SEALSQ RISC-V Chips Adoption is Predicted to Get AI Boost Making it a Viable Competitor to Traditional GPUs

Geneva, Switzerland, May 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

RISC-V technology is revolutionizing the microchip industry, challenging established giants and paving the way for transformative changes. By the end of 2022, the industry had already embraced over 10 billion RISC-V cores, with thousands of engineers globally contributing to RISC-V projects.

Geneva, Switzerland - May 24, 2024 - SEALSQ Corp ("SEALSQ" or "Company") (NASDAQ: LAES), a company that focuses on developing and selling Semiconductors, PKI and Post-Quantum technology hardware and software products, and a pioneer in high-performance RISC-V AI processors, today announces the breakthrough adoption and future potential of its RISC-V technology. Projected to secure nearly 25% of the global market share by 2030, SEALSQ's RISC-V chips are driving a paradigm shift in the microchip industry, propelled by the burgeoning demand for AI and machine learning applications.

SEALSQ is recognized as a leading innovator in the development of high-performance RISC-V AI processors and secure microcontrollers. The Company's commitment to leveraging open-source technology and adhering to the highest security standards positions it as a key player in the evolving microchip industry. SEALSQ's mission is to deliver cutting-edge solutions that meet the demands of AI, machine learning, and quantum-resistant security.

“Since the adoption of a RISC-V architecture, our R&D has been able to add our 25- year experience of countermeasures against side channel or intrusive attacks and sensors for designing a new generation of Secure Element roadmap,” said Jean-Pierre Enguent, SEALSQ France R&D VP.

SEALSQ's adoption of RISC-V, will materialize with a First engineering samples in late 2024 and a Certified Ready for production in Q3 2025.

Since its first introduction in 2010, RISC-V is experiencing rapid growth. According to research by Semico, the RISC-V market is expected to expand at an impressive CAGR of 73.6% per year through 2027, resulting in the production of approximately 25 billion AI chips and generating $291 billion in revenue. This exponential growth underscores the transformative impact of RISC-V technology.
RISC-V, an open-source instruction set architecture (ISA), is poised to challenge the dominance of powerful GPUs in the AI landscape. RISC-V's open-source nature allows developers to tailor the architecture to specific AI workloads. This means creating specialized processors optimized for particular AI tasks, which can outperform the general-purpose nature of GPUs. Additionally, developers can add custom extensions to the RISC-V ISA, crafting domain-specific accelerators that handle AI computations more efficiently.