Leading semiconductor companies Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, Nordic Semiconductor ASA, NXP® Semiconductors and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., have officially founded Quintauris GmbH. The company, based in Munich, Germany, aims to advance the adoption of RISC-V globally by enabling the development of next-generation hardware.
The creation of Quintauris was officially announced in August, with the goal of being a single solution to enable RISC-V-based compatible products, provide reference architectures, and help set up solutions to be used widely across various industries. Initially, the application will focus on the automotive sector, but with future expansion to include mobile communications and IoT.
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Alexander Kocher has been appointed CEO of Quintauris. Kocher joins the company from Elektrobit, a global provider of connected and integrated software products for the automotive industry. Before joining Elektrobit in 2011, Kocher was Vice President and General Manager of Wind River’s automotive division.
“ This is a very exciting opportunity for Quintauris and the industries we serve,” said Alexander Kocher, CEO of Quintauris. “ We will bring world-class innovation and scalability to the next generation of hardware development, with an emphasis on bringing together the best elements of RISC-V into a unique, commercialized proposition. We are fortunate to have the support of some of the most established players in the semiconductor industry, which demonstrates our ambition to make Quintauris a sustainable, long-term offering. We firmly believe in the power of collaboration with the RISC-V community, and as we continue to scale our company, we look forward to engaging with the ecosystem to accelerate development and improve the resilience of the broader semiconductor ecosystem.”
SOURCE : BusinessWire