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Overview

Through our collaborative lab on cyber-physical systems, we partnered with one of our associates to explore the feasibility of offering RISC-V-based migration services. The joint initiative focused on evaluating the readiness of the RISC-V ecosystem to support the porting of legacy embedded software—particularly ARM-based microservices—onto RISC-V platforms.

This work laid the foundation for an initial RISC-V service offer, enabling our associate to begin positioning itself in the growing open-ISA market, particularly for edge and safety-aware applications.

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Challenge

Our associate aimed to anticipate industry trends around open instruction set architectures and architectural sovereignty. They were looking to understand whether RISC-V was ready to support real-world applications and whether a viable service offer could be built around porting embedded software—specifically, containerized microservices—from established platforms like ARM.

Solution

  • Deploying a demo system running containerized microservices on RISC-V SoCs (e.g., Microchip PolarFire).
  • Adapting orchestration tools like K3s for use in a RISC-V context.
  • Analyzing performance and system behavior under realistic workloads.
  • Providing insight into ecosystem maturity and alignment with edge use cases.
  • Contributing to the definition of an initial offer for software porting services.

The demo and accompanying business materials served as both validation and a foundation for our Associate offer creation.

Results

  • Feasibility Demonstrated: A working prototype showed that legacy ARM-based services could be ported to RISC-V systems.
  • Initial Offer Defined: Our associate formalized a first RISC-V migration offer, supported by technical insight and early go-to-market materials.
  • Strategic Insight: A market study and business case helped clarify where and how such services could gain traction.
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