2025 RISC-V CON: Andes Technology Celebrates 20 Years, Bringing Together Innovators, Engineers, and Ecosystem Leaders

San Jose, CA – April 4, 2025 – Andes Technology, a leading supplier of high-efficiency, low-power 32/64-bit RISC-V processor cores and a Founding Premier member of RISC-V International, proudly announces the Silicon Valley 2025 Andes RISC-V CON scheduled for April 29, 2025. The in-person event will gather industry leaders, innovators, and developers to explore the latest advancements in RISC-V technology and celebrate Andes Technology’s two decades of groundbreaking innovation.

Attendees will have the opportunity to gain exclusive insights from Andes executives and prominent industry leaders, explore the latest advancements in RISC-V technology, and learn about cutting-edge projects shaping the RISC-V future. Additionally, engage and network with Andes and its valued ecosystem partners, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange.

The 2025 RISC-V CON will feature two parallel conference tracks: The Main Conference and Exhibition, open to everyone, and the new Developer Track, designed for engineers seeking deep-dive, hands-on technical training.

For more details and to register, visit the event website

Main Conference and Exhibition

The main conference welcomes all attendees, featuring over ten sessions and speeches that cover the RISC-V market and the development of SoCs using RISC-V across AI, automotive, application processing, communications, and more. Participants will also have opportunities to network with speakers and exhibitors from over twenty sponsoring companies offering IP, software, tools, services, and products.

Highlighted Main Conference Presentations:

• Frankwell Lin, Chairman and CEO, Andes Technology – Celebrating 20 years of driving SIP innovation and 15 years of pioneering RISC-V.
• Dr. Charlie Su, President and CTO, Andes Technology – Provides insights on advancing modern computing with Andes RISC-V processor solutions.
• Paul Master, Co-founder and CTO, Cornami – Presenting Fully Homomorphic Encryption, the Holy Grail.
• Fireside chat: What’s coming in AI? – Facilitated by Charlie Cheng, Andes, Board Advisor with keynotes from:
  • Jeff Bier, Founder, Edge AI and Embedded Vision Alliance
  • Pete Warden, Founder & CEO, Useful Sensors

Developer Track – Hands-on Technical Training (Limited Seating!)

For engineers looking to gain practical insights, the Developer Track offers four in-depth sessions designed to provide hands-on experience with cutting-edge RISC-V concepts and system optimization. Attendees should bring a fully charged laptop.

• Optimization with RISC-V Vector ISA – Understand how RISC-V Vector Extensions (RVV) enhance performance and get hands-on experience using AndeSight tools.
• IAR Professional Tools for RISC-V – Discover how advanced debugging and functional safety tools accelerate development cycles.
• Create Your Own RISC-V Custom Instructions – Learn to enhance RISC-V ISA with Andes’ Automated Custom Extensions (ACE) and experience hands-on instruction with Andes Copilot.
• Unleashing the Power of Heterogeneous Computing: Optimizing Resource Utilization – Join Andes, Imagination, and Baya to explore how trace-based CPU and GPU analysis can boost compute efficiency.

Event Details:

Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, San Jose, CA (Free Parking)
Time: 8:30 - 6:00 PDT

Admission: RISC-V CON is free to attend

Registration: visit the event website