Open Source Hardware (HW) is becoming de facto an industrial standard with an increasing population of available IPs that range from ultra-low-power edge-computing platforms to high-performance, high-end systems. Particularly, RISC-V systems arise interest among processors developers and users thanks to it simple and extendable, yet performant instruction-set architecture (ISA) among a wide range of performance requirements. In this session, alongside a strategic view on RISC-V in the industry, several IPs will be presented to show how open source is shaping the future of academic and industrial solutions. There will be showcases on open source artificial intelligence architectures as well as secure microprocessors.

Besides IP blocks addressed in the previous session, open source hardware requires several software technologies that benefit from open source collaboration. First of all software development tools, such as compilers, debugger, bootloaders, operating system, runtime frameworks, etc. Then design tools like FPGA compilers, CAD tools, simulators, emulators, validation tools, etc. Finally yet importantly, security benefits from open source at every level of the hardware and software stack. This session will report on several contributions these support technologies, and discuss the main upcoming issues of this field.

RISC-V is the undisputed lead architecture that has ushered in a profound new open era in compute. The innovations and implementations of RISC-V span from embedded to enterprise, from IoT to HPC. RISC-V is delivering on extensions, tools, and investments of a global community ranging from start-ups to multi-nationals, from students to research fellows. This talk will highlight that progress and opportunity, with an invitation to engage

There are several non-technical challenges for Open Source Hardware that should be addressed on the regulatory and policy level. There is a need for researching funding mechanisms that could increase Europe's influence and the level of participation of and cooperation between SMEs, academia and large companies, as well as a clarification of the regulatory and licensing issues that might stifle innovation. Are there policy solutions that can support such developments and Open Source Hardware initiatives? Who can be a driver of change? In this panel the panellists will discuss these pertinent issues and share their experiences.

Open source hardwarre, especially around the RISC-V architecture has been a talking point in the recent years. There has been a rapid development and from humble beginnings where open source hardware was a niche between enthusiasts and academics, today we have multi-billion dollar companies and recently a commitment from the European Commission to support work in open source hardware. In this session, we would like to go beyond the buzz and discuss with people involved in industry what opportunities they see, what the potential roadblocks are and what they think is still missing.