Quintauris

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Quintauris
Company type Joint venture
Industry Information technology
FoundedDecember 22, 2023;15 months ago (December 22, 2023) [1]
Headquarters Munich, Germany
Key people
Alexander Kocher (CEO)
ProductsSemiconductors
Owner Bosch, Infineon, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics
Website quintauris.eu

Quintauris is a European joint company specialized in development of RISC-V based technologies. Currently located in Germany, the company aims to support and standardize RISC-V commercially. [2]

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History

On August 4, 2023, 5 semiconductor companies Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP Semiconductors, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. have announced the foundation of a joint company aimed at advancing the adoption of RISC-V as an ISA, commercializing it and setting industry standards. [3] [4] The company has been formally established and dubbed Quintauris on 22 December of the same year. [5] [6] On 29 August 2024, STMicroelectronics announced they join Quintauris as the sixth shareholder. [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. "Five Leading Semiconductor Industry Players Incorporate New Company, Quintauris, to Drive RISC-V Ecosystem Forward". www.businesswire.com. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  2. Matthew Connatser (2023-12-23). "RISC-V hardware ecosystem gets strong industry support - Qualcomm joins with four other industry players to form Quintauris". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  3. Amadeo, Ron (2023-08-04). "Qualcomm—one of Arm's biggest customers—starts a RISC-V joint venture". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  4. "Leading Semiconductor Industry Players Join Forces to Accelerate RISC-V". www.qualcomm.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. "Five Leading Semiconductor Industry Players Incorporate New Company, Quintauris, to Drive RISC-V Ecosystem Forward". www.businesswire.com. 2023-12-22. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  6. Matthew Connatser (2023-12-23). "RISC-V hardware ecosystem gets strong industry support - Qualcomm joins with four other industry players to form Quintauris". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
  7. Tyler, Neil (2024-08-30). "STMicroelectronics joins Quintauris as sixth shareholder". New Electronics. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  8. Mancini, Giovanna (2024-11-08). "Quintauris, la start up europea che abbatte i costi dei microchip". Il Sole 24 ORE (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  9. "STMICROELECTRONICS SI UNISCE A QUINTAURIS PER SFRUTTARE IL POTENZIALE DI RISC-V". www.ice.it. Retrieved 2024-11-12.