Openchip RISC-V AI and HPC Accelerators and SoCs

Openchip is a European systems company established in Barcelona in 2021 as a joint venture between GTD Systems and Software Engineering and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). It reports more than 200 professionals, mostly in R&D, and aims to build full-stack European computing for AI and high-performance computing.

It designs RISC-V-based accelerators and systems on chip for vector and AI workloads, using chiplet-based, modular architectures with its own full-stack software, including an AI operating system for monolithic and agentic workloads. Security features include model attestation and secure enclaves, and its partners include NEC, imec, SUSE and Baya Systems.

• RISC-V accelerators: in-house designed accelerators and SoCs for vector and AI workloads.
• Chiplet architecture: modular, chiplet-based chip designs for scalable configurations.
• AI operating system: orchestration of monolithic and agentic workloads.
• Security: model attestation and secure enclaves.
• Edge SoCs: versatile SoCs for edge, IoT and home devices.
• BER10: sovereign chip announced on 30 July 2026, designed in Europe on open standards.

A research institute or national computing centre can collaborate on RISC-V accelerators for HPC and AI. A telecom or cloud operator can evaluate sovereign AI infrastructure built on RISC-V. An IC design firm can explore joint development of chiplet-based SoCs for edge devices.

Buyers get an open-standard RISC-V alternative designed in Europe, with control over hardware and software for sovereign AI and HPC. Modular chiplet architectures allow different configurations for edge, data centre and supercomputing. Built-in security features support model attestation and secure enclaves for sensitive workloads.

Governments and enterprises are pursuing sovereign compute and open instruction sets such as RISC-V to reduce dependence on a few suppliers. RISC-V and chiplet design interest is growing in Vietnam and Southeast Asia, where IC design houses and research institutes may seek partners for IP and co-development.

Established in Barcelona in 2021 with headquarters at Jordi Girona 29, Barcelona, and offices in Rome, Gdansk, Limerick and Karlsruhe. Funded partly under the EU IPCEI grant UNICO-IPCEI-2023-001. Partnerships include SUSE (June 2026), Baya Systems (June 2026), NEC and imec. Customers are not named on the site.