RISC-V will change its headquarters from the USA to Switzerland due to commercial fears

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So far this year here in the blog the Huawei case has been monitored, where on various occasions the United States government and especially its president Donald Trump They have attacked Huawei left and rightThis, due to the strong confrontations that the governments of the United States and China have had in which Huawei has been affected.

Due to the trade war, the decree prohibiting any company in the United States to provide services or have any commercial treaty to companies or groups that are on a "black list". The non-profit Foundation RISC-V, recently released who wants to ensure their open source technology is developed without having to worry about a thing.

RISC-V is a foundation that sets the standards for free hardware instruction set architecture (ISA) based on a RISC-like design in products, as do other organizations for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips.

It does not own or control the technology. More than 325 companies or other entities are paying to become members, including US and European chip providers such as Qualcomm Inc and NXP Semiconductors, as well as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd of China and Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.

Calista Redmond the director of RISC-V commented In this regard in an interview that I gave to Reuters “that the foundation's global collaboration had no restrictions to date, but that its members were concerned about a possible geopolitical disruption. '

"From all over the world, we have heard that" if the incorporation was not in the United States, we would be much more comfortable, "he said. Redmond said the foundation's board of directors approved the project unanimously, but declined to reveal which members had motivated it.

Why go to Switzerland? “Settling in Switzerland has the effect of alleviating fears of political disruption of the open model of collaboration (…). This decision alleviates fears that a government would limit the actions of an open source organization.

It is easy to understand the elements that generate fears since as mentioned in the United States, President Donald Trump issued an executive order in May it "prohibits certain transactions involving information or communication technologies or services," a decree that was followed by another that added Huawei to a "List of entities that must" stop using "American technology," forcing Google to withdraw your service license, including the Android Play Store.

In a statement the United States Department of Commerce said that its controls were designed to preserve the national security of the United States and "to prevent bad actors from acquiring technology that is detrimental to the citizens or interests of the United States."

Encouraging Innovation to Advance America's Technology Leadership «. According to the statement, the ministry has regular meetings with the private sector. to assess market conditions and the effects of its regulations.

"If you act too harsh, that's what will happen"

There is a message for the government. The message is: "If you act too harsh, that's what will happen." In a world characterized by a global supply chain, companies have a choice, and one of them is to go abroad, "said William Reinsch, US Undersecretary of Commerce. Export Administration in the Clinton Administration.

Meanwhile the RISC-V Foundation announced at a meeting that it would seek a "neutral" country before making the formal decision to travel to Switzerland earlier this year, a move that did not contain much of the public attention. Although final approvals for the establishment in Switzerland are expected.

Some US Republican lawmakers have expressed concern that the U.S. Lose your influence on the RISC-V chip architecture, It can be used to make microprocessors for almost any type of electronic device, making it an essential of the modern economy.

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  1.   Daniel said

    Also think that Proton Mail is hosted in Switzerland. It is a way of ensuring "the independence of the USA" in sensitive matters such as providing technology.