Andes Technology

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Andes Technology Corporation
Company type Public limited
TWSE: 6533
Industry Semiconductor
Founded(2005;20 years ago (2005))
Headquarters
Hsinchu Science and Industrial Park, Hsinchu
,
Taiwan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
 Tsai Ming-kai (Chairman)
Website www.andestech.com

Andes Technology Corporation is a Taiwanese supplier of 32/64-bit embedded CPU cores and a founding Premier member of RISC-V International. [1] It focuses on the embedded market and delivers CPU cores with integrated development environment and associated software and hardware for SoC development. [2] [3] With regard to the computing-processors market, Andes is ranked the fifth largest intellectual-property company in the world. [4] [5] [6] By the end of 2022, the cumulative volume of Andes-Embedded SoCs had surpassed 12 billion. [7]

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History

Andes was founded in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan in 2005 [8] and went public on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and began trading on 14 March 2017. [9]

In 2016, Andes joined RISC-V International Association and became the founding Premier member in 2020. [1] In 2017, Andes expanded its product lines by adding RISC-V processors based on AndeStar V5 architecture. [10]

Applications

Andes CPU cores are applied to applications including 5G, ADAS, AI/machine learning, AR/VR, audio, blockchain, Bluetooth, cloud computing, data centers, gaming, GPS, IoT, MCU, security, sensing, sensor fusion, SSD controllers, storage, touch screen and TDDI controllers, USB 3.0 storage, voice recognition, Wi-Fi, wireless charger and so on. [11] [12]

Partners

Andes has more than 150 partners, including foundry (such as TSMC, UMC, GlobalFoundries), Electronic Design Automation (EDA), [13] IP, design service (such as Faraday and GUC), key component, development tool, medium & application software, operating software, academic & education, industry & affiliations members. [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Member Directory". RISC-V. Archived from the original on 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Andes gets ready to take on ARM/Android". embedded.com.
  3. ↑ Quested, Tony. "Asian power broker takes UltraSoc debugging technology". Business Weekly.
  4. ↑ Merritt, Rick. "Taiwan's Andes brings processor cores to U.S." EE Times.
  5. ↑ Lan, Korbin. "Andes Technology Eyes to Become the Top 4 Silicon IP Provider in Three Years". CTIMES.
  6. ↑ Stuart, Conor. "IoT Could Boost Taiwan's Andes Tech to No. 4 Spot in Global Silicon IP Sector in 2016". IP Observer.
  7. ↑ "Andes Technology: Stepping into the 18th Year with Perseverance and Proud Accomplishments". Andes Technology. 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  8. ↑ "8 RISC-V Companies to Watch". Design News.
  9. ↑ "MediaTek unit sees shares soar on main-board debut". Taipei Times.
  10. ↑ Clarke, Peter. "RISC-V architecture, Andes processor cores offered on FDSOI". eeNews Embedded.
  11. ↑ "Andes certifies Imperas models and simulator as reference for new Andes RISC-V Vectors Core with lead customers and partners". Electronic Engineering.
  12. ↑ Clarke, Peter. "CEO interview: Andes' cores for IoT suit Europe". eeNews Europe.
  13. ↑ Happich, Julien. "Andes partners with EDA tool vendors for more RISC-V SoC support". eeNews Europe.
  14. ↑ "Partners". Andes Technology.
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