ChipFlow Blog ChipFlow & Keysom - RISC-V in 2025: Progress, Challenges, and What's Next for Automotive & Open Hardware

RISC-V is evolving, but it's not a de facto solution despite a desire from many companies. However, the biggest success of RISC-V is that it's proven that open-source hardware can work! It has also found its market in smaller 32-bit cores and accelerators, particularly in fragmented sectors like IoT and industrial applications, where customization and cost-efficiency are keys .