August 17, 2026 -
How an Austin start-up set out to push RISC-V into the data center but fell short.
By David Harold, jonpeddie.com
Andes Technology has shut down Condor Computing. Condor had been intended to push Andes into data-center-class RISC-V with an RVA23-based licensable core built around an unconventional time-based scheduling architecture. The IP now returns to Andes. The closure is a setback for Andes’ high-end ambitions and for RISC-V’s effort to establish credible alternatives to Arm and x86 in the data center.