MIPS is deepening collaboration with Chinese companies on RISC-V open-source chip architecture standardisation, illustrating how cross-border tech cooperation persists despite broader US-China semiconductor tensions.
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As global adoption of the open-source RISC-V chip architecture accelerates, US intellectual property provider MIPS is collaborating with Chinese firms at an "unprecedented" level, according to MIPS chief technology officer Yankin Tanurhan (SCMP, October 3). MIPS, acquired by US chipmaker GlobalFoundries last year, is driving RISC-V standardisation "very closely with China" (SCMP, October 3).
This collaboration is strategically notable because it demonstrates that cross-border technology cooperation persists in certain domains despite the broader US-China chip rivalry and export control regime, particularly around open-source architectures that sit outside traditional IP-licensing restrictions. This could become an increasingly important case study in how open standards create exceptions to tech decoupling trends, with relevance for export control policy and corporate risk assessment.