Why the emphasis on RVA23? Since when are vector instructions a minimal necessity? Plain RV64GC is mooore than powerful enough for industrial/machine controllers & the like - assuming a standard sw/hw platform.
What's missing here is the "made in Europe" bit. Currently (very few exceptions), RISC-V SoCs are designed by Chinese companies, maybe fabricated in Taiwan, and boards they go on manufactured in China.
Imho that is what Europe needs to address. With EU-made boards available, the software side is the easy part.
There is some European CPU initiative. Sounds great but where are the boards?
What's missing here is the "made in Europe" bit. Currently (very few exceptions), RISC-V SoCs are designed by Chinese companies, maybe fabricated in Taiwan, and boards they go on manufactured in China.
Imho that is what Europe needs to address. With EU-made boards available, the software side is the easy part.
There is some European CPU initiative. Sounds great but where are the boards?