Alibaba unveils open-source RISC-V tech chip for use in AI, cloud data centers

Alibaba’s (NYSE:BABA) chip design unit launched a RISC-V-based controller chip for server storage, The South China Morning Post reported. RISC-V, pronounced as “risk five,” is an open-source instruction set architecture which can be used to develop custom processors for several applications, including artificial intelligence, or AI. At its annual Apsara cloud computing conference on Tuesday, Alibaba unveiled Zhenyue 510, a controller integrated circuit, or IC, for enterprise solid-state drives, or SSDs. Zhenyue 510 will initially be deployed in Alibaba Cloud’s data centers, providing support for applications such as AI training, online transactions and big data analysis, noted the South China…