I had not seen the Intel sponsorship. Although, it seems like it was indirectly related to RISC-V: https://aspire.eecs.berkeley.edu/about/
Then again, Intel has recently purchased Altera, so I'm sure they want to explore all the ways to take advantage of these new (to them) fine grained computing architectures. There are definitely some new developments happening.
By the way, I don't mean to spread FUD. I like the RISC-V project. From my observations, in the electronics industry, the typical corporate behavior is often competing in the courtroom and not just in the market. But I'm vocalizing my cynicism, which is unhelpful.
Then again, Intel has recently purchased Altera, so I'm sure they want to explore all the ways to take advantage of these new (to them) fine grained computing architectures. There are definitely some new developments happening.
By the way, I don't mean to spread FUD. I like the RISC-V project. From my observations, in the electronics industry, the typical corporate behavior is often competing in the courtroom and not just in the market. But I'm vocalizing my cynicism, which is unhelpful.