Future Board Watch
This page lists unreleased SOCS, boards, and systems which are being watched by the DevBoards Program for future consideration. If you know of something which should be on this list, please reach out to us at devboard-seed@riscv.org.
SOCs
Alibaba T-HEAD TH1520
Public reference: https://img.102.alibaba.com/1627958419409/49652c9412c41cb6f39b36fed1244e6e.pdf
Vendor: Alibaba T-Head
Est. Availability: 2Q2023
Features:
Xuantie 4x C910 (RV64GCFD) @ 2.5 GHz
Imagination GPU
4 TOPS NPU
Up to 64KB I-Cache, Up to 64 KB D-Cache
SOPHON SG2042
Public reference: https://www.sophon.ai/product/introduce/sg2042.html
Vendor: SOPHGO
Est. Availability: Summer 2023
Use Case: Code Builder
Features:
64-cores, 2 GHz, C920 RVV0.7
64 MB Cache
32 lanes of PCIe Gen 4
Sophgo SG2380
Public reference: https://community.milkv.io/t/introducing-the-milk-v-oasis-with-sg2380-a-revolutionary-risc-v-desktop-experience/780
Vendor: Sophgo
Est. Availability: 2H 2024
Features:
CPU
16-core SiFive P670 (RV64GCVH) 64-bit RISC-V processor @ up to 2.5GHz with RISC-V Vector v1.0, Vector Crypto, Hypervisor, WorldGuard, AIA
Cluster configuration – 12x 2.5 GHz performance cores, 4x 1.6 GHz efficiency cores
Full RISC-V RVA22 profile compliance
GPU
Imagination AXT-16-512 high-mid-performance 3D GPU with support for Vulkan 1.3, OpenGL 3.0, OpenGL ES 3.x/2.0/1.1; 0.5 TFLOPS, 16 Gpixels, and 2 TOPS
2D graphic engine
Video Processing Unit (VPU)
Up to 4Kp60 10-bit H.265/HEVC, 8-bit H.264/AVC, 8-/10-bit AV1, 8-/10-bit VP9
No hardware video encoder
AI accelerators (NPU)
8-core SiFive Intelligence X280 with support for BF16 / FP16 / FP32 / FP64, INT8 up to INT64
Sophgo TPU coprocessor through VCIX interface up to 20 TOPS @ INT8 compatible with OpenXLA/IREE
Memory I/F
Up to 64GB RAM through a 128-bit DDR interface
Support for LPDDR4 and LPDDR4x 3733Mbps with in–line ECC
Support for DDR4 UDIMM, SODIMM @ 3200Mbps (no ECC)
Storage I/F
“UFS 3.2” (Note: currently published standards are UFS 3.1 and UFS 4.0)
4x SATA 3.0
QSPI NOR/NAND flash interface
Video Output
eDP 1.2 up to 4Kp60
DP 1.2 up to 4Kp60 (USB-C Alt mode)
HDMI 2.0 up to 4Kp60 with CEC and eARC support
MIPI DSI up to 2Kp60
Support for dual video output up to 4Kp60
Camera
Sophgo AI ISP with dual pipe
6x 2-Lane / 4 + 4 x 2 Lane image sensor input
Interfaces – MIPI CSI2, Sub LVDS, HiSPi
2x I2C dedicated to image sensor interface
Up to 6x 2MP cameras
Audio
HD Audio codec
3x DMIC
3x I2S, 1 of them share pin with HD Audio
1x PCM
Networking – Gigabit Ethernet (RGMII interface)
USB
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with DP Alt Mode, Power Delivery capable
1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
2x USB 2.0 interfaces
PCIe – PCIe Gen3 with 8x+4x+2x+1x+1x Lanes
Other peripheral interfaces
3x SDIO/SD3.0
2x CAN 2.0
4x UART without traffic control function or 2x UART with traffic control function
8x I2C, SMBUS supported
SPI/eSPI with 4 CS
LPC
PWM
Fan detect
Security
Hardware AES/DES/SHA256
True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
Secure key storage, secure boot,
SiFive WorldGuard
32Kb OTP flash
Power Management – DVFS and ACPI support
TDP – 5 to 30 Watts
Junction temperature – -0°C to +105°C
Package – FCBGA
Veyron V1
Public reference: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ventana-introduces-veyron-worlds-first-data-center-class-risc-v-cpu-product-family-301700985.html
Vendor: Ventana Micro Systems
Est. Availability:
Features:
5 nm technology
3.6 GHz
Boards
Banana Pi BPI-F3
Public reference: https://docs.banana-pi.org/en/BPI-F3/BananaPi_BPI-F3
Vendor: Banana Pi
Est. Availability: TBD
Use Case: Application Developer Board
Features:
64-bit, 8-core chip (SpacemiT Technologies K1X SOC)
16 GB LPDDR4/x RAM
5 lanes of PCIe 2.1
2x RJ45 Ethernet ports
HDMI
USB Type-A and Type-C ports
microSD card reader
3.5mm audio jack
26-pin GPIO header.
Beaglev-Ahead
Public reference: https://beagleboard.org/beaglev-ahead
Vendor: BeagleBoard
Est. Availability: Available
Use Case: Application Developer Board
Features:
TH1520 RISC-V processor, 2 GHz x 4 C910 cores
4 GB RAM, 16 GB on-board eMMC flash
50GFLOPS, 3Mpixel/s Imagination BXM-4-64 graphics processing unit (GPU)
4TOPS@INT8 neural processing unit (NPU) @ 1GHz
Ethernet 1 Gbps
Integrated 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi
micro-HDMI, DSI, 2x CSI
Expansion via mikroBUS shuttle, BeagleBone cape headers
USB3 super-speed (5Gbps) micro-AB for power and data
Board size: 96.5mm x 60.7mm
Huashan Pi
Public reference: https://en.sophgo.com/product/introduce/huashan.html
Vendor: Sophgo
Est. Availability: TBD
Use Case: IOT Developer Board
Features:
2 C906 cores
AI Computing: 0.5T@int8
FEMO-ITX (84 mm x 55 mm)
DDR3L - 4 GB
eMMC
SD Card
1x Ethernet 100 Mbps RJ45
4x USB 2.0
WiFi, Bluetooth
HDMI with H.264/H.265/MJPEG 5Mp30(4:3 or 16:9) encoding and H.264/MJPEG 5Mp30(4:3 or 16:9) decoding
Mipi DSI Output, Mipi CIS*2 Input
Pioneer BoARD
Public reference: https://www.crowdsupply.com/milkv/milk-v-pioneer
Vendor: MILKV
Est. Availability: Pre-order Coming Soon
Use Case: Application Developer Platform
Features:
Micro-ATX form factor (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
Processor: SOPHON SG2042 SOC with 64x C920 cores at 2 GHz, 128K L1, 64 KB D-Cache, 1 MB L2, 64 MB L3
Memory: 4x 3200MHz DDR4 memory slots (128 GB memory max)
PCI Express: 3x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots
Storage: 5x SATA connectors
Networking: 2x 2.5 Gbps Ethernet, 1x M.2 E Key (PCIe 3.0 x1 + USB 2.0)
USB: 8x USB 3.0 - 1x USB header for front panel (2x USB 3.0), 1x USB debug console
Other:
1x SPI Flash for BIOS
1x MicroSD card for recovery or OS loading
2x M2 M-key (PCIe 3.0 x4)
5x SATA ports driven by JMicron JMB585 chip
1x standard 24 P ATX power connector
Sophgo Oasis
Public reference: https://community.milkv.io/t/introducing-the-milk-v-oasis-with-sg2380-a-revolutionary-risc-v-desktop-experience/780
Vendor: Sophgo
Est. Availability: 2H 2024 (Pre-order now)
Use Case: Desktop
Features:
CPU
Sophgo SG2380 SOC (16-core)
Memory
Up to 64GB 128-bit LPDDR5 5500 MT/s memory
Storage
Pluggable UFS module
microSD card for OS booting and data
M.2 M-Key socket for NVMe SSD (PCIe 3.0 x4)
4x SATA ports for HDD and/or SSD
Video
2x HDMI ports up to 4Kp60
1x eDP with touch panel
2x MIPI DSI connectors
Camera I/F – 2x MIPI CSI connectors
Networking
2x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports
1x M.2 E-Key for WiFi 6 / BT 5
1x M.2 B-Key for 4G / 5G cellular module
USB: 2x USB 3.0 ports, 2x USB 2.0 ports, 2x front panel USB 2.0 interfaces, 1x USB-C port with DP alt mode
Expansion
PCIe x16 slot with PCIe Gen 3 x8 signal
8x DIO, 2x CAN Bus
Dimensions: 17 cm x 17 cm (Mini-ITX form factor)
Tinker V
Public reference: https://sipeed.com/licheepi4a
Vendor: Asus
Est. Availability:
Use Case: Specialized Platform - Automotive Development
Features:
Renesas RZ/Five SOC, 1x 1 GHz Andes AX45MP core
1 GB of DDR4 memory
microSD card slot
eMMC 16 GB
SPI flash
2x Ethernet 1 Gbps
1x micro USB, 1x micro USB (OTG)
2x CAN Bus
2x COM RS-232
20-pin GPIO header
JTAG debug
DC power input
VS SQUADRON
Public reference: https://www.vlsisystemdesign.com/embeddedvsdsquadron/
Vendor: VLSI System Design
Est. Availability: Pre-order Available, Estimated availability July 2023
Use Case: Specialized Platform: Educational
Features:
Size: 84 mm x 52 mm
Processor: Carvel SOC (RVI32I)
Other:
38-pin GPIO
UART
SPI
4 MB external flash
2x M2 M-key (PCIe 3.0 x4)
USB Programming Support over FTDI
Systems
Lichee Cluster 4A
Public reference: https://sipeed.com/licheepi4a
Vendor: Sipeed
Est. Availability: Available
Use Case: Builder systems
Features:
Box size: 20 x 12 x 22 cm
Up to 7 CM4a slots for Lichee Pi 4A cards, TH1520(4 x C910@1.85 GHz)
Memory: Maximum 7 x 16GB = 112GB LPDDR4X
Storage:
Maximum 7 x 128GB = 896GB eMMC
External SD / USB3 SSD
Networking:
1 x GbE for Cluster
1 x GbE for Slot1
1 x Ethernet for BMC control
Interface:
7 x USB3.0 for Slots
7 x TF Card for Slots
1 x USB2.0 for BMC
1 x HDMI for Slot1
Power:
12V DC input or 1U Power Module
Minimum 60W, suggest >= 90W
PINETab-V Tablet
Public reference: https://www.pine64.org/2023/04/10/pinetab-v-and-pinetab2-launch/
Vendor: Pine64
Est. Availability: Summer 2023
Use Case: Specialize Platform - Mobile Development
Features:
4-core JH7110 @ 1.5 GHz
Memory/Storage: 4 GB/64 GB, 8 GB/128 GB
ROMA
Public reference: https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/07/02/roma-linux-laptop-to-feature-quad-core-risc-v-soc-support-web3-nft-cryptocurrencies-etc/
Vendor: DeepComputing & Xcalibyte
Est. Availability: Unknown
Use Case: Application Developer Platform
Features:
TH1520, 4-core Xuantie C910 @ 2.5 GHz
16 GB LPDDR4 memory
256 GB SSD
Imagination GPU
4x TOPS NPU
14.1" 1080p display and webcam
1x HDMI port
WiFi
Ethernet port
Bluetooth 5.0
Laptop: 1.7 kg weight, 20 mm thick