Pine64 Entering the Risc-V Market
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Pine64 is going to be entering the Risc-V market with a SOC. Not much details yet but it will use the C906 and BL602 CPUs. They're aiming for the sub $15 price point so I won't expect a powerhouse but it's still nice to see more options to avoid X86.
https://www.pine64.org/2021/02/15/february-update-show-and-tell/
Good that there's another option to avoid x86. Bad that the CPU vendor is once again Allwinner, which notoriously violates Linux' GPL :/
Btw, am I drunk or does the link you posted mention PINE64 reverse-engineering the GSM modem?
Btw2, they seem to also be reverse-engineering some risc-v-based wifi chip:
https://www.pine64.org/2020/10/28/nutcracker-challenge-blob-free-wifi-ble/
I hope they manage to fly under the radare of lawsuit bullies. PINE64 just grew in my eyes
EDIT: I just noticed they're not touching the problematic DSP part of the modem. Well, that's not surprising
Yeah I agree that it is a less than perfect solution but hopefully if it generates revenue for them they can do some more FLOSS friendly options or other players arrive to the market.
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