On Thursday 3. November 2016 15.59.16 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
what's the name of the group behind it, and who is in that group? there's been a lot of publications and discussions online about risc-v
- it should not be hard to find what they're planning as it is
extremely likely that it's been discussed online for several months if not years.
We at least know who is fabricating their product:
https://www.crowdsupply.com/providers/electronics-fabrication/taiwan- semiconductor
That's rather interesting because I had the impression that TSMC was really for people committing to huge volumes, with orders covered by highly secretive contracts, which isn't what you'd normally associate with a crowdfunding campaign. But maybe they like to keep their older foundries busy with smaller- volume orders like this.
Paul
P.S. The Crowd Supply providers directory seems to be an interesting starting point for anyone looking for companies that do different things: