Quintauris Explained

Quintauris GmbH
Type:Joint venture
Industry:Information technology
Owner:Bosch, Infineon, Nordic Semiconductor, NXP, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics
Key People:Alexander Kocher (CEO)
Location:Munich, Germany
Products:Semiconductors
Foundation:[1]

Quintauris GmbH is an 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]

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]

See also

Notes and References

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