Qualcomm and Google partner on RISC-V chip for wearables, threatening Arm's dominance

Qualcomm and Google are collaborating on a RISC-V-based wearables platform to reduce time to market for OEMs.
The RISC-V architecture offers performance and power advantages for wearable devices.
This marks the first time Qualcomm is bringing a RISC-V-based system-on-a-chip to the mass market.
RISC-V allows chip design without licensing fees, enabling competitors to Arm's proprietary architecture.
Despite concerns over China, U.S. companies actively develop RISC-V to sidestep Arm's business and export control issues.