DeepComputing

DeepComputing, Ltd.

Company type	Private
Industry	Computer hardware RISC-V
Founded	2022;3 years ago (2022)
Founder	Yuning Liang
Headquarters	Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Products	Motherboards, Laptops
Website	deepcomputing.io

DeepComputing is a technology company based in Hong Kong that develops and sells RISC-V based hardware. Its flagship products are laptops, tablets and PC motherboards with various processors based on 64-bit RISC-V ISA.

History

DeepComputing is founded in 2022, at Sheung Wan, Hong Kong by Yuning Liang. In May, launch of first RISC-V based laptop was rumored by Calista Redmond, former CEO of RISC-V International, with photos of prototypes being shipped to them. In July, DeepComputing together with Xcalibyte (a software company co-founded by Yuning) unveiled DC-ROMA, first commercially available laptop based on a RISC-V based microprocessor. ^{[1] [2] [3]} A month later it was revealed that the SoC inside is an Alibaba TH1520. ^[4] Later on SoC is changed to be StarFive JH7110. It got released with OpenKylin or Debian Linux pre-installed.

In June 2024, DeepComputing released another laptop named DC-ROMA II, claiming it to be the first RISC-V based laptop to run Ubuntu without any configuration. It was based on SpacemiT K1 SoC, an 8-core CPU running up to 2.0GHz and, together with NPU, 2 TOPS of AI capability. ^{[5] [6] [3]} In August, company announced the first ever RISC-V based tablet named DC ROMA PAD II, which was powered by the same K1 SoC. It was priced around $149. ^[7]

In November 2024, DeepComputing announced DC-ROMA Mainboard for Framework Laptop 13, a highly modifiable laptop. The partnership was announced back in June by both companies. The motherboard includes a StarFive JH7110 SoC, and was made available for $199. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

In March 2025, DeepComputing announced DC-ROMA AI PC motherboard (initially called Mainboard II), ^[11] for Framework Laptop 13 again. Its based on ESWIN's EIC7702X SoC that has AI capabilities up to 50 TOPS when NPU (Neural Processing Unit) is enabled. Preorders started from $300, for orders to be effective by July of the same year. ^{[12] [13]}

Products

Framework Laptop 13 containing DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC motherboard running Ubuntu 24.04, showing neofetch output

DeepComputing develops hardware ranging from laptops and mainboards to AI PCs and embedded accessories. DeepComputing products only use chips based around RISC-V open standard ISA, which is the main selling point and principle of the company.

DC-ROMA

• DC-ROMA, first product of the company and world's first commercially available RISC-V laptop. Uses quad-core StarFive JH7110 SoC. It has up to 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD memory, 1080P monocular camera, 2 USB 3.0 ports and Type-C power adaptor. It supports openKylin, Debian and several other Linux distributions.
• DC-ROMA II, second laptop of the company. Uses octo-core SpacemiT K1 SoC. It has up to 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD memory, 1080P monocular camera, 2 USB 3.0 and Type-C ports, 1 MicroSD port and Type-C power adaptor. It also has GPIO, allowing access to I²C and other types of direct access to the SoC. It comes with Ubuntu or Fedora pre-installed, and supports other Linux distributions.
• DC-ROMA Pad II, tablet version of DC-ROMA II based on the same K1 SoC.
• DC-ROMA Mainboard, first Framework compatible motherboard by the company. Uses quad-core JH7110 SoC just like first RISC-V laptop.
• DC-ROMA AI PC, second Framework motherboard by the company marketed as a local AI-capable PC. Uses octo-core ESWIN EIC7702X SoC. CPU cores are P550 designed by SiFive. SoC contains an NPU that provides AI capability up to 50 TOPS.

Other

• StationV D300, a workstation based on a RISC-V processor with 64 cores and AI accelerator card support.
• DC-ROMEO, an RC car based on ESP32-C6

References

1. "Roma, one of the first RISC-V laptops, may ship in September". Archived from the original on 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
2. Joel Khalili (2022-07-04). "Take note, Arm: The world's first RISC-V laptop is now available for preorder". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
3. "RISC-V Laptops Really Arrive in 2025 - IEEE Spectrum". spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
4. Dahad, Nitin (2022-10-14). "First RISC-V laptop uses Alibaba TH1520 SoC: embedded.com". Embedded. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
5. "World's first RISC-V laptop preloaded with Ubuntu". Archived from the original on 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
6. Jowi Morales (2024-06-13). "The world's first RISC-V laptop gets a big upgrade — DeepComputing doubled the core count, increased clocks to 2 GHz, and added AI capabilities". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
7. Jowi Morales (2024-08-26). "RISC-V CPU arrives on a tablet starting at $149 — DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II features an octa-core CPU and up to 16GB RAM and 128GB eMMC storage". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
8. Matthew Connatser (2024-11-14). "RISC-V motherboard for Framework 13 laptops and mini-PCs starts at $199 – quad-core RISC-V CPU and 8GB of RAM included". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
9. "RISC-V main board for Framework laptop shipping". Archived from the original on 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
10. "Framework Announces a Partnership with DeepComputing for Its First RISC-V Mainboard". Hackster.io. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
11. "DeepComputing Unveils the DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard II, an AI-Focused Framework 13 Mainboard". Hackster.io. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
12. Sunny Grimm (2025-03-10). "RISC-V mini AI PC that fits inside a Framework laptop shell revealed — DeepComputing's DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC claims 50 TOPS, 64GB RAM". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
13. "DeepComputing Unwraps RISC-V AI PC Delivering 50 TOPS Performance - News". www.allaboutcircuits.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.

External links

• Official website
• GitHub account