{"id":603107,"date":"2023-01-31T07:49:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/intel-has-killed-off-its-open-source-risc-v-dev-environment\/"},"modified":"2023-01-31T07:49:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:49:18","slug":"intel-has-killed-off-its-open-source-risc-v-dev-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/31\/intel-has-killed-off-its-open-source-risc-v-dev-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Intel has killed off its open-source RISC-V dev environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"buuZXCKkAbyG99CmgbEVFi\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\" aria-label=\"Return to Computing\">Computing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"Intel Logo\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"Intel Logo\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"Intel Logo\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/8zcrXFmwqGhotbwYirbJee.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Shutterstock \/ Alexander Tolstykh)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Intel appears to have quietly killed off its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-open-source-software\"><u>open source<\/u><\/a> RISC-V developer environment, Pathfinder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The news may come as a shock to many SoC architects, software developers, and product research teams, primarily because Pathfinder was only announced in August 2022, however to others, it may have been an expected move.<\/p>\n<p>The company reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/intel-planning-hundreds-of-job-cuts\">a catastrophic end to 2022<\/a>, with its Q4 alone reportedly accounting for $661 million in losses, and has pulled the plug on a number of its other operations. Besides this, 544 of its California-based workers are at risk of redundancy, with the potential for more layoffs globally as the company gears up to what it calls a \u201cmeaningful number\u201d of job cuts.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"intel-pathfinder\">Intel Pathfinder<\/h2>\n<p>The 2022 press release unveiling Pathfinder details the number of RISC-V-focused initiatives that have rolled out over the years, indicating Intel\u2019s commitment, however just months later, users began to report that it had been cut.<\/p>\n<p>Intel has since updated its <a href=\"https:\/\/pathfinder.intel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/pathfinder.intel.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>website<\/u><\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> with a statement that reads:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe regret to inform you that Intel is discontinuing the Intel Pathfinder for RISC-V program effective immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The web page directs users to \u201cpromptly transition\u201d to alternative RISC-V software tools, highlighting that bug fixes have also been stopped.<\/p>\n<p>The program was designed to help its users develop RISC-V chips using industry-standard toolchains and as such had been supported by a number of RISC-V companies. It was split into a Professional Edition, and a more stripped back Starter Edition for hobbyists looking to give it a go.<\/p>\n<p>Vijay Krishnan remained general manager for RISC-V ventures at the company for over a year and a half until it shut its doors this month, pushing him into a new role as general manager for new initiatives, indicating that Intel could be turning its back on its RISC-V operations for now as it seeks to limit its spending.<\/p>\n<p><em>TechRadar Pro<\/em> reached out to Intel to hear whether it plans to continue investing in RISC-V in the future. We were told that the HiFive Pro P550 chip, also known as Horse Creek, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/community.intel.com\/t5\/Blogs\/Tech-Innovation\/open-intel\/What-s-in-store-for-the-latest-RISC-V-development-board\/post\/1448348\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/community.intel.com\/t5\/Blogs\/Tech-Innovation\/open-intel\/What-s-in-store-for-the-latest-RISC-V-development-board\/post\/1448348\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> back in 2021, is still on schedule for summer 2023 availability. It&#8217;s set to be what the company calls the &#8220;highest performance RISC-V\u201d development system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>These are the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-small-business-servers\"><u>best servers for small businesses<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent\">\n<section>\n<p>Sign up to theTechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>With several years\u2019 experience freelancing in tech and automotive circles, Craig\u2019s specific interests lie in technology that is designed to better our lives, including AI and ML, productivity aids, and smart fitness. He is also passionate about cars and the electrification of personal transportation. As an avid bargain-hunter, you can be sure that any deal Craig finds is top value!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/intel-has-killed-off-its-open-source-risc-v-dev-environment\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Margarete Wiers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Computing (Image credit: Shutterstock \/ Alexander Tolstykh) Intel appears to have quietly killed off its open source RISC-V developer environment, Pathfinder.\u00a0The news may come as a shock to many SoC architects, software developers, and product research teams, primarily because Pathfinder was only announced in August 2022, however to others, it may have been<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":603108,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2965,299,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-603107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-intel","8":"category-killed","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=603107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/603107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/603108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=603107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=603107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=603107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}