Qualcomm, Google partner to make RISC-V chip for wearable devices

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Google to make wearable devices like smartwatches using chips based on RISC-V technology...

RISC-V, pronounced as "risk five," is an open-source technology that competes with costly proprietary technology from British chip designer Arm Holdings (O9Ty.F)...

U.S. companies are still actively working to advance RISC-V based technology despite concerns expressed by lawmakers that China is exploiting a culture of open collaboration among American companies to advance its own semiconductor industry...

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