EU DARE Project Adjusts After Codasip Divestment
Key Takeaways
- 1Codasip divests low-end RISC-V processor unit to US firm.
- 2DARE consortium restructures after Codasip's strategic pivot.
- 3EU faces risks to sovereignty over RISC-V technology access.
The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) and the Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe (DARE) consortium are responding to Codasip's recent divestment, which disrupts their collaboration aimed at developing advanced processors for European data centers. Codasip's shift towards cyber-resilient architectures, including reallocating resources towards secure system components, introduces uncertainty regarding the architectural direction of the DARE project, which has a backing of €240 million. As the implications of this corporate realignment unfold, concerns have been raised about maintaining accessibility to critical design tools and preventing foreign dependency on U.S. technology.