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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/13412490

Alibaba's research arm promises server-class RISC-V processor due this year

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[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I can see where this came from. ARM and RISC-V are both reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architechtures but are not the same. Arm is a proprietary ISA originally from Acorn. Risc-v is a new ISA developed completely open-source

EDIT: also, not to be killjoy, but for clarity "research arm" means apendage or division and is completely unrelated

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I disagree. The simplest and best reading is they have an ARM CPU for research, and the CPU produced the RISC-V design.

[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Maybe we're reading something different, or this is tongue and cheek but "Alibaba's research arm, the Damo Academy, " sounds like research arm is a synonym for "research division" or "research department".

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nope, definitely a CPU. It's the CPU that's promising the server-class RISC-V processor.

[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Where in that article do you read that?

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The part where it says "arm."

You're really not getting the sarcasm here are you...

[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No, I was hoping it'd be confirmed when I mentiomed it could be tongue in cheek. Doesn't always come across in a thread where some are unironically making the same point.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I was trying to criticize the original poster by using increasingly ridiculous arguments, when it was obvious they never actually read the article and even misread the post. Something something satire.

I guess it didn't come off obvious enough. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

I'm just bad at reading sarcasm sometimes. Probably you were obvious and it went over my head

[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reduced_instruction_set_computer