Tool for checking complex computer architectures reveals flaws in emerging design

Tool for checking complex computer architectures reveals flaws in emerging design 04/20/2017 04:35 PM EDT With backing from some of the largest technology companies, a major project called RISC-V seeks to facilitate open-source design for computer chips, offering the possibility of opening chip designs beyond the few firms that currently dominate the space. As the project moves toward a formal release, researchers at Princeton University have discovered a series of errors in the RISC-V instruction specification that now are leading to changes in the new system. Full story at http://www.princeton.edu/engineering/news/archive/?id=17707 Source Princeton University, Engineering School This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111