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| Company type | Public limited |
|---|---|
| TWSE:6533 | |
| Industry | Semiconductor |
| Founded | (2005; 21 years ago (2005)) |
| Headquarters | , Taiwan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tsai Ming-kai (Chairman) |
| Website | www |
Andes Technology Corporation is a Taiwanese supplier of 32/64-bit embedded CPU cores and a founding Premier member ofRISC-V International.[1] It focuses on the embedded market and delivers CPU cores with integrated development environment and associated software and hardware for SoC development.[2][3] With regard to the computing-processors market, Andes is ranked the fifth largest intellectual-property company in the world.[4][5][6] By the end of 2022, the cumulative volume of Andes-Embedded SoCs had surpassed 12 billion.[7]
Andes was founded in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan in 2005[8] and went public on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and began trading on 14 March 2017.[9]
In 2016, Andes joinedRISC-V International Association and became the founding Premier member in 2020.[1] In 2017, Andes expanded its product lines by addingRISC-V processors based on AndeStar V5 architecture.[10]
Andes CPU cores are applied to applications including 5G, ADAS, AI/machine learning, AR/VR, audio, blockchain, Bluetooth, cloud computing, data centers, gaming, GPS, IoT, MCU, security, sensing, sensor fusion, SSD controllers, storage, touch screen and TDDI controllers, USB 3.0 storage, voice recognition, Wi-Fi, wireless charger and so on.[11][12]
Andes has more than 150 partners, including foundry (such asTSMC,UMC,GlobalFoundries), Electronic Design Automation (EDA),[13] IP, design service (such as Faraday andGUC), key component, development tool, medium & application software, operating software, academic & education, industry & affiliations members.[14]