OPEN-SOURCE COMMUNITY · 開源社區

Raising Hong Kong's contribution to the global open-silicon community

One of HKRVA's founding mandates is to lift Hong Kong's technical contribution to the international open-source community. This is the home for projects, people and standards that make that real.

PROJECTS & REPOSITORIES

Open-source projects & code repositories

A growing catalogue of RISC-V cores, development boards, toolchains and reference designs contributed by alliance members and the wider community. All open, all auditable.

CORE · 香山 Xiangshan

High-performance open RISC-V core

An open-source, industry-grade RISC-V processor core developed in the Greater Bay Area — a reference backbone for Hong Kong's research and teaching labs.

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TOOLCHAIN · 如意 Ruyi

Open RISC-V software toolchain

A unified toolchain and package manager lowering the barrier for students and SMEs to build, test and deploy RISC-V software.

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BOARD · 一生一芯 One Student One Chip

Hong Kong training base

The global "one student, one chip" tape-out program now has a Hong Kong base — turning coursework into real silicon through alliance labs.

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DEMO ZONE · Reference Designs

Scenario reference boards

Open hardware reference designs for the eight scenarios — smart metering, edge AI, trusted execution — shared back to the community.

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Repository links are being finalized with member organizations. Listed projects reflect publicly announced open-source efforts in the RISC-V ecosystem.

WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

Technical workshops & event calendar

Hands-on workshops, hackathons and forums that connect Hong Kong developers with the global RISC-V community.

Status	Event	Detail
筹备中	RISC-V Global Ecosystem Forum (Hong Kong)	A flagship international forum convening ecosystem leaders, academia and industry in Hong Kong. Preparation underway.
定期	數智未來聯合創新中心 · Tech Meetups	Recurring technical meetups on chip design, edge AI and open hardware, hosted with member innovation centers.
招生中	一生一芯 Hong Kong Base · Workshops	Hands-on tape-out and core-design workshops for students and early-career engineers.
計劃中	Open-Source Contribution Days	Community sprints to onboard new contributors to member repositories. Dates to be announced.

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STANDARDS

International standards participation

Hong Kong's value to the RISC-V ecosystem is as a neutral, international bridge. HKRVA coordinates member participation in:

RISC-V International — the global specification body; Hong Kong members engage specification working groups and summits;
China RISC-V Committee (工委会) — the Hong Kong Investment Corporation is an enterprise member, linking mainland standards work with international practice;
Original grant patent facilitation — the 2026 Policy Address introduces pioneer facilitation measures for original patent applications in key technology fields, strengthening Hong Kong's role as a regional IP trade center.

Status labels (籌備中 / 計劃中) mark forward-looking items; they are not yet confirmed deliverables.

CONTRIBUTE

Contribution guide

Whether you are a seasoned engineer or a first-year student, there is a path in.

Pick a project

Browse the open repositories above. Start with "good first issue" tags or the reference designs for a scenario you care about.

Join a working group

HKRVA's five committees — Talent, Industry, Research, Standards, Investment — welcome contributors; students can join via university labs.

Ship & share

Submit a pull request, present at a meetup, or propose a demonstration zone. Contributions feed back to the global community.

Become a member Talk to the secretariat