London, England – 14th December 2022 – Imagination Technologies announces it has upgraded to the Premier RISC-V International membership level, further establishing its commitment to drive growth for the RISC-V ecosystem. At this Premier level, Shreyas Derashri, VP of Compute at Imagination, will join the RISC-V International Board of Directors.

Imagination has been an active member of the RISC-V community for many years, initially through its award-winning RVfpga training course, accelerating education on the RISC-V architecture. Most recently it announced the real-time IMG RTXM-2200 CPU, its first commercially available RISC-V core. The upgrade to Premier membership and the board of directors’ presence demonstrates the company’s ongoing commitment to RISC-V, and the expansive ecosystem of current and prospective customers it serves.

Shreyas Derashri, Vice President of Compute, Imagination, says: “Imagination is excited to consolidate its commitment to growing the RISC-V ecosystem and I’m honoured to join the RISC-V International Board of Directors. As a company, we pride ourselves on being a key driving force for innovation and our enhanced RISC-V membership will be essential in this journey. As a leading IP provider, we understand how crucial it is to ensure OEMs have access to compatible RISC-V IP as well as robust software support, both of which are maintained at a high level of quality throughout our portfolio.”

Read the full announcement here.