Switzerland hosts ‘CERN of semiconductor research’
Summary
Switzerland is cultivating an open-source semiconductor ecosystem around the RISC-V ISA to accelerate AI hardware research. The article highlights ETH Zurich, EPFL, and CSEM collaborating to design energy-efficient chips and reduce dependence on proprietary ISAs, positioning Switzerland like CERN for computing infrastructure. It argues open hardware unlocks faster, cost-effective innovation in ML and AI workloads and invites global partners to participate.